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Thud! | Terry Pratchett
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I don‘t have any right now, but I‘ve planned out two.

On the inside of my left forearm, I want to get the Summoning Dark from Terry Prqtchett‘s Thud in red, and then the Guarding Dark in black over the top of it.

And on my right wrist I want to get the word uvumi from Tamora Pierce‘s Emelan books, looking like it‘s written with thread.

#SundayFunday I hope you all have a fantastic day, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!

JenniferEgnor I‘ve wanted to get one for a while! A book that is open with its pages standing up, with something like stars or mist rising off of the pages, and it‘ll say ‘Carpe Librum‘. 2mo
BookmarkTavern @JenniferEgnor That sounds lovely! 2mo
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Robotswithpersonality
Snuff | Terry Pratchett
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Reread confirms it. Still my favourite book. The one that got me out of a decade long reading slump two years ago, before I'd read any other Discworld books. Having now read all of them, and reread all the City Watch books, I'm overjoyed that it lives up to my memory. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Vimes remains a character who you regularly see thoughtfully consider the challenge to his own assumptions and then do better as a result. Pratchett's writing in his voice is fully developed.

While Thud! does a lot for Vimes, this is the only book that really moves from including Vimes as the head of an ensemble in the City Watch, to being primarily his story with a new supporting cast.
3mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/? Reading this book is always bittersweet because I wonder what other adventures we could have had with this character if Terry had had more time. I dearly wish, he had had more time.

Regarding the supporting cast, I also wish we got other books with Willikins the bad ass butler!
3mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/? Pragmatic hope, the reality that humans are flawed with the open possibility that they can surprise you in a good way; it feels like the essence of watching Vimes discover new things about the world he thought he knew, and I love it. 3mo
Robotswithpersonality 5/5 It's not without its flaws:
Puns around Feeney 's meals and fighting style are as wince worthy as they were the last time I read it.
If the goblins and their denigration and enslavement are a metaphor for the history of racism then Vimes comes dangerously close to a white saviour figure. However if the lesson has to do with animal rights, he doesn't. I think it's up to interpretation.

⚠️speciesism/racism, enslavement
3mo
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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
Snuff | Terry Pratchett
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Sam Vimes proves that he is unable to detach from his work by solving crimes on vacation at his wife's ancestral country house. His growth as a character is really on full display here as he argues for goblins to be considered human.

With this read, I've achieved my goal of reading all the Night Watch Discworld books this year! Prachett fans - which arc should I read next? The wizards? The witches?

#Discworld #ReadingGoals

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Robotswithpersonality
Thud! | Terry Pratchett
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I thought I only had a fondness for the paperback cover as it's the version I originally read from the library, but after I shelled out for the collector's hardback, I realized I actually like the paperback cover more! Oops. Oh well, I love this book enough to own it twice. This reread got right me in the feels! Glad to re-reading Snuff next because right now this and it are neck and neck for my fave Vimes book.

Robotswithpersonality Elaborating on the feels: I think the first time I read Thud! what stood out most was Sam's shouted reading of 'Where's My Cow' in Koom Valley, but this time it was Sybil, trying to convince herself everything was okay moments before Sam's rendition. She's such a rock normally, that realizing that she does take strength from Sam's steadiness, she does understand the sakes and can be very worried, just got to me. Brick, too, had me emotional; I think upon my first read, caught up in the mystery, he felt like an important clue that kept wandering off, but this time it was so clear, how little he'd had anyone to care for him, how Shine saved him, and Detritus taking him under his wing: 🥺. There was a whole 'we need better societal structures so various at risk communities, like those getting addicted to very dangerous drug admixtures, don't fall through the cracks' commentary wandering through this political/historical murder mystery! Which itself was an incredible statement on choosing peace. 👌🏻👏🏻 4mo
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Robotswithpersonality
Thud! | Terry Pratchett
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The exploratory approach to upholding the law. 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Robotswithpersonality
Thud! | Terry Pratchett
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Yet again reminded of my love for Sybil. Vimes might be growing in legend among the City Watch officers and the populace at large, to the point that they'd hesitate to say when he messed up, but Sybil will keep him humble. 😁

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Robotswithpersonality
The Fifth Elephant | Terry Pratchett
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As with Feet of Clay, I feel like I got more out of the story on the second read. Would have loved to have gone more in depth with the gender discussions, but I recognize that it was a side plot. Main theme, which seems to be a pattern in those works centred around Vimes, is the ethical use of power, and the use versus danger of tradition, as well as a cracking good mystery of course. Still loving my Discworld City Watch reread. 🥰
⚠️Animal death

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Robotswithpersonality
The Fifth Elephant | Terry Pratchett
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Pratchett: King of snarky commentary, and footnotes. 👑

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Robotswithpersonality
Jingo | Terry Pratchett
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Felt like reading it for the first time. There was a lot more adventure and hilarious hijinks than I remembered! I will say certain sections were tough to read in light of recent events. Major plot points involve the disputed occupation of a piece of land and racism, prejudice and violence between those of different ethnicities/religions/cultures. Satire bites harder, hurts more when it was written decades ago and continues to be relevant. 1/2

Robotswithpersonality 2/2 Highlights for me: 1) Vimes recognizing all the ugly and futile parts of war and dirty politics while continually reaffirming where the line is for himself as an officer of the law, what he should and should not have the power to do. 2) Nobby having gender feels (⚠️various character reactions do not age well) 3) Vetinari out of the palace and causing breathtakingly competent havoc 🤌🏻 5mo
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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
Thud! | Terry Pratchett
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Another Night Watch installment that could be summed up as Sam Vimes seeing the world conspiring to keep him from getting home on time to read the picture book Where's My Cow? to his young son. My favorite moment was Death having a "near-Vimes experience." ?