The Truth

I just adore Mr Tulip.

Another gem from the late, great Terry Pratchett.

Ahhh... this is more like it! Nuanced story filled with complex characters, troubling ethical dilemmas, lovely-just-lovely dialog. Integrity and decency; journalism, its perils, its enemies; toss in some antiracism and antixenophobia, plus responsible people acting honorably in difficult circumstances, and THIS is why we read Sir Terry.

I don't know what it is, but the Industrial Revolution books just don't seem engaging to me.

FALSE

I love Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, especially those set in Ankh-Morpork. “The Truth” is one of my favourites and this is my third re-read.
As with all Pratchett's books it has a cast of colourful characters; Otto, the black ribbon vampire, Foul Ole Ron the beggar, Gaspode the talking dog, and last, but not least, Nobby Nobbs of the City Watch, possibly human.
I am giving it 5 stars because it is a very entertaining read and still has the power to make me laugh on my 3rd reading.

it has been far too long since I'd read a Discworld book

In which printing and newspapers come to the Discworld. Near the beginning, I laughed out loud several times, but it gets more serious as it goes on, which I think is rather a pity. Quite a good variety of characters, and I like Otto the vampire photographer. Mr Tulip, a thug with a talent for art appreciation, strikes me as rather implausible, but perhaps that's a strange comment to make about a Discworld character.