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Thud!

Terry Pratchett

4.31 AVERAGE

jamieb305's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

trenchcoat_moss's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny mysterious reflective 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

pa11av's review against another edition

funny

parisreads_pc's review against another edition

5.0

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This was so intense and so fucking amazing

krillson's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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

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 Following in the steps of Night Watch, this book has much more of a bite to it, delves into much darker places and ends all the brighter for it. This endless cycle of hatred that in the book seems rather silly until you think about all the times this has happened and still happens in the real world and it makes you just a little sad. I do love the hopeful ending that despite everything, peace can still be made and a new chart can be coursed, freeing itself from the baggage of the past. Sam Vimes and his love for his son and his family are an excellent method in which that cycle of violence gets broken.

His refusal to carry out the will of the Summoning Darkness because of his family gives one hope for our own world. 

  Plus it was lovely to follow Sargent Angua without Carrot, seeing her be her own character independent of her relationship to him was great, as well as getting to see more of Cheery and Detritus. Honestly Detritus has become one of my favorite members of the Watch.

From starts out just as jokes about trolls to being a mentor figure to others, trying to help combat the troll drugs, ending with him taking Brick under his wing, were all great. 

  Plus seeing the reference to Ruby after just reading Moving Pictures was a fun little reference. Overall a very strong follow up to what is probably the strongest Discworld book, Thud! continues confronting even darker issues head on and brining them to light.

 

possibilityleft's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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: Yes

marcos_rv's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional 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: Yes

seraphjewel's review against another edition

4.0

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That had to be the most epic rendition of "Where's My Cow?" ever put on paper.

As I mentioned in my other Discworld review, I wanted to read something on the Watch. I chose this one at random and enjoyed it immensely. Something I really like about the Discworld series is that you can pick up any book in the series and be able to understand the backstory without having read all the previous books. Of course you still end up wanting to read the other books because the characters are charming and the world is enjoyable.

Once again the social commentary in this book was masterfully done. This was written some years ago but a lot of what it's saying is still relevant today. I loved the diversity in the cast, though. Dwarfs, trolls, a vampire and a werewolf, a stripper, an imp... And they all felt unique with distinct personalities. The humor was on point as well, always being used at the right times.

I would definitely read more books about the Watch.

deb_dangermouse's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

chloec_m's review against another edition

4.5

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No