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Summary: A very entertaining read...
Review: Most people who've read the majority of the discworld novels agree that the early books were mostly fantasy, with coherant plotlines, with a satisfying amount of humor included. The later books were a bit thinner on plot, but virtually every page had at least one hilarious incident on it. Having just finished reading The Truth, it seemed to me to be more like the earlier books. There were plenty of amusing bits, but more emphasis on plot than humor.This book is very definitely worth the money (though i'd suggest getting the brittish cover if possible, the american ones are so plain and dull), whether you're a die-hard discworld fan, or just someone looking for good amusing fantasy fiction.
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Summary: Not one of his best...
Review: I'm a *HUGE* Pratchett fan, and was greatly looking forward to another week of rolling on the floor laughing, with tears streaming down my face. What I actually got was a book fairly devoid of his usual sense of humor (with a few exceptions). The running gag of Mr. Tulip cursing by saying "----ing" (where he's actually just pausing and saying "ing") was cute for the first few times... but got really annoying after a while. It's not one of Pratchett's best, but then, he's farily exceptional. On the whole though, it's a pretty good book for an ordinary writer to have written, which is why I rate it 4*.
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Summary: The Truth by T Pratchett
Review: I ordered mine from the UK to get the J Kirby cover. Notwithstanding typical Pterry stuff: engaging, funny and well worth picking up. Terry Pratchett writes fantasy comedy novels that would be worthwhile reading if you took out the comedy and made it pure fantasy or took out the fantasy and made it pure comedy.
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Summary: He's done it again.
Review: The UK/non-American version of The Truth has quite possibly the best Josh Kirby cover drawn yet - and right under Terry Pratchett's name in the title is heralded: "The 25th Discworld Novel". This really ought to be evidence enough of the quality of the work. And "The Truth" shows exactly why Discworld is still going strong. This is another one along the lines of, "Soul Music" or "Moving Pictures" except this time, the press is the target of the allegory. And it's all dead-on. William de Worde, the most normal person present, looks suitably bemused by all the goings-on, until he settles on the traditional newspaper-editor approach of banging his fist on his desk alot. Otto Chriek, vampire iconographer, eventually invents the traditional lensman's attire, even if he has to add a small vial of animal blood on a string to bring him back to life whenever he's disintegrated by the camera flash. And every other facet of the modern press gets similar treatment, from the Ankh-Morpork Inquirer ("Woman Gives Birth To Cobra"), to the traditional not-always-friendly relationship with the police. Even the dwarf printers have names resembling newspaper typefaces (e.g. Boddony vs. the typeface Bodoni). A fantastic read. And it's our first chance to look at my personal favourites, the Watch, from an entirely outside perspective. Go get it.
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Summary: In the Imortal words of Mr Tulip "It's a -ing work of art"
Review: The last few books by TP have been below par the last classic was Soul music and my personal Favourite was Small gods but now there is competition. In truth as that seems to be the topic of this book William De worde is a fine character with more books certainly to come on the impossibility of Truthful Ankh-Morporkian Journalism ( due mainly to Ankh Morporkian citizeny and there desire for strangely shaped veg :-) but the true stars of the show are the lesser characters including the unforgettable Villians of the piece Mr Pin and Mr Tulip when the latter died i am not ashamed to say that I shed a tear or two knowing that I would never see this character again as he and his partner were fittingly new criminals for the end of the Fruitbat Century. All i can say to you reading this is buy the book and have a fun time you will not be disapointed
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Summary: An Honest Look at the Truth
Review: How is it that this is the first Terry Pratchett book I've read? I've long seen his books in stores, heard his name spoken, heard Discworld mentioned in conversations I may have eavesdropped on, and yet, not until The Truth, did I actually read him. Somewhere in ancient times, back when people put on plays in togas for entertainment, I think there was a general idea about comedy. It went something like... only by poking fun at serious problems do we allow ourselves to examine those problems seriously. I'm paraphrasing, of course. The Truth is like that. It is hilariously funny. Often ridiculous. But always engaging. I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. And I was genuinely concerned when bad things started to happen. In fact, I admit that when Otto Von Chrek, the vampiric photographer, turned to dust after his salamander "flashbulb" went off, I was deeply concerned! Thankfully, William de Worde (the inventor of Anke-Morpork's free press) was able to ressurect him with some carefully sprinkled rat's blood. But I was worried. Funny, yet serious. I'm not sure how such a line is drawn, but Terry Pratchett draws it carefully. The Truth is one of the most dangerously engaging satires I've read, and expect to read, in quite some time.
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Summary: Glad I bought the UK version
Review: Okay, this is better than the last book, The Fifth Elephant but still has room for improvement. Still, it is a little break from the last few. Still, yet to see something that beats Witches Abroad, Reaper Man or Mort. Keep up the good writing Mr Pratchett. My real gripe is what the heck is with the covers on the US printings?????? They should have nice pictures by Josh Kirby on, not something drab like you guys have. Buy the UK versions for better cover at, the stories are the same though.
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Summary: It's Pratchett, and therefore I love it.
Review: The title of this review notwithstanding, I'm not *quite* a blind fan of Mr. Pratchett. I have a particular fondness for his bits with Nanny Ogg in, "Pyramids" is one of my favorites, and there are some of his books I can take or leave. This one, I'm honored to inform you, is the former. I'll take it. Pratchett himself is a former newspaperman, and one gets the impression that most of his pokes at the press industry are dead-on, if couched in fiction. We're back in Ankh-Morpork, in which his knack for the surreal and head-scratchingly amusing always seems to be let loosest. Several honored characters return: Death, the Bursar (whose cameo prompted hysterical mirth on my part) the Patrician, the City Guard, Gaspode the Talking Dog, and Foul Ole Ron, among others. New folks who one really feels ought to join the regular cast are introduced: Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip, most notably. Chances are they won't be back, but I look forward to again encountering Otto. Diversified Pratchett fans may notice a faint resemblance of these two to another pair of black-suited, unscrupulous gentlemen in "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman, with whom Pratchett has collaborated in the past. The resemblance is largely superficial, however, and Mr. Tulip particularly is a cleverly made and vastly amusing character, given to the peculiar mode of cursing permitted by Discworld's Universal Censors: "-ing!" Otto, the reformed vampire and Anhk-Morpork Times staff photographer, is a further joy to read. The complications with his salamander-flash camera made me laugh until I got a cramp. If there is one failing in this book, it is that the 'side' characters are so fantastically interesting compared to our protagonist, a comparatively normal human citizen. He *is* a disenfranchised noble with family strife, and it is he who, in traditional Pratchett style, conveys the true and even serious 'lesson' of the book. He's a good character, and serves his purpose well, and pushes the story along. But it's the other characters who steal the show. This is really one of his better offerings. Not just in recent years: I'd rate it as one of his ten best out of his bajillion-some in print. Its obvious and pointed grounding in experience leaves one feeling sager about the business of journalism, as well as delicate about the ribs and damp about the cheeks. Good, good stuff.
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Summary: A fun read by the master
Review: When William de Worde of Ankh-Morpork learns that the dwarfs have invented a movable type printing press, he sees a business opportunity. William establishes a daily newspaper, The Ankh-Morpork Times. To even his surprise, his paper succeeds as the city's unwashed sell the daily and some of the undead serve as night reporters and photographers. However, a competitor The Ankh-Morpork Inquirer, provides sleazier innuendoes, half-truths, and outright fabrications that are more popular than William's honest journalism. When the city's ruler Lord Vetinari is found fleeing with $70,000 after stabbing his clerk, William investigates the crime. He remains naive of the danger that he will soon confront because investigative journalism is a new and unexplored but perilous field since most people want the truth buried along side the reporter. The twenty-fifth entry in Terry Pratchett's long running satire, Discworld, THE TRUTH, is one of the fresher entries in several years. The author disses journalism for excesses, abuses, and ignoring THE TRUTH that is out there in the quest for revenue. The tale is often humorous as the idealistic William learns that tabloid reporting is more lucrative and safer than honest hard working investigative journalism. As is his want, Mr. Pratchett exposes the power of the media in an amusing novel. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: A Return to Excellence
Review: Terry Pratchett returns with the 25th Discworld novel and a welcome return it is. A great improvement on the previous novel (The Fifth Elephant) this book introduces an all-new cast, with some old favourites making appearances as well. Set in Ankh-Morpork, this book tackles the world of newspapers, with the introduction of _The Ankh-Morpork Times_. The motto of the newspaper: The Truth Shall Make Ye Free. But will it? And how on earth will the staff find the truth in Ankh-Morpork? Pratchett exercises his typical wit and humour in this wonderful return to the city that never sleeps. _The Truth_ is a much smoother read than some of the previous Discworld books, and wanders off on fewer tangents. Highly recommended, but don't start it late at night unless you can sleep in the next morning.
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