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Discworld #25
袩褉邪胁写邪
芦袩褉邪胁写邪禄 鈥� 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪邪泄褟褋泻褉邪胁褨褕懈褏 锌芯蟹邪褑懈泻谢芯胁懈褏 褌胁芯褉褨胁 褍 褋械褉褨褩 芦袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌禄 屑邪泄褋褌褉邪 谐褍屑芯褉懈褋褌懈褔薪懈褏 褎械薪褌械蟹褨泄薪懈褏 褉芯屑邪薪褨胁 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪. 孝芯薪泻邪 屑械卸邪 屑褨卸 褎邪泻褌邪屑懈 泄 褔褍褌泻邪屑懈, 卸邪褉褌懈 泄 邪谢褞蟹褨褩 薪邪写褨泄薪芯 胁锌谢褨褌邪褞褌褜 芦袩褉邪胁写褍禄 褍 褋褍褔邪褋薪褨 褉械邪谢褨褩 褨 褌胁芯褉褟褌褜 屑邪泄褋褌械褉薪褍 褋邪褌懈褉褍 薪邪 褨薪褎芯褉屑邪褑褨泄薪褍 褋褎械褉褍 褌邪 褋褍褋锌褨谢褜褋褌胁芯 蟹邪谐邪谢芯屑. 袗 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁邪, 褨薪褌械谢械泻褌褍邪谢褜薪邪 褨 褉邪蟹芯屑 蟹 褌懈屑 锌褉芯褋褌邪 褎褨谢芯褋芯褎褨褟, 薪械褋锌芯写褨胁邪薪褨 褋褌懈谢褨褋褌懈褔薪褨 锌褉懈泄芯屑懈, 薪邪褌褟泻懈 薪邪 泻谢邪褋懈褔薪褨 褌胁芯褉懈 褌邪 褟胁懈褖邪 锌芯锌-泻褍谢褜褌褍褉懈 谐邪褉邪薪褌褍褞褌褜 薪邪褋芯谢芯写褍 胁褨写 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟.
袩芯褉懈薪褜褌械 褍 泻邪褉泻芯谢芯屑薪褨 锌褉懈谐芯写懈 袙褨谢褜褟屑邪 写械 袙芯褉写邪, 蟹邪褋薪芯胁薪懈泻邪 锌械褉褕芯褩 褍 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌褨 谐邪蟹械褌懈 芦袗薪泻-屑芯褉锌芯褉泻褋褜泻懈泄 效邪褋禄. 袛械 袙芯褉写芯胁褨 写芯胁械写械褌褜褋褟 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌褍胁邪褌懈, 斜芯褉芯褌懈褋褟 蟹 泻芯薪泻褍褉械薪褌芯屑-褌邪斜谢芯褩写芯屑 褌邪 泄芯谐芯 胁懈谐邪写泻邪屑懈, 薪邪卸懈胁邪褌懈 胁锌谢懈胁芯胁懈褏 胁芯褉芯谐褨胁 褌邪 褋褌胁芯褉褞胁邪褌懈 锌械褉褕褨 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌褋褜泻褨 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌懈.
袩芯褉懈薪褜褌械 褍 泻邪褉泻芯谢芯屑薪褨 锌褉懈谐芯写懈 袙褨谢褜褟屑邪 写械 袙芯褉写邪, 蟹邪褋薪芯胁薪懈泻邪 锌械褉褕芯褩 褍 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌褨 谐邪蟹械褌懈 芦袗薪泻-屑芯褉锌芯褉泻褋褜泻懈泄 效邪褋禄. 袛械 袙芯褉写芯胁褨 写芯胁械写械褌褜褋褟 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌褍胁邪褌懈, 斜芯褉芯褌懈褋褟 蟹 泻芯薪泻褍褉械薪褌芯屑-褌邪斜谢芯褩写芯屑 褌邪 泄芯谐芯 胁懈谐邪写泻邪屑懈, 薪邪卸懈胁邪褌懈 胁锌谢懈胁芯胁懈褏 胁芯褉芯谐褨胁 褌邪 褋褌胁芯褉褞胁邪褌懈 锌械褉褕褨 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌褋褜泻褨 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌懈.
464 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
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Terry Pratchett
613听books44.9k听followersSir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983鈥�2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
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August 12, 2024
2024 reread听
Probably one of my favourite Discworld. The new characters are great, including the villains and we get to enjoy the Patrician and Vimes.
The social commentary is still very accurate and the story is very interesting and well paced.听
Loved it, again.
Probably one of my favourite Discworld. The new characters are great, including the villains and we get to enjoy the Patrician and Vimes.
The social commentary is still very accurate and the story is very interesting and well paced.听
Loved it, again.
January 20, 2022
Terry Pratchett makes great use of his experience of the world of newspapers in this entertaining Discworld novel, another reread for me, in which he hilariously skewers the 4th Estate and its oft dubious relationship with the truth and its audience, the public, and what they want to read about. William de Worde has decided not to follow in his aristocratic family's footsteps, choosing instead to write a newsletter for the movers and shakers, but everything changes with the revolutionary printing press, leading to the birth of the Ankh-Morpork Times. Soon William, intent on publishing the truth, is employing people, such as Sacharissa Cripslock, a woman reporter, and Otto, the vampire. William find obstacles and trouble heading his way, there is a plot against Lord Ventinari, a competitor in the form of The Inquirer, included are a wonderful set of new characters, such as Pin and Tulip. So much fun to immerse myself in this again. Thanks to the publisher.
December 23, 2024
鈥淭he Truth will make you fret鈥�
Journalism on the Discworld.
Over the years I鈥檝e read many Goodreaders ask what happened to their review or declare that comments have been dropped. I鈥檝e written hundreds of reviews, over a thousand, and this is the first time I鈥檝e ran into this. While looking at books to re-read this summer as a part of my Pratchettapalooza reading festival I came across a book that, according to my favorite social media site, I鈥檇 not read. I was pretty sure I had read them all.
And of course I had, this was a fun re-visit to Sir Terry鈥檚 25th Discworld book, something of a standalone but in the Industrial Revolution sub-canon.
William de Worde had sent a periodical newsletter to influential people all over the Discworld for some time, employing wood engravers to set the words to paper. But when industrious movable type setter dwarf Goodmountain and crew provide an inexpensive and efficient way to mass produce the letter on a daily basis, the Ankh-Morpork Times is born.
Getting Foul Ole Ron and his friends to deliver the paper was typical Pratchett genius.
We get to see CMOT Dibbler, Lord Vetinari, Commander Vimes, Corporal Nobbs, Angua von 脺berwald, and many other players but the two who stole the show were Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip, a couple of tough guys who create the conflict in the story.
Pin is a short, fast talking foxy character while Tulip is a brawny monster who kills. This pairing of little guy / big guy toughs is a frequent device in literature and it was fun to see how Pratchett employs the concept.
Pratchett explores the complicated idea of truth, journalistic integrity, propaganda, and the strange tendency of people to blindly believe anything printed in black and white.
Good fun.
*** 2024 reread -
Funny, but also one of his darker novels, this one deals with some heady philosophical and theological questions.
While this is mainly about the Ankh-Morpork Times and the Discworld exploration of free speech, the most fascinating characters are Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip, two criminals who may be the most villainous that Pratchett ever wrote. These guys are truly bad and while Pratchett's satirical, comedic genius softens the blow somewhat, it is still somewhat out of character for him to draw players this openly diabolical.
We also see some unique conversations with Death and we hear Vetinari's typically spot on assessment of free speech.
Highly recommended for a Pratchett fan, this may not be the best introduction of a new reader, this is Pratchett 401.
Journalism on the Discworld.
Over the years I鈥檝e read many Goodreaders ask what happened to their review or declare that comments have been dropped. I鈥檝e written hundreds of reviews, over a thousand, and this is the first time I鈥檝e ran into this. While looking at books to re-read this summer as a part of my Pratchettapalooza reading festival I came across a book that, according to my favorite social media site, I鈥檇 not read. I was pretty sure I had read them all.
And of course I had, this was a fun re-visit to Sir Terry鈥檚 25th Discworld book, something of a standalone but in the Industrial Revolution sub-canon.
William de Worde had sent a periodical newsletter to influential people all over the Discworld for some time, employing wood engravers to set the words to paper. But when industrious movable type setter dwarf Goodmountain and crew provide an inexpensive and efficient way to mass produce the letter on a daily basis, the Ankh-Morpork Times is born.
Getting Foul Ole Ron and his friends to deliver the paper was typical Pratchett genius.
We get to see CMOT Dibbler, Lord Vetinari, Commander Vimes, Corporal Nobbs, Angua von 脺berwald, and many other players but the two who stole the show were Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip, a couple of tough guys who create the conflict in the story.
Pin is a short, fast talking foxy character while Tulip is a brawny monster who kills. This pairing of little guy / big guy toughs is a frequent device in literature and it was fun to see how Pratchett employs the concept.
Pratchett explores the complicated idea of truth, journalistic integrity, propaganda, and the strange tendency of people to blindly believe anything printed in black and white.
Good fun.
*** 2024 reread -
Funny, but also one of his darker novels, this one deals with some heady philosophical and theological questions.
While this is mainly about the Ankh-Morpork Times and the Discworld exploration of free speech, the most fascinating characters are Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip, two criminals who may be the most villainous that Pratchett ever wrote. These guys are truly bad and while Pratchett's satirical, comedic genius softens the blow somewhat, it is still somewhat out of character for him to draw players this openly diabolical.
We also see some unique conversations with Death and we hear Vetinari's typically spot on assessment of free speech.
Highly recommended for a Pratchett fan, this may not be the best introduction of a new reader, this is Pratchett 401.
June 2, 2021
Amusingly about a nobel profession of news reporter. Pratchett managed to turn a difficult topics of politics and media and how the one is impossible without the other into a hilarious story with an intriguing plot and amazing characters. So the book written 20 years ago is still surprisingly relatable.
April 20, 2025
A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on.
William de Worde brings the Truth to the public with the Ankh-Morpork Times, reporting public interest as well as human interest stories with the same journalistic integrity, firmly trying to avoid all prejudices and wondering how he slipped into this job - especially when there's a conspiracy against the patrician Lord Vetinari, and the Times assists in the Watch's enquiries.
