2 posts tagged “discworld”
Finished Terry Pratchett's Maskerade a while ago. This is the now-mandatory micro-review.
It's a Nanny & Granny story, starting with a promising young witch who decides to join the Opera in Ankh-Morpork. It turns out that the Opera House is haunted by a Ghost, and the story turns rather Webberesque. Some good mystery, some good action and a great Granny/Death scene – Granny is becoming powerful, and I think that's the most important part of this book, if you're reading the Discworld series as a whole. An average Pratchett. I like the Granny character, but I'm not overly fond of Nanny, or at least not with how Pratchett is using her.
Currently reading Sterling's Zenith Angle, which turned out to be extremely geeky. For me, it's a bit over the top, and the computer-related bits of fact disturbs me, in that it feels like it's written for people who have no clue as to how networks and computers work. I'm a bit more than halfway through it, so we'll see if things pick up towards the end.
Merry X-mas, by the way. My ex-girlfriend gave me a great little book, Atheism: A Very Short Introduction by Julian Baggini. I've read a few pages, and it looks very promising. A must-read for religious and non-religious people alike.
It's a Nanny & Granny story, starting with a promising young witch who decides to join the Opera in Ankh-Morpork. It turns out that the Opera House is haunted by a Ghost, and the story turns rather Webberesque. Some good mystery, some good action and a great Granny/Death scene – Granny is becoming powerful, and I think that's the most important part of this book, if you're reading the Discworld series as a whole. An average Pratchett. I like the Granny character, but I'm not overly fond of Nanny, or at least not with how Pratchett is using her.
Currently reading Sterling's Zenith Angle, which turned out to be extremely geeky. For me, it's a bit over the top, and the computer-related bits of fact disturbs me, in that it feels like it's written for people who have no clue as to how networks and computers work. I'm a bit more than halfway through it, so we'll see if things pick up towards the end.
Finished Pratchett's Interesting Times last night (and started reading Maskerade), which was an above-average Discworld novel. Rincewind and Cohen the Barbarian means adventure and violence. The story takes place in the Counterweight continent, so there's a lot of asian references. The main villain is an über-sharp shôgunesque Lord, who dreams of playing chess with a worthy foe, namely Vetinari (although that means he'd have to let him keep one arm).
By average Discworld novel, I mean one that is entertaining. Thus, above average means very (if not extremely) entertaining. From what I can remember of Night Watch, it is one that sets the standard for what is a top-notch Discworld novel.
Oh, and I saw The Shawshank Redemption again yesterday. It's a bloody brilliant movie. If you haven't seen it already, drop what you're doing and see it immediately.
By average Discworld novel, I mean one that is entertaining. Thus, above average means very (if not extremely) entertaining. From what I can remember of Night Watch, it is one that sets the standard for what is a top-notch Discworld novel.
Oh, and I saw The Shawshank Redemption again yesterday. It's a bloody brilliant movie. If you haven't seen it already, drop what you're doing and see it immediately.
