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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
Seems you can always expect and enjoyable read with any Pratchett book you choose. A sense of humor uniquely his own mixed in with a healthy dose of thoughtful social commentary.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Just truly abysmal at reviews this year, but this Discworld book was really cute! I loved the swamp dragons (obviously Errol most of all) and Lady Ramkin and Carrot (among others) and thought this was a great introduction to the City Watch series!
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ATY 2023: #47 - A book related to a geometric shape (Putting the "disc" in Discworld)
Beat the Backlist 2023: #2 - About dragons or robots
Beat the Backlist 2023: #13 - Multiple points of view
Beat the Backlist 2023: #14 - A character is lost royalty (Soooo someone on Reddit said this fit the bill, but the exact details weren't revealed during this book, which I only found out by finishing it. It was heavily hinted at, however, and I'm going to count it!)
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ATY 2023: #47 - A book related to a geometric shape (Putting the "disc" in Discworld)
Beat the Backlist 2023: #2 - About dragons or robots
Beat the Backlist 2023: #13 - Multiple points of view
Beat the Backlist 2023: #14 - A character is lost royalty (Soooo someone on Reddit said this fit the bill, but the exact details weren't revealed during this book, which I only found out by finishing it. It was heavily hinted at, however, and I'm going to count it!)
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that this is the first book by Terry Pratchett that I've read, and that this will count as one of the five books from five authors that I've really wanted to/should have read, but haven't (up until now!). Guards! Guards! is the 8th book in the Discworld series - I've been told that they're all standalone and that you can start essentially anywhere, but I check in a bunch of forums and this book seems to be one of the most recommended. There are some very complicated charts about the sub-series and how everything fits together and I'm... afraid that I'm not there yet.
So... what about the book itself? I initially struggled to get used to Pratchett's style of comedy/frivolity (think Douglas Adams, but even more frivolous in places), but once the plot started to get going, I really enjoyed it. That being said, I think I would have been a much bigger fan about 10-15 years ago and would have proceeded to consume a good part of the Discworld series or even just the City Watch sub-series, but now I'm just glad that I read this and I would maybe look up another book in a few months? It was nice to read something where I could somewhat switch my brain off for a couple of hours, but there isn't really that pull to read everything in the series. (Also it's 41 books and ... I have my limits).
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Reread (last read in 2019 I believe???). Still a solidly funny little book! A delightful snack, truly. Very loveable characters HOWEVER they read as very flat compared to later Night Watch novels. The depth of characterization and story telling gets *SO* good later on. Its hard not to judge this first one a little bit harder having read and enjoyed the rest.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Vuelvo a creer en Terry Pratchett.
Si bien el desencanto enorme que sufrí con sus anteriores novelas, especialmente con [b: Pirómides|64246|Pirómides (Discworld, #7)|Terry Pratchett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1240480057s/64246.jpg|968512], hizo que perdiera todo el interés por el resto de la obra del autor, las recomendaciones de [b: ¡Guardias! ¡Guardias!|6725527|¡Guardias! ¡Guardias! (Mundodisco, #8)|Terry Pratchett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358275116s/6725527.jpg|1128601] y el hecho de que tuviera parte de su obra en físico me obligaban a darle una segunda oportunidad.
Y lo cierto es que salgo satisfecho de haberlo hecho. De momento, este libro es el mejor que he leído hasta ahora del autor. Un humor mucho más inteligente, situaciones divertidas, personajes estupendos (¡Me encanta Zanahoria!). Y un desarrollo de los acontecimientos no tan atropellado ni vertiginoso como en sus anteriores novelas. Espero poder seguir teniendo este tipo de satisfacciones con Pratchett con todo lo que me queda por leer.
Si bien el desencanto enorme que sufrí con sus anteriores novelas, especialmente con [b: Pirómides|64246|Pirómides (Discworld, #7)|Terry Pratchett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1240480057s/64246.jpg|968512], hizo que perdiera todo el interés por el resto de la obra del autor, las recomendaciones de [b: ¡Guardias! ¡Guardias!|6725527|¡Guardias! ¡Guardias! (Mundodisco, #8)|Terry Pratchett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358275116s/6725527.jpg|1128601] y el hecho de que tuviera parte de su obra en físico me obligaban a darle una segunda oportunidad.
Y lo cierto es que salgo satisfecho de haberlo hecho. De momento, este libro es el mejor que he leído hasta ahora del autor. Un humor mucho más inteligente, situaciones divertidas, personajes estupendos (¡Me encanta Zanahoria!). Y un desarrollo de los acontecimientos no tan atropellado ni vertiginoso como en sus anteriores novelas. Espero poder seguir teniendo este tipo de satisfacciones con Pratchett con todo lo que me queda por leer.
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:
Yes
funny
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Could be nostalgia glasses or could be that Terry Pratchett was hilarious and able to satirise an entire genre in 1 sentence. Jon Culshaw does a fantastic job narrating as well.