The Ankh-Morpork Times: The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret
Terry Pratchett masterfully weaves sharp satire and outright wordplay together, on the foundation of his amazing world-building that continues throughout the Discworld series, to show the importance of the freedom of press in politics and prove journalism and policing can work for justice side by side, though not exactly on the same side. Written with humour and simplicity that makes it enduring to this day. The inherent conflict in William's character and his relationship with the truth is mirrored by the Times' race for survival, and the numerous side characters as well as some old favorites make the book all the more enjoyable!
鈥淎re you sure of all this, William?鈥� she said.
鈥渊别蝉.鈥�
鈥淚 mean, some bits鈥攁re you sure it鈥檚 all true?鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 sure it鈥檚 all journalism,鈥� said William.
鈥淎nd what is that supposed to mean?鈥�
鈥淚t means it鈥檚 true enough for now.鈥�
馃専馃専馃専馃専1/2
[One star for the premise and the whole book; One star for the world-building; One star for the writing; 3/4 star for the story arc and themes; 3/4 star for the characters - 4 1/2 stars in total.]
William de Worde brings the Truth to the public with the Ankh-Morpork Times, reporting public interest as well as human interest stories with the same journalistic integrity, firmly trying to avoid all prejudices and wondering how he slipped into this job - especially when there's a conspiracy against the patrician Lord Vetinari, and the Times assists in the Watch's enquiries.
The Ankh-Morpork Times: The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret
Terry Pratchett masterfully weaves sharp satire and outright wordplay together, on the foundation of his amazing world-building that continues throughout the Discworld series, to show the importance of the freedom of press in politics and prove journalism and policing can work for justice side by side, though not exactly on the same side. Written with humour and simplicity that makes it enduring to this day. The inherent conflict in William's character and his relationship with the truth is mirrored by the Times' race for survival, and the numerous side characters as well as some old favorites make the book all the more enjoyable!
鈥淎re you sure of all this, William?鈥� she said.
鈥渊别蝉.鈥�
鈥淚 mean, some bits鈥攁re you sure it鈥檚 all true?鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 sure it鈥檚 all journalism,鈥� said William.
鈥淎nd what is that supposed to mean?鈥�
鈥淚t means it鈥檚 true enough for now.鈥�
馃専馃専馃専馃専1/2
[One star for the premise and the whole book; One star for the world-building; One star for the writing; 3/4 star for the story arc and themes; 3/4 star for the characters - 4 1/2 stars in total.]
March 28, 2014
"The truth shall make ye free fret"
Despite their fear of that newfangled movable type, Ankh-Morpork has FINALLY gotten a newspaper!
Young William de Worde is quite surprised when his page full of "things written down" is suddenly incredibly popular with the citizenry, and publishing a newspaper becomes a rather terrifying, learn-as-you-go experience. Should he listen to the advice of others or go with his gut?
"Be careful. People like to be told what they already know. Remember that. They get uncomfortable when you tell them new things. New things...well, new things aren't what they expect. They like to know that, say, a dog will bite a man. That is what dogs do. They don't want to know that a man bites a dog because the world is not supposed to happen like that. In short, what people think they want is news, but what they really crave is olds."
One thing William discovers early on is that people LIKE seeing their names (and ages, for some reason) in the paper, and soon he is overwhelmed with potential "news" items like which was the coldest winter ever and vegetables that resemble body parts.
Before long, he's got some competition in the form of THE INQUIRER, a tabloid that features headlines like Elves Stole My Husband . This inexplicably popular, lying fish-wrapper may even put HIS little paper out of business.
And then there's that matter of William and his staff "helping" the Watch solve a mystery involving Lord Vetinari...
We meet some great new characters in this book, including Harry King, a combination night soil man/recycling czar, and Otto, a vampire who's trying REALLY HARD NOT to be such a bloodsucker.
This is a terrifically funny outing. One of my favorite moments was when the search for a missing dog leads to aparking garage horse stable encounter with an informant named Deep Bone. And this priceless story from The Ankh-Morpork Times:
A miscreant stole $200 worth of silver from H. Hogland and Son, Jewllrs., of Nonesuch Street yesterday p.m. Mr. Hogland, (32) who was threatened at knifepoint, told the Times: "I shall recognize the man if I should see him again because not many people have a stocking on their head."
Remember - A lie can run around the world before the truth has got it's boots on.
Despite their fear of that newfangled movable type, Ankh-Morpork has FINALLY gotten a newspaper!
Young William de Worde is quite surprised when his page full of "things written down" is suddenly incredibly popular with the citizenry, and publishing a newspaper becomes a rather terrifying, learn-as-you-go experience. Should he listen to the advice of others or go with his gut?
"Be careful. People like to be told what they already know. Remember that. They get uncomfortable when you tell them new things. New things...well, new things aren't what they expect. They like to know that, say, a dog will bite a man. That is what dogs do. They don't want to know that a man bites a dog because the world is not supposed to happen like that. In short, what people think they want is news, but what they really crave is olds."
One thing William discovers early on is that people LIKE seeing their names (and ages, for some reason) in the paper, and soon he is overwhelmed with potential "news" items like which was the coldest winter ever and vegetables that resemble body parts.
Before long, he's got some competition in the form of THE INQUIRER, a tabloid that features headlines like Elves Stole My Husband . This inexplicably popular, lying fish-wrapper may even put HIS little paper out of business.
And then there's that matter of William and his staff "helping" the Watch solve a mystery involving Lord Vetinari...
We meet some great new characters in this book, including Harry King, a combination night soil man/recycling czar, and Otto, a vampire who's trying REALLY HARD NOT to be such a bloodsucker.
This is a terrifically funny outing. One of my favorite moments was when the search for a missing dog leads to a
A miscreant stole $200 worth of silver from H. Hogland and Son, Jewllrs., of Nonesuch Street yesterday p.m. Mr. Hogland, (32) who was threatened at knifepoint, told the Times: "I shall recognize the man if I should see him again because not many people have a stocking on their head."
Remember - A lie can run around the world before the truth has got it's boots on.
July 21, 2018
袠褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 褉褟写泻芯 械 褔懈褋褌邪 懈 薪懈泻芯谐邪 锌褉芯褋褌邪, 褖械 胁懈 泻邪卸械 袨褋泻邪褉 校邪泄谢写. 小锌芯褉械写 袛卸械泄薪 袨褋褌懈薪 锌褗泻 械 芯斜褖芯懈蟹胁械褋褌薪邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪, 褔械 胁褋械泻懈 斜芯谐邪褌 屑谢邪写 屑褗卸 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋懈 胁蟹械屑械 褋褗锌褉褍谐邪. 袦褗谢写褗褉 懈 小泻褗谢懈 芯褌 褋胁芯褟 褋褌褉邪薪邪 胁懈薪邪谐懈 褋邪 斜懈谢懈 褍斜械写械薪懈, 褔械 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 械 薪褟泻褗写械 褌邪屑. 袙褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 械 懈蟹屑械薪褔懈胁邪 懈 泻芯胁泻邪 褋锌谢邪胁, 泻芯褟褌芯 胁褋械泻懈 褋懈 褟 薪邪谐谢邪褋褟 泻邪泻褌芯 屑褍 写芯泄写械.
鈥炐⌒残笛傃娧� 褋械 褋褗褋褌芯懈 芯褌 褔械褌懈褉懈 械谢械屑械薪褌邪 鈥� 袟械屑褟, 袙褗蟹写褍褏, 袨谐褗薪 懈 袙芯写邪... 袠屑邪 懈 锌械褌懈 械谢械屑械薪褌, 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 谐芯 薪邪褉懈褔邪褌 袠蟹薪械薪邪写邪.鈥� 袙褋懈褔泻芯 褌褉褗谐胁邪 芯褌 褌邪屑 泻邪泻 械写懈薪 薪邪褋谢械写薪懈泻 薪邪 褉芯写邪 写褜芯 小谢芯胁 懈蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪 邪褉懈褋褌芯泻褉邪褌懈褔薪芯褌芯 褋懈 懈 褋薪芯斜邪褉褋泻芯 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯 褋 褌芯胁邪, 褔械 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 薪械 懈屑 懈褋泻邪 锌邪褉懈褌械 懈 褋械 蟹邪薪懈屑邪胁邪 褋 薪械褖芯. 袠蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪 懈 褋邪屑懈褟 褋械斜械 褋懈, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪褟泻褗写械 褋褉械写 屑芯薪芯褌芯薪薪芯褌芯 蟹邪锌褗谢胁邪薪械 薪邪 锌懈褋屑邪 褋 鈥炐叫拘残感叫糕€� 芯褌泻褉懈胁邪, 褔械 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 械 写芯斜懈谢邪 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械 蟹邪 薪械谐芯. 袪邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械, 锌褉械写懈 褌芯胁邪 写卸褍写卸械褌邪褌邪 褋邪 懈蟹薪械薪邪写邪谢懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褋邪 懈蟹薪邪屑械褉懈谢懈 褎懈谢芯褋芯褎褋泻懈褟 泻邪屑褗泻 薪邪 锌褍斜谢懈褑懈褋褌懈泻邪褌邪, 懈谢懈 泻邪泻 写邪 锌褉械胁褗褉薪邪褌 芯谢芯胁芯褌芯 胁 蟹谢邪褌芯 (泻邪蟹邪薪芯 褋 写胁械 写褍屑懈 鈥� 懈蟹芯斜褉械褌懈谢懈 褋邪 锌械褔邪褌邪褉褋泻邪褌邪 锌褉械褋邪). 孝邪泻邪 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 薪邪写斜褟谐胁邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 蟹邪械泻邪 懈 泻芯褋褌械薪褍褉泻邪褌邪, 胁 褉芯谢懈褌械: 谢褗卸邪褌邪 懈 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪.
