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fhammond_36's review against another edition
4.0
Mrs Bradshaw has inspired me to travel and I feel I am now well informed for my journey. Lovely
timinbc's review against another edition
3.0
This was about what I expected - a pleasant addition to the Ankh-Morpork library. It's not big on jokes and cleverness, although there is some. It radiates a nice sense of almost-reality, and just makes Discworld a little more complete. There are some thoughtful notes about how a railway system would have to be designed for troll and dwarf passengers, and even a section about shipping medical packages Igor-to-Igor.
Just as in our world, the authors have obviously struggled to find something to say about some of the stops.
Just as in our world, the authors have obviously struggled to find something to say about some of the stops.
ekarpinski's review against another edition
2.0
This is even less of a Discworld book than the other "Discworld Companions". Honestly, I'm not sure why he wrote it.
rollforlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Plenty of good laughs, presented as a guidebook to rail travel and several suggested iteneraries with detail. Unsurprisingly reasonable knowledge of Discworld is a must for this - there are also some fantastic pop culture references - more, I suspect, than I was able to recognise.
king_skelepimp's review against another edition
3.0
This is a nice piece of ancillary material, particularly after reading Raising Steam just prior, and getting to explore that part of the Discworld via the new railroad. We get to spend a bit of time at some rarely seen locations, and get some interesting background information on each one. It lacks the brilliant humor and sublime turns of phrase typical of Discworld novels, but there are enough bits of whimsy and humor to keep things fun. Completely inessential, but well worth reading for the Discworld devotee.
bookishgoblin's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
claire_loves_books's review against another edition
2.0
I usually love everything by Terry Pratchett but I just found this a drag, it's written in the style of a travel guide, unfortunately travel guides aren't very fun to read. We get to hear about all the places that the train stops at and there are a few jokes and titbits that liven it up but it's still pretty dull. It's all very similar, for every place that the train stops we get variations on the same information- what the town is like, markets, local attractions, places to eat, hotels and inns (seriously for every hotel we get the number of bedrooms, ensures ect.) and it just gets old very quickly. It's also written in the style of Mrs Bradshaw which appears to be pretty uptight so we don't get the level of humour that Pratchett includes with his usual narration. (turns out it may not have been written by him which explains a lot)
It's a shame because it's beautifully illustrated and the notices from various railway related enterprises included are great (discworld health and safety notices are a wonderful thing to behold). Perhaps if it was more diary and less travel guide it would be more fun.
It's a shame because it's beautifully illustrated and the notices from various railway related enterprises included are great (discworld health and safety notices are a wonderful thing to behold). Perhaps if it was more diary and less travel guide it would be more fun.