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josiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Classism
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Graphic: Death and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Environmental degradation Minor: Saneism, Slut shamingampharos906's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and War
puttingwingsonwords's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and Murder
peoplearescary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Incest
crufts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Teppic is the prince of the desert kingdom of
Despite having the whole kingdom at stake, and discussing serious themes, the tone of the book is very lighthearted and silly. It was funny how Teppic was an extremely sensible protagonist surrounded by lunacy on all sides. This also made him very likeable as the main character.
I also enjoyed how the author took various concepts in maths, physics, engineering and accountancy, walked us through them, and then took them to ridiculous conclusions in a form of light sci-fi.
The opening of the book was a little slow, and it took a while to get to the inciting incident (Teppic's return to Djelibeybi). However, I found that I didn't mind because the author wove a mini-story into the opening of the novel, which kept my attention until we arrived at the inciting incident.
The ending of the book was also very satisfying.
Although Pyramids isn't my absolute favourite Discworld novel, it's quite fun and is worth a read.
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Violence: There are a few brief fight scenes during the book.Sexual content: A major character is employed as a harem girl; she occasionally mentions studying this topic as part of her training. Due to her occupation she wears minimal clothing for much of the book, and this is commented on by some characters.
Religious bigotry: Mostly played for laughs since the Djelibeybian religion is a satire of polytheism.
Xenophobia: From the Djelibeybians, directed at the neighbouring countries of Ephebe and Tsort.
Incest: An incestuous relationship is briefly described as a hypothetical, but is promptly condemned.
Murder: Discussed in reference to the Ankh-Morpork Assassin's Guild.
missh3ll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Misogyny and Violence
Minor: Incest and Suicide
sockandkey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Death, Incest, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
woweewhoa's review against another edition
3.5
Minor: Incest, Misogyny, Violence, and War
sapphickohaku's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Minor: Incest