A review by chemicalcain
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

I love Terry Pratchett's satirical and irreverent writing. However, in this book it frequently scans as racism, belittling the history and traditions of Egypt. It's a fine line to tread. At least the protagonist is from the country in question - but it still comes across as someone who left his home country, experienced the wonder of Western culture, and saw his own culture as inferior afterwards. It moves a little faster once you hit the middle of the book, where more of the action and humor is about individual characters instead of the country as a whole. Interesting twists at the end as well.