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mehsi's review
5.0
Thank you to my hubby for giving me this one for my birthday! EEP! I just love Terry Pratchett and the world he created: Discworld. This one collects material from the Discworld Diaries, items I never could really get here so I missed out on that. But thankfully they are now making books full with the materials and this one is the first! In this one we meet various guilds, the UU (Unseen University), we meet good guys and bad guys, we learn local lingo, we see gorgeous art, we see chats before each chapter between Stephen Briggs and Paul Kidby along with a quote from Terry Pratchett. The book was really a ton of fun reading and I just couldn't stop. Sadly, I had to stop last night as I was too tired, but I read on as soon as I woke up. I need the second volume and I do hope that more books are coming!
berlinbibliophile's review
3.0
It's nice to dip back into the weirdness of Ankh-Morpork. This book collects material from the Discworld Diaries, which are beautiful and hilarious but really don't work for me as calendars. So the Ankh-Morpork Archives are a good collection if you want the material but don't want to use the calendar.
natashalg's review
funny
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Fun, informative read about a few of the organizations of the Discworld. I would recommend reading this after finishing all the Discworld books, so you have an appreciation for the organizations.
themadmaiden's review
5.0
This was a lot of fun. I've never read any of the diaries so it was some new things for me. The pictures were gorgeous as always.
9magix's review
funny
informative
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
riduidel's review against another edition
4.0
Terry Pratchett est mort, et c'est très triste.
Pour supporter ça, l'Atalante publie ces archives, qui regroupent des textes plutôt marrants sur des institutions sociales centrales d'Ankh-Morpokh l'université invisible, la guilde des assassins, celle des voleurs et enfin la fameuse poste.
Comme je le disais, les textes sont marrants, et les illustrations sont franchement belles. Donc c'est un beau et bon livre ... à réserver toutefois aux fans du Disque-Monde ... et aux maîtres de jeu de rôle qui voudraient se lancer dans l'univers de Pratchett.
Pour supporter ça, l'Atalante publie ces archives, qui regroupent des textes plutôt marrants sur des institutions sociales centrales d'Ankh-Morpokh l'université invisible, la guilde des assassins, celle des voleurs et enfin la fameuse poste.
Comme je le disais, les textes sont marrants, et les illustrations sont franchement belles. Donc c'est un beau et bon livre ... à réserver toutefois aux fans du Disque-Monde ... et aux maîtres de jeu de rôle qui voudraient se lancer dans l'univers de Pratchett.
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