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Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

11 reviews

kallabak's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault

mseem's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

ampharos906's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, War, Death, Medical content, Outing, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Suicide

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Sexism, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Deadnaming, Outing, Cursing, Bullying, Death, Racism, Addiction, and Confinement

Minor: Pregnancy, Torture, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

hylian_narwhal's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Misogyny, War, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual content

ricksilva's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

5.0

Following in a long tradition of folk songs with tragic endings, Polly Perks, the daughter of an innkeeper in the small nation of Borogravia, disguises herself as a boy to join the army. She's searching for her lost brother, missing in action in one of Borogravia's endless wars with its neighbors. With her nation oppressed by an overbearing religion, and threatened by impending invasion and famine, Private Perks finds herself matched with a grizzled sergeant, a bullying corporal, and a band of misfit recruits that includes a vampire, a troll, and an Igor.

It gets more ridiculous from there, and in the best possible ways, as the author pushes the Mulan trope to it's logical extreme while providing a fair share of commentary on war, religion, nationalism, and gender roles. All of this with a nicely twisting plot, a solid sprinkling of action, and some truly great characters. A few familiar (to Discworld fans) faces from the Ankh-Morpork Watch also make appearances in supporting roles.

The relationship between Private Perks and Sergeant Jackrum holds all of the disparate elements of the story together, and gives the book it's heart while the many subplots involving the rest of the regiment provide some legitimate laughs and some poignant moments. This was always fun, and surprisingly powerful in places.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Sexism

Minor: Violence and Sexual assault

pprescott's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and War

innastholiel's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

charmtroll's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault

littlecat's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

To be honest not my fav Discworld book, it is a lot less funny then others to me, and the theme of war felt better handled in Jingo. I found the side characters under used specially Igor(ina) and Jade the troll.  I adore Jackrum through, I really do.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Ableism, Transphobia, Addiction, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Pregnancy