so-soThis book was definitely a mixed bag. The story in itself wasn't bad. I enjoyed what little we knew about Jeremy; his storyline felt so different from anything I've ever read before. However, the anti-medication stance was a bit old-fashioned. The monks are kind of a racist caricature, which isn't helping the book. Susan was especially unpleasant in this one as well. I am not a fan of her, and this installment isn't doing her any favors.
pickWell, it's Terry Pratchett - what's more to say? We get Discworld, we get a glimpse into private Terry, we get speeches and short stories from young Pratchett. Including the great illustrations by Josh Kirby. What's not to love?
(I did skip the texts about Neil Gaiman and JK, though)
The way Asian coded people are represented here is kinda racist. Not gonna lie 😬
so-soI don't have much to say about this one. I don't like Susan much, and once again, I do not care for the wizards. This is another instance of me wishing that the book focused on the more interesting subplot of Death replacing the Hogfather, but instead, there's a bunch of nonsense happening at the Unseen University that frankly adds very little to the overall story.
pickI enjoyed it overall, aside from all the things I've mentioned previously, that is also probably because I like music, and this was a heavily musical book. Death is handled a lot better in this book. The plot with Imp was pretty interesting, but I did not care for all the wizard shenanigans. I would have preferred it to be only focused on the band plot. I also am not a fan of how Death constantly says how death cannot be changed, and yet he--
pickThe Watch is baffled by a pair of mysterious murders & the poisoning of the Patrician. It will take all of them working together along w/ a new hire to solve everything.
This is 1 of my favorites. The two separate mysteries are fascinating, I love all the characters (Angua my beloved), Dorfl & the golems & the power of choosing, & Vimes always satisfies my deeply buried vengeful side @ the end. I forgot how much that last scene hits me.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Every time i'm starting to enjoy this book I get hit with some fatphobia, misogynistic ideology or racism and its exhausting. It's a product if it's fine but man oof
so-soThis installment is a lot better than the first Death book, but I still can't say I enjoyed it much more than the first. There are a lot of interesting discussions about life and death in this book, but I can't say I was very interested in either storyline, despite the strong start. There is a lot going on, and it feels disjointed; again, the transitions between the two storylines aren't very good (yet). Things really fell apart with the trolley-
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#OokBOokClub
Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #FifthElephant next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on September 8th! Woohoo!
If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!
#5JoysFriday!
1. Lunch with a good friend
2. Closing out said lunch with Greek frozen yogurt topped with honey and baklava crumbles
3. Reading Terry Pratchett (tagged) for the #OokBOokClub
4. Discovering that Charles Dickens called his youngest son PLORN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Dickens
5. Laughing with my husband so hard I cried… over a bunch of fart joke memes
To add a bit more about the racism with the monks: I don't think it was meant to be malicious, but came from a place of ignorance/outdated martial arts movies. I believe you can do such concepts justice- 3d