Rating: Summary: An excellent sequal in fine Pratchett fashion Review: First of all, let me say I don't generally like sequals, but I really enjoy Pratchett. He is very witty, thought-provoking, and his writing has gone from excellent to the-best-fantasy-of-our-time in the past years. I love his characters. I love his plots. I love the way the discworld makes you stop and think and laugh out loud. I have to read some of his books three times before I understand all of his literary allusions and humor. The ONLY flaw I can point out in this book is that it is a sequal and that puts it at a disadvantage to his original books. (ie Guards! Guards!, Small Gods, Pyramids etc) Still, an excellent book. I only wish we could get his books sooner in the US
Rating: Summary: The funniest thing I ever read Review: I thought that It was the funniest book in the world of Disc yet. Death has to be the best possible charicter.
Rating: Summary: DEATH AS THE HOGFATHER! Review: I love Terry Pratchet, a Douglas Adams like humour with enough new and original characters to keep everything fresh and new. This book brings his great social commentary to Christmas and the holidays. Many of the great characters from all over his novels are in this one, Death (as the hogfather!), to name my favorite. Susan makes her second appearance as well.The way you will read this book and just *know* what the auditors are is a prime example of his excellent literary skill. Finally the ending is incredible, he says quite a few words on the subject of belief. Two thumbs up.
Rating: Summary: One of Pratchett's best! Review: This is definitely one of Pratchett's best--intelligent and laugh-out-loud funny. It is at the heart of his ongoing examination of what it means to be human. This book will resonate in your mind a long time after reading it. Pratchett is surely one of the best writers alive today.
Rating: Summary: Delightful and glingle-ful Review: I am late coming to read Pratchett"s Discworld series (just earlier this year) and am trying to make up for lost years. HOGFATHER is one of the best so far. Laugh-out-loud funny, clever, charming, etc.,etc. Now both my husband and I are both hooked. In addition, the unabridged audios of 8 of the books read by Nigel Planer are excellent.
Rating: Summary: Funny, thought provoking, but just okay Review: This is quite a good book, but as it is Terry's first attempt (as far as I can tell) of trying to put a serious issue into a comedy novel, it falls a bit flat. If you had other Discworld novels to read, then I suggest you read those, but if not, you will not be disappointed.
Rating: Summary: gingleginglegingle Review: I am an avid reader of Pratchett, and have read the first three books on the Anthropomorphic personification of Death. This is by far the best and most entertaining one that I have read to date. For all fans of Pratchett, this one is a must read! With parodies of the shopping mall Santa, to an actual oh god of hangovers. This book will entice and ensnare for hours on end.
Rating: Summary: The Best so far ! Review: Of all the Discworld novels, Hogfather has to be considered the funniest and at the same time the most intelligent. Philosophy hidden behind hillarious comedy. A twisted and challenging book, which leaves you with new jokes, some interesting answers to old questions and a lot of things to wonder about. A recommendation for everyone who likes to laugh at humanity.
Rating: Summary: A fun book but by no means exceptional. Review: I quite enjoyed this book mostly because of the unique characters and the clever writing style that surrounded each. It would have been a 5 star book if it was not so confusing at times. There were moments when the author lost his train of thought and momentum. Worth reading but there has got to be better. The best thing about this book is that it leaves you wanting more (I hate to say) DEATH! (That's not a bad thing).
Rating: Summary: gingle-gingle-gingle Review: I love Terry Pratchett, and I love books about death (Especially his grandaughter Susan), This was a good book, but at a few points it dragged. I loved the Oh God of Hangovers, The cheerful fairy, and The no nonsense way Susan dealt with life (not to mention monsters), The death of rats, the raven, and the wizards. I would recommend this book, but it's not just chocked-full of action.
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