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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The book has lots of interesting and witty social commentary but the lack of chapters and logic drives me crazy.
I did like how the dwarves seem very tolkien with the beards and interesting how thinks like them starting to take on feminine typical behaviours is perceived by society. Can see the links to current attitudes towards different sexual and gender orientations and stereotypes.
I also enjoyed Wolfgang von Uberwald and his naked pushups until he turned out to be a bit of a psychopath so that was a bit of a let down.
That said, I constantly felt like I was missing background information and unsure if it is because I've only read one other discworld novel or if he's just making so much up and I've not noticed enough context clues. He's definitely doing it on purpose - a nice way of highlighting that's its a different world and giving the impression its bigger and more complex world than you can understand- good quick impression of world building.
Nice ENIGMA reference at one point, and I felt very clever spotting it before feeling very worried for all the other references I probably wasn't able to spot (of which there could be many but also none, who knows by this point).
Overall, the book was just nonsense really, struggled to get through the first third, bedore deciding to just go with it. Not something I'd pick up ordinarily and probably won't again but laughed enough that im not unhappy to have read this one.
I did like how the dwarves seem very tolkien with the beards and interesting how thinks like them starting to take on feminine typical behaviours is perceived by society. Can see the links to current attitudes towards different sexual and gender orientations and stereotypes.
I also enjoyed Wolfgang von Uberwald and his naked pushups until he turned out to be a bit of a psychopath so that was a bit of a let down.
That said, I constantly felt like I was missing background information and unsure if it is because I've only read one other discworld novel or if he's just making so much up and I've not noticed enough context clues. He's definitely doing it on purpose - a nice way of highlighting that's its a different world and giving the impression its bigger and more complex world than you can understand- good quick impression of world building.
Nice ENIGMA reference at one point, and I felt very clever spotting it before feeling very worried for all the other references I probably wasn't able to spot (of which there could be many but also none, who knows by this point).
Overall, the book was just nonsense really, struggled to get through the first third, bedore deciding to just go with it. Not something I'd pick up ordinarily and probably won't again but laughed enough that im not unhappy to have read this one.
i grew up loving discworld, but had never actually read all the books. i set out last year to start reading the series from start to end and i have to say that i am sad i missed out on the Vimes content when i was younger because he is growing to me one of my favourites of the series, for sure.
this book isn’t quite as hilarious and outstanding as many of the others are but Pratchett always had set such a high standard for himself with these books that there’s always going to be strong preferences for some stories over others.
i listened to an older audiobook which i felt was disappointing and not giving the book the love it deserved and definitely didn’t enjoy it as much as the Nigel Planer ones. i haven’t had a chance to hear the new recordings yet, and i’m not taking anything off my rating of the book due to the narration since it is an outdated version.
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adventurous
funny
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
inspiring
I loved that this one takes place is Überwald, one of my favourite places on the Discworld. I usually prefer the Watch books that actually focus on the watch, and arguably, here Vimes's role as Duke is the central aspect. Still, there was a case, and plenty of the watch is present on page, which I loved.
My biggest disappointment was how little focus Angua got, in a book that features her family and people so heavily.
I also love the new dwarf king, really cool to see him crowned here and all the groundwork done for some of the later books (even though it kinda ruins one of the big reveals, kinda).
My biggest disappointment was how little focus Angua got, in a book that features her family and people so heavily.
I also love the new dwarf king, really cool to see him crowned here and all the groundwork done for some of the later books (even though it kinda ruins one of the big reveals, kinda).
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
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