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A review by rainbowofcrazy
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Everyone said the first few Discworld books weren't... great, and I totally get it. I struggled bad with The Colour of Magic. In comparison, The Light Fantastic was a much bigger improvement, and IMO Sourcery continues on the improvement train.
I admit I missed Twoflower and his absence felt very present! New characters are introduced and while they're also interesting, they just couldn't fill the Twoflower shaped hole in my heart. On the plus side, I loved continuing on Rincewind's journey and he gets to shine here, and some of the other characters that I adored in the previous books, got to really shine here as well.
Of course what truly shines is Pratchett's whimsical and hysterical writing, with a healthy dose of, dare I say, absurdity. I love to highlight passages that make me smile or small blurbs that stand out to me, and this book is just very thoroughly highlighted yellow. (digitally. no worries.)
I did still struggle through reading this in general, as I've found that my ADHD brain prefers reading the Discworld books in small bits and pieces (so far. I've only just begun!) Thankfully I feel like the short almost-chapters-but-not are practically written for my ADHD to enjoy in small bites. The first half did feel quite slow though, but once it picks up more, it was smooth sailing.
Personally I adore Rincewind. He is quite the 'angry rabbit' when he needs to be and I love that about him. I'm looking forward to more!
I admit I missed Twoflower and his absence felt very present! New characters are introduced and while they're also interesting, they just couldn't fill the Twoflower shaped hole in my heart. On the plus side, I loved continuing on Rincewind's journey and he gets to shine here, and some of the other characters that I adored in the previous books, got to really shine here as well.
Of course what truly shines is Pratchett's whimsical and hysterical writing, with a healthy dose of, dare I say, absurdity. I love to highlight passages that make me smile or small blurbs that stand out to me, and this book is just very thoroughly highlighted yellow. (digitally. no worries.)
I did still struggle through reading this in general, as I've found that my ADHD brain prefers reading the Discworld books in small bits and pieces (so far. I've only just begun!) Thankfully I feel like the short almost-chapters-but-not are practically written for my ADHD to enjoy in small bites. The first half did feel quite slow though, but once it picks up more, it was smooth sailing.
Personally I adore Rincewind. He is quite the 'angry rabbit' when he needs to be and I love that about him. I'm looking forward to more!