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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
Not in the right headspace for something with this much worldbuilding and fantastical sequences. I’ll likely return to it at a later date.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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
3.5/5 Stars
There’s a good chance I might come back to this after reading every discworld book and think it’s absolutely brilliant. Overall, I enjoyed most of it. The comedy is very similar to something like a Monte Python sketch which is great and for some people that will be enough. It also has a good plot that has a number of twists and turns and lovable characters.
The story has some climatic moments, but the drama didn’t quite land for me all the time. Sometimes it was just a bit too silly and I just didn’t feel as invested in what was happening. There are some great moments where classic fantasy tropes are turned on their head for a laugh and it works extremely well.
My biggest problem with the book was an issue that I’m sure a lot of people don’t have, but it hurt my enjoyment of the book, and that’s the Pratchett no chapter rule. There’s no chapters here. Why that is bad is because I swap back and forth between my kindle and audiobooks every day when I’m working and off work and normally I can end at a chapter and pick up from there, but not here. I had to constantly scrub through the book or the audiobook to figure out where I was. I also listened to a pretty terrible audiobook, so that might have to do with my lack of enjoyment as well. It just felt like I didn’t know what was happening most of the time as POV’s would constantly swap without any real indicators at the start when listening.
So I guess the big problem was I just never felt very invested in the story. I have no issue with the writing or comedy though so I think I’ll give the Death series a go next.
There’s a good chance I might come back to this after reading every discworld book and think it’s absolutely brilliant. Overall, I enjoyed most of it. The comedy is very similar to something like a Monte Python sketch which is great and for some people that will be enough. It also has a good plot that has a number of twists and turns and lovable characters.
The story has some climatic moments, but the drama didn’t quite land for me all the time. Sometimes it was just a bit too silly and I just didn’t feel as invested in what was happening. There are some great moments where classic fantasy tropes are turned on their head for a laugh and it works extremely well.
My biggest problem with the book was an issue that I’m sure a lot of people don’t have, but it hurt my enjoyment of the book, and that’s the Pratchett no chapter rule. There’s no chapters here. Why that is bad is because I swap back and forth between my kindle and audiobooks every day when I’m working and off work and normally I can end at a chapter and pick up from there, but not here. I had to constantly scrub through the book or the audiobook to figure out where I was. I also listened to a pretty terrible audiobook, so that might have to do with my lack of enjoyment as well. It just felt like I didn’t know what was happening most of the time as POV’s would constantly swap without any real indicators at the start when listening.
So I guess the big problem was I just never felt very invested in the story. I have no issue with the writing or comedy though so I think I’ll give the Death series a go next.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No