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roaming_enn's review
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
"Don't put your faith in gods. But you can believe in turtles."
Brutha is a young novice or priest-in-training (or whatever it's called in this world lol) who one day meets a little tortoise that claims to be the Great God Om. From there, he sets off
This is my first Terry Pratchett book! I didn't have a lot of expectations from it other than that it's very good. And yes, I'd have to agree that it's very good! It has a blend of humor, philosophy, and introspection that I really loved! The final lines hit me so hard--they were really the only thing that hit me hard--iykyk
He sighed.
"But I'm me," he said.
Those lines give me CHILLS!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture and Gaslighting
sai_like_sigh's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and War
Moderate: Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Alcohol
creaturebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Death and Torture
mamataur's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Emotional abuse, Torture, Colonisation, and War
alpaca_in_space's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Torture
specialbread's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
What an incredible book! This is probably my favorite read of the year if not my favorite book of the last couple of years. The religious satire was so well done and meshed well with the scientific and scholarly satire. I loved reading this book all the way through. There weren't any real moments that I didn't enjoy. This is now the king of satire, and I am excited to read more books by Terry Pratchett. I also really enjoyed the humor in the book that had me laughing out loud multiple times each time I sat down to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
reedmorebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Religious bigotry, and Classism
Minor: Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War
ampharos906's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Slavery
ange99's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Compared to other Pratchett books I found this one a bit grim, although with a more hopeful ending. It just didn't have the light-hearted moments I expected. This was possibly also due to Andy Serkis' delivery - his character voices were varied and enjoyable but his narrator voice was bordering on gloomy. It was ages since I read this so I didn't remember much of the plot. Great cameo appearances by side characters and countries mentioned in other novels.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture and War
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I almost feel like I shouldn't admit this, because I know this is one of the most beloved Discworld books but I just didn't get on with it. I can see it's really clever but I never clicked with it. It probably doesn't help that I'm not really interested in religion, even from a satirical perspective but I didn't think this was as funny as some of the other Discworld books I've read. There are some fun characters though, particularly the Great God Om in the form of a tortoise.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War