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Small Gods

Small Gods

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Funny and thought-provoking
Review: "Small Gods" is funny, thought-provoking and very rereadable. It's my favorite of the Terry Pratchett books I've read so far. Fundamentalists won't like it, but anyone who is at all open-minded will enjoy this intelligent, satirical fantasy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Beautiful....
Review: You don't normally describe a book as beautiful, but this is one that deserves it. Some people say that this is darker than most of Terry Pratchett's other books, but stop and consider why this is so... because it's about humans and their religions? Isn't that interesting?

On the one hand, extremely and disturbingly profound. And on the other hand, also extremely, and hilariously funny. What more can one ask for? Oh, memorable characters (one almost hates to use the word, some of the people are so REAL), a lot of extremely good quotes and one-liners (Terry just has a great way phrasing things), and a story-line that you will want to read over and over again (so buy the book already! You'll be getting a bargain, considering the usage and mileage you will get out of this book).

"Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you."

"And it all meant this: that there are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal, kind family man who just comes to work every day and has a job to do."

"... what was worse was listening to his voice, which was certainly powerful and full of intent conviction, swinging backward and forward across the tune without ever quite hitting it."

"Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum."

Enough said? Check out the L-Space Web for more Pratchett quotes.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Now consider the tortoise and the eagle.....
Review: This was one of the best books in the discworld series i ever read. The Great God Om, wanting to stir up the belief of his followers, decides to manifest himself. He has taken the form of very majestic creatures in the past but for some reason that even he cannot understand he has now manifested himself as a two pound tortise and cannot even do proper miricles anymore. Finding himself with only one true believer (the others trusting in the Quisition)he must try to find a way, using this beliver as his prophet, to regain proper godship. This will be no easy task because the only person that believes in him is not even a preist and tends a small vegetable garden...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Reading from the Book of Pratchett
Review: This was the first of Terry's books that I read, mostly because a friend of mine had seen a write-up of it and told me the premise. From here, I was hooked.... "Small Gods" features some very familiar archetypes in an unfamiliar world. We have the visionary young acolyte, the mad high priest, the philosopher, the soldier and the God. Something is terribly wrong with the religious structure of Omnia, and even its God can't help it.... Some have seen this as an indictment of religion, and maybe it is. What's more important is that it's a proponent of Belief. Religion can become baroque and obscure, hiding the God it was meant to display. Belief, however, is simple, and pure, and can work wonders....

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: moking religeon! , I like it.
Review: this book should be worshiped as the bilble so that I dont have to go to church. the reason this book was so funny is becouse jokes are funnier writen down.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pratchett's most powerful Diskworld tale
Review: Small Gods is, in my opinion, Terry Pratchett's most powerful Diskworld novel. While continuing his reputation as a masterful humorist, Small Gods thoughtfully tackles the serious world of humanity, ecclesiatic institutions, faith and God. Or gods. As with all Diskworld novels, it's both satire and parable of our own world -- and much more. I keep several copies on hand at all times for instant giving to favorite friends!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: And then the great god Om spake unto Brutha......
Review: If you're a Pratchett fan and haven't read this book, shame on you. It is undoubtedly one of my favorites, and quite probably the best one he's ever written. This is a great satire and a wonderful place to start your journey into the Discworld, if you haven't already. The humor isn't quite as blatant as in some of the other books, but that makes it even better. Some of the best one-liners of the whole series come from this book. Check out the l-space web for the highlights.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Godly (in a small kinda way)
Review: Welcome to heaven (or the Hub as the case may be). In a world where the title for the most intelligent man alive is contested by a man who spends eons processing a single thought and one who can only describe a war as many people hitting Pacha Moj's uncle over the head with a big rock, the outlook is a promising one. When Brutha, the only person who truely believes in a God who happens to be currently a tortoise, is called upon to save this Om the Great One's existence, how could he refuse? He covers up his ears and sings mindlessly that's how. Welcome to the Discworld at its very best.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Must read for anyone who read Pratchett before
Review: Althrough this book is as funny as a meat pie floater in your mouth, Small Gods is one of the best Pratchett book EVER! It's insight to life and the way Pratchett presented it made it better reading then even some academic books I've seen. It's a novel that you could actually learn something from and I urge even those who didn't like Pratchett to buy this book and raed it. You won't waste any dough on this one!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: one of the best books of all time
Review: Small Gods isn't War and Peace, but it is one of the most memorable books I've ever read. To call it a classic is an understatement. It is one of the few books that could be called an owner's manual to life.


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