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Not quite as meaty as his adult novels but still better than most children's and most fantasy novels. Perfect read for rainy november nights or cold, lazy sunday afternoons. I remember reading this when i was younger and thought i would re-release it ... Read More
It's a delightful bonus for the adults who encounter this gem. However, it still contains pratchett at his most subversive.
Truckers by terry pratchett is the first book in the bromeliad trilogy aimed at children focusing on nomes. It follows a group of nomes who have spent so long living inside a department store that they have become convinced that the outside doesn't ev... Read More
It's full of humour and adventure and sets the imagination on fire! I particularly appreciate the way this fantasy story morphs into a science fiction adventure along the way. Other scenes bring up the importance of faith and also challenging long-hel... Read More
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I bought this book for my 7 year old grandson just to get him started with the genre .
Love the way he weaves serious points of opinion in with the seemingly ridiculous.
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- This product had a total of 627 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 21 2022.
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Because even if it is i don’t care
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Terrys books need no introduction wether childrens or adults
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I have read almost everyone of terry pratchett books but as i started in my late teens i steered away from his children’s books
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So it is with a desperate need to read new pratchett material that i picked up a copy of truckers in a local charity shop and i am sorry to say that i am disappointed in myself for waiting so long to read this series
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They are ostensibly about a race of nomes and their quest for a home
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All the hallmarks of a practchett novel are here only in what i would called a watereddown form obviously because of the age that his book is intended for
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How societal norms should be challenged such as in one example female nomes are told that they shouldn’t read because it will cause their heads to explode
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Or how masklin the main character with no idea of politics or the political structure of the store becries the fact that when nomes aren’t facing strife they end up arguing and fighting amongst themselves
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