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A review by thekarpuk
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
5.0
Wizards play soccer. I could leave it at there and let you imagine their pointy hats wiggling across the field. That's almost a sales pitch in and of itself.
No artists ailments affect me quite like Pratchett's weird version of Alzheimer's. If it were some authors I like, I'd be upset, but for many of them, their best work is in the past. It's troubling with Pratchett because his books just keep getting more compelling.
What sounds like a high concept comedy ends up being a pretty bright discussion of games and how they effect society. It's one more subject injected into the social microcosm of Ank-Morpork. Even as someone who tends to ignore sports I found his outlook on them incredibly moving.
Plus, the goalie is a Orangatan librarian.
No artists ailments affect me quite like Pratchett's weird version of Alzheimer's. If it were some authors I like, I'd be upset, but for many of them, their best work is in the past. It's troubling with Pratchett because his books just keep getting more compelling.
What sounds like a high concept comedy ends up being a pretty bright discussion of games and how they effect society. It's one more subject injected into the social microcosm of Ank-Morpork. Even as someone who tends to ignore sports I found his outlook on them incredibly moving.
Plus, the goalie is a Orangatan librarian.