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A review by blairconrad
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
4.0
Very good. I was put off at first by the presence of the wizards (for some reason, the wizard books tend to leave me flatter than most of the others, say the guards or witches), but there was less wizardly focus than I'd feared. A fair number of new characters introduced here - some interesting and some slightly less so.
Still, I really enjoyed the way Pratchett dealt with the arrival of organized football ("soccer") in Ankh-Morkpork. The inter-team rivalry felt authentic, and dovetailed nicely with the Shakespearean themes in the book.
Add to all this a number of chuckle-out-loud moments (charisntma!) and continually referring to the stadium as The Hippo, and we have ourselves a book.
Still, I really enjoyed the way Pratchett dealt with the arrival of organized football ("soccer") in Ankh-Morkpork. The inter-team rivalry felt authentic, and dovetailed nicely with the Shakespearean themes in the book.
Add to all this a number of chuckle-out-loud moments (charisntma!) and continually referring to the stadium as The Hippo, and we have ourselves a book.