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4.27 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
"And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be
living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions."
"They always put a little life aside for a rainy eternity."
Witty as always. A little meandering though.
living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions."
"They always put a little life aside for a rainy eternity."
Witty as always. A little meandering though.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
adventurous
challenging
dark
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
It's been a while since I've read a Discworld novel, but the great thing about them is how easy it is to slip back into the world. Sir Terry writes in such a way to get the readers back up to speed without an exhausting amount of exposition. It can feel like he relies on the reader to fill in the blanks, but I'll take that over having everything spoon-fed to me.
What I find interesting about this book was that all the side-plots were good on their own, but I was skimming over Nobbs and Colon's in particular to get back to the mystery. While I was reading, I had to push myself to keep going on certain portions, trusting in the author to tie it all together. And to be fair to Sir Terry, almost all of the side-plots eventually spilled into the main plot. The one exception was Cheri's story, but having a personal side-plot to flesh out a new character is never a bad thing. Especially when her journey likely speaks to a lot of people. It's amazing how Sir Terry wrote that so well back in 1996, when such things weren't discussed.
I thought the mystery was done exceptionally well. I loved how Sir Terry used the rules governing his supernatural creatures for clues, as well as the investigation and the ultimate conclusion. That not only made the mystery interesting, but it made the world-building more solid and Discworld more real. About halfway through the book, I remembered that Dorfl becomes part of the Watch, but it still made me teary-eyed when they rebuilt him in the climax. I can appreciate that explaining all the clues at the end is part of the genre (and why Sir Terry had to include it for his parody), and in this case it does make for a fun re-read since you see the smaller clues put in that you as a reader overlooked the first time. Which was, of course, the point.
Discworld is always a good time. Sir Terry creates such memorable and solid characters; his world is so fully realized; he sneaks in some excellent social commentary that feels timeless. The humor doesn't always land for me, but when it does, I always either laugh out loud or at least smile. I never regret a visit.
What I find interesting about this book was that all the side-plots were good on their own, but I was skimming over Nobbs and Colon's in particular to get back to the mystery. While I was reading, I had to push myself to keep going on certain portions, trusting in the author to tie it all together. And to be fair to Sir Terry, almost all of the side-plots eventually spilled into the main plot. The one exception was Cheri's story, but having a personal side-plot to flesh out a new character is never a bad thing. Especially when her journey likely speaks to a lot of people. It's amazing how Sir Terry wrote that so well back in 1996, when such things weren't discussed.
I thought the mystery was done exceptionally well. I loved how Sir Terry used the rules governing his supernatural creatures for clues, as well as the investigation and the ultimate conclusion. That not only made the mystery interesting, but it made the world-building more solid and Discworld more real. About halfway through the book, I remembered that Dorfl becomes part of the Watch, but it still made me teary-eyed when they rebuilt him in the climax. I can appreciate that explaining all the clues at the end is part of the genre (and why Sir Terry had to include it for his parody), and in this case it does make for a fun re-read since you see the smaller clues put in that you as a reader overlooked the first time. Which was, of course, the point.
Discworld is always a good time. Sir Terry creates such memorable and solid characters; his world is so fully realized; he sneaks in some excellent social commentary that feels timeless. The humor doesn't always land for me, but when it does, I always either laugh out loud or at least smile. I never regret a visit.