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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
informative
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
A fun time! Not one of Discworld's best, but still fun regardless. The beginning is a bit of a slog, but the last part is fun. I don't like what's done with Pitratchi throughout the whole book, but it could've been worse. I like all the stuff with the pyramids.
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest, Misogyny, Violence, War
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
I feel like I have yet to stumble upon the book that "made" Terry Pratchett. I started late in the Discworld series with Going Postal, a favorite, and now that I've gone back to read the books in order, I keep waiting to have that "THERE it is..." moment. I'm certainly enjoying the books, and Pratchett's sense of humor, but I have yet to see that plotting brilliance that came along later in the series.
Pyramids feels disjointed, in that we spend a good quarter of the book with the main character at his assassin's school, and then we jump to Discworld's version of ancient Egypt and spend the rest of the book there. I like what Pratchett has to say about religion and tradition, and I can see how the two parts of the story contribute to that commentary, but it was literary whiplash to jump from one to the other. It feels like Pratchett was still trying to figure out how to tie all of his ideas together into a coherent story.
The books are definitely getting better, but I want to find that one book that defines what Pratchett could do. I've heard a lot of good about Guards! Guards!, which is the next book, so maybe I'm one book way from it....
Pyramids feels disjointed, in that we spend a good quarter of the book with the main character at his assassin's school, and then we jump to Discworld's version of ancient Egypt and spend the rest of the book there. I like what Pratchett has to say about religion and tradition, and I can see how the two parts of the story contribute to that commentary, but it was literary whiplash to jump from one to the other. It feels like Pratchett was still trying to figure out how to tie all of his ideas together into a coherent story.
The books are definitely getting better, but I want to find that one book that defines what Pratchett could do. I've heard a lot of good about Guards! Guards!, which is the next book, so maybe I'm one book way from it....
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
funny
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
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
I wanted more assassin, less faux-Pharaoh. I did love You Bastard, though. Plus it's quantum. Amusing, but nothing to write home about. Everyone suggests Guards, Guards! as the place to start, though, so I'm still looking forward to it.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated