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A review by lory_enterenchanted
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
3.0
Some of the usual great Discworld elements, though by the end the conceit began to falter. I laughed out loud at the bit where Teppic picks apart the logic of the Sphinx's riddle - classic Pratchett. The satire of modern business practices in the form of ancient pyramid building is also hilarious.
Having just read the recent biography, it struck me that the hazardous pyramids probably owe a lot to his experience as a publicity official for a power company, who had to do a lot of convincing people that nuclear energy was safe.
As a drawback, I'm never convinced by the circular argument that the gods are a human invention, but then they become real, because we invented them. It's like wanting to have your cake and eat it too.
Having just read the recent biography, it struck me that the hazardous pyramids probably owe a lot to his experience as a publicity official for a power company, who had to do a lot of convincing people that nuclear energy was safe.
As a drawback, I'm never convinced by the circular argument that the gods are a human invention, but then they become real, because we invented them. It's like wanting to have your cake and eat it too.