My rating: 3 of 5 stars Ahhh, Terry Pratchett is one of my most beloved authors and I do love his Discworld books which, I must confess, I thought this was going to be. Having borrowed a selection of Pratchett books from a village friend, I had assumed they were all Discworld novels. I found… Read More Book Review: Dodger by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m unashamedly a Terry Pratchett fan and, bar his initial prototype discworld novel from long ago, have never found any of his books to be anything other than wonderful. ‘Witches Abroad’ is no exception. As Pratchett so often does, he starts with inverting an idea we all take for… Read More Book Review: Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars So…I should immediately confess, for those who are not regular readers of my reviews, that I am a big Terry Pratchett fan and simply adore his Discworld novels. I’m not going to be completely unbiased then when it comes to his work. And what a gem ‘Strata’ promised to… Read More Book Review: Strata by Terry Pratchett
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ll begin with a confession: I listened to this book rather than ‘read’ it. I often do, seeing no distinction between reading a book and having one read to you – if it is done well. Usually, seeing no such important distinction, I don’t… Read More Book Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
The Compleat Discworld Atlas by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars If the overtly colonial ‘King Solomon’s Mines’ was my secret porn (as I wrote recently), then Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series is my opium – and one I’m open and honest about. The series of books was unique for a number of reasons,… Read More Book Review: The Compleat Discworld Atlas by Terry Pratchett
American Gods by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have always wanted to read some Neil Gaiman by himself after reading the brilliantly funny ‘Good Omens’ he wrote with Terry Pratchett eleven years before ‘American Gods’. Prior that this I’d only associated Gaiman with comic books (‘Sandman’ specifically) and, in later years,… Read More Book Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
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