Reviews

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

remmerich1's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing

4.5

A really fun story, especially impressive for being a war story that manages to largely stay within Pratchett's sensibilities and not get overtaken by flippant killing or grim horrida bella moralising
The monstrous regiment as a counter-weight to Vimes' watch was a fun parallel, I'd have liked to more of him, but then I'll always say that about anything, Sam Vimes could turn up in Dune and I'd cheer. 

It's not quite a trans take on gender, it can'  quite seem to make its mind up on to what extent gender is or isn't innate versus a social construct. It's not quite feminist, it doesn't really add anything substantively new to the Mulan story within the narrative, it's more a fun what if Pratchett did Mulan. I'm not sure if it just didn't go the way I wanted, but it felt like at the end there weren't the kind of changes I was hoping for. For all that I lov  a good "more they change more they stay the same" futility of fighting the system story, Pratchett usually has me on board with his more ambiguous endings, but I wasn't here. 

So that's half a star, but other than that, it's a really fun read, as always, and well worth your time! 

Ten books to go now and I'm starting to contemplate finishing the Discworld books, and it's very sad!

nacht_squid's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

very transgender!!! and i cried!!!!

wapasiw's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

bobaa_frog's review against another edition

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

4.0

nanimao's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

deceivingelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

aspyd05's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

4.5

Funny, delightful, and insightful!

naoicea's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

thebreadloaf's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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

onebook_more's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.5