saunteringvaguelydownward's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
anexcessofebooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.5
novel_tea_book_reviews's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.25
indigooryx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
poisonenvy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
Sometimes, Terry Pratchett is just so on the nose I can't believe it, especially since this book was written almost 20 years ago. Early on in the novel, he talks about how relations between the dwarves and the trolls were always rough, but then they'd seemed to be improving a lot, that things were still tense but they were getting better, and then all on a sudden, it all went to shit. Pratchett, of course, words this far more elegantly than I ever could.
Anyway, it just felt very, very, painfully relevant for today's current political landscape.
The City Watch books have long been one of my favourite subseries in Discworld, and watching Sam Vimes change and grown in each book is really quite a treat. As always, I loved this a lot.
Anyway, it just felt very, very, painfully relevant for today's current political landscape.
The City Watch books have long been one of my favourite subseries in Discworld, and watching Sam Vimes change and grown in each book is really quite a treat. As always, I loved this a lot.
lemon_drop's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
clamthegiant's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
disastrouspenguin's review against another edition
5.0
'Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?'
A bit darker, a bit deeper, but so very, very good.
Edit: Initial read was May 2014. Read it again 2/23/16, still gets five-stars without hesitation.
A bit darker, a bit deeper, but so very, very good.
Edit: Initial read was May 2014. Read it again 2/23/16, still gets five-stars without hesitation.
kettlekitten's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? Yes
5.0