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Thud! | Terence David John Pratchett

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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!

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BookmarkTavern Listening to these City Watch books right after each other is so fascinating! Seeing Vimes‘s growth, his strength in his family is so rewarding. But it also makes me wonder. Would a Nightwatch or a Guards! Guards! Vimes have had a similar defense against the Summoning Dark, or would he have fallen? (edited) 4w

julesG @BookmarkTavern I agree, it's fascinating seeing his growth. Not sure about how successful an early Vimes would have been. I hope he'd have had it in him back then already. (does that make sense? ) 4w

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BookmarkTavern Yes! I think the foundations are there. And maybe he wouldn‘t have given in completely. But I think that his reliance on the Watch, like Carrot and Angua and Cherry, his relationship with Sybil and Sam, even his dealings with Vetinari are what gave his Guarding Dark the strength to shut out the Summoning completely. 4w

willaful @BookmarkTavern Very interesting point. He's tested a lot throughout the books -- staying sober, holding on to hope in Night Watch, and now this. He always comes out stronger and a little more able to connect to his people. 4w

julesG @willaful that!! Well put! 3w

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BarbaraJean

Thud! | Terry Pratchett

"War, Nobby. Huh! What is it good for?" he said.
"Dunno, Sarge. Freeing slaves, maybe?"
"Absol—well, okay."
"Defending yourself against a totalitarian aggressor?"
"All right, I'll grant you that, but—“
"Saving civilization from a horde of—“
"It doesn't do any good in the long run is what I'm saying, Nobby, if you'd listen for five seconds together," said Fred Colon sharply.
"Yeah, but in the long run, what does, Sarge?"

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Thud! | Terry Pratchett

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An old feud is ramping up again when a dwarf is found murdered, & the trolls are accused. It‘s up to Vimes & the Watch to investigate & solve this crime before war breaks out.

The parallels between trolls/dwarfs & Sally/Angua play off so well against each other. This is also my favorite Vimes story as he battles his anger/darkness. & his dedication to 6 o‘clock hit much harder, as I had a tradition of reading to my nibling during COVID.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

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Thud! | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #Thud!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

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Lord Minimus: The Extraordinary Life of Britain's Smallest Man | Nick Page

Scene changes always presented the greatest challenge to the masque designer in the seventeenth century as they were virtually impossible to achieve without the audience noticing. One Italian producer solved this by having stooges at the back of the audience shout 'Help! Fire! Murder!' or snap a piece of wood to simulate the crackling of a gallery support. While the audience turned around to investigate he would change scenery. It was a great...

keithmalek ...idea with only one tiny flaw: there were panics and the whole theatre emptied in the stampede for safety. 2mo

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Thud! | Terry Pratchett

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Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #Thud next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on November 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

julesG Thank you ( 3mo

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Thud! | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #Thud next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on November 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

julesG @dariazeoli @Soubhiville @GingerAntics @rubyslippersreads @Karkar @kwmg40 @Liatrek @khooliha @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Jennifer3 @Fortifiedbybooks 3mo

julesG @willaful @SconsinBookyBadger @Balibee146 @Deblovestoread @TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean @AlaMich 3mo

rubyslippersreads Please untag me. I‘m just not keeping up. 3mo

julesG @rubyslippersreads no problem! 🦧 3mo

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iread2much

A Fellowship of Librarians and Dragons | J. Penner

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A cozy Lego set to go with a cozy book. This one was a little heavy handed on the “flaw” of the main character without giving much nuance or background, but it was still a sweet read.
Doli finally opens her inheritance box and discovers a dragon egg. Her parents visit, she meets a gargoyle she wants a relationship with, and she has to figure out how to navigate her new life.
2.5/5 read for a less developed story but great atmosphere.

AnnCrystal 📚👏🏼🤩🧩💝. 4mo

iread2much @AnnCrystal 😊🦄💜 4mo

MemoirsForMe Cool Legos! 3mo

iread2much @MemoirsForMe thank you! It was an adorable set to build 😊 3mo

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Doppoetry

Thud! | Terry Pratchett

so-so

This book started off really strong and then gradually fell off. It started with the needless trope of woman 1 feeling insecure because woman 2 is prettier, crap that you see in older works. I was waiting for that trope to be subverted, but it was plain boring and unoriginal through and through. There were needles gendered remarks sprinkled throughout that I also didn't care for. Angua also became a mouthpiece for some xenophobic opinions--

Doppoetry -which was designated for the male characters. It wasn't exactly pleasant to read.

There was some good dwarven lore, and I was interested in that, but it didn't focus too deeply on it. The way Sybil goes from being written as a strong and independent woman to a damsel in distress in these bothers me a lot. She also suffers from the forced gender roles in these books. She is written far better in the first watch book than the following ones imo. 5mo

Doppoetry There's a lot of inconsistency here, but the book also suffers from “show, don't tell.“ We're also told, countless times, how Vimes is incorruptible, but he's never really shown in scenarios where he could be and chooses not to. Yes, there are moments where he has inner turmoil between kicking ass and following the law, but it's not pushed to a certain extreme where he has to make a tough choice between “Corruption“ and “Duty“ 5mo

Doppoetry -Any time it is hinted at happening, his squad shows up to prevent whatever mayhem is happening, or ambushes the bad guys, etc. He never (temporarily) stands on his own and makes a tough choice. It smells of plot armor. 5mo

Doppoetry I was debating whether to mention the weird digs on the sex worker, but I think it's important to mention. I get Nobby is just a huge joke, but it was nice seeing him be nice to this sex worker and wanting a relationship with her, but then the female cast talks her out of it, and then Nobby also decides to end the relationship, and I have to wonder what the point of that was? Of course we have to also make her dumb as a sack of rocks because-- 5mo

Doppoetry -- “smart“ women don't date stupid, ugly men or do sex work. 🙄 It's somehow okay to keep mentioning how men objectify her and comment on her body multiple times, and she's too stupid to say anything. Get real. 5mo

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