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Loading... Snuff: A Discworld Novel (original 2011; edition 2023)by Terry Pratchett (Author), Jon Culshaw (Narrator), Bill Nighy (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)
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D (Bad). The chief of police on vacation vs goblin trafficking. Two books away from finishing this series, I am giving up. This book is problematic to a shocking degree, even compared to Thud. But what's finally making me give up on Pratchett is how badly written his later books are becoming. This is a rough draft, not a publishable novel. (Feb. 2024) This was a slow start for me - I've only read two or three other discworld novels ever - I nearly gave it up about halfway through. I'm glad I continued. There is of course an entertaining story, but there is plenty of social commentary buried within the tale. A solid 3.6 and worth the read if you are curious.
Pratchett is a master storyteller. He is endlessly inventive, even when telling a routine kind of tale. He gives you more information and more story than you need, just because he can, and this is completely satisfying. He is a master of complex jokes, good bad jokes, good dreadful jokes and a kind of insidious wisdom about human nature (and other forms of alien nature). I think his mad footnotes are there because he can't stop his mind whirring, and our whirring minds go with him. I read his books at a gallop and then reread them every time I am ill or exhausted. ContainsAwardsDistinctions
Lady Sybil, wife of Sam Vimes, convinces him to travel to the countryside for a vacation. Out of his element, Sam soon finds various crimes to investigate. But he is out of his element and must rely on his instincts to bring the culprits to justice. No library descriptions found. |
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Sam Vimes, his wife Sybil, and their small son Sam go to Sybil's ancestral estate for a fortnight's vacation. Sybil has tea with all her friends in the countryside; young Sam studies natural history, with a central focus on poo, and Sam himself investigates murder, slaughter, kidnapping, and smuggling, and turns his holiday into a near-deadly venture. Nobby and Fred, Lord Vetinari, Carrot and Angua, Cheery Littlebottom, and one of the Nac Mac Feegles populate the pages and make them a delight. Of course, there is a happy ending: Pratchett always excelled at winding things down exceptionally.
This book pulled me out of a gloomy state, made me chuckle, and caused me to order more Discworld books from Amazon. I discovered that I do not own the entire City Watch series, but I will by the end of June. That is another happy ending, this one devised by me. ( )