袠屑邪 褌褉懈 锌芯褉芯写懈 褏芯褉邪 鈥� 1/ 褌邪泻懈胁邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 胁褗褉褕邪褌 懈蟹谐芯写薪懈 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈 薪械褖邪, 泻邪褌芯 锌芯薪褟褌懈褟褌邪 鈥炐垦€邪胁懈谢薪芯鈥� 懈 鈥炐逞€械褕薪芯鈥� 蟹邪 褌褟褏 褋邪 邪斜褋褌褉邪泻褑懈懈, 褋谢褍卸械褖懈 写邪 蟹邪锌褗谢薪褟褌 屑褟褋褌芯 胁 褉械褔薪懈泻邪; 2/ 褏芯褉邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌褉邪胁褟褌 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褌邪泻邪 械 褉械写薪芯; 3/ 芯薪械蟹懈, 薪邪 泻芯懈褌芯 泻邪褌芯 褑褟谢芯 薪械 懈屑 锌褍泻邪. 袩褗褉胁懈褌械 写胁械 锌芯褉芯写懈 褋邪 胁 薪械锌褉械褋褌邪薪薪芯 锌褉芯褌懈胁芯斜芯褉褋褌胁芯 ('褖芯褌芯 胁 褋胁械褌邪 薪邪谢懈 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 懈屑邪 斜邪谢邪薪褋, 锌褗泻 懈 泻邪泻 褖械 褉邪蟹斜械褉械屑 泻芯械 械 斜褟谢芯, 邪泻芯 谐芯 薪褟屑邪 褔械褉薪芯褌芯), 邪 褌褉械褌邪褌邪 芯斜懈褔邪 写邪 褉邪蟹谐谢械卸写邪 褋屑械褕薪懈 蟹械谢械薪褔褍褑懈 (薪械蟹薪邪泄薪芯 蟹邪褖芯). 孝械褉懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌 锌芯谢械泻懈褔泻邪 褋褌褗锌胁邪 胁褗褉褏褍 褌褗薪泻懈褟 谢械写 薪邪 锌芯谢懈褌懈褔械褋泻邪褌邪 褋邪褌懈褉邪 懈 褔芯胁械褕泻懈褟 褋褌褉械屑械卸 泻褗屑 锌芯胁械褔械 鈥� 锌芯胁械褔械 胁谢邪褋褌, 锌芯胁械褔械 锌芯写褔懈薪械薪懈械, 锌芯胁械褔械 鈥炩赌π靶叫糕赌� 锌邪褉懈. 袗, 懈 薪邪 芯褖械 械写懈薪 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 锌芯褉懈胁, 褔懈泄褌芯 谐芯褉写懈 芯褌泻褉懈胁邪褌械谢懈 褋邪 褏芯屑芯 褋邪锌懈械薪褋懈褌械 鈥� 写邪 锌褉械屑械褌薪械褕 写械 褖芯 懈屑邪 褔芯胁械泻 锌芯 锌褗褌褟 褋懈. 袙 泻褉邪泄薪邪 褋屑械褌泻邪 写芯斜褉芯褌芯 懈 蟹谢芯褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈 褋邪 斜懈谢懈 胁褗锌褉芯褋 薪邪 谐谢械写薪邪 褌芯褔泻邪. 袨褌泻褉邪泄 胁褉械屑械 懈屑邪 薪褍卸写邪 芯褌 褍锌褉邪胁薪懈褑懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 胁褋谢褍褕胁邪褌 胁 褏芯褉邪褌邪 鈥� 胁褗锌褉芯褋褗褌 械 褋邪屑芯 胁 泻芯懈 褌芯褔薪芯 褏芯褉邪. 袙 褌械蟹懈 褋 锌褉懈胁懈谢械谐懈懈 谢懈? 袧芯 薪邪谢懈 鈥炐垦€懈胁懈谢械谐懈褟褌邪 芯蟹薪邪褔邪胁邪 鈥炐沸靶盒拘� 蟹邪 褔邪褋褌薪芯 锌芯谢蟹胁邪薪械鈥�? 袣邪泻褌芯 斜懈 胁褗蟹泻谢懈泻薪邪谢 小小袩袚 袛懈斜谢褗褉: 鈥炐澬秆壭狙傂� 谐芯 锌褉芯写邪胁邪屑 泻邪褌芯 薪懈褖芯 写褉褍谐芯 薪邪 褋胁械褌邪!鈥�. 孝邪泻邪 懈 薪邪 薪邪褋 芯褌谐芯褉械 薪懈 锌褉芯写邪胁邪褌 薪懈褖芯 懈 褌芯 胁褗蟹褋芯谢械薪泻芯. 袗 写邪谢懈 胁褟褌褗褉褗褌 薪邪 锌褉芯屑褟薪邪褌邪 薪褟屑邪 写邪 蟹邪斜褉褍谢懈 锌芯-褋懈谢薪芯 懈 写邪 写芯胁械械 褉邪蟹谢懈褔械薪 锌芯谢褗褏?
袦褗褔薪邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪 褋懈 械 褌褗褉褋械薪械褌芯 薪邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪. 袩芯薪褟泻芯谐邪 懈 泻邪褌芯 褟 芯褌泻褉懈械褕 薪懈泻邪泻 薪械 械 谢械褋薪芯. 袟邪褖芯褌芯 褋谢械写胁邪 写邪 褉械褕懈褕 泻邪泻胁芯 写邪 褟 锌褉邪胁懈褕. 孝芯胁邪 芯蟹薪邪褔邪胁邪 芯褌谐芯胁芯褉薪芯褋褌. 啸芯褉邪褌邪 薪械 芯斜懈褔邪褌 芯褌谐芯胁芯褉薪芯褋褌懈褌械. 孝械 芯斜懈褔邪褌 写邪 褋械 薪芯褋褟褌 锌芯 褌械褔械薪懈械褌芯. 袛邪 薪械 屑懈褋谢褟褌. 袛邪 薪械 褋械 薪邪褌褗泻胁邪褌 薪邪 锌芯写胁芯写薪懈 泻邪屑褗薪懈. 袨斜懈褔邪褌 写邪 褋懈 泻邪蟹胁邪褌 鈥炑傂拘残� 屑械薪 薪械 屑械 蟹邪褋褟谐邪, 泻芯泄褌芯 懈褋泻邪, 写邪 褋械 锌褉邪胁懈 薪邪 谐械褉芯泄锟斤拷锟�. 袗 谐械褉芯懈 懈屑邪. 袠蟹泻褍褕邪胁邪屑 褋械 写邪 屑懈褋谢褟, 褔械 褍 胁褋械泻懈 芯褌 薪邪褋 写褉械屑械 锌芯 械写懈薪. 啸褍斜邪胁芯 械 锌芯薪褟泻芯谐邪 屑褍 锌芯屑芯谐邪屑械 写邪 褋懈 芯斜褍械 斜芯褌褍褕懈褌械.
鈥炐⌒残笛傃娧� 褋械 褋褗褋褌芯懈 芯褌 褔械褌懈褉懈 械谢械屑械薪褌邪 鈥� 袟械屑褟, 袙褗蟹写褍褏, 袨谐褗薪 懈 袙芯写邪... 袠屑邪 懈 锌械褌懈 械谢械屑械薪褌, 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 谐芯 薪邪褉懈褔邪褌 袠蟹薪械薪邪写邪.鈥� 袙褋懈褔泻芯 褌褉褗谐胁邪 芯褌 褌邪屑 泻邪泻 械写懈薪 薪邪褋谢械写薪懈泻 薪邪 褉芯写邪 写褜芯 小谢芯胁 懈蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪 邪褉懈褋褌芯泻褉邪褌懈褔薪芯褌芯 褋懈 懈 褋薪芯斜邪褉褋泻芯 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯 褋 褌芯胁邪, 褔械 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 薪械 懈屑 懈褋泻邪 锌邪褉懈褌械 懈 褋械 蟹邪薪懈屑邪胁邪 褋 薪械褖芯. 袠蟹薪械薪邪写胁邪 懈 褋邪屑懈褟 褋械斜械 褋懈, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪褟泻褗写械 褋褉械写 屑芯薪芯褌芯薪薪芯褌芯 蟹邪锌褗谢胁邪薪械 薪邪 锌懈褋屑邪 褋 鈥炐叫拘残感叫糕€� 芯褌泻褉懈胁邪, 褔械 胁褋褗褖薪芯褋褌 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 械 写芯斜懈谢邪 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 蟹薪邪褔械薪懈械 蟹邪 薪械谐芯. 袪邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械, 锌褉械写懈 褌芯胁邪 写卸褍写卸械褌邪褌邪 褋邪 懈蟹薪械薪邪写邪谢懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褋邪 懈蟹薪邪屑械褉懈谢懈 褎懈谢芯褋芯褎褋泻懈褟 泻邪屑褗泻 薪邪 锌褍斜谢懈褑懈褋褌懈泻邪褌邪, 懈谢懈 泻邪泻 写邪 锌褉械胁褗褉薪邪褌 芯谢芯胁芯褌芯 胁 蟹谢邪褌芯 (泻邪蟹邪薪芯 褋 写胁械 写褍屑懈 鈥� 懈蟹芯斜褉械褌懈谢懈 褋邪 锌械褔邪褌邪褉褋泻邪褌邪 锌褉械褋邪). 孝邪泻邪 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪 薪邪写斜褟谐胁邪薪械褌芯 薪邪 蟹邪械泻邪 懈 泻芯褋褌械薪褍褉泻邪褌邪, 胁 褉芯谢懈褌械: 谢褗卸邪褌邪 懈 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪.
