Litsy

Sourcery | Terry Pratchett

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Pratchett has been on my radar for quite some time, but I've never actually jumped in. So when @julesg said that the #OokBookClub was starting over, this seemed like a great time to give his writing a whirl. I enjoyed but wasn't mind-blown by this one, but the consensus seems to be that it isn't his best, and this was still an easy pick. I'm looking forward to working through some of these, as I found the characters, world-building, and humor ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) to be quite engaging.

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Librarybelle Nice! I‘ve yet to read anything by Pratchett! 11h

BarbaraJean Ohhh, I hadn't seen that #OokBookClub was starting over... I may have to jump into that! Because I need more buddy reads 😂 I've only read Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series, and then Mort--and I loved all of them. 9h

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TheSpineView Great job! Currently working on this book. Maybe will finish tomorrow. 9h

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 7h

julesG @Librarybelle you can always join us for a book or more 😉 3h

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BookmarkTavern

Sourcery | Terry Pratchett

so-so

When sourcery returns to the Disc, & throws the wizards all into chaos, what is a cowardly Rincewind to do but put together a ragtag group to maybe save the world? Or run away, one of the two.

A bit of a slow start, & a rushed/abrupt ending, but fun exploring the Disc anyway. I really found myself charmed by the side characters, & laughing at the cameos towards the end. Though I had hoped for more between Coin & Rincewind. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

BookmarkTavern #PratchettPosse And I finished it on his birthday! #GNUTerryPratchett 1d

Ruthiella I‘ve only read the first two books featuring Rincewind but apparently he inadvertently saves the world fairly often. 😂 1d

julesG @Ruthiella that's his talent. 🤣🤣 1d

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Robotswithpersonality

The Truth | Terry Pratchett

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Even better the second time.
Sharp satire that never forgets to be understanding about humanity's flaws, and their potential for growth.
Fantastical shenanigans certainly, but between William de Worde's epiphanies and Mr Pin and Mr Tulip's final reewards, this one hits hard between the laughs. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Undoubtedly this particular Discworld book ranks high in my affection because it has a decent amount of Vimes sprinkled in, and the tone of the confrontations between him and de Worde show the character of both men admirably.
Side note: It tickles me how often Vetinari ends up in the damsel in distress role in some fashion in the Discworld series overall given his fearsome reputation. 3d

Robotswithpersonality 3/3 I think Terry had his heart in the right place including all manner of people and other beings in this story and his picture of the grand city of Ankh-Morpork, but given its original publication date of 2000, it's not surprising that the characterization of the homeless group including a disabled man and various people with glibly described or undiagnosed mental illness played for laughs feels insensitive nearly a quarter of a century later. 3d

julesG I think TP was aware of his glibness. It feels done on purpose to me. 3d

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Robotswithpersonality

The Truth | Terry Pratchett

Mr. Tulip, not a man of subtlety. 🫣

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Robotswithpersonality

The Truth | Terry Pratchett

“clash of symbols“?!
Excuse me while I geek out on the best homonymic word play, EVER.

julesG Homophones (sorry, part time linguist, no criticism) 3d

Robotswithpersonality @julesG Maybe the internet's steering me wrong, but I think we're BOTH right: “Homonyms are words that have different meanings but are pronounced or spelled the same way. There are two types of homonyms: homophones and homographs. Homophones sound the same but are often spelled differently.“ 3d

julesG Yepp. You're right. I kind of blanked out homographs. My brain insisted there were only two options.🤦🏻‍♀️ 3d

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julesG Well, there are two options plus an "umbrella term" 3d

Robotswithpersonality @julesG Hey, I knew more than I did an hour ago. I assume someone taught me this in grade school but it's definitely gotten fuzzy since! 😅 3d

julesG Primary school here in Germany calls them "tea pot/kettle words" (nobody ever explained why tea pot/kettle). The proper terms were drummed into me at university, during endless boring lectures and classes about linguistics and grammar. 3d

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Robotswithpersonality

The Truth | Terry Pratchett