Small Gods: Discworld Novel, A | 
pickA remarkable novel that does not need any connection to the Discworld series to make it so. It seems clear that Pratchett set out to have a clear-eyed discussion about religion, with a minor detour into classical philosophy, and on those points alone it's an incredible book. 1/?
I actually have a positive-ish message today. Not sure I really believe it will turn out all right, but I still think it's the only way to live authentically.
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Already many quotes, a nice start of a Sunday with Terry Pratchett :)
Starting my first Terry Pratchett book. People said start with this one. So far people were right. Fun read so far. Will have to read all 40 now… so many books. So little time.
Will never get tired of Pratchett's ideas on books and libraries. 📚♥️
pickIt was time for another great Discworld read, and this book was it. As always loved Sir Terry Pratchett's comments dressed in humor, this time on the subject of Gods and religion. A pick!
@PuddleJumper This was my #Roll100 #2 pick for both April and May - yay, one read, two picks 😁
What best to get a taste of this book than by some quotes.
“Gods don't like people not doing much work. People who aren't busy all the time might start to think.“ ⬇
pickA philosophical commentary on religion, faith & society/community with loads of humor.
So far this is my 4th Discworld book. Of the 4 books I think this one could be read at any point in the series because no character that I know of is a repeat so far but a short appearance by Death.
The God Om wakes up in the body of a tortoise & wants to find out why and Brutha attempts to find truth in religion. This alone 😂
Though provoking!
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“The tortoise is a ground-living creature. It is impossible to live nearer the #ground without being under it. Its horizons are a few inches away. It has about as good a turn of speed as you need to hunt down a lettuce. It has survived while the rest of evolution flowed past it by being, on the whole, no threat to anyone and too much trouble to eat.” #QuotsyJun21
“His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools -- the Cynics, the Stoics and the Epicureans -- and summed up all three of them in his famous phrase, 'You can't trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there's nothing you can do about it, so let's have a #drink.” #QuotsyJun21
pickLast supper, Sir Pterry- style! Needed a bit of comfort reading today and there‘s nothing better for that than a Pratchett 🐢🐘🐘🐘🐘🌏 De Chelonian Mobile! #discworld #pratchettposse
pickich habe das Buch mit Genuss begonnen. Mitten drin glich es dann doch sehr den anderen glaubenskritischen Büchern, dass ich beinahe das Interesse verlor. und dann nahm die Geschichte Fahrt auf. Ich wurde reingesogen. Es war sprudelnd,witzig,ideenreich. Den Sprecher fand ich gut.
pickich habe das Buch mit Genuss begonnen. Mitten drin glich es dann doch sehr den anderen glaubenskritischen Büchern, dass ich beinahe das Interesse verlor. und dann nahm die Geschichte Fahrt auf. Ich wurde reingesogen. Es war sprudelnd,witzig,ideenreich. Den Sprecher fand ich gut.
Thanks @Buechersuechtling for the tag. #thoughtprovokingthursday @BayouGirl85
LA TARTARUGA SI MUOVE.
Und die Schildkröte bewegt sich doch.
The turtle moves.
I was laughing so much reading this quote, I started to cry.
What about you @VeKu @Pamelibrarian @BookNAround @nitalibrarian ?
"There were all sorts of ways to petition the Great God, but they depended largely on how much you could afford, which was right and proper and exactly how things should be. After all, those who had achieved success in the world clearly had done it with the approval of the Great God, because it was impossible to believe that they had managed it with His disapproval. In the same way, the Quisition could act without possibility of flaw."
I know I am bit late, but I was put yesterday. Thanks @julesG for the tag.
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🌙 After 10 weeks of online teaching collegues working together more than ever.
🌙 The turtle moves!
🌙 I get the stuff which has been on my to-buy-list forever.
🌙 Piroggi
pickFinished this one on #hoopla this morning, and I‘m not sure how much my enjoyment of it was diminished by having to read on my phone (not my preferred method) and how much by my general preference for late Pratchett over early. Still a good story of Discworld and religion and mythology and tortoises 🐢
https://cheezburger.com/11109893/uplifting-tumblr-story-about-a-selfless-farmer
#notthetaggedbook and not #fanfiction. But this seemed appropriate here.
“What have I always believed?
