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Thought I’d read something festive for the holidays- and what better way to do that than with Terry Pratchett’s take on Santa Clause? I love his satire and observations on the holiday, but as usual, his parody of our world also shows the good: a nanny who fights monsters, a criminal who listens to his mother, and the importance of belief!

flowering_graveyard's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

erkiff's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

meagan_young's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5? The scenes with Death were hilarious and what I came for. Plenty of Pratchett-isms that were great and I'll remember for a long time. It was only like 30% of the book though

I didn't care for many of the other perspectives and got confused a lot. It jumped around too much and most things didn't make sense until the end, and even then I was still a little confused. Not my favorite of the Discworld so far

h_mhs's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I found it a bit pointless. The book’s strength is it’s witty dialogue and loose plot but I found it hard to focus and remember all the different characters.

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