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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
fast-paced
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I always love reading Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels if I've been going through a reading slump. Well I think this did the trick to pull me back into reading after a slow summer, with its humour and imagination.
In this the seventh book of the Discworld, we meet Teppic, son of king Teppicymon VII of Djelibeybi. It is a desert country full of pyramids, and the priests know the wisdom of the gods. Woe betide anyone who breaks the rules, or they will be thrown to the sacred crocodiles.
At the beginning Teppic is training in the assassin school in Ankh-Morpork, passes his exams, but then feels an odd compulsion to return home to Djelibeybi. It turns out his father has died and he must take up his role as new king and oversee the construction of his father's resting place - the biggest pyramid ever built. Teppic soon finds that the high priest Dios has more to say about the running of the kingdom than Teppic ever can, and that building the biggest pyramid ever has some unexpected consequences.
I really enjoyed Teppic's adventures. Pratchett writes in such a sardonic/ironic way that I can't help but smile. We get to know about the intelligence of camels, what happens when the four dimensions of space and time break down, the role of assertive handmaidens, and what gods are really like.
This wasn't my favourite of the Discworld novels so far, but I liked that it takes place somewhere new - the desert kingdom of Djelibeybi - and contained hints of religion and quantum physics. I did like the little jaunt to Ankh-Morpork as, by now, readers know what sort of place it is.
In this the seventh book of the Discworld, we meet Teppic, son of king Teppicymon VII of Djelibeybi. It is a desert country full of pyramids, and the priests know the wisdom of the gods. Woe betide anyone who breaks the rules, or they will be thrown to the sacred crocodiles.
At the beginning Teppic is training in the assassin school in Ankh-Morpork, passes his exams, but then feels an odd compulsion to return home to Djelibeybi. It turns out his father has died and he must take up his role as new king and oversee the construction of his father's resting place - the biggest pyramid ever built. Teppic soon finds that the high priest Dios has more to say about the running of the kingdom than Teppic ever can, and that building the biggest pyramid ever has some unexpected consequences.
I really enjoyed Teppic's adventures. Pratchett writes in such a sardonic/ironic way that I can't help but smile. We get to know about the intelligence of camels, what happens when the four dimensions of space and time break down, the role of assertive handmaidens, and what gods are really like.
This wasn't my favourite of the Discworld novels so far, but I liked that it takes place somewhere new - the desert kingdom of Djelibeybi - and contained hints of religion and quantum physics. I did like the little jaunt to Ankh-Morpork as, by now, readers know what sort of place it is.
Very clever.
As great as any other discworld and it was pretty cool to branch out from Ankh-Morpork.
As great as any other discworld and it was pretty cool to branch out from Ankh-Morpork.
Took me a while to get back to it, but I enjoyed it once I did. Moved a little slowly but I really enjoyed the last third of the book.
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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