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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fresh story in the Universe of the Discs world. Although I did not enjoy it as much as, for example, the Wyrd Sisters or Mort, I can’t bring myself to give Prachett lower then 5 stars for making a camel better in math than me.
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Still thinking about this one a month later. I liked it a lot.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
Yes
A good standalone story in the larger continuation.
Took me ages to read cos I kept forgetting I had it!
Took me ages to read cos I kept forgetting I had it!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-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
I've been reading the books of Discworld in publication order (I don't recommend you doing this), and Pyramids has had the most coherent story of the bunch so far. This is not to say that I enjoyed it the most. Mort is by far the most enjoyable of the early books. What I mean by coherent story, is that Pratchett has toned down the randomness to the point where it is no longer a situation of blink and you'll not understand what is going on.
Pteppic is the crown prince of not-Egypt, and instead of hanging around the Djel river valley, he joins the Assassin's guild in Ankh Morpork, because someone's got go pay for all those pyramids. After completing assassin's training, by never having actually killed anyone, by the way, Pteppic returns to his kingdom upon the death of his father.
Pyramids in a very non-subtle way, takes a crack at the absurdity of religion and the blind obedience to faith and tradition. How being so focused on the past prevents one from stepping into the future.
Pratchett can be too clever for his own good at times, and there are plenty of clever references that most people will miss. Many jokes will just land flat because the reader is not aware of some obscure reference.
Overall, not the best book, or story, but it is clever and unique as usual. I feel like this may be the point where Pratchett starts to find his way, and hope that the rest of the series just keeps improving from here.
Pteppic is the crown prince of not-Egypt, and instead of hanging around the Djel river valley, he joins the Assassin's guild in Ankh Morpork, because someone's got go pay for all those pyramids. After completing assassin's training, by never having actually killed anyone, by the way, Pteppic returns to his kingdom upon the death of his father.
Pyramids in a very non-subtle way, takes a crack at the absurdity of religion and the blind obedience to faith and tradition. How being so focused on the past prevents one from stepping into the future.
Pratchett can be too clever for his own good at times, and there are plenty of clever references that most people will miss. Many jokes will just land flat because the reader is not aware of some obscure reference.
Overall, not the best book, or story, but it is clever and unique as usual. I feel like this may be the point where Pratchett starts to find his way, and hope that the rest of the series just keeps improving from here.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Fun story. I love Ancient Egypt and in the hands of Sir Terry, it was great!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No