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Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett
It's absolutely clear to me why Sam Vimes has become one of Pratchett's most beloved characters.
In fact, every character bristled with personality, partially because they were given the page-space to have silly conversations establishing their voice and mannerisms. The Elucidated Brotherhood scenes are a great example of this. Even minor characters, who are in effect present only to serve as plot devices, were treated with a sort of authorial respect that I don't often see. And the result of this is, of course, that the story takes on a sort of vibrant, organic weight very similar to the way the real world feels as you're living in it.
This was also another great example of how critical characterization is when establishing a romance sub-plot. I'll be damned if I didn't end the book grinning like an idiot over Vimes and Lady Ramkin, despite the fact that neither of them - and especially Ramkin - fit the archetype for an LI.
The deconstruction of genre is the bread and butter of any Pratchett novel, of course. But personally, I don't think that he's done it quite so effectively since [b:The Colour of Magic|601238|The Colour of Magic (Discworld, #1)|Terry Pratchett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1365691644s/601238.jpg|194190].
In fact, every character bristled with personality, partially because they were given the page-space to have silly conversations establishing their voice and mannerisms. The Elucidated Brotherhood scenes are a great example of this. Even minor characters, who are in effect present only to serve as plot devices, were treated with a sort of authorial respect that I don't often see. And the result of this is, of course, that the story takes on a sort of vibrant, organic weight very similar to the way the real world feels as you're living in it.
This was also another great example of how critical characterization is when establishing a romance sub-plot. I'll be damned if I didn't end the book grinning like an idiot over Vimes and Lady Ramkin, despite the fact that neither of them - and especially Ramkin - fit the archetype for an LI.
The deconstruction of genre is the bread and butter of any Pratchett novel, of course. But personally, I don't think that he's done it quite so effectively since [b:The Colour of Magic|601238|The Colour of Magic (Discworld, #1)|Terry Pratchett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1365691644s/601238.jpg|194190].