Reviews

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

mebius's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

saffron42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

lostinfrance's review against another edition

3.0

This book was part of my office book club--- and I wanted to read it because I have always wanted to jump into the world of Terry Pratchett....and finally had the opportunity to with a colleague who is a big fan and knows a lot.
The story is absurd, but I really enjoyed it....it just never seemed to end and that got to be a bit too repetitive. This is the story of a girl who dresses up as a boy to join the war....a war that isn't being fought for what she thinks it is being fought for....because she wants to track down her missing brother. Instead she falls in with a group of soldiers who are all there for different reasons, none of which is to fight a war--- and they manage to (much to the chagrin of their leader, and also the other side) win battles and get through the obstacles set in front of them. This book took me a while to get through as I was a bit tired of the story, but it was fun and I really enjoyed the writing and ridiculousness.
Read: If you don't know Terry Pratchett and want a glimpse into his world to see if it is worth the full cannonball.

annika_cl's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

5.0

IMHO this is the best of Discworld (though you shouldn't start here, you should start with the Death or Guards books.) I read this book in a day and immediately wanted to reread it. It's going to stay close to my heart for a long, long time.

mjoneillknowledge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

blueelectricfish's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

Still one of my favorites of all time.

annadventure00's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.5

mihailb's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

therealmette's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.5

Another dragging bookclub read :/ I enjoyed my first TP, Nation, but couldn't get on board with this one. The start was intriguing and fun, but then it dragged on and the jokes repeated themselves way too often.

kaiabellamy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Mulan, but with trolls and vampires. And socks.