Sergeant Colon had had a broad education. He'd been to the School of My Dad Always Said, the College of It Stands to Reason, and was now a postgraduate student at the University of What Some Bloke in the Pub Told Me.
“He ought to stay here, and do the best he could.
But . . . history was full of the bones of good men who'd followed bad orders in the hope that they could soften the blow. Oh, yes, there were worse things they could do, but most of them began right where they started following bad orders.”
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“Colon looked awkward, as if the bunched underwear of the past was tangling itself in the crotch of recollection.”
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pickWhen a mysterious island rises from the sea, it sparks an international conflict that threatens war. & all Sam Vimes wants to do is solve the murders in his own damn city.
This feels ludicrously timely. Vimes‘s whole speech about Us Vs Them, the anti-immigration rhetoric in Ankh-Mor Pork, the leaders in charge not truly understanding the costs of war as they throw the young men of the country into battle for pride/land/glory. Phew. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
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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!
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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!
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#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #Jingo!
Looking forward to our discussion next month!
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so-soThis also started off really fresh and different, but fell apart towards the middle, and the last 2 hours really dragged. There was still very good commentary about racism, exploitation, drug abuse, slavery, and prejudice. The “dehumanization“ of the goblins really rustled my feathers. The humor in this really struggled and was very low-brow, relying too heavily on 💩, especially because Pratchett is known for his humor. It's a very weak ending.--
Somehow the casual misogyny keeps popping up
There was this earlier scene where Lady Sybil and Vimes were over to this noblewoman's house, and Vimes started telling these young women that they should just get jobs and not rely on finding a rich man to marry. While I get the sentiment, I also fundamentally dislike it when ignorant men tell young women what to do.
Normally, Sybil corrects him when he's being like this, and yet she just sat there smiling. It doesn't sit well with me.
