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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
For the most part, I really like the Death sub-series. Death's attempts to participate in human activities (while still remaining Death) are always good for a laugh, and I quite enjoy Susan's striving to be human and her no-nonsense approach to otherworldly phenomenon. The theme of this book is the nature and necessity of belief, which seems like a particularly relevant topic given the "alternative facts" of the new U.S. presidential administration. While the Discworld books are known for their lighthearted nature, Pratchett can be surprisingly philosophical and insightful at times, and Death's dialogue about belief towards the end of the book was rather deep and even a little moving. I do wish I had read this book around Christmas time (Hogfather is basically the Discworld version of Father Christmas), but alas I didn't think that far ahead.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
A super fun and festive read for fans of whimsy. The plot was a little hard to follow at times, as I find is usual with Pratchett and I found the lack of chapters a little disconcerting but the Death and Susan storylines were stand out. Also who couldn't love a machine that can think, a God of hangovers and a verucca fairy! A very fun read that somehow ends on a fantastically touching philosophy on the nature of belief and childlike wonder.
Do love the "things need belief, for how else to they BECOME" lesson - good ole TP
+ really funny and intelligent
- mr teatime bits dragged
- mr teatime bits dragged
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved Sian Clifford’s narration at first, but some of the accents and intonations she used were really distracting and dialogue didn’t land in the way I think it was intended to. I’m so used to hearing Tony Robinson narrate Terry Pratchett (Bromeliad Trilogy<3) that I couldn’t help ‘correcting’ the voices as the audiobook went along.
The story, though full of whimsy and entertaining characters, was so confusing I had no idea what was going on most of the time. Not an ideal casual listen lol.
The story, though full of whimsy and entertaining characters, was so confusing I had no idea what was going on most of the time. Not an ideal casual listen lol.
Wasn't my favorite discworld so far, but still enjoyable. Reminded me of Nightmare Before Christmas
funny