Reviews

Nation by Terry Pratchett

led's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mrodgerson's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

hamillherself's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

booksny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

crystal_reading's review against another edition

5.0

Giving this one a genre label is about impossible. Supernatural? Yes there's a bit of that. Adventure? Yes. History? Well if you count the "colonialism" aspect thought this happens in a parallel universe. So maybe sci-fi? Not really feeling it. Whatever it is, I loved it. There are characters that made me feel and want to cheer for them or string them up. There is witty dialogue and a feisty and intelligent female. Most of all, there are truths that make you think.

rhiannajx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

louise_mc2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

sdchibro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

It turns to gold after 100 pages! I know that sounds bad but it hooks you in once you slog through!

dkragick's review against another edition

5.0

Re-read. Still great.

coops456's review against another edition

4.0

I love Pratchett's work but I found this non-Discworld novel unusually hard to get into. This was because of the beginning where young Pacific islander Mau (who is not a boy, not yet a man) is caught in a tsunami and survives to find his home island devastated, his family lost.

A shipwrecked English girl is now the sole inhabitant, and the story turns into a masterpiece that challenges the reader to think; about history, geography, science, religion, civilisation, and life and death.