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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
Every time I read a Discworld novel I'm blown away by the care Terry Pratchett took in making something so hilariously philosophical. Men at Arms has the added benefit of sporting the best recurring cast I've seen so far in this crazy universe.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
The only thing wrong with this book is there is no more Cuddy to love.
One of Terry Pratchett's best. Vimes and Gaspode and Detritus.
No soy un hombre de la Guardia: Vilmes o Zanahoria no tienen, para mí, comparación con Yaya Ceravieja o Muerte, sea en carisma o humor. He disfrutado más con algunos de los "secundarios" (Detritus, Cuddy o el Patricio, pero no Angua o Gaspode) y sus historias paralelas que con la trama principal del libro. Aunque si hay algún protagonista de este libro es la propia Ankh-Morpork, y esta nunca defrauda.
La trama policial es algo forzada y confusa a ratos, pero todos estos inconvenientes de principio de la lectura los resuelve (de nuevo) Pratchett con un estupendo final. Y es que en estos 15 libros que llevo de Mundodisco veo como Pratchett va convirtiéndose, volumen tras volumen, en un experto en dar un toque final a sus libros que te haga olvidar cualquier pega que hayas podido ponerle durante su desarrollo. Quizás el mejor exponente hasta ahora haya sido [book:El segador|64271], donde una de las novelas más flojas de la saga tiene un final conmovedor como pocos.
Aquí lo vuelve a hacer, en un final frenético y tierno a la vez, de los que hacen que no puedas soltar el libro hasta su final. Aunque una vez cerrado no puedas evitar fijarte en algunas de sus trampas (como un Zanahoria demasiado mimado por el autor, cuya transformación en este libro me resulta demasiado forzada).
Aún así te deja con ganas de leer el siguiente, aunque sólo sea para ver hasta donde puede llegar Detritus en sus nuevas labores.
La trama policial es algo forzada y confusa a ratos, pero todos estos inconvenientes de principio de la lectura los resuelve (de nuevo) Pratchett con un estupendo final. Y es que en estos 15 libros que llevo de Mundodisco veo como Pratchett va convirtiéndose, volumen tras volumen, en un experto en dar un toque final a sus libros que te haga olvidar cualquier pega que hayas podido ponerle durante su desarrollo. Quizás el mejor exponente hasta ahora haya sido [book:El segador|64271], donde una de las novelas más flojas de la saga tiene un final conmovedor como pocos.
Aquí lo vuelve a hacer, en un final frenético y tierno a la vez, de los que hacen que no puedas soltar el libro hasta su final. Aunque una vez cerrado no puedas evitar fijarte en algunas de sus trampas (como un Zanahoria demasiado mimado por el autor, cuya transformación en este libro me resulta demasiado forzada).
Aún así te deja con ganas de leer el siguiente, aunque sólo sea para ver hasta donde puede llegar Detritus en sus nuevas labores.
adventurous
funny
inspiring
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:
Complicated
I love the City Watch series of discworld and this book is no exception. I've been playing fast and loose with the order, more or less working backwards from Fifth Elephant, so it was fun to see the origins of some of my favorite characters.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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:
No
I really enjoyed this one, I might’ve even preferred it to Guards Guards! Which is surprising considering what people wrote about this series. Loved the characters and themes. Felt like this book hit a great stride.
Really enjoyed this one and I liked the addition of Angua as well [I'm such a sucker for a female werewolf]. I will say that I'm kind of rolling my eyes at Pratchett's obvious romance writing style of like 'well they're a man and a woman and they've had two scenes together so obviously they are A Couple now' which seems to happen in every single Discworld book as well as others like Good Omens. After reading more of both their works I feel confident saying the Miss Tracy/Shadwell romance was surely written by Pratchett and the Anathema/Newt one was surely written by Gaiman. But also ...female werewolf / loveable himbo IS a pretty excellent pairing just by concept alone and Carrot is so cluelessly supportive so like I'm not entirely mad at it.
Anyway, quote of the book for this one:
[Vimes] wasn’t exactly an atheist, because atheism was a non-survival trait on a world with several thousand gods. He just didn’t like any of them very much, and didn’t see what business it was of theirs that he was getting married.
We absolutely stan a dude who says 'I don't care that gods definitely exist, I think they're assholes either way'. Vimes continues to be more and more of a mood with each book.
Anyway, quote of the book for this one:
[Vimes] wasn’t exactly an atheist, because atheism was a non-survival trait on a world with several thousand gods. He just didn’t like any of them very much, and didn’t see what business it was of theirs that he was getting married.
We absolutely stan a dude who says 'I don't care that gods definitely exist, I think they're assholes either way'. Vimes continues to be more and more of a mood with each book.