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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Feeling very bittersweet about this. It was a great journey but I didn't want it all to end.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting
adventurous
dark
hopeful
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
As many have observed, this is a difficult book to talk about. Not just the last Tiffany Aching book, but the last Discworld book, and the last Terry Pratchett book. A book Terry never managed to polish and fill out and finish -- though there is an entire tale here.
There are rough spots, yes, but there are also legacies passed down, embraced, made new. There are new threats and new people rising to help. There are people saying the wrong things and hurt feelings and foolishness and learning and growth. There are reasons for tears and reasons for hope. And always, reasons to laugh.
A lovely conclusion I'm grateful we got to experience.
There are rough spots, yes, but there are also legacies passed down, embraced, made new. There are new threats and new people rising to help. There are people saying the wrong things and hurt feelings and foolishness and learning and growth. There are reasons for tears and reasons for hope. And always, reasons to laugh.
A lovely conclusion I'm grateful we got to experience.
I'm struggling to come to terms with this being the last Discworld book. Perhaps the 5 stars is sentimental, but I managed to finish this in less than a day and loved every page. I'm not ashamed to admit that I spent the first half sobbing. I guess it wouldn't be a Discworld novel without Death. Mind how you go.
The very last Terry Pratchett Discworld book EVER.
It was all right. Kind of stilted as his last several books have been with less convincing dialogue. Short. Sort of obviously unpolished. An event which rocks all faith you have in the normal order of things but which considering the circumstances under which he wrote it kind of makes sense. In the sense that Death never makes sense. And is never fair.
I liked it but I also wish I knew at all what was up with Eskarina and her son. Or Preston and Tiffany. Or this goat named Mephistopheles.
It was all right. Kind of stilted as his last several books have been with less convincing dialogue. Short. Sort of obviously unpolished. An event which rocks all faith you have in the normal order of things but which considering the circumstances under which he wrote it kind of makes sense. In the sense that Death never makes sense. And is never fair.
I liked it but I also wish I knew at all what was up with Eskarina and her son. Or Preston and Tiffany. Or this goat named Mephistopheles.
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
I was sad to finish this last Discworld.
And then the afterword about killed me.
Sir Terry, you will be missed.
And then the afterword about killed me.
Sir Terry, you will be missed.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was a good last book. All the right plot points happened. It could have been funnier or more on point, but it was a good farewell book.
Heartbreaking final Discworld book and the whole story can be read as an allegory, a farewell from Terry Pratchett and a promise that he will always stay with us.
The farewell to the invincible Granny Weatherwax broke my heart, though of course she left on her terms.
For some reason this book read slightly differently to all the other Pratchett books I've ever read. The voice felt a little different. I feel very grateful to have discovered Discworld and I know I'll be re reading his books forever and ever
The farewell to the invincible Granny Weatherwax broke my heart, though of course she left on her terms.
For some reason this book read slightly differently to all the other Pratchett books I've ever read. The voice felt a little different. I feel very grateful to have discovered Discworld and I know I'll be re reading his books forever and ever
I'm not crying, shut up. I'm not crying, you're the one who's crying.
This isn't a fully-polished Pratchett, for obvious reasons. But it's still got everything it needs.
This isn't a fully-polished Pratchett, for obvious reasons. But it's still got everything it needs.