袠屑邪 褌褉懈 锌芯褉芯写懈 褏芯褉邪 鈥� 1/ 褌邪泻懈胁邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 胁褗褉褕邪褌 懈蟹谐芯写薪懈 蟹邪 褋械斜械 褋懈 薪械褖邪, 泻邪褌芯 锌芯薪褟褌懈褟褌邪 鈥炐垦€邪胁懈谢薪芯鈥� 懈 鈥炐逞€械褕薪芯鈥� 蟹邪 褌褟褏 褋邪 邪斜褋褌褉邪泻褑懈懈, 褋谢褍卸械褖懈 写邪 蟹邪锌褗谢薪褟褌 屑褟褋褌芯 胁 褉械褔薪懈泻邪; 2/ 褏芯褉邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 锌褉邪胁褟褌 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪, 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 褌邪泻邪 械 褉械写薪芯; 3/ 芯薪械蟹懈, 薪邪 泻芯懈褌芯 泻邪褌芯 褑褟谢芯 薪械 懈屑 锌褍泻邪. 袩褗褉胁懈褌械 写胁械 锌芯褉芯写懈 褋邪 胁 薪械锌褉械褋褌邪薪薪芯 锌褉芯褌懈胁芯斜芯褉褋褌胁芯 ('褖芯褌芯 胁 褋胁械褌邪 薪邪谢懈 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 懈屑邪 斜邪谢邪薪褋, 锌褗泻 懈 泻邪泻 褖械 褉邪蟹斜械褉械屑 泻芯械 械 斜褟谢芯, 邪泻芯 谐芯 薪褟屑邪 褔械褉薪芯褌芯), 邪 褌褉械褌邪褌邪 芯斜懈褔邪 写邪 褉邪蟹谐谢械卸写邪 褋屑械褕薪懈 蟹械谢械薪褔褍褑懈 (薪械蟹薪邪泄薪芯 蟹邪褖芯). 孝械褉懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌 锌芯谢械泻懈褔泻邪 褋褌褗锌胁邪 胁褗褉褏褍 褌褗薪泻懈褟 谢械写 薪邪 锌芯谢懈褌懈褔械褋泻邪褌邪 褋邪褌懈褉邪 懈 褔芯胁械褕泻懈褟 褋褌褉械屑械卸 泻褗屑 锌芯胁械褔械 鈥� 锌芯胁械褔械 胁谢邪褋褌, 锌芯胁械褔械 锌芯写褔懈薪械薪懈械, 锌芯胁械褔械 鈥炩赌π靶叫糕赌� 锌邪褉懈. 袗, 懈 薪邪 芯褖械 械写懈薪 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 褔芯胁械褕泻懈 锌芯褉懈胁, 褔懈泄褌芯 谐芯褉写懈 芯褌泻褉懈胁邪褌械谢懈 褋邪 褏芯屑芯 褋邪锌懈械薪褋懈褌械 鈥� 写邪 锌褉械屑械褌薪械褕 写械 褖芯 懈屑邪 褔芯胁械泻 锌芯 锌褗褌褟 褋懈. 袙 泻褉邪泄薪邪 褋屑械褌泻邪 写芯斜褉芯褌芯 懈 蟹谢芯褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈 褋邪 斜懈谢懈 胁褗锌褉芯褋 薪邪 谐谢械写薪邪 褌芯褔泻邪. 袨褌泻褉邪泄 胁褉械屑械 懈屑邪 薪褍卸写邪 芯褌 褍锌褉邪胁薪懈褑懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 胁褋谢褍褕胁邪褌 胁 褏芯褉邪褌邪 鈥� 胁褗锌褉芯褋褗褌 械 褋邪屑芯 胁 泻芯懈 褌芯褔薪芯 褏芯褉邪. 袙 褌械蟹懈 褋 锌褉懈胁懈谢械谐懈懈 谢懈? 袧芯 薪邪谢懈 鈥炐垦€懈胁懈谢械谐懈褟褌邪 芯蟹薪邪褔邪胁邪 鈥炐沸靶盒拘� 蟹邪 褔邪褋褌薪芯 锌芯谢蟹胁邪薪械鈥�? 袣邪泻褌芯 斜懈 胁褗蟹泻谢懈泻薪邪谢 小小袩袚 袛懈斜谢褗褉: 鈥炐澬秆壭狙傂� 谐芯 锌褉芯写邪胁邪屑 泻邪褌芯 薪懈褖芯 写褉褍谐芯 薪邪 褋胁械褌邪!鈥�. 孝邪泻邪 懈 薪邪 薪邪褋 芯褌谐芯褉械 薪懈 锌褉芯写邪胁邪褌 薪懈褖芯 懈 褌芯 胁褗蟹褋芯谢械薪泻芯. 袗 写邪谢懈 胁褟褌褗褉褗褌 薪邪 锌褉芯屑褟薪邪褌邪 薪褟屑邪 写邪 蟹邪斜褉褍谢懈 锌芯-褋懈谢薪芯 懈 写邪 写芯胁械械 褉邪蟹谢懈褔械薪 锌芯谢褗褏?
袦褗褔薪邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪 褋懈 械 褌褗褉褋械薪械褌芯 薪邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪. 袩芯薪褟泻芯谐邪 懈 泻邪褌芯 褟 芯褌泻褉懈械褕 薪懈泻邪泻 薪械 械 谢械褋薪芯. 袟邪褖芯褌芯 褋谢械写胁邪 写邪 褉械褕懈褕 泻邪泻胁芯 写邪 褟 锌褉邪胁懈褕. 孝芯胁邪 芯蟹薪邪褔邪胁邪 芯褌谐芯胁芯褉薪芯褋褌. 啸芯褉邪褌邪 薪械 芯斜懈褔邪褌 芯褌谐芯胁芯褉薪芯褋褌懈褌械. 孝械 芯斜懈褔邪褌 写邪 褋械 薪芯褋褟褌 锌芯 褌械褔械薪懈械褌芯. 袛邪 薪械 屑懈褋谢褟褌. 袛邪 薪械 褋械 薪邪褌褗泻胁邪褌 薪邪 锌芯写胁芯写薪懈 泻邪屑褗薪懈. 袨斜懈褔邪褌 写邪 褋懈 泻邪蟹胁邪褌 鈥炑傂拘残� 屑械薪 薪械 屑械 蟹邪褋褟谐邪, 泻芯泄褌芯 懈褋泻邪, 写邪 褋械 锌褉邪胁懈 薪邪 谐械褉芯泄锟斤拷锟�. 袗 谐械褉芯懈 懈屑邪. 袠蟹泻褍褕邪胁邪屑 褋械 写邪 屑懈褋谢褟, 褔械 褍 胁褋械泻懈 芯褌 薪邪褋 写褉械屑械 锌芯 械写懈薪. 啸褍斜邪胁芯 械 锌芯薪褟泻芯谐邪 屑褍 锌芯屑芯谐邪屑械 写邪 褋懈 芯斜褍械 斜芯褌褍褕懈褌械.
January 19, 2023
William de Worde has never really considered that his monthly newsletters would garner much interest outside his regular patrons (mainly foreign political figures), yet when he starts publishing on a daily basis in Ankh-Morpork he gets the surprise of his life.
Unfortunately, all his new-fangled fame comes with several perils: the envy of his competitors, people's preference of reading about "olds" rather than "news", the ire of the City Watch, as well as the occasional assassination attempt. Nevertheless, our young hero is determined to publish The Truth regardless of obstacles.
Back when I had first decided on a Discworld series re-read, had not actually been included in the endeavor. A standalone novel, intent on rehashing the old "don't believe everything you read in the press" clich茅 had not sounded all that appealing, plus I had been rather bored the first time I've read it.
After listening to an excerpt of the audiobook, I decided to purchase it in hopes of helping with the occasional sleepless night. For some reason, posh English narration puts me to sleep almost instantly. Plus I had a few Audible credits to spare... Well, it definitely helped with my insomnia, but it also made me reconsider my initial opinion of the book.
It may sound completely counter-intuitive to say that an audiobook can simultaneously put me to sleep AND hold my interest, but then that's just how I roll. If you give me a badly narrated book, I will toss and turn until tomorrow just raging about its many inadequacies, but a good British narrator can knock me out in no time. This is also the main reason it took me over a year to finish listening. I've had to constantly rewind it, plus I couldn't use up my best sleeping aid willy-nilly.
I loved the voice-acting, the many humorous quips, and (most of) the characters. Gaspode the Wonder Dog and his mafia-boss impressions were priceless. In contrast though, William de Worde was just too... pathetically predictable. Perhaps this was intentional, but for me it's the first time I actively dislike the main character from a Discworld novel.
Score: 4/5 stars
A surprisingly entertaining and well narrated story, that made a huge difference on reread. I probably read it too early in life, before... or perhaps I just tuned it all out the first time around.
Unfortunately, all his new-fangled fame comes with several perils: the envy of his competitors, people's preference of reading about "olds" rather than "news", the ire of the City Watch, as well as the occasional assassination attempt. Nevertheless, our young hero is determined to publish The Truth regardless of obstacles.
Back when I had first decided on a Discworld series re-read, had not actually been included in the endeavor. A standalone novel, intent on rehashing the old "don't believe everything you read in the press" clich茅 had not sounded all that appealing, plus I had been rather bored the first time I've read it.
After listening to an excerpt of the audiobook, I decided to purchase it in hopes of helping with the occasional sleepless night. For some reason, posh English narration puts me to sleep almost instantly. Plus I had a few Audible credits to spare... Well, it definitely helped with my insomnia, but it also made me reconsider my initial opinion of the book.
It may sound completely counter-intuitive to say that an audiobook can simultaneously put me to sleep AND hold my interest, but then that's just how I roll. If you give me a badly narrated book, I will toss and turn until tomorrow just raging about its many inadequacies, but a good British narrator can knock me out in no time. This is also the main reason it took me over a year to finish listening. I've had to constantly rewind it, plus I couldn't use up my best sleeping aid willy-nilly.
I loved the voice-acting, the many humorous quips, and (most of) the characters. Gaspode the Wonder Dog and his mafia-boss impressions were priceless. In contrast though, William de Worde was just too... pathetically predictable. Perhaps this was intentional, but for me it's the first time I actively dislike the main character from a Discworld novel.
The dwarfs can turn lead into gold...
It reached the pointy ears of the dwarfs.
"Can we?"
"Damned if I know. I can't."
"Yeah, but if you could, you wouldn't say. I wouldn't say, if I could."
"Can you?"
"No!"
"Ah-ha!"
A couple of months ago someone had tried to hand William the old story about there being a dog in the city that could talk. (...) The dog in front of William didn't look as if it could talk, but it DID look as if it would swear.
Score: 4/5 stars
A surprisingly entertaining and well narrated story, that made a huge difference on reread. I probably read it too early in life, before... or perhaps I just tuned it all out the first time around.
November 17, 2024
Six stars! I think this was the best Discworld novel yet (in publication order). Taking place entirely in Ankh-Morpork and intersecting with the Watch sub-series, technically this is part of the "Industrial Revolution" subseries (NB: none of these sub-series designations were made by Pratchett or his publishers) and though it lightly references some of the worst prior Discworld novels which happened to fall in that line ( in particular), it represents a new wave of peak Discworld.