That on the whole, by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out all right.” #MarchMagics #TerryPratchett #Discworld
A Valentine‘s Day shopping spree! All of the Discworld books are used and Small Gods is the only one of these I haven‘t read. Uriah Heep had come to my attention lately and Stormsong was a must have (although now it has to wait for a Witchmark reread first!). #marchmagics
I saw this on Pinterest this morning, and all I could think of was.... “The Turtle Moves”
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Ooh, and the elephants are tiny 🤪
pickSmall Gods is one of my favorites from Pratchett. He takes on religion and beliefs, and the difference between them. In a country dedicated to the god Om, when Om actually shows up as a tortoise, he finds only one true believer - Brutha, the naive novice who believes everything he is told - until he learns - and with knowledge and belief, he changes the world. One of the best, funniest, most insightful and most human books from Sir Terry.
pickI‘ll admit it took a bit for this one to get going for me, a lot of new characters, only brief cameos of a few we know, BUT I really loved this one once it got going. A great story that will make you think of “organized religion” verses faith in a completely different (but sadly true) way, Pratchett as always pokes at the sacred and reveals the inconsistencies of humanity.
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Another #SeriesRead @TheSpineView
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Can we go back on holiday?
It's 8am, I've been up since 5.30am (Yoga, was hard at that hour), and I've already managed 1.9k steps. My kids kept me busy.
Tea and my #OokBOokClub read on audio, then chores.
pickI think I'm going to go with this book being good, not great. It has a lot to say, but (as I often do) I find myself wishing I liked the characters better. But it has some of my favorite storytelling tropes (might even be the source of my fondness for them!) and I had a good time.
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I forgot that the Librarian makes a cameo appearance! Good for him.
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Continuing my #lunchreading with the #OokBookClub book of the month. I've even got my own Great God Om to read with me (in the form of a frog). He's not talking though. At least not at the moment. 😂😂😂
So Small Gods and Witches Abroad kind of feel like opposites, plotting wise. Witches Abroad is very goal-focused, while nearly 150 pages in Small Gods is just... drifting along. Let's you really feel the difference between an active and a passive protag.
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I think I'm getting to the point of the #OokBOokClub where I'm rereading the books for the first time? Maybe? This paperback spine is looking pretty pristine.
so-soBooks 62-65 Discworld Binge, finished somewhere between July 31 and Aug 17, all audio
Small Gods: I'm not sure if he's mocking those with faith or organized religion. So-So
Wyrd Sisters: I enjoy the Witches. Pick
Lords and Ladies: Witches again, and elves too. Pick
Men at Arms: ❤️ Vimes ❤️ love his character growth in this one, as well as Carrot coming into his own. Pick
“All libraries, everywhere, are connected by the #bookworm holes in space created by the strong space-time distortions found around any large collections of books. Only a very few librarians learn the secret, and there are inflexible rules about making use of the fact. Because it amounts to time travel, and time travel causes big problems.” #QuotsyAug19
#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continued YESTERDAY (mea culpa) with #SmallGods!
Looking forward to our discussion next month!
Happy reading!
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pickTerry Pratchett is one of my favorite authors. Small Gods is one of his books that, while still humorous, deals with a heavy topic (religion) in a way that examines the human condition and why belief is a force to be reckoned with.
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Just a friendly reminder that next month we'll be reading #SmallGods! Dig our your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on August 8th! Woohoo!
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pick“Gods have no one to pray to.”
The Great God Om, while attempting to incarnate as a bull & do some infidel stomping, becomes stuck in the form of a tortoise. He discovers that in the nation of Omnia that worships & fears him, only one young novice actually BELIEVES. Together Om & his believer will examine faith, war, & philosophy & figure out their place in the (Disc)world.
This stands alone from the previous 12, going a bit darker & deeper.
This lovely piece of art by Omar Rayyan entitled “obuggerbuggerbuggerhelpaarghnoNoNoAarghBuggerNONOAARGH” is from the Folio Society edition of Small Gods.
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“We think, therefore we am.”
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The battling philosophers of Ephebe...
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#audiowalk definitely passed the time more smoothly @Daisey ... and there was a few smirks and giggles I had to hide @julesG 😀😀
“Furnishing was not a priority in the Citadel. Shelves, stools, tables... There was a rumor among the novices that priests towards the top of the hierarchy had golden furniture, but there was no sign of it here. The room was as severe as anything in the novices' quarters although it had, perhaps, a more opulent severity; it wasn't the forced bareness of poverty, but the starkness of intent.” #Bare #QuotsyJune19
“Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake.”
#AnglophileApril | 24: #IFoughtTheLaw
📷: Made with Typorama
I can only approach this book from my own perspective as an atheistic reader, but it might have other things to offer those with a spiritual tradition.
Unsurprisingly, this book works because of some Pratchett gold standards: excellent character work 6d
Don't take my word for it, go read it!
⚠️torture, mention of slavery 6d