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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
Really slow start. I really enjoyed the last 3rd or so, but more for Pratchett’s clever wordplay than the actual plot.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Book seven in the Discworld Series is wonderfully surprising. This book introduces the Guild of Assassins in more depth and combined with ancient Kings and Queens and Pyramids, fiscally & physics-ly sound architects proves to be a funny and manic story.
As always, one liners and impromptu gags are aplenty as per Pratchett. As this is a stand alone book it has helped refresh the series for me while remaining familiar enough to be thoroughly enjoyed.
A few favourite quotes:
-"There was not a lot that could be done to make Morpork a worse place. A direct hit by a meteorite, for example, would count as gentrification."
- “You're a criminal?” said Teppic.
“Well, criminal’s a dirty word, know what I mean?” said the little ancestor. “I'd prefer entrepreneur. I was ahead of my time, that’s my trouble.”
-"No one is more worried by the actual physical manifestation of a god than his priests; it’s like having the auditors in unexpectedly."
As always, one liners and impromptu gags are aplenty as per Pratchett. As this is a stand alone book it has helped refresh the series for me while remaining familiar enough to be thoroughly enjoyed.
A few favourite quotes:
-"There was not a lot that could be done to make Morpork a worse place. A direct hit by a meteorite, for example, would count as gentrification."
- “You're a criminal?” said Teppic.
“Well, criminal’s a dirty word, know what I mean?” said the little ancestor. “I'd prefer entrepreneur. I was ahead of my time, that’s my trouble.”
-"No one is more worried by the actual physical manifestation of a god than his priests; it’s like having the auditors in unexpectedly."
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I picked this book up because I needed something to cleanse my brain after reading [b:Mockingjay|7260188|Mockingjay (Hunger Games, #3)|Suzanne Collins|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1282388315s/7260188.jpg|8812783] and I wanted something funny. Of course this would end up being a more serious book than is Pratchett's norm. It took on religion and gods and belief and belief systems. There were some really good thinking points and thankfully a couple funny points too. A decent read.
Although the story was still very good, I felt a bit less connected to the characters. Nevertheless, this book does flesh out the Discworld more and introduces my favourite place on it, Ephebe!