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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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keithmalek

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. 4w

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Thud! | Terry Pratchett

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#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 Thank you ( 2mo

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julesG

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 2mo

julesG @willaful @SconsinBookyBadger @Balibee146 @Deblovestoread @TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean @AlaMich 2mo

rubyslippersreads Please untag me. I‘m just not keeping up. 2mo

julesG @rubyslippersreads no problem! 🦧 2mo

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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 📚👏🏼🤩🧩💝. 3mo

iread2much @AnnCrystal 😊🦄💜 3mo

MemoirsForMe Cool Legos! 2mo

iread2much @MemoirsForMe thank you! It was an adorable set to build 😊 2mo

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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. 4mo

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“ 4mo

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. 4mo

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-- 4mo

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. 4mo

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booklover3258

The Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings | Lise Lunge-Larsen

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Finished my last book by Beth Krommes and absolutely loved everything about it. The artwork was superb as well as the fantasy tales of different creatures like fairies, gnomes, selkies, etc. Learned more about the fictional creatures and it's perfect for any age to read this book.

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FoxWriter

A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons (Adenashire #2) | J. Penner

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A cozy warm hug, a cute and adorable romance, an adorable pink dragon, and some of the most delicious food I've ever read in a book. this super cozy fantasy will leave you feeling relaxed and charmed as you sink into the world of Adenshire once more for a brand new cozy adventure starring Doli, a tea making dwarf with a love for books, a baby dragon with an absolute love for pastries, and a gargoyle on the run from a past he cannot fully escape.

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Robotswithpersonality

Thud! (Discworld, #34) | Terry Pratchett

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Third time. Better. Every. Time. As I believe I said last time, Snuff has an unfair lead because it's the first Vimes/Discworld/Pratchett I ever read, but Thud! and Snuff are in an eternal battle as to which is my favourite. Each time I read this book I feel more impressed by how well it is put together. I love that reading this book as a whole is as engaging an experience as the climax, especially for repeat reads, watching how things develop, 1/

Robotswithpersonality 2/? what puzzle pieces lead where. I'm no longer impatient to see the full picture, I'm enthralled by how each part is presented, and the craft of putting them in a certain order that doesn't give the game away, but let's the reader join Vimes in the aha! moment, and learn some other valuable lessons along the way. The breadcrumbs relating to Mr. Shine are particularly fun on reread. 8mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? Obviously I love the books that are primarily from Vimes' perspective, but certain happenings give this book an exceptional emotional core. I think you also end up feeling strongly from the perspective of other characters. This time the plight of Helmclever in particular really hit me, and Brick's story, as well. The Summoning Dark meeting the Watchman remains an epic scene that just barely surpasses the leading up Where's My Cow? moments, 8mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? in my opinion.
The heartbreak of bigotry, how thoroughly hate enshrined in tradition can destroy, can threaten a better future, is shown to exquisitely sharp effect, but commentary on the how the vulnerability of those without support can be so lost to substance abuse, the dangers of unchecked power, in political and policing spheres, is also present and memorable. 8mo

Robotswithpersonality 5/5 The Tawnee/Betty + Nobby with a side order of Angua v. Sally conundrum feels like a background murmur given the stakes of the main plot, but insofar as it does deal with female support and camaraderie and the recognition of one's own worth outside the scale of male interest, I find it more hopeful than cringe.
⚠️Bigotry/Speciesism?(racism between fictional fantasy races) 8mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Thud! (Discworld, #34) | Terry Pratchett

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