The Truth introduces newspapers to Ankh-Morpork.
If in recent memory you have sent or received an email that begins with "Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd:" you might remember newspapers. Think of them like a non-fiction book rolled out really thin. It's what past generations used to ignore each other at the breakfast table before the advent of smartphones. Ask a grandparent about them.
This, the 25th Discworld book, is a perfect entry point for new Disc-curious readers. It is largely self-contained, with brilliant brand new characters in one-time starring roles. It explores themes of truthiness, public opinion, justice, the role of the media and how it interacts with government and law enforcement, and racial prejudice. It gives us the Disc's best vampire character to date (NB: not shiny). I don't know that I can pin down quite what makes it the best series book to date, other than its fabulous pacing, interaction of characters new and old, and topical material.
One passage in particular has stuck with me during the twenty-some years since I last read it. In this scene, several wealthy and powerful Ankh-Morpork guild leaders, led by zombie lawyer Mr. Slant, confront the main character, William de Worde, with the intent of shutting down his newspaper. This takes place in his press room, where the dwarf Mr. Goodmountain can assemble type as quickly as one can speak:
The Truth introduces newspapers to Ankh-Morpork.
If in recent memory you have sent or received an email that begins with "Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd:" you might remember newspapers. Think of them like a non-fiction book rolled out really thin. It's what past generations used to ignore each other at the breakfast table before the advent of smartphones. Ask a grandparent about them.
This, the 25th Discworld book, is a perfect entry point for new Disc-curious readers. It is largely self-contained, with brilliant brand new characters in one-time starring roles. It explores themes of truthiness, public opinion, justice, the role of the media and how it interacts with government and law enforcement, and racial prejudice. It gives us the Disc's best vampire character to date (NB: not shiny). I don't know that I can pin down quite what makes it the best series book to date, other than its fabulous pacing, interaction of characters new and old, and topical material.
One passage in particular has stuck with me during the twenty-some years since I last read it. In this scene, several wealthy and powerful Ankh-Morpork guild leaders, led by zombie lawyer Mr. Slant, confront the main character, William de Worde, with the intent of shutting down his newspaper. This takes place in his press room, where the dwarf Mr. Goodmountain can assemble type as quickly as one can speak:
"Then who is running the city?" he said.I don't know if this has the same impact out of the blue, but I have been enduringly tickled by the prospect of live-printing a conversation in this manner as a weapon. Call it proto-live tweeting.
"I don't know know," said Mr. Slant. "That is not my concern. I鈥�"
"Mr. Goodmountain?" said William. "Large type, please".
"Got you," said the dwarf. His hand hovered over a fresh case.
"In caps, size to fit, 'Who Runs Ankh-Morpork?'" said William. "Now into body type, upper and lowercase, across two columns: 'Who is governing the city while Lord Vetinari is imprisoned? Asked for an opinion today, a leading legal figure said he did not know and it was no concern of his. Mr. Slant of the Lawyers' Guild went on to say鈥�'"
"You can't put that in your newspaper!" barked Slant.
"Set that directly, please, Mr. Goodmountain."
[. . .]
"Mr. Slant went on to say . . .?" said William, glaring at the lawyer.
"You will find it very hard to print that," said Mr. Carney, ignoring the lawyer's frantic hand signals, "with no damn press!"
"'. . . was the view of Mr. Carney of the Guild of Engravers,' spelled with an e before the y," said William, "'who earlier today tried to put the Times out of business by means of an illegal document.'" William realized that, although his mouth felt full of acid, he was enjoying this immensely. "Asked for his opinion of this flagrant abuse of the city laws, Mr. Slant said . . .'?"
"STOP TAKING DOWN EVERYTHING WE SAY!" yelled Slant.
March 25, 2024
+1 写芯 褍谢褞斜谢械薪懈褏 泻薪懈谐!
芦斜褉械褏薪褟 屑芯卸械 锌械褉械褌薪褍褌懈 褋胁褨褌 褕胁懈写褕械, 薪褨卸 锌褉邪胁写邪 胁蟹褍褦 芯写薪褍 薪芯谐褍禄
袙卸械 写褉褍谐懈泄 褉褨泻 褟 锌芯写芯褉芯卸褍褞 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌芯屑 馃馃徎
楔胁懈写泻懈泄 械泻褋泻褍褉褋: 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 薪邪锌懈褋邪胁 ~40 泻薪懈谐 胁 褑懈泻谢褨, 褟泻懈泄 褋泻谢邪写邪褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 6 锌褨写褑懈泻谢褨胁 褌邪 6 锌芯蟹邪褑懈泻谢芯胁懈褏 褉芯屑邪薪褨胁 馃憖
袆 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褉褨蟹薪懈褏 胁邪褉褨邪薪褌褨胁 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褋褌胁邪 蟹 邪胁褌芯褉芯屑 (谐褍谐谢 邪斜芯 屑芯褦 胁褨写械芯 薪邪 褞褌褍斜 胁邪屑 褍 写芯锌芯屑芯谐褍) 馃檶馃徎
袩褉芯褌械 {薪邪 屑芯褞 褋褍斜始褦泻褌懈胁薪褍 写褍屑泻褍} 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 芦袩褉邪胁写懈禄 - 褑械 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈褏 褋锌芯褋芯斜褨胁 锌芯蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褌懈褋褟 蟹 褌胁芯褉褔褨褋褌褞 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪 鉁�
袩芯蟹邪褑懈泻谢芯胁邪 褎械薪褌械蟹褨泄薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 (蟹 薪芯褌泻邪屑懈 写械褌械泻褌懈胁褍) 锌褉芯 褌械, 褟泻 胁 袗薪泻-袦芯褉锌芯褉泻褍 蟹始褟胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 锌褉械褋邪 褌邪 蟹邪褉芯写卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌懈泻邪 馃摪
袩褉邪胁写邪 - 褑械:
鈥� 写芯褌械锌薪懈泄 泻谢邪褋薪懈泄 谐褍屑芯褉 (谢械谐泻邪 锌芯褋屑褨褕泻邪 薪械 斜褍写械 褋褏芯写懈褌懈 蟹 胁邪褕芯谐芯 芯斜谢懈褔褔褟)
鈥� 锌芯谢褨褌懈泻邪
鈥� 锌懈褌邪薪薪褟 写懈褋泻褉懈屑褨薪邪褑褨褩
鈥� 锌芯褋懈谢邪薪薪褟 薪邪 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋褜泻褍 (袙芯褌械褉覒械泄褌褋褜泻懈泄 褋泻邪薪写邪谢) 褌邪 邪薪谐谢褨泄褋褜泻褍 泻褍谢褜褌褍褉褍/褨褋褌芯褉褨褞
鈥� 谐薪芯屑懈, 褌褉芯谢褨, 蟹芯屑斜褨, 锌械褉械胁械褉褌薪褨, 械谢褜褎懈, 胁邪屑锌褨褉懈, 褕褌褍褔薪褨 谢褞写懈 锌芯 褌懈锌褍 芦褎褉邪薪泻械薪褕褌邪泄薪禄 褌芯褖芯
鈥� 泻谢邪褋薪懈泄 邪写邪锌褌芯胁邪薪懈泄 锌械褉械泻谢邪写, 屑谢褟
鈥� 泻褍锌邪 锌褉懈屑褨褌芯泻 邪胁褌芯褉邪 褌邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写邪褔邪
鈥� 褨 {褟泻 胁 斜褍写褜-褟泻褨泄 泻薪懈卸褑褨 锌褉芯 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌} - 胁褨写褋褍褌薪褨褋褌褜 褉芯蟹写褨谢褨胁
袦褨泄 泻褉邪褕 - 褑械 褨泻芯薪芯谐褉邪褎褨褋褌, 胁邪屑锌褨褉 薪邪 褨屑始褟 袨褌褌芯 馃馃徎鈥嶁檪锔�
袉 锌邪屑始褟褌邪泄褌械: 芦斜褉械褏薪褟 屑芯卸械 锌械褉械褌薪褍褌懈 褋胁褨褌 褕胁懈写褕械, 薪褨卸 锌褉邪胁写邪 胁蟹褍褦 芯写薪褍 薪芯谐褍禄
芦斜褉械褏薪褟 屑芯卸械 锌械褉械褌薪褍褌懈 褋胁褨褌 褕胁懈写褕械, 薪褨卸 锌褉邪胁写邪 胁蟹褍褦 芯写薪褍 薪芯谐褍禄
袙卸械 写褉褍谐懈泄 褉褨泻 褟 锌芯写芯褉芯卸褍褞 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌芯屑 馃馃徎
楔胁懈写泻懈泄 械泻褋泻褍褉褋: 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 薪邪锌懈褋邪胁 ~40 泻薪懈谐 胁 褑懈泻谢褨, 褟泻懈泄 褋泻谢邪写邪褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 6 锌褨写褑懈泻谢褨胁 褌邪 6 锌芯蟹邪褑懈泻谢芯胁懈褏 褉芯屑邪薪褨胁 馃憖
袆 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褉褨蟹薪懈褏 胁邪褉褨邪薪褌褨胁 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褋褌胁邪 蟹 邪胁褌芯褉芯屑 (谐褍谐谢 邪斜芯 屑芯褦 胁褨写械芯 薪邪 褞褌褍斜 胁邪屑 褍 写芯锌芯屑芯谐褍) 馃檶馃徎
袩褉芯褌械 {薪邪 屑芯褞 褋褍斜始褦泻褌懈胁薪褍 写褍屑泻褍} 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 芦袩褉邪胁写懈禄 - 褑械 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈褏 褋锌芯褋芯斜褨胁 锌芯蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褌懈褋褟 蟹 褌胁芯褉褔褨褋褌褞 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪 鉁�
袩芯蟹邪褑懈泻谢芯胁邪 褎械薪褌械蟹褨泄薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 (蟹 薪芯褌泻邪屑懈 写械褌械泻褌懈胁褍) 锌褉芯 褌械, 褟泻 胁 袗薪泻-袦芯褉锌芯褉泻褍 蟹始褟胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 锌褉械褋邪 褌邪 蟹邪褉芯写卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌懈泻邪 馃摪
袩褉邪胁写邪 - 褑械:
鈥� 写芯褌械锌薪懈泄 泻谢邪褋薪懈泄 谐褍屑芯褉 (谢械谐泻邪 锌芯褋屑褨褕泻邪 薪械 斜褍写械 褋褏芯写懈褌懈 蟹 胁邪褕芯谐芯 芯斜谢懈褔褔褟)
鈥� 锌芯谢褨褌懈泻邪
鈥� 锌懈褌邪薪薪褟 写懈褋泻褉懈屑褨薪邪褑褨褩
鈥� 锌芯褋懈谢邪薪薪褟 薪邪 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋褜泻褍 (袙芯褌械褉覒械泄褌褋褜泻懈泄 褋泻邪薪写邪谢) 褌邪 邪薪谐谢褨泄褋褜泻褍 泻褍谢褜褌褍褉褍/褨褋褌芯褉褨褞
鈥� 谐薪芯屑懈, 褌褉芯谢褨, 蟹芯屑斜褨, 锌械褉械胁械褉褌薪褨, 械谢褜褎懈, 胁邪屑锌褨褉懈, 褕褌褍褔薪褨 谢褞写懈 锌芯 褌懈锌褍 芦褎褉邪薪泻械薪褕褌邪泄薪禄 褌芯褖芯
鈥� 泻谢邪褋薪懈泄 邪写邪锌褌芯胁邪薪懈泄 锌械褉械泻谢邪写, 屑谢褟
鈥� 泻褍锌邪 锌褉懈屑褨褌芯泻 邪胁褌芯褉邪 褌邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写邪褔邪
鈥� 褨 {褟泻 胁 斜褍写褜-褟泻褨泄 泻薪懈卸褑褨 锌褉芯 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌} - 胁褨写褋褍褌薪褨褋褌褜 褉芯蟹写褨谢褨胁
袦褨泄 泻褉邪褕 - 褑械 褨泻芯薪芯谐褉邪褎褨褋褌, 胁邪屑锌褨褉 薪邪 褨屑始褟 袨褌褌芯 馃馃徎鈥嶁檪锔�
袉 锌邪屑始褟褌邪泄褌械: 芦斜褉械褏薪褟 屑芯卸械 锌械褉械褌薪褍褌懈 褋胁褨褌 褕胁懈写褕械, 薪褨卸 锌褉邪胁写邪 胁蟹褍褦 芯写薪褍 薪芯谐褍禄
May 6, 2020
袩械褉褕械 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褋褌胁芯 蟹 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌芯屑 胁懈褟胁懈谢芯褋褜 写褍卸械 胁写邪谢懈屑!
