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ampharos906's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny and Xenophobia
singalana's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Torture and War
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
3.0
Reread 2024: Does anyone know when we get to the point in Discworld where Pratchett stopped writing condescendingly about fictional civilizations that are thinly disguised versions of countries England colonized? I'm really looking forward to that.
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I struggle at assigning stars to Discworld novels. Measured against the general run of books I've read, they all rank high. Measured against other Discworld books, some don't entirely hit the mark.
So it is with Eric. I read it in a weekend and enjoyed it a lot. As always, there were plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and sly humor. But it lacks the depth of other Discwold offerings and feels generally more thrown-together. If it were any other book, I might've given it four stars, but compared to the rest of the Pratchett I've read, it's a three.
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I struggle at assigning stars to Discworld novels. Measured against the general run of books I've read, they all rank high. Measured against other Discworld books, some don't entirely hit the mark.
So it is with Eric. I read it in a weekend and enjoyed it a lot. As always, there were plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and sly humor. But it lacks the depth of other Discwold offerings and feels generally more thrown-together. If it were any other book, I might've given it four stars, but compared to the rest of the Pratchett I've read, it's a three.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Sexism, War, and Classism
Minor: Fatphobia and Suicide