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Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
4.25

Absolutely lovely writing, wry in an attaching and emotionally impactful way without lightening too much such topics as war, religious dogmatism, widespread misogyny…
Very gender & queer!

Snippets of my favorite parts: Flaming cheese insignia, my beloved.
Maladict being the most iconic vampire, held together by spit and coffee.
Women always having half an onion!
Blouse being an all around trouper - everyone’s expectations were so low, but he went above and beyond, especially with the secret genius bits, the theater, Delphine and the Amazon bits.
Vimes’s view of war as « another crime, like murder », trying to knock some sense into both sides so they can all finally just go home.
Wazzer as a Joan of Arc figure!