November 5, 2014
I have a favorable bias toward the story of someone stumbling into the business of printed news. This story isn't exactly analogous to my own. I decided to start a magazine when the concept of magazines already existed. William de Worde managed to invent the newspaper without even trying. Terry Pratchett does a wonderful job of showing the form evolve in fast-motion.
He also gives ample stage time here to two of my favorite Discworld characters: Lord Vetinari and Commander Vimes. And of course, as always, he manages to make every page humorous without making light of serious issues (which he grapples with on, well, pretty much every page).
This was also terrific read-aloud fare thanks to the character of Mr. Tulip, who swears a lot. Sort of. Specifically, he says, "--ing" all the time. Pratchett makes it clear that he isn't doing the old-fashioned removal of profanity with a dash left behind to show where the bad word was; his character's dialogue is self-cleaning, which leaves a lot of the other characters mystified. It's a lot of fun to read Tulip's dialogue aloud with a solid working-class British accent and lean on that dash before pronouncing the "ing" part. Seriously. Try it. It sounds fantastic.
In fact, I might just use this as a replacement habit to give up swearing, since my son's been begging me to. Kind of a nicotine patch for potty-mouths.
Anyway. Pratchett is such a skilled writer that you can jump into the Discworld books anywhere and enjoy them just fine, but I think this one is even better than usual in that regard. If you haven't read him before, this novel is a great place to start. If you have read him and haven't read The Truth yet, what on earth are you --ing waiting for?
He also gives ample stage time here to two of my favorite Discworld characters: Lord Vetinari and Commander Vimes. And of course, as always, he manages to make every page humorous without making light of serious issues (which he grapples with on, well, pretty much every page).
This was also terrific read-aloud fare thanks to the character of Mr. Tulip, who swears a lot. Sort of. Specifically, he says, "--ing" all the time. Pratchett makes it clear that he isn't doing the old-fashioned removal of profanity with a dash left behind to show where the bad word was; his character's dialogue is self-cleaning, which leaves a lot of the other characters mystified. It's a lot of fun to read Tulip's dialogue aloud with a solid working-class British accent and lean on that dash before pronouncing the "ing" part. Seriously. Try it. It sounds fantastic.
In fact, I might just use this as a replacement habit to give up swearing, since my son's been begging me to. Kind of a nicotine patch for potty-mouths.
Anyway. Pratchett is such a skilled writer that you can jump into the Discworld books anywhere and enjoy them just fine, but I think this one is even better than usual in that regard. If you haven't read him before, this novel is a great place to start. If you have read him and haven't read The Truth yet, what on earth are you --ing waiting for?
December 22, 2017
袛褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褟:
-袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌褨胁褋褜泻懈泄 谐褍屑芯褉;
-谐械褉芯褩 (褍谢褞斜谢械薪懈泄 - 斜邪谢邪泻褍褔懈泄 锌械褋 袚邪褋锌懈写);
-褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻懈泄 锌械褉械泻谢邪写 褨蟹 屑褨谢褜泄芯薪邪屑懈 锌褉懈褏芯胁邪薪懈褏 褑懈褌褍胁邪薪褜, 褋褌懈谢褟屑懈, 褋褍褉卸芯屑, 褨 屑械谐邪泻褉械邪褌懈胁芯屑;
-斜芯 锌褉芯 袟袦袉. 携泻 谢褞写懈薪邪, 褟泻邪 锌褉邪褑褞胁邪谢邪 胁 谐邪蟹械褌褨, 褉械谐芯褔褍褔懈 锌褨写褌胁械褉写卸褍褞, 褌邪泻 胁芯薪芯 褨 褦. 袉 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 锌械褉褕芯泻褍褉褋薪懈泻邪屑 卸褍褉褎邪泻褍 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁械 写芯 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟.
些芯锌褉邪胁写邪 蟹邪 褉懈褌屑芯屑 褌械泻褋褌 薪械 屑褨泄, 褌芯屑褍, 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 褌邪泻 写芯胁谐芯 褔懈褌邪胁褋褟. 袟邪写懈薪邪屑褨褔薪懈泄, 褟泻 薪邪 屑械薪械, 邪谢械 褑械 胁卸械 写褍卸械 褋褍斜'褦泻褌懈胁薪械.
袗谢械 斜褍写褍 褔懈褌邪褌懈 褖械 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁芯!
-袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌褨胁褋褜泻懈泄 谐褍屑芯褉;
-谐械褉芯褩 (褍谢褞斜谢械薪懈泄 - 斜邪谢邪泻褍褔懈泄 锌械褋 袚邪褋锌懈写);
-褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻懈泄 锌械褉械泻谢邪写 褨蟹 屑褨谢褜泄芯薪邪屑懈 锌褉懈褏芯胁邪薪懈褏 褑懈褌褍胁邪薪褜, 褋褌懈谢褟屑懈, 褋褍褉卸芯屑, 褨 屑械谐邪泻褉械邪褌懈胁芯屑;
-斜芯 锌褉芯 袟袦袉. 携泻 谢褞写懈薪邪, 褟泻邪 锌褉邪褑褞胁邪谢邪 胁 谐邪蟹械褌褨, 褉械谐芯褔褍褔懈 锌褨写褌胁械褉写卸褍褞, 褌邪泻 胁芯薪芯 褨 褦. 袉 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 锌械褉褕芯泻褍褉褋薪懈泻邪屑 卸褍褉褎邪泻褍 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁械 写芯 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟.
些芯锌褉邪胁写邪 蟹邪 褉懈褌屑芯屑 褌械泻褋褌 薪械 屑褨泄, 褌芯屑褍, 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 褌邪泻 写芯胁谐芯 褔懈褌邪胁褋褟. 袟邪写懈薪邪屑褨褔薪懈泄, 褟泻 薪邪 屑械薪械, 邪谢械 褑械 胁卸械 写褍卸械 褋褍斜'褦泻褌懈胁薪械.
袗谢械 斜褍写褍 褔懈褌邪褌懈 褖械 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁芯!
October 12, 2022
Even better on re-read. One of my absolute favorites.
December 30, 2020
褍卸械 蟹 邪薪芯褌邪褑褨褩 褟褋薪芯 斜褍谢芯, 褖芯 褑褟 泻薪懈卸泻邪 蟹褉械蟹芯薪褍褦 蟹 屑芯褩屑懈 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟屑懈 胁褨写 锌芯褌芯褔薪芯褩 褉芯斜芯褌懈 (褨 胁褨写 锌芯锌械褉械写薪褜芯褩, 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 褌械卸). 芯褏, 褟泻 卸械 卸 褟 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪芯 锌芯写褍屑邪谢邪. 褨 褌械, 褖芯 屑懈 薪邪屑邪谐邪褦屑芯褋褟 褉芯斜懈褌懈, 褨 褌械, 褖芯 薪邪屑邪谐邪褞褌褜褋褟 褉芯斜懈褌懈 褌褨 褏谢芯锌褑褨 蟹谢褨胁邪, 褨 胁邪谐芯薪 械薪褌褉芯锌褨褩, 蟹 褟泻懈屑 写芯胁芯写懈褌褜褋褟 褉芯蟹谐褉褨斜邪褌懈褋褟 锌芯 写芯褉芯蟹褨, 鈥� 胁芯薪芯 褔褍写芯胁械 泄 褉褨写薪械. 邪卸 写懈胁薪芯, 褖芯 锌褉邪褌褔械褌褌 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 锌褉邪褑褞胁邪胁 褍 泻邪褌芯谢懈褑褜泻懈褏 屑械写褨褟褏, 褏芯褔邪, 写褍屑邪褞, 胁芯薪芯 褋泻褉褨蟹褜 锌褉懈斜谢懈蟹薪芯 芯写薪邪泻芯胁械: 蟹芯芯锌邪褉泻, 斜械褋褌褨邪褉褨泄, 胁褨胁邪褉褨泄 褨 谢褍锌邪薪邪褉褨泄 胁 芯写薪芯屑褍 褎谢邪泻芯薪褨.
褖械 褌褉械褌懈薪褍 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟 褋褌邪薪芯胁懈褌褜 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻懈泄 锌械褉械泻谢邪写. 褨 写褍卸械 胁褌褨褕薪芯, 褖芯 薪邪褉械褕褌褨 屑芯卸薪邪 芯褌邪泻械 褋泻邪蟹邪褌懈.
褖械 褌褉械褌懈薪褍 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟 褋褌邪薪芯胁懈褌褜 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻懈泄 锌械褉械泻谢邪写. 褨 写褍卸械 胁褌褨褕薪芯, 褖芯 薪邪褉械褕褌褨 屑芯卸薪邪 芯褌邪泻械 褋泻邪蟹邪褌懈.
April 14, 2025
鈥淎 civilization runs on words, Your Reverence. Civilization is words. Which, on the whole, should not be too expensive. The world turns, Your Reverence, and we must spin with it.鈥�
Discworld started out as a fantasy world with a medieval flavour. A flat Earth floating through space on the back of the giant turtle A鈥橳uin. However, over the course of more than forty novels, the winds of change blow over the world and over its capital city, Ankh-Morpork, bringing about new fashions and new inventions, like moving pictures, banks, trains and 鈥榗lacks鈥� than can relay messages across vast distances.
Some people embrace the change, other bemoan the passing of the good old times, just as in our own spherical world. Some people, like the Patrician, try to steer the ship of state through these turbulent times. Others, like the young scion of a noble family named William de Worde, need to be trampled over by a runaway cart in order to hammer a new idea into their heads.
鈥淭he Truth Shall Make Ye Fret?鈥�
The cart that hits young William is carrying the first printing press made of moving metal bits into Ankh-Morpork, just invented by the dwarves coming to the city to turn lead into gold [in the true way, the way that makes you sweat and toil at your task].
Together, William and the dwarves publish the 鈥楾he Ankh-Morpork Times鈥�, ushering in a new episode of the Industrial Revolution on Discworld. The birth of the fourth estate will make a lot of people 鈥榝ret鈥� before they correct the spelling to 鈥榝ree鈥�, giving us, the readers, one of the funniest adventures in the whole series while on the sidelines we get to debate the nature of truth, of the public as consumers of news and of power hungry little tyrants who dream of hitching this powerful force to their chariots.
Of course, the truth hid in some unlikely places and had some strange handmaidens.
鈥淟et鈥檚 go to press,鈥� he said.
>>><<<>>><<<
鈥淎h, you鈥檙e visitors to our fair city?鈥� said the thief. 鈥淭hen this is your lucky day, sir and ... sir. A theft of twenty-five dollars entitles you to immunity from further street theft for a period of full six months plus, for this week only, the choice of this handsome box of crystal wine glasses or a useful set of barbecue tools, which will be the envy of your friends.鈥�
If you are a new reader for the series, don鈥檛 fret, Ankh-Morpork welcomes anyone, as long as they carry some form of currency on their person. Once you get past the Assassin鈥檚 Guild, you might attract the attention of the City Guards or of the wizards of Unseen University before stopping to try one of the sausages-inna-bun from Cut-Me-Own-Throat-Dibbler. You might want to steer clear of Foul Ole Ron and his merry band of homeless vagabonds.
William de Worde meets just about everybody who is somebody in Ankh-Morpork as he roams the city streets in search of stories worthy to be included in his new publication, from lord Vetinari and Captain Vimes all the way down to the stinking places favoured by Foul Ole Ron and his gang. Pretty soon, de Worde will need assistance with the news, which comes in the form of a very personable and proper young lady named Sacharissa Cripslock, and of a young vampire iconographer from Uberwald named Otto, who has sworn a blood-temperance oath yet has a morbid fascination with intense light sources and with its opposite, called 鈥榙arklight鈥�.
鈥淶er philosopher Heidehollen tells us zat the universe is just a cold soup of time, all time mixed up together, and vot we call zer passage of time is merely qvantum fluctuations in zer fabric of space-time.鈥�
鈥淵ou have very long winter evenings in Uberwald, don鈥檛 you鈥�
It鈥檚 hard for me to pick a winner in this terrific ensemble piece that features guest appearances from so many old friends in Ankh-Morpork. The newcomers hold their own well, from the earnest William to the pragmatic Cassandra and scientific-minded Otto. I must make a special award somehow for Gaspode, the talking dog, who becomes here a source of information about government conspiracies known as 鈥楧eep Bone鈥�.
>>><<<>><<<
Make Ankh-Morpork Great Again
The novel was published in 2000, many years before the terms 鈥榩ost-truth鈥� and 鈥榮tochastic terrorism鈥� became common coinage. Yet such is the predictive talent of the best science-fiction authors to notice current trends in world events and extrapolate the most likely outcomes in their fiction.
... his father was right about one thing, at least, when he鈥檇 said that lies could run around the world before the truth could get its boots on. And it was amazing how people wanted to believe them.
William de Worde wants to publish truthful stories, but not everybody signs in on this agenda. Almost immediately after the first issue of the A-M Times, a new paper is published by the guild of wood engravers, sponsored by dark money and filled with sensational stories and conspiracy theories. The public seems more interested in this 鈥榶ellow鈥� press of gossip and outright invention than in the investigative efforts of William.
There were no flies on C.M.O.T. Dibbler. He would have charged them rent.
Even more dangerously, a self-appointed Committee to Unelect the Patrician is plotting to bring down lord Vetinari and replace him with one of their own yes-men. Putting a muzzle on the idealist young William is very high on their agenda.
The main plot of the novel deals with this palace coup and the role of investigative reporters in a healthy society, but recent events make me pay more attention to the dark side of the PRESS, putting a slight hint of despair into the numerous funny scenes from the novel. Ankh-Morpork is not only undergoing an Industrial Revolution: it is also experiencing an influx of migrants from far away places and from different species than the main population: dwarves, trolls, gnomes, werewolves, vampires, Igors, undeads and others. The old guard feels threatened by this 鈥榠nvasion鈥� of otherness.
The following quotes should give you an idea about what the issues are:
鈥淭here鈥檚 just too many people in the city,鈥� Mr. Windling repeated. 鈥淚鈥檝e nothing against .... outsiders, heavens know, but Vetinari let it go far too far. Everyone knows we need someone who is prepared to be a little more firm.鈥�
鈥淲hy not? You can sell as many lies as you like if it鈥檚 advertising. That鈥檚 allowed,鈥� said Saccharissa. 鈥淧lease? We need the money!鈥�
鈥淏e careful. People like to be told what they already know. Remember that. They get uncomfortable when you tell them new things. New things ... well, new things aren鈥檛 what they expect.鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what Mr. Carney says. People should be allowed to choose, he said.鈥�
鈥淭o choose what鈥檚 true?鈥�
The last one is an argument for the 鈥榶ellow鈥� press, compared here with one of C. M. O. T. Dibbler sausages: 鈥淔illed with rubbish of suspicious origin?鈥�
鈥淚f we don鈥檛 make an effort all they鈥檒l get is silly ... stories about talking dogs and Elves Ate My Gerbil, so don鈥檛 give me lectures on what鈥檚 important and what鈥檚 not, understand? ... and I might add, about humorous vegetables!
Lord de Worde was never wrong. It was not a position he understood in relation to his personal geography. People who took an opposing view were insane, or dangerous, or possibly even not really people. [...]
Lord de Worde used words with a tone and a volume that made them as good as fists, but he鈥檇 never used actual violence.
He had people for that.
鈥淲e鈥檝e always been privileged, you see. Privilege just means 鈥榩rivate law.鈥� That鈥檚 exactly what it means. He just doesn鈥檛 believe the ordinary laws apply to him. He really believes they can鈥檛 touch him, and that if they do he can just shout until they go away. That鈥檚 the de Worde tradition, and we鈥檙e good at it. Shout at people, get your own way, ignore the rules.鈥�
鈥淒on鈥檛 you agree, then, that it鈥檚 time for a ruler who listens to the people?鈥�
鈥淢aybe. Which people do you have in mind?鈥�
>>><<<>>><<<
What makes Terry Pratchett different from a host of other writers with a bone to pick and a liberal agenda? I believe the answer lies somewhere in his wicked sense of humour and in his clever disguise of the sharpness of his pen/sword as screwball comedy fare.
Parts of the novel are pure Monty Python material : ... no, that鈥檚 not it. No, sir, I know that鈥檚 not it. Because it鈥檚 a parrot, that鈥檚 why. You鈥檝e taught it to bark and you鈥檝e painted 鈥淒oG鈥� on the side of it but it鈥檚 still a parrot ...鈥�
Others are wacky re-interpretations of our daily woes with technology, like the EULA for the Disorganizer MKII, the latest in biothaumaturgic design. [a bit too long to include here in full]
For lovers of actual science, we can even take a dive into multiverse theory with Otto:
鈥淵ou know it is dangerous! said Goodmountain.
鈥淢ere superstition! said Otto. 鈥淎ll zat possibly happens is that a subject鈥檚 own morphic signature aligns zer resons, or thing-particles, in phase-space according to zer Temporal Relevance Theory, creating zer effect of multiple directionless vindows vhich intersect vith the illusion of zer Present and create metaphoric images according to zer dictates of quasi-historical extrapolations. You see? Nothing mysterious about it at all!鈥�
As a last resort, we might consume some dried tropical frogs with the Bursar of the Unseen University and fly away into a better future. All we have to do is believe we can do it, work toward it, tell it true:
鈥淧ulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.鈥� He smiled. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the only way to make progress. That, and, of course, moving with the times. Good day to you.鈥�
>>><<<>>><<<
This was actually a re-read for me, to refresh my memory for the next William de Worde episode [Snuff], but I liked it even better the second time around, being able to spot so many uncanny resemblance to recent political moments.
