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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Stay with it, and you may glean the Discworld-to-come! Don’t, and you either stopped reading or else you read a fairly straightforward science fiction tale with a gentle lean-in to science fantasy. A surprisingly (if you’ve never read Pratchett!) decently-written-by-male-author female protagonist, a couple of fun and coherently-written alien co-stars, a bit of a caper that for some reason discards the fun and adventure about midway through and gets a bit heavy on telling its allegories rather than showing (again, this is definitely a proto-Discworld novel), Strata is a largely forgettable book, if fun, by an unforgettable writer whose works-to-come will never leave your brain or heart. Fans of no-footnotes are welcome here. (Why ye exist, tell us not.)
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Death of parent
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, Murder
Lost interest/motivation to listen. Probably better to read as an actual book.
Éste era uno de los libros que menos se me antojaba leer de Mundodisco y descubrí que está bien. Que para Terry Pratchett un libro ‘bien’ sigue siendo muy entretenido. Sólo me parece que le falta el refinamiento que se nota en sus libros posteriores, pero también en Mort y Wird Sisters, que vinieron antes. Pyramids es tal vez demasiado gimmicky; la escena de la esfinge, por ejemplo, parece estar ahí por obligación y no es tan graciosa.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Another enjoyable Discworld book, and this one seemed pretty standalone, and a possible good place to start off a discworld adventure. I liked Teppic, hoping he'll make a reappearance in a future book.
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No