Reviews

Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett

charlieswrittenadventures's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

mbs1236's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.5

A much more enjoyable Discworld book then what I was expecting.
Compared to the previous 2 Discworld books I have read, this is an improvement.

Had some laugh out loud moments as well as times which made an individual think and ponder.

My Discworld journey continues and I am loving it!

ampharos906's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury

jlcarvalhal's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

vortimer's review against another edition

5.0

My slow reread of Prachett has, perhaps appropriately in a pastiche of the golden age of Hollywood, the golden period of Prachett.
The elements are all falling into place by this point in the novels. This is the first time TP mines what is to become a rich seam, with a real world technology/ideology bleeding into the Discworld providing the opportunity for (mostly) gentle satire.
These are often multilayered; one of the other books I'm currently reading is the complete works of HP Lovecraft, and Moving Pictures also sends up Lovecraftian horror/fantasy.
I'm not sure 19 year old me was aware of Lovecraft when I first read this novel, and properly just thought of it as the dark alien prehistoric evil cliché that is commonly found in fantasy, and not recognised the source of the cliché...

auregoose's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

linneym's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

nathonius's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-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

3.0

It's not Terry's best work. It's slow, too long, and there's just too many "look, see what I did there?" references.

iceeckos12's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

8797999's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this book very much, my first time reading anything by Terry Pratchett and certainly not my last. It took a while for me to warm up to it but the book from the last quarter onwards was top notch.

A very fun plot, some humourous reference and parody and some great characters. I look forward to reading the next book in this Industrial Revolution branch of Discworld.