Feet of Clay (Revised) | 
pickA marvelous reread. Despite this being the third time I've read the book, I still didn't recall the source of the poison until near the reveal, which definitely adds to the experience. This book in particular does a good job of balancing the amount we're focused on Vimes investigating versus Carrot pursuing his own leads, as well as giving room for Cheery/Cheri to develop both as an individual and 1/?
pickEven better the second time around. The gender feels! Vimes coming into focus as the Vimes I know and love in later books. It's actually easier to meditate on everything Pratchett is saying with the golem and the diversifying Watchmen staff when I'm not distracted trying to figure out how all the threads of the mystery are tied together - even though it was still fun watching them unravel. So happy I now own a (pretty!) copy for future rereads.
So nice when the characters state their name and core personality in a single sentence. 😆
The eternally entertaining cynicism of the populace/the author being fully aware of how crappy the city is, in its own uniquely special ways! A Discworld classic. 👌🏻
The best portmanteau since mansplain. 😂
Though chronologically it came first ...
A fun Discworld story about the City Watch investigating murders thought to be committed by a golem. Pratchett's exposes how the wealthy and powerful treat minorities and outsiders in his usual hilarious way.
This was my 4th and final book finished for the #JubilantJuly readathon. Thanks to @Andrew65 for hosting!
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pickAh, what a story of a well-meant revolution going wrong because it is used for their purposes by dark forces. At least the Nightwatch ends up with a new recruit who is not to be played with.
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📕 Feet of Clay by Sir Terry Pratchett
🖋 Jasper Fforde
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🎶 Fly by Ludovico Einaudi
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Lunch break with The Guards :)
“Rumour is information distilled so finely that it can filter through anything. It does not need doors and windows — sometimes it does not need people. It can exist free and wild, #running from ear to ear without ever touching lips.” #QuotsyJun20
so-soBook 25 of the year
Not one of my favorite Discworld books. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, just over all kinda Meh. I do appreciate getting to know The Watch better (they are my favorite) and of course it's setting things up nicely for Adora Belle in the future. But just not one of my top picks.
I loved this part!
Egotesticle! 😂
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I loved this poke at the Sherlock-type of mystery solving. Made me laugh.
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This quote seemed very topical in relation to current events too. 😑
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Sadly true...and I think we are seeing more of that in real life lately as some politicians, athletes, etc get tested fast and regularly, but for the rest of us it would be...how‘d she word it “nonsensical” to test people. 🤯
Is it bad that even my fun fiction is making sense in new ways?🤔
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And that was before the internet! 😳
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pickI really enjoyed this one.... his storytelling just gets tighter and tighter and I loved the introduction of Cheri, Wee Mad Arther, and Dorfl to our Night Watch crew of great characters.
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Okay, some spoiler thoughts:
1) No one ever asked Dorfl his pronouns, right? Or Cheery? Plus, very minorly, the pronoun usage with the bull pinged my Pronoun Sense
2) I know that Vimes/Vetinari is a ship in the fandom, and I thought about it a lot in their last scene, where I'm certain Vimes kept making Vetinari laugh, and Vetinari watches him go
3) the golem stuff is good
pickWell, I inhaled this one. Honestly, I'm not sure what to say about it - I have a number of half-formed thoughts that will hopefully coalesce before the discussion. I guess it feels more like a link in a chain than any of the previous books? It's good, I really loved revisiting it. I dunno, my brain is weird tonight.
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It's weird that Vetinari's value is presented as maintaining stability, when in my memory he's involved in a lot of the changes in Ankh-Morpork's society. He's certainly not quashed the Watch, and he sets all of Moist's stuff off in the future. Maybe what he's -really- good at is maintaining the appearance of stability...
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Another book I don't think I remember much about, and this time it extends to the physical object itself - why is this book water damaged??
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#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #FeetOfClay!
Looking forward to our discussion next month!
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Just a friendly reminder that next month we'll be reading #FeetOfClay! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on April 8th! Woohoo!
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pickOh, what to read next? Part of the fun of reading is discovering new authors and their books. These were my choices. Here‘s to happy discoveries😃📚
pickdespite scrambling to finish a semester project and playing through the new Pokemon game, I managed to complete reading Feet of Clay 👍 this was a significant improvement over Men at Arms pacing-wise and also so much funnier 😁 also I love Cheery/Cheri so much, really appreciate having the presence of a gender-nonconforming character who's treated rather well AND plays an important role in the City Watch's functioning.
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next #kindle read (ft. my pal Sobble) is Feet of Clay. planning on making this and Jingo my last Discworld reads for the year.
on a related note, I cleaned up a ton of free ebooks I've hoarded since I got my kindle 👍 I was getting overwhelmed by them and decided to focus on using my kindle as a library book machine for the foreseeable future
pickBooks 68-75 my Discworld Binge continues, all audio, btwn Aug 26 and Sep 14
I didn't realize I was that far behind, truth told. My husband has received a job offer that involves us moving to a new state and I've been listening to Discworld while I paint and pack.
Thumbs up all around for, in order of listening, Feet of Clay, Hogfather, The Last Continent, The Fifth Elephant, The Truth, Thief of Time, and Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.
“You said there's been another murder?“
“At the Dwarf Bread Museum. Someone killed Mr. Hopkinson with his own bread!“
“Made him eat it?“
“Hit him with it, sir,“ said Carrot reproachfully. “Battle Bread, sir.”
Close-combat crumpets and deadly throwing toast made me LOL so hard! #Museum #QuotsyMay19
pickGolems are essentially statues built by people and given the ability to move and specifically to work by placing a phrase written on paper inside their heads. They are pretty much clay slaves, capable of working nonstop for as long as their clay hold up. But are they people or things? Property or beings?
While Feet of Clay is a funny, silly Discworld adventure, there are some timely humanitarian questions happening in here. Excellent book!
I‘m starting the morning with Discworld! The assassins are still after Sam Vimes, and we meet a Golum...
I‘m loving the Discworld bookmarks too! Pretty sure this is Vimes with his little dragon buddy 💚
We‘re always buying every copy of Terry Pratchett off your local used bookshops‘ shelves. 😜 #sorryillinois #theyreminenow
A sunny day, a #discworld book and no work. Yes, please. #littlethings
Some of my favorite characters that don‘t get enough attention. 💜💜💜 #ookbookclub #pratchettposse #discworld
Terry Pratchett‘s works seem silly and fantastic, but somehow, they seem to reflect reality!
"Colon in particular had great difficulty with the idea that you went on investigating after someone had confessed. It outraged his training and experience. You got a #confession and there it ended. You didn‘t go around disbelieving people. You disbelieved people only when they said they were innocent. Only guilty people were trustworthy." #QuotsyFeb18
I cannot believe how pristine these used books I ordered from Abe books are 😱 No bent corners, no scratches, nothing!! And that's why I never look anywhere else when I order books. Best prices too! -end infomercial declaring my love ❤️-
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