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Guards! Guards!
by Terry Pratchett
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Back in December, I read THE COLOUR OF MAGIC, my first Terry Pratchett book and the first in the Discworld. I didn't get it. The humour was lost on me and the whole thing just felt like a waste of time.
This book is a testament to the fact that an author might just surprise you. I got on WAY better with this one. GUARDS! GUARDS! is book #8 of Discworld and #1 of City Watch. A secret decides to organise a coup by unleashing a dragon on the city and it's up to the failing City Watchmen to save the city.
Yes, it was still in that peculiar Terry Prachett satirical fantasy in which you sometimes don't know where you are in the book or what the point is, but I could get more on board with the humour this time and found myself actually rooting for some of the characters.
The BBC really loves TP because there are 2 more of his books on the list but following this one I'm more optimistic about making my way through them.
The remaining TP books on the list are Mort, Good Omens and Night Watch. Can anyone let me know what I can expect with these?
Back in December, I read THE COLOUR OF MAGIC, my first Terry Pratchett book and the first in the Discworld. I didn't get it. The humour was lost on me and the whole thing just felt like a waste of time.
This book is a testament to the fact that an author might just surprise you. I got on WAY better with this one. GUARDS! GUARDS! is book #8 of Discworld and #1 of City Watch. A secret decides to organise a coup by unleashing a dragon on the city and it's up to the failing City Watchmen to save the city.
Yes, it was still in that peculiar Terry Prachett satirical fantasy in which you sometimes don't know where you are in the book or what the point is, but I could get more on board with the humour this time and found myself actually rooting for some of the characters.
The BBC really loves TP because there are 2 more of his books on the list but following this one I'm more optimistic about making my way through them.
The remaining TP books on the list are Mort, Good Omens and Night Watch. Can anyone let me know what I can expect with these?