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Niuch. Część II

Terry Pratchett

4.11 AVERAGE

mrkona's review against another edition

4.5

funny lighthearted 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

Another great Pratchett book - maybe not one of the very finest - but a brilliant read nonetheless, with the balance of satire, fantasy and humour the author is famed for.

kchisholm's review against another edition

5.0

Discworld Number 39, Ankh-Morpork City Warch Number 8 and Sam Vimes goes on a holiday. As unlikely a scenario as you could possibly expect, especially when the holiday is in the country - balls, teas, nights that are quiet, except for the birds screaming. None of which is particularly conducive to relaxation for a man who regards relaxation as somewhat akin to death. Luckily he manages to find a body, a case, anything to distract him from Lady Sybill's imposed ban on bacon sandwiches. And that birdsong.

We head into some very dark subject matter with SNUFF - racism and prejudice in particular, as the victim is a young goblin girl and it seems that a lot of people regard them as property, which Sam is having none of. Of course, young Sam is on hand to provide plenty of distraction - this time in the form of an obsession with poo.

Having now only two more books to mention in this series I'm struck, yet again, about how much we've lost. I like to pretend to myself that Sam, young Sam and Sybill are out there, somewhere in the Discworld universe, rubbing along together, living their best possible lives.

jaepingsu's review against another edition

4.0

This is continuing the trend of the Discworld books to be a bit darker, and a bit less jokes on every page. Sam Vimes gets to go on vacation (see: is forced to take some time away) in the countryside, which naturally things get complicated. From that point, this reminded me fondly of Hot Fuzz, one of my all-time favorite movies--city cop goes to the country to shake things up.

Vimes is still Vimes, and true to much of the Discworld series this tackles some big issues with some humor. This deals with the issues of humanity, specifically whether goblins are human enough to be considered anything other than animals...and whether it's even murder to kill them. It's not a new topic for the Discworld series, exactly, but it was handled well, and fun to get a look into another of the many cultures.

There's still some good laughs in here, but this is definitely more of a bitter satire than slapstick.

najemok's review against another edition

4.0

The latest and hopefully not last Terry Pratchett Discworld novel. Not his best work but still highly entertaining and fun.

northbailey's review against another edition

2.0

While I enjoyed the humorous wordplay, I don't have much patience for police procedurals so this was not a good match for me. I did appreciate the portrayal of Sam & Sybil's marriage.

xteenb's review against another edition

4.0

Got it yesterday and finished it this morning around 3 a.m. I love Terry Pratchett. This one was nothing new from him--just a few new characters--but I didn't care. I want Terry to be my uncle.