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Sourcery

Terry Pratchett

3.73 AVERAGE


My least favourite of the Discworld books. The pacing in this book is very weak, and it really threw me off - it took so much longer than expected to get through. The first 50% drags and the remainder flies. 
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

The opening of this novel is excellent, probably the best in the Discworld series up to this point. The rest of the book is fine. I don't care for Rincewind, and this is another Rincewind-centric book. I'm glad there will be a break from him after this in my readthrough for a little bit. Overall, while aspects of the writing are tighter, this installment is on the same level as Mort for me. 

I'm pretty sure Conina only appears in this book (though I could be wrong as there are several Discworld novels I haven't ever read), but I think she should be gay. I'm glad there wasn't a neat heterosexual ending for her, just an ambiguous one, cause otherwise I would have been very annoyed.

This would be a better intro to the wizards than The Color of Magic, but I'm not sure I would recommend it to many people as an intro to the whole series.
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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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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 lighthearted mysterious 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
adventurous funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes