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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
challenging
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
DNF’d at 55%. I did the audiobook, narrated by Andy Serkis. He is an excellent narrator. His version of LOTR are my favorites. The writing is good and it’s funny but I am just not connecting with it. I found myself totally uninterested in what happens next. This happened to me with Brandon Sanderson’s books too. They also had all the right elements and I see why anyone would think I’d love them but the vibe was off.
adventurous
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Small Gods is my first time reading anything by Terry Pratchett and he lives up to his reputation! It's extremely funny and satirical, sandwiched between very real questions of philosophy and religion.
Yet, its really hard to get into, and the lack of chapters of structure in general makes the story feel meandering. Neither Brutha or Om are compelling either beyond witty conversations. Small Gods is entertaining yet not compelling.
Yet, its really hard to get into, and the lack of chapters of structure in general makes the story feel meandering. Neither Brutha or Om are compelling either beyond witty conversations. Small Gods is entertaining yet not compelling.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
All of the Discworld end up revealing a few new nuggets upon each reread that I previously missed, be it clever jokes or thought-provoking lines. Small Gods however feels like it's able to offer more than a few new nuggets with each revisit - instead it feels like I am able to discover a new little treasure trove. And that's why while the other DIscworld have jostled about and changed positions in my personal rankings over time, Small Gods has consistently remained one of my favorites of the entire series from the very first time that I read it.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
I tend to gravitate more towards stories that have an anchor in the real world and the present time. Having said that, I get why there are so many diehard Pratchett fans, and why I happen to be friends with a lot of them.
Got me thinking about what makes a god worthy of worship and what makes humans so prone to worshiping gods. A lot of the philosophical religious commentary can easily be applied to my views on organized religion.
I came out thinking that Brutha is much more worthy of worship than the Great God Om.
Favorite Quotes
That on a whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out all right.
You couldn't think about how you thought. It was like opening a box with the crowbar that was inside.
Yes, but humans are more important than animals, said Brutha. This is a point of view often expressed by humans, said Om.
If people don't respect then they won't fear, and if they don't fear, how can you get them to believe?
Brutha had never been any good at lying. The truth itself had always seemed so incomprehensible that complicating things even further had always been beyond him.
Humans! They lived in a world where the grass continued to be green and the sun rose every day and flowers regularly turned into fruit, and what impressed them? Weeping statues. And wine made out of water! A mere quantum-mechanistic tunnel effect, that'd happen anyway if you were prepared to wait zillions of years. As if the turning of sunlight into wine, by means of vines and grapes and time and enzymes, wasn't a thousand times more impressive and happened all the time...
I think...you should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so.
Got me thinking about what makes a god worthy of worship and what makes humans so prone to worshiping gods. A lot of the philosophical religious commentary can easily be applied to my views on organized religion.
I came out thinking that Brutha is much more worthy of worship than the Great God Om.
Favorite Quotes
That on a whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out all right.
You couldn't think about how you thought. It was like opening a box with the crowbar that was inside.
Yes, but humans are more important than animals, said Brutha. This is a point of view often expressed by humans, said Om.
If people don't respect then they won't fear, and if they don't fear, how can you get them to believe?
Brutha had never been any good at lying. The truth itself had always seemed so incomprehensible that complicating things even further had always been beyond him.
Humans! They lived in a world where the grass continued to be green and the sun rose every day and flowers regularly turned into fruit, and what impressed them? Weeping statues. And wine made out of water! A mere quantum-mechanistic tunnel effect, that'd happen anyway if you were prepared to wait zillions of years. As if the turning of sunlight into wine, by means of vines and grapes and time and enzymes, wasn't a thousand times more impressive and happened all the time...
I think...you should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so.