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Of all the Discworld plot lines, I think Sam Vimes' is probably my favorite. Don't get me wrong, I love the Witches and Susan Death and Moist von Lipwig, but the saga of Vimes and the Watch always resonates with me. Most of the Vimes novels deal with prejudice and the many -isms that poison society, and I think it's sort of amazing and also sort of sad that after decades of Discworld, Sir Terry is still not out of material for this.
“Snuff” is not my favorite Discworld novel, but it does contain all the wonderful traits that make Discworld great. One of the reasons Vimes' storyline is my favorite is because while it always deals with relationships, it's not necessarily about relationships. Sam and Sybil are probably my favorite power couple in the history of literature. Their relationship is always a part of the story, but it never becomes a hackneyed plot point and Sybil is never, ever a damsel in distress. They are two bright, capable people who make the best decisions available to them.
Prejudice is certainly the over-riding theme here, but also the idea of humanity. It asks us to take a good, solid look at what makes living creatures “people” and asks us to treat everyone with those qualifications as such. As always, it does this with wit, humor, and regular surprises around the corner.
So while it isn't my favorite Discworld book, that's sort of like saying glazed isn't my favorite kind of doughnut. It's still a great read especially for Vimes fans.
Abandoned, p. 125. It's unreadable: tedious, pompous, flat. I tried, but every page is painful.
I feel such a heartwrenching sense of loss right now. For Sir Terry. How he must've felt, having known genius and feeling it gone. I am so sorry.
Snuff by Terry Pratchett
Commader Vimes needs to take a vacation but as usual its not that simple
This book at its heart is a murder myster focusing around issues of racism and slavery. Its hard not to see the parrallells of the slave trade within this book, Just in this case its the Goblins who are viewed as something less than human and worthy of our respect. A Goblin is murdered and others are rounded up aboard ships to be sent off as slaves and Commander Vimes is on the case
Terry Pratchett is once again at the top of his game as he deals with these issues in his usual witty style. Sometimes all it takes is one good person to take a stand and force the world to see things differnetly and Commander Vimes is that man great book!
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I think this is quite possibly my favourite disc world novel so far. With hints of Austen a boat called The Wonderful Fanny and more than a dash of tackling injustice what's not to like!
I dunno, it was just kind of vague and meandering and lacking in the ... oomph that is a defining quality of the really good Discworld books. Felt like a rehash of some of the previous stories that didn't really add anything new.
This book substantiates the theory that all the really excellent Discworld books have Death in them.
Yep: http://wrongquestions.blogspot.de/2011/11/snuff-by-terry-pratchett.html
I never thought I'd find a Terry Pratchett book which I'd struggle to finish, but I really struggled with this one. Not sure why, but it just felt very different from other Vimes-centric books and the humour didn't quite work.
One generally knows what to expect from a Discworld novel, and Snuff is no exception: fantasy, humor, a smattering of social commentary. This is a Vimes book, generally my favorite type of Discworld read, and I enjoyed this one a lot. Recommended, as usual, for Discworld fans.
It's another DW book; what more could anyone ask? Not quite as funny as some of the others, but still worth reading if the disc is something you enjoy.
An excellent read yet again from Terry Pratchett. Vimes is probably his strongest and most well written character and it shows in this book.
Well worth reading and highly recommended. Yet another classic Discworld story.
I have trouble believing that Terry Pratchett actually wrote this book. Characterizations are very cardboardy. Simply isn't as well organized.
Excellent book as always. Not my favorite Vimes novel of the series. More review to come.
Have been a fan of Terry Pratchett's books for many years & really enjoyed reading them, there has been the odd one which has dragged somewhat but nothing that was not rectified by some good laugh-out-loud moments. I never thought I would see this day coming when I would be so disappointed in one of his books, so disappointed that I wished I had given up on it several times(only didn't because I no longer give up on novels, no matter how poor, wasting the time put into unfinishing books). Where was the story? where were the laughs? This seemed like a murder mystery but with morals shooting off every other page, written by a writer trying to find his footing, not by someone as established & readably good/funny as Pratchett.