A review by basil_touche
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Quite the fun romp of a book that had me learning quiet a few new words. Quick to read, even if I found parts to be repetitive (have a drink whenever the silence is mentioned) and the parodying of stereotypes don't always work (ends up coming off as sexist and racist at some parts) but I found the worldbuilding in this to be an improvement over the earlier novels (I really like how the clear parallel between magic and radiation is further explored here and I hope it appears in later books too). 

There were also more moments here that made me laugh hard so that's certainly an improvement.

Rincewind is great as always but I was kinda disappointed that his companions didn't really do much by the end. Also how the luggage doesn't really get much to do here either (though its scenes were humourous).

This was fun but I wouldn't say its in the top of my favourites from this series.
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