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A review by surelyinthefountain
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Hey, I love time travel, and Terry Pratchett is great. This is my first Watch novel -- out of order, I know -- and I enjoyed it, though he's not my favorite Pratchett major character so far. I love the message of "nah, the present is better, actually."
It's pretty clear that Pratchett has a fairly nuanced point of view on policing, honestly, so it's a little weird to me that I've seen people say that the Watch novels haven't aged well. Maybe I need to read more of them to get a better sense, but I think I understand what people mean just from this novel alone. I dunno. It's clear Vimes has a certain point of view about things, but it's also pretty clear that that point of view is based in things he's experienced, and those experiences have their own holes and blind spots. He's a good guy, but then, as Pratchett himself says, people are not just people.
This hasn't been my favorite Discworld novel so far, but I mean, I always enjoy myself with these.
It's pretty clear that Pratchett has a fairly nuanced point of view on policing, honestly, so it's a little weird to me that I've seen people say that the Watch novels haven't aged well. Maybe I need to read more of them to get a better sense, but I think I understand what people mean just from this novel alone. I dunno. It's clear Vimes has a certain point of view about things, but it's also pretty clear that that point of view is based in things he's experienced, and those experiences have their own holes and blind spots. He's a good guy, but then, as Pratchett himself says, people are not just people.
This hasn't been my favorite Discworld novel so far, but I mean, I always enjoy myself with these.