A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett

3.96 AVERAGE

bigolarlocat's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Classic Terry Pratchett nonsense. I particularly enjoyed Mr Browns Holiday Accident and the Quest for the Keys. 
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kmedusa's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

a_ab's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny relaxing
As a collection of short stories this one is almost perfect: they are different enough to keep things interesting, but they all share Pratchett's signature humor and quirkiness. Not as sharp as some of his later works, but thoroughly enjoyable. 

xeponine89's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

frankleburg's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bryonyporter's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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anneke_1986's review against another edition

3.75
funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
This is a group of Sir Terry’s serial short stories prior to Discworld, and although they aren’t quite the polished gems of Discworld, you can undeniably see his unique style of writing through it. I also really loved the bits where you could see ideas that would eventually be further developed as concepts in the Discworld series.  I got a kind of nostalgic feeling through it, kind of like when you see photos of your grandparents before you were born, and you recognise faces you’ve never seen in that form before. Well worth a read if you’re a Pratchett fan.

tonytomato's review against another edition

3.75
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dina_s's review against another edition

3.5
Cute. 
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rat_9991's review against another edition

5.0
amazing collection! there is this one called "Mr. Brown's Holiday Accident" that I honestly have not been able to get out of my head! it like if Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy met The Truman Show. and of course, I loved seeing an early version of The Color of Magic in "The Quest for the Keys", it was so fun that the satire on the witch living in a candy house was able to survive to make it into Discworld. And obviously, all the Blackburry stories were charming as ever. 10/10