794 reviews for:

A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories

Terry Pratchett

3.96 AVERAGE

bethwatkin_'s review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

swivelandjess's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

beachbuddy's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

tjcossor's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

snoopy88's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

bookishgoblin's review against another edition

3.25

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

katdn's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

kieranl's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

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Kinda boring. Well written, but meh. The last story “The Quest for the Keys” was engaging and entertaining and Pilgaric Towers was cool too. 

robotswithpersonality's review against another edition

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Delightful. Never thought about how predisposed Pratchett's charmingly nonsensical moments were to short stories, but it's basically what would happen if he expanded any footnote you encounter in the Discworld books. A good chunk are Christmas themed, so I could see rereading them each year for the festive season. Mostly fantasy, arguably a couple sci fi. Couldn't  possibly pick favourites  among them. Loved the background on how these tales were discovered, just adds to the overall magical, cozy vibes. 😊

⚠️I'd like to think if Terry were writing The Quest for The Keys today rather than the early 80s, the Joke Monk order would have a different speech style, this one felt a little too close to racist caricature  🫤

jay_hobday's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes