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Summary: Thoughtful and funnier than the rest
Review: OK, so some of his books are not as funny as the others. So what ? "Men At Arms" sees Pratchett back with a vengeance, "extracting the urine" again with the style and wit he's gotten us used to. Shrewd as ever, he manages yet again to make the reader think twice ( or thrice, for that matter ) about the pool of cliches we wallow in, as well as to make us laugh like we did with Reaper Man or Witches Abroad. Pratchett also tears to shreds that silly notion that guns are something to be desired - hey, even the Guild of Assassins hate them ! - and, as always, pulls off a funny/teary eyed ending he's known for. A great book for those facial muscles you haven't exercised in so long - read it before someone else does and starts quoting from it.
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Summary: Great writer, great series...
Review: I have read most of Terry Pratchett's books and find all of them rollicking good fun. You can't go wrong for entertainment. I started collecting them with Wyrd Sisters and continued from there.
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Summary: Pratchett is Number One with a bullet!
Review: Pratchett's Discworld novels are consistently amusing, often touching, and brilliantly creative. Men At Arms manages to be all these things and more . . . The misfit Night Watch we met in Guards, Guards! Is in danger of becoming almost respectable. Carrot and Sgt. Colon have new recruits of all shapes and sizes. Captain Vimes is retiring to become a respectable gentleman as Sybil Ramkin's husband. What could go wrong . . . Well, this IS Ankh-Morpork, a city so corrupt that if the gods took vengeance on it, no one would notice. Things get complicated when an exploding swamp dragon, a mysterious invention, warring guilds, and an assasin who is NOT killing for pay send the city into more turmoil than usual. Who can save the day? It's up to the flattest of flatfoots in the Night Watch, and their new recruits to set the city right, or at least not so wrong. There is the usual Pratchett wordplay and humor, as well as the thoughtful emotional interplays he has developed over the years. There's also an interesting mystery at the center of the whole piece, and some of his most interesting characters trying to deal with it. There are also some scenes of real poignance and heart that will make you think, and make you feel. If you haven't read Discworld, read Guards, Guards!, and then this novel. You'll be glad you did!
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Summary: Why Ankh-Morpork is in trouble
Review: This book features one of the first Troll-Dwarf Friendships ever to hit the stands. Cuddy the dwarf does a great job of killing the practice dummy explaning that the fugative does not have to be able to answer questions. As well as the return of the 6 foot(adopted) dwarf, Carrot, the librairan, who is a very funny ape(don't call him a monkey), and Gaspode the wonder dog. He is very good at persuasion.
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Summary: Where's/What's a gonne?
Review: Terry Pratchett has done it again! "Men At Arms" offers a laughable look at some of the biggest problems facing our world today. Prejudice, crime, anarchy, and segregation are all addressed in his unique, farcical style. This is what parody is all about! Join Corporal Carrot and the rest of the Night Watch as they encounter Trolls, Dwarves, a talking dog and gargoyles in a search for a murderer and a "gonne." You'll never look at the world the same way again
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Summary: one of the best discworld novels
Review: O.K., some of the discworld novels are better than others, and I can't write a review on every single one. This one is my favourite Discworld novel.
I loved the way the whole thing got something of a mystery novel, (naturally in this point Feet of Clay is more rewarding). I don't know why, but only Terry Pratchett seems to be able to manage this kind of fantasy. The few other examples of funny fantasy I tried weren't hardly very funny at all.
Other authors just steal from Tolkien, or (directly or via Tolkien) from some mythology.
Well, Pratchett also does, the world being carried on the back of a turtle isn't his very own idea, but his way of using other sources is far more elegant than those of any other author I've ever read (except Tolkien perhaps, but you hardly can really compare other authors with Tolkien).
Other authors steal, Pratchett hints.
And within all the books there's a vast amount of moral, sometimes more, sometimes less, that would be boring with any other author, but with Pratchett it's just more fun.
If the man's been able to write about 20 novels in the last years, that are that good, I'm quite confident, that he'll manage this some more years, and I'm always eagerly awaiting the next one.
Yes, naturally, close up to Men at Arms there is
Guards! Guards! on my favourite list.
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Summary: Hilariously poetic - One of Pratchett's finest
Review: This book is definately one of Terry Pratchett's best books. The greatest thing is the laughs that you encounter that don't stretch the storyline at all. The humor and wit are solid throughout. Plus, as do all of Tery's book, it presents us with a story relating to the discworld that skips along at a tripping pace. Good book to say the least
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Summary: Best book about kings, trolls, assassins, and a gonne ever!
Review: This book is a wonderful combination of, let's say Hitchhiker's Guide and Hart's Hope! Terry Pratchett would be one of the most famous authors ever, if American bookstores ever bothered to sell his books. He has a incredibly devout following on the L--space web, and it's books like this that tell why. For a remarkable social commentary on, mobs and how violence and dreams of power get to men's hearts, READ THIS BOOK! Lord Vetinari is *not* a man to be messed with
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Summary: Pratchett to the max!
Review: Yet another really funny and original book by Terry Pratchett. He takes us back yet again to Diskworld and the saga of Corp. Carrot and all
the little hints he gave us in Guards! Guards!. But if you haven't read Guards! Guards! (You should)
don't worry, Terry's footnotes are almost a legendary as he is and will keep you informed,
not to mention rolling on the floor laughing, throughout the book. You say you
have never see a page long footnote with its own footnote with its own footnote...well you clearly need to read more Pratchett!
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Summary: Men At Arms....a worthy continuation of Guards Guards!
Review: Men At Arms, another installment in the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett, is a wonderful continuation of the characters from Guards Guards and a fuller look at the famed city of Ankh-Morpork. Not only is there a continuation of characters, but new ones are added, and further developed. Terry Pratchett shows he is a REAL writer by his ability to interweave a funny, uplifting book, with true drama, a plot, and a mystery type story, of whodunnit? If you like "buddy flicks" and enjoy excellent humor, this is a must read. Even though it is a continuation from a previous book, the reader does not need to read Guards Guards! to fully understand the characters, for Pratchett's writing style allows the new reader to become comfortable with the characters within a few pages. The only warning i give to the reader is, not all books are completely happy go lucky, for drama is truly woven in with surprising occurences. Enjoy this book! If you are a fan of Pratchett in the least sense, you will love Men At Arms
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