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adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
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Plot
Pyramids tells the story of Teppic, heir to the throne of the kingdom of Djelibeybi (the Discworld equivalent of ancient Egypt). Djelibeybi is a land steeped in tradition, ritual, and religion. Teppic spends his youth with the Assassin's Guild in Ankh-Morpork training to be an assassin, when his father dies and he is compelled to return to Djelibeybi to ascend the throne. However, being king isn't all its cracked up to be--particularly when the entire kingdom ends up spun at the wrong angle to the rest of the dimension containing the Disc.
A clever send up of faith, tradition, and history, Pyramids tackles the subject with Pratchett's usual wit and clever observances. The characters are well-fleshed out, and Teppic's time training with the Assassin's Guild was both funny and interesting for those invested in the culture of Discworld. The majority of the book, spent in Djelibeybi, is at once (intentionally) maddening, witty, and funny (though, not quite laugh-out-loud funny, in my case). The story takes some wild turns (literally) and overall, I found it to be enjoyable. Certain parts of it did seem a little muddled and it wasn't as tight of a story as some of Pratchett's previous installments in the series. That being said, a 3 star Discworld book is still a great read and is measured more by how it compares with the rest of the series more than other non-Discworld books here.
As always, I look forward to continuing the series!
A clever send up of faith, tradition, and history, Pyramids tackles the subject with Pratchett's usual wit and clever observances. The characters are well-fleshed out, and Teppic's time training with the Assassin's Guild was both funny and interesting for those invested in the culture of Discworld. The majority of the book, spent in Djelibeybi, is at once (intentionally) maddening, witty, and funny (though, not quite laugh-out-loud funny, in my case). The story takes some wild turns (literally) and overall, I found it to be enjoyable. Certain parts of it did seem a little muddled and it wasn't as tight of a story as some of Pratchett's previous installments in the series. That being said, a 3 star Discworld book is still a great read and is measured more by how it compares with the rest of the series more than other non-Discworld books here.
As always, I look forward to continuing the series!