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Pros
Never read a terry pratchett book before but loved this. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to the audio book and reading along. They are what they are.
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Quality
Surreal but simultaneously close to daily reality, always worth opening.
Best to read them in order, starting with colour of magic as the characters develop, but this one can be read on its own.
This book lay on my bed stand for a good four months before i finally dug in.
A petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; (a) capriciously malevolent bully.
Price
The villain of the piece vorbis would give dolores umbrage a run for her money, and it is fascinating to see the (not so) great... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Packaging ensured it arrived in excellent condition.
Competitiveness
Terry pratchett’s comparisons between disc world an our world are ver amusing and thought provoking
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- This product had a total of 7,886 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 16 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Look below the humour and there’s an interesting debate here on whether we believe in a god or the church that has been created by people around that belief
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As others reviewers have mentioned this is an unusual pratchett book in that its set apparently centuries prior to the other discworld stories and therefore doesnt feature any of the usual characters
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some reviewers didnt like this and thats understandable pratchetts carefullydrawn characters are 90 of the appeal and if youre like me youve bought his books just to find out what happens next to rincewind sam vimes or esme weatherwax
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I really have only one criticism torture even in the hands of a blackcomedy master is never funny
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The violence in other pratchett books tends to be slapstick and cartoonish but here its a bit too close to the bone
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
He intended to appear as a great bull
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What he got was a bad case of churchianity
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Oh and incidentally discovered that he only has one worshipper who truly believes
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