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A reread that happened mostly because I couldn't remember much of what happened, and it's no longer a mystery as to why it was forgettable. There's some commentary, primarily the danger of being confined to tradition for systems of government and culture and religion. There's an interesting journey with the high priest, but it's odd upon reflection to realize the more intriguing story might have been the side character/pseudo-villain, 1/?

This was my #DoubleSpin for this month. While it was good, it's probably my least favorite of the Discworld series so far. I loved all of the others, but this one not so much. It's still a Pick, though.

When you die, what you lose first, it‘s life. Next it‘s illusions.

These are the authors I plan to concentrate on for #BacklistReadathon. The first 4 are authors whose series I've chosen for #SeriesLove2024, so I hope to read quite a few from those., and for the remaining authors, I'll be happy if I read at least 2 or 3 from each in 2024.

Thanks to @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks for hosting!

Began in Belize last year and finished on Hilton Head Island 🏝️ Pratchett‘s books are my favorites to take on vacation!

This one got a little too geometrically metaphysical for me. However, still overall enjoyable. My favorite parts - You, B- the camel 🐪, Teppic‘s time in the Assassin‘s Guild school 🔪, and his ancestors. (Why is there no emoji for mummies??)
#1989 for #192025

I started this 1.2 years ago as my “vacation book” maybe this vacation I can finish it 🤣

“No-one is more worried by the actual physical manifestation of a god than his priests; it‘s like having the auditors in unexpectedly.”

Here, Pratchett criticizes the overreliance on the calcified traditions. The fear of the new, the parents mindlessly forcing their way of life on the children, people forgetting the origins of their convictions, and motions replacing the core of being—and it‘s all comedy.

Gosh, was that man brilliant.

4.5/5

Ok, after reading a few more reviews I‘ve decided my original book (Little Eyes) may be a bit dark for this category. Here are some other possibilities I‘m considering. Anyone have an opinion?
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Just having the best time reading this intricate silliness!

😏

Assassin Strut™

Gloriously syncretic. 🤦🏼‍♂️

"Would you like it to stay there?" ? ?

Great book! I more enjoyed the start in the assassins guild but a fantastic read overall!

Oh Terry. I love discworld but this one was tough. Terrific ideas, terrific world, great characters and ideas. He has so much fun playing on ancient Egypt, classical Greek philosophy, death, religion and, just discworld,. But the plot drive isn‘t there, and when it is, the pacing is terrible. It makes for a sluggish read.

The world is great as always, but I didn‘t find the protagonist or his narrative compelling.

Visiting Discworld this morning. It‘s been a while.

Must admit not the one I've most enjoyed from the series so far, but that's not to say it was a bad one, it's just one I didn't enjoy as much as some of the earlier ones.
Still a great book though.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and it still made me laugh.

A fairly standalone Discworld book as the characters do not show up in any other book (except for Death). It lagged a little in part 3 for me but overall fairly decent.
Finally read this because it was my #bookspin for March.
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This is one of my favourite Discworld books, partly because it is genuinely funny and Terry Pratchett has a lot of fun riffing with Egyptian mythology. Also, I love the deeper themes here - about not knowing where you belong and tradition versus innovation. I‘m really enjoying my reread of Discworld and feel that Sir Terry really starts to hit his stride at this point. Another book down for #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

One more down in my discworld reread. I may have read it only once before and couldn't remember much. I loved the parts in Ankh-Morpork and everything related to the mummies, but on the whole it's not one of the better ones.

Last check-in and probably my laziest week. All my activity came from just walking around the grocery store, neighborhood, and the petting zoo. Say hi to our new llama friend! But I did it! Had a really good last couple of weeks reading-wise too. Hoping for a more active start to the next round.
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Different from any of the Discworld novels I've read so far, and yet it still captures all the satire and fun. Not everything landed for me, and I found the trip to Ephebe dragged. I think honestly, I would have rather had more fun with the Assassins' Guild members. Overall, though, I really liked it!

