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Pyramids

Terry Pratchett

3.81 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

probably up to standard but i really hate math
adventurous funny medium-paced
adventurous funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I've missed the Discworld
adventurous funny 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: Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This has been the hardest of the Discworld books to get through. It's so tied up in math jokes, that I had to slog just to get through it.

We start off with my favorite possible storyline, a young person learning to be an assassin. And then it turns out this assassin is king of the Egyptians, except they have a different name. And he has to go back and rule, except "ruling" is mostly sitting there looking kingly. And then crazy stuff happens.

My favorite parts involve the king trying to be friends with and interact with his kingdom, because they all hate it and Pratchett writes their horror well. I also quite liked the greatest mathematician.

I laughed a lot during this book, and it has interesting things to say about the power of belief and tradition.
adventurous funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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