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judassilver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Colonisation
katewhite77's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Two Flower the intrepid traveller from another part of the Discworld lands in Ankh-morpork.
This comes as a shock to the
Ankh-morporkians as tourism is not really a thing in these parts. Especially tourists who turn up with a substantial amount of enchanted money on them.
The powers that be on Ankh-morpork decide, in their infinite wisdom, to put Rincewind the failed wizard in charge of keeping him safe and showing him a good time. Not least because Rincewind has a talent for languages and is the only one capable of communicating with the stranger. However, they almost instantly find themselves in trouble when they get caught up in an inn brawl, and they run from the danger, which leads them to somewhat o an adventure.
I would say this is a good place to start if you’re not much into fantasy. However, a lot of Patchet fans recommend starting with Mort as it is a better introduction to the Discworld. I have a thing about reading books in order, though, so I started with Book 1 and still really enjoyed it, which bodes extra well for the rest of the series.
The audiobook was an especially good way for this non fantasy reader to get her head round Discworld. The narrators do a wonderful job of giving the universe three dimensions
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, and Kidnapping
the_vegan_bookworm's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
ampharos906's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Minor: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
_al's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Misogyny and Racism
Minor: Slavery
naomi_k's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Alcohol
angelfireeast24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
nightstitch96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Slavery
simon326's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story of the failed wizard, Rincewind, and the world's first tourist, Twoflower as well as his luggage is an amusing adventure full of colourful characters and bizarre locations to explore as our heroes (although they certainly don't feel very heroic themselves, one out of ignorance and the other out of pure terror) find themselves thrust into the role of prota onists in a game played by gods and find themselves dodging Death at every turn (sometimes quite literally).
The imagination on display by Pratchett in creating this world and its characters is very enjoyable and the world seems to fit together with its own curious logic which can be very pleasing. It's an excellent read for those who enjoy this style as well as those who need a bit of fresh air after reading more serious stuff.
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Violence
surdiablo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Slavery