I tried a new cafe yesterday. This was a violet charcoal lemonade and it was deliciously refreshing. 😊

My TV is my favorite fitness tool? Yes, because paying for gym memberships is just wasteful for me as an introverted full-time special ed. teacher w/a toddler. I never gather the energy to go. But workout videos are my jam - esp. the high energy dancey ones. This is a new video I'm trying, & as you can see, it took my Terry Pratchett hostage until I was done. Funny that one of the activities we did was called Pyramid!

My coworker snapped a candid photo of me reading before the start of the founders festival parade in town! I was SO proud to be a part of the library workers who walked in the parade! And of COURSE I brought a book (and a dragon!🐉) with me! 😉📚💕

They also wore black - different colours of black. That was his first introduction to the tertiary colours - the colours on the far side of blackness. The colours that you get if you split blackness with an eightsided prism. #terrypratchett #speakhisname #gnuterrypratchett #pratchett #pyramids #discworld

Teppic not only is an assassin in Ankh-Morpork, he also is the heir to the throne in Djelibeybi (Discworld's Egypt). Upon his return to his home country, Teppic has to get used to the customs again, like sleeping on stone slaps in a corpse like position or #WalkLikeAnEgyptian.

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Pic shows my German edition

Yet another book that feels like practice for later novels, with too many problems and not enough strong points. When I first read this book it didn't occur to me that the Discworld books have a race problem, so good for me growing as a reader.
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Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the Pyramids post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!
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I am rendered uneasy by (P)Teppic going away to school and when he gets back he cannot read the modern language of his country. #OokBOokClub

Back onto another readthon, I have to see if I can get through Pyramids before the deadline. So let's do this, Discworld book that has never made much of an impression on me!
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Not my favorite. It had some funny bits, but I tired quickly after Teppic went back home.

Before I fell down an internet/google/TV rabbit hole, I managed a bit over five hours.

Finished one book, halfway through another.

Good night Littens!

#24B4Monday #readathon @TheReadingMermaid

#OokBOokClub #Pyramids #DiscworldBook07

Starting my fifth hour with some #audiotorturing on my acupuncture mat. ?

Finished the ARC "The Heart of a Bluestocking" and am halfway into the 7th Discworld novel.

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Just had a Litsy hiccough - Litsy told me I should check my internet connection. Anyone else have problems?

I cannot decide whether to read or get some #audioknitting done. I'll probably do a bit of both.

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@Laura317 - no inventive translator.

I know why I switched to the English editions at some point. Things like this still annoy me in translations - I wish I spoke all the languages, just to never have to get lost in translation ever again. 😉

The kingdom Djelibeybi - 😂 I don‘t know now if these are DW Easter eggs or if DW has Discworld Easter eggs.

Story of religion in a nutshell 🧐

#OokBOokClub
#PratchettPosse

You know, I used to think theories like this and reality was a simulation were just flights of scientific fancy....but recent world events have convinced me otherwise, seriously where else but in a universe where ever possibility is expressed every variation of choices, could we end up where we are today...🧐

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I enjoyed this one, even though it felt a bit like a trilogy of short stories pulled together in one volume, honestly the Assassin Guild beginning was quite good on its own, but I also liked the returning home and home not being the same part, and then finally the magical pyramid part. I left feeling like some of that ending was left undefined, I‘m hoping we see a few of these characters again somewhere along the way.

#OokBOokClub
#PratchettPosse

? exactly how Us vs Them works, he nailed it...

we did it: they are bad sports, cliché cliché
they did (the exact same thing) it: The Bastards!!!

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#UsVsThem

😂😂😂😂

#QuotsyOct18 #scream

Something to remember next Pi day (March 14), it‘s all just a mistake....”the Creator used the wrong kind of circles” 😂

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Seriously though, there is no tangent like a Pratchett tangent.