Tuesday, January 09, 2007

The Truth





























The 25th DiscWorld novel, This one is about Journalism, as De Worde starts a newspaper called ‘The Truth’

The characters are wonderful (as usual)

Some new ones like...

Otto, a Vampire whose interests lie in photography despite being burnt to dust at every flash

Goodmountain the dwarf who owns the press

Rocky the troll

Mr Tulip and Mr Pin representing the ‘New firm’, bring out Pratchett’s brilliant spoofing ability (These characters spoof Samuel L Jackson’s and Travolta’s characters in Pulp Fiction)

Mr Slant the zombie lawyer

And ofcourse the time tested characters

Cut-Me-Own-Throat dibbler

Lord Vetinari, the patrician

Commander Vimes of the Watch

The Watch (Nobby, Angua, Carrot, Igor)

DEATH (Johnny Depp should play death in the movie if there ever is a movie)

Gaspode, the talking dog

In all a book I thoroughly enjoyed. Or as Mr Tulip would succinctly put it “ A ___ing good Book”.
If you have never read Terry Pratchett before, please please read one of his discworld books, you will not regret!!

Next in my list is Neil Gaiman’s latest best seller ‘Anansi Boys’, I am already rubbing my hands in anticipation.

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