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Thud! | Terry Pratchett

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I fell a bit behind there with the #PractettPosse #OokBOokClub, sorry. This one was a new read for me, and although it won‘t be my favorite Watch book I really liked how it dealt with ancient “obvious to everyone antagonist” animus, with what really happened, and how it sometimes benefits those with power to keep the real history buried and keep the conflict going. I still love how Pratchett can make us look at real issues with surreal stories.

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Going Postal | Terry Pratchett

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I‘m still catching up with the #PractettPosse #OokBOokClub, for some reason I starting falling behind when I hit a bunch that were re-reads for me, but yet enjoyed them just as much as the first time I read them 🤷‍♀️ (problems only avid readers understand I suspect🤔🙃). Even on re-read though, I have to say these later books with Moist (same with Tiffany Aching) really hold up and I‘d recommend them still even to someone new to the Disc.

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julesG

Thud! | Terry Pratchett

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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #Thud! Feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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Soubhiville I keep gazing at my shelf of TP and feeling slightly sad that there are only a handful of Discworld novels left in my series reread. I think my favorite part of Thud! Was Sam‘s devotion to reading time. But I NEVER want to hear about that cow again! Of course as always I love TP‘s inter-species relations, the trolls and dwarves, Angua and the vampire, etc. The “can‘t we all just get along” vibe is so relevant to RL. ⬇️ 3y

julesG @Soubhiville Yeah, I thought this rang very true. I love that about the Discworld novels. - Re: get along 3y

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Soubhiville Learning to respect each other‘s cultures and historical backgrounds can improve everyone‘s life experiences. 🙌 I also got a kick out of the coach journey that got a bit of help from the wizards. The explanation of magic involved and how much no one really trusted it, I was cracking up. 🤣 Well done as always Sir Terry. 💙 3y

BookmarkTavern This one is one of my absolute favorites. The tensions, Vimes‘s dedication to his son, Sybil (always, always Sybil my love), the parallel tensions with Sally and Angua, the ending. It‘s all just so so good. This month was my first time listening to it, and I got to say the end scene in the cave hit a little different when hearing it out loud. 3y

BookmarkTavern I totally get what you mean @Soubhiville I still haven‘t read Snuff or The Shepherd‘s Crown yet, because I know as soon as I do, there‘s nothing new after that. I might just have to start another reread when we‘re done. 😂 3y

DrexEdit These books just get better and better. I love that Sybil saves the day with her Koom Valley drawings (even if she doesn't get enough credit for that in the book). I wish TP would show more of Sybil's knowledge/staunchness. One of my favorite Discworld themes: nobody ever accomplishes difficult things on their own. The things that make the characters different are the things that are shown as their strengths and everybody has a role to play. 3y

Soubhiville @DrexEdit I love that way of looking at it. 💙 3y

khooliha I may be biased, as I just finished reading it, but the thing that hit me hardest was the recounting of the Tak story at the end. "All things strive" and delighting in the life that came unbidden - it's such a lovely moment. 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I fell a bit behind there with the #PractettPosse #OokBOokClub, sorry. This one was a new read for me, and although it won‘t be my favorite Watch book I really liked how it dealt with ancient “obvious to everyone antagonist” animus, with what really happened, and how it sometimes benefits those with power to keep the real history buried and keep the conflict going. I still love how Pratchett can make us look at real issues with surreal stories. 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @DrexEdit Yes, that‘s lovely, I love that too. 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @khooliha Beautiful moment! 3y

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julesG

Going Postal | Terry Pratchett

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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #GoingPostal! Feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG @TK421 @4thhouseontheleft @DrexEdit @CatLass007 @gossamerchild @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @jpmcwisemorgan @anansigirl @Gezemice @Chrys @Cheshirecat913 @dariazeoli @Soubhiville @Velvetsun @amber_ldsmom @Catherine_Willoughby @GingerAntics 3y

julesG @AmyG @jmtrivera @rubyslippersreads @Karkar @kwmg40 @CindyMyLifeIsLit @Gdsjenny @Marmie7 @slategreyskies @mklong @Liatrek @Moray_Reads @cobwebmoth @khooliha @Read-y_Picker @TheSpineView @ozma.of.oz @Jennifer3 @AllisonM89 3y

khooliha This book is great! Moist is such a fun character, and I think the book does a great job of staying with him (it'd be easy for these events to spin out into a Watch book, after all). It's just fun to take a guy whose whole bit is Normal Man (For Conning Purposes) and just mire him in some of the strangest stuff the books have done in awhile. Magic isn't so wild anymore, but people and their products still can be. 3y

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khooliha Also, after how it's described in this book, I'm surprised that we never see a god of the clacks. 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m still catching up with the #PractettPosse #OokBOokClub, for some reason I starting falling behind when I hit a bunch that were re-reads for me, but yet enjoyed them just as much as the first time I read them 🤷‍♀️ (problems only avid readers understand I suspect🤔🙃). Even on re-read though, I have to say these later books with Moist (same with Tiffany Aching) really hold up and I‘d recommend them still even to someone new to the Disc. 3y

julesG @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Totally understand that re-reading thing. I had a similar problem with some of the books. 3y

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Death and What Comes Next (Discworld, #10.5; Death, #1.5) | Terry Pratchett

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A tiny little (5 pages maybe) Death short story about the conversation had when a philosopher dies....covering theories from Schrödinger‘s Cat to the multiverse... but of course no matter what your religion or philosophy only two things are certain in this life and one of those is Death ?.

http://www.lspace.org/books/dawcn/dawcn-english.html

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aprilpohren Loved this! Jumped over and read it right away! 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @aprilpohren So glad you liked it too! 5y

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