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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
Funny and thought-provoking at the same time, as always with Pratchett. In love with the gender of it all
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Para mí se trata de una obra menor en la serie del Mundodisco. Una trama plana al servicio de los clásicos chistes de equívoco de género a la que no salvan ni los cameos de la guardia de Ankh-Morpork y la redacción de "The Truth" que conduce a un final poco satisfactorio. Algunos momentos están bien logrados a pesar de todo.
funny
inspiring
reflective
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:
No
“you are not the only one watching the world, other people are also people, while you watch them they watch you, and they think about you while you think about them. The world isn’t just about you.”
― Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment
Monstrous Regiment is one of the Discworld books that had me laughing out loud reading it for the first time. Now that I’ve read it 3 times it still makes me laugh. Pratchett as usual had a lot of rather serious subjects he addressed within his stories.
This book follows Polly a young girl dressed as a man in order to join the military. She quickly finds that being a man often involves using less of a brain and instead using a second pair of socks, this makes sense if you read it.
― Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment
Monstrous Regiment is one of the Discworld books that had me laughing out loud reading it for the first time. Now that I’ve read it 3 times it still makes me laugh. Pratchett as usual had a lot of rather serious subjects he addressed within his stories.
This book follows Polly a young girl dressed as a man in order to join the military. She quickly finds that being a man often involves using less of a brain and instead using a second pair of socks, this makes sense if you read it.
Brilliant. At times a little heavy-handed on the girl-power element, but certainly not enough that it ruins the book. In Monstrous Regiment Pratchett explores patriotism, religion, sexism and (most importantly) the power of socks. I really hate war, and this is very anti-war, so that's fun, and I loved all of the characters. Plus, in my heart of hearts Sergeant Jackrum is trans.
Side note: I've had this on my shelf for ages, and when I was younger I didn't know that it was part of the Discworld series. So, when I picked it up and read the beginning I thought it was an alternate WWII history where Germany won. I don't know why I think I just saw the name 'Borogravia' and assumed that. Anyway, that's not what it is it's much better than that.
Side note: I've had this on my shelf for ages, and when I was younger I didn't know that it was part of the Discworld series. So, when I picked it up and read the beginning I thought it was an alternate WWII history where Germany won. I don't know why I think I just saw the name 'Borogravia' and assumed that. Anyway, that's not what it is it's much better than that.
Enjoyable! The audiobook narrator played a major role in that
One of my Patrons requested that I read more Pratchett and I was looking to read this book anyway so you could say the stars aligned.
This did take me a while longer to read than it should have because while I LOVED many of the characters and would 100% die for them, the plot had that common Pratchett problem of not being in a big hurry to get anywhere. The ending also let me down because while it did support some of the themes in this book I felt like it let others down. Also some of the characters did blend together and the monsters were less useful than they might have been, including an elaborate way to get the vampire out of commission.
Overall it was still a fun time, though there wasn't nearly enough Vimes ;)
Keep an eye out for a full review on my channel soon. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtrwu4TzHUKh3kbCZZvX_4A
This did take me a while longer to read than it should have because while I LOVED many of the characters and would 100% die for them, the plot had that common Pratchett problem of not being in a big hurry to get anywhere. The ending also let me down because while it did support some of the themes in this book I felt like it let others down. Also some of the characters did blend together and the monsters were less useful than they might have been, including an elaborate way to get the vampire out of commission.
Overall it was still a fun time, though there wasn't nearly enough Vimes ;)
Keep an eye out for a full review on my channel soon. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtrwu4TzHUKh3kbCZZvX_4A
Oh my goodness. This is another book I've been putting off, this one for at least 17 years, I think? I love Discworld but my ridiculous brain likes to be judgy about certain ones and this one was about the military and war. Why would I want to read about that (even though I certainly had in other forms)? It sounded dull, I wasn't interested, and I hadn't had anyone mention it as their favorite or as especially great so I just put off reading it along with Interesting Times (you never know about Rincewind books) and a few others. Then it came in from the library and I started it and I loved it right from the beginning.
It is about the military, but also about people, particularly women, and how war and the military were back in the olden days. As usual, Sir Terry was ahead of his time and I should have trusted him a little more than I did. This is an amazing story of Polly, a young village woman who disguises herself as a boy to join the army to find her misguided brother and ends up finding a lot more. I don't want to give anything away because everyone should read and enjoy this wonderful book. Even though it is a Discworld book and features some familiar characters it can work very well as a stand alone book on the level of Small Gods if not better.
It is about the military, but also about people, particularly women, and how war and the military were back in the olden days. As usual, Sir Terry was ahead of his time and I should have trusted him a little more than I did. This is an amazing story of Polly, a young village woman who disguises herself as a boy to join the army to find her misguided brother and ends up finding a lot more. I don't want to give anything away because everyone should read and enjoy this wonderful book. Even though it is a Discworld book and features some familiar characters it can work very well as a stand alone book on the level of Small Gods if not better.
The fandom classifies this on as part of the "Industrial Revolution" arc, but I think it stands alone fairly well. It centers around a tiny, warlike country, and one particular military squad trying their best - if not to win, then at least to survive. But everyone has their own secret "agenda."
This was well into Pratchett's social evolution, in which he comes out against the colonialism and empire-building that GB is known for. I felt the female characters were well-handled.
Read as Bedtime Reading, May 2024
This was well into Pratchett's social evolution, in which he comes out against the colonialism and empire-building that GB is known for. I felt the female characters were well-handled.
Read as Bedtime Reading, May 2024