Reviews

Father Christmas's Fake Beard by Terry Pratchett

susz's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

valerieee's review against another edition

relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

A relaxing light funny Christmas read!

joantanous's review

funny fast-paced

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

4.75

queencarolrules's review against another edition

funny lighthearted

4.5

bee_reads_horror's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

This was an absolute delight to read!

I read this book in tandem with the *excellent* audiobook- it was a fully immersive charming experience. The Narrator does a fantastic job with these stories and the added sound effects added with the illustrations in the book make this a magical reading adventure. 

I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, and this collection of stories was no different. My favorite in them are the ones focused on Father Christmas, particularly "The computer who wrote to Father Christmas" Which reminded me very much of HEX and the Hogfather, and also "Judgement Day for Father Christmas" Which made me actually laugh out loud on several occasions. 

This is one I'll revisit a lot. I highly recommend!

jellekrueger's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

nina_bloodsworn's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.5

jarichan's review against another edition

3.0

Eine Sammlung kurzer, aber überaus unterhaltsamer Weihnachtsgeschichten aus der Feder Terry Pratchetts.

Dieses Buch bietet die perfekte Weihnachtslektüre für die gesamte Familie. Die Kinder werden ab den kuriosen Ideen des Autors lachen und sich an den Bildern erfreuen, während sich die Erwachsenen oftmals auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise in die Scheibenwelt transportiert fühlen (z.B. trifft man auch hier einen Starkimarm an).

Deswegen kann ich mir sehr gut vorstellen, dass dieser Titel ein guter Einstieg in die Welt Terry Pratchetts bietet; auch wenn hier oftmals eher die jüngeren Leser im Zentrum stehen.

Aber auch erwachsene Leser ohne Kinder sollen ruhigen Gewissens zu diesem Buch greifen. In der stressigen Weihnachtszeit hat man oft ja nicht die Zeit, mehr zu lesen, als ein paar Seiten. Dann passt es ja, wenn es Terry Pratchett ist. Er bringt uns zum Schmunzeln und lässt uns darüber nachdenken, dass es auch noch anderes gibt, was man während der Weihnachtszeit tun könnte, anstatt bloss Geld zu verprassen.

kitvaria_sarene's review against another edition

4.0

A couple of weird fun and quite entertaining Christmas stories all collected in one book.

I read this last year, but I seem to have forgotten to rate it. My memory is now a bit fuzzy, though 2 stories I still remember vividly.

I definitely recall enjoying the book and wishing it wasn't over yet when I finished!

amarasanti's review against another edition

3.0

Really enjoyed the illustrations in this book. Love Terry Pratchett's imagination.