Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

4 reviews

kappafrog's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Pratchett is one of my favourite authors, but this was really disappointing. The gender/sexual politics were a little dull 30 years on but took a really unpleasant turn late in the book.

Carrot becoming Angua's master after they slept together was disgusting.

The mystery was confusing and I gave up trying to figure it out myself. I really didn't like the dog subplot. Also,

whatever happened to the people Cruces shot from the Tower of Art?

Bright spots were Detritus, Cuddy, and the Via Cloaca. And of course with Pratchett there were plenty of laugh out loud moments, like the Librarian playing the organ. Still, a rare dud from one of my favourite authors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Vomit, Misogyny, Hate crime, and Alcoholism

Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Excrement, and Pedophilia

judassilver's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Death, Xenophobia, Murder, Animal death, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny

soupply's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Addiction, Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Misogyny, Hate crime, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, and Racial slurs

Minor: Bullying

chemicalcain's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I liked the characterization of Carrot and Vimes a lot. Very interesting to see Carrot in charge, and how differently he acted compared to when he first joined the Watch. Note that this book is about inter-species conflict and city politics. If you aren't prepared for satire about racism that was definitely written by someone without firsthand experience, you won't like this book much. That said, my favorite character arc was between Detritus and Cuddy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Classism