Discworld started out as a fantasy world with a medieval flavour. A flat Earth floating through space on the back of the giant turtle A鈥橳uin. However, over the course of more than forty novels, the winds of change blow over the world and over its capital city, Ankh-Morpork, bringing about new fashions and new inventions, like moving pictures, banks, trains and 鈥榗lacks鈥� than can relay messages across vast distances.
Some people embrace the change, other bemoan the passing of the good old times, just as in our own spherical world. Some people, like the Patrician, try to steer the ship of state through these turbulent times. Others, like the young scion of a noble family named William de Worde, need to be trampled over by a runaway cart in order to hammer a new idea into their heads.
鈥淭he Truth Shall Make Ye Fret?鈥�
The cart that hits young William is carrying the first printing press made of moving metal bits into Ankh-Morpork, just invented by the dwarves coming to the city to turn lead into gold [in the true way, the way that makes you sweat and toil at your task].
Together, William and the dwarves publish the 鈥楾he Ankh-Morpork Times鈥�, ushering in a new episode of the Industrial Revolution on Discworld. The birth of the fourth estate will make a lot of people 鈥榝ret鈥� before they correct the spelling to 鈥榝ree鈥�, giving us, the readers, one of the funniest adventures in the whole series while on the sidelines we get to debate the nature of truth, of the public as consumers of news and of power hungry little tyrants who dream of hitching this powerful force to their chariots.
Of course, the truth hid in some unlikely places and had some strange handmaidens.
鈥淟et鈥檚 go to press,鈥� he said.
>>><<<>>><<<
鈥淎h, you鈥檙e visitors to our fair city?鈥� said the thief. 鈥淭hen this is your lucky day, sir and ... sir. A theft of twenty-five dollars entitles you to immunity from further street theft for a period of full six months plus, for this week only, the choice of this handsome box of crystal wine glasses or a useful set of barbecue tools, which will be the envy of your friends.鈥�
If you are a new reader for the series, don鈥檛 fret, Ankh-Morpork welcomes anyone, as long as they carry some form of currency on their person. Once you get past the Assassin鈥檚 Guild, you might attract the attention of the City Guards or of the wizards of Unseen University before stopping to try one of the sausages-inna-bun from Cut-Me-Own-Throat-Dibbler. You might want to steer clear of Foul Ole Ron and his merry band of homeless vagabonds.
William de Worde meets just about everybody who is somebody in Ankh-Morpork as he roams the city streets in search of stories worthy to be included in his new publication, from lord Vetinari and Captain Vimes all the way down to the stinking places favoured by Foul Ole Ron and his gang. Pretty soon, de Worde will need assistance with the news, which comes in the form of a very personable and proper young lady named Sacharissa Cripslock, and of a young vampire iconographer from Uberwald named Otto, who has sworn a blood-temperance oath yet has a morbid fascination with intense light sources and with its opposite, called 鈥榙arklight鈥�.
鈥淶er philosopher Heidehollen tells us zat the universe is just a cold soup of time, all time mixed up together, and vot we call zer passage of time is merely qvantum fluctuations in zer fabric of space-time.鈥�
鈥淵ou have very long winter evenings in Uberwald, don鈥檛 you鈥�
It鈥檚 hard for me to pick a winner in this terrific ensemble piece that features guest appearances from so many old friends in Ankh-Morpork. The newcomers hold their own well, from the earnest William to the pragmatic Cassandra and scientific-minded Otto. I must make a special award somehow for Gaspode, the talking dog, who becomes here a source of information about government conspiracies known as 鈥楧eep Bone鈥�.
>>><<<>><<<
Make Ankh-Morpork Great Again
The novel was published in 2000, many years before the terms 鈥榩ost-truth鈥� and 鈥榮tochastic terrorism鈥� became common coinage. Yet such is the predictive talent of the best science-fiction authors to notice current trends in world events and extrapolate the most likely outcomes in their fiction.
... his father was right about one thing, at least, when he鈥檇 said that lies could run around the world before the truth could get its boots on. And it was amazing how people wanted to believe them.
William de Worde wants to publish truthful stories, but not everybody signs in on this agenda. Almost immediately after the first issue of the A-M Times, a new paper is published by the guild of wood engravers, sponsored by dark money and filled with sensational stories and conspiracy theories. The public seems more interested in this 鈥榶ellow鈥� press of gossip and outright invention than in the investigative efforts of William.
There were no flies on C.M.O.T. Dibbler. He would have charged them rent.
Even more dangerously, a self-appointed Committee to Unelect the Patrician is plotting to bring down lord Vetinari and replace him with one of their own yes-men. Putting a muzzle on the idealist young William is very high on their agenda.
The main plot of the novel deals with this palace coup and the role of investigative reporters in a healthy society, but recent events make me pay more attention to the dark side of the PRESS, putting a slight hint of despair into the numerous funny scenes from the novel. Ankh-Morpork is not only undergoing an Industrial Revolution: it is also experiencing an influx of migrants from far away places and from different species than the main population: dwarves, trolls, gnomes, werewolves, vampires, Igors, undeads and others. The old guard feels threatened by this 鈥榠nvasion鈥� of otherness.
The following quotes should give you an idea about what the issues are:
鈥淭here鈥檚 just too many people in the city,鈥� Mr. Windling repeated. 鈥淚鈥檝e nothing against .... outsiders, heavens know, but Vetinari let it go far too far. Everyone knows we need someone who is prepared to be a little more firm.鈥�
鈥淲hy not? You can sell as many lies as you like if it鈥檚 advertising. That鈥檚 allowed,鈥� said Saccharissa. 鈥淧lease? We need the money!鈥�
鈥淏e careful. People like to be told what they already know. Remember that. They get uncomfortable when you tell them new things. New things ... well, new things aren鈥檛 what they expect.鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 what Mr. Carney says. People should be allowed to choose, he said.鈥�
鈥淭o choose what鈥檚 true?鈥�
The last one is an argument for the 鈥榶ellow鈥� press, compared here with one of C. M. O. T. Dibbler sausages: 鈥淔illed with rubbish of suspicious origin?鈥�
鈥淚f we don鈥檛 make an effort all they鈥檒l get is silly ... stories about talking dogs and Elves Ate My Gerbil, so don鈥檛 give me lectures on what鈥檚 important and what鈥檚 not, understand? ... and I might add, about humorous vegetables!
Lord de Worde was never wrong. It was not a position he understood in relation to his personal geography. People who took an opposing view were insane, or dangerous, or possibly even not really people. [...]
Lord de Worde used words with a tone and a volume that made them as good as fists, but he鈥檇 never used actual violence.
He had people for that.
鈥淲e鈥檝e always been privileged, you see. Privilege just means 鈥榩rivate law.鈥� That鈥檚 exactly what it means. He just doesn鈥檛 believe the ordinary laws apply to him. He really believes they can鈥檛 touch him, and that if they do he can just shout until they go away. That鈥檚 the de Worde tradition, and we鈥檙e good at it. Shout at people, get your own way, ignore the rules.鈥�
鈥淒on鈥檛 you agree, then, that it鈥檚 time for a ruler who listens to the people?鈥�
鈥淢aybe. Which people do you have in mind?鈥�
>>><<<>>><<<
What makes Terry Pratchett different from a host of other writers with a bone to pick and a liberal agenda? I believe the answer lies somewhere in his wicked sense of humour and in his clever disguise of the sharpness of his pen/sword as screwball comedy fare.
Parts of the novel are pure Monty Python material : ... no, that鈥檚 not it. No, sir, I know that鈥檚 not it. Because it鈥檚 a parrot, that鈥檚 why. You鈥檝e taught it to bark and you鈥檝e painted 鈥淒oG鈥� on the side of it but it鈥檚 still a parrot ...鈥�
Others are wacky re-interpretations of our daily woes with technology, like the EULA for the Disorganizer MKII, the latest in biothaumaturgic design. [a bit too long to include here in full]
For lovers of actual science, we can even take a dive into multiverse theory with Otto:
鈥淵ou know it is dangerous! said Goodmountain.
鈥淢ere superstition! said Otto. 鈥淎ll zat possibly happens is that a subject鈥檚 own morphic signature aligns zer resons, or thing-particles, in phase-space according to zer Temporal Relevance Theory, creating zer effect of multiple directionless vindows vhich intersect vith the illusion of zer Present and create metaphoric images according to zer dictates of quasi-historical extrapolations. You see? Nothing mysterious about it at all!鈥�
As a last resort, we might consume some dried tropical frogs with the Bursar of the Unseen University and fly away into a better future. All we have to do is believe we can do it, work toward it, tell it true:
鈥淧ulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.鈥� He smiled. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the only way to make progress. That, and, of course, moving with the times. Good day to you.鈥�
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This was actually a re-read for me, to refresh my memory for the next William de Worde episode [Snuff], but I liked it even better the second time around, being able to spot so many uncanny resemblance to recent political moments.
January 16, 2023
笑械 屑褨泄 锌械褉褕懈泄 袩褉邪褌褔械褌 褨, 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 芯褋褌邪薪薪褨泄. 袙褨薪 屑邪泄褋褌械褉薪芯 谐褉邪褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 屑芯胁芯褞 褌邪 蟹 褉褨蟹薪懈屑懈 泻芯薪褋褌褉褍泻褑褨褟屑懈 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁, 邪谢械 屑械薪褨 褑褜芯谐芯 蟹邪屑邪谢芯. 袧邪锌褉懈泻谢邪写, 屑褨泄 褍谢褞斜谢械薪懈泄 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸 - 胁邪屑锌褨褉 袨褌褌芯, 褟泻懈泄 锌褉邪褑褞褦 褎芯褌芯谐褉邪褎芯屑 泄 锌褨褋谢褟 泻芯卸薪芯谐芯 褋锌邪谢邪褏褍 胁 薪褜芯谐芯 邪斜芯 泻芯薪胁褍谢褜褋褨褩, 邪斜芯 胁褨薪 锌械褉械褌胁芯褉褞褦褌褜褋褟 薪邪 泻褍锌泻褍 锌芯锌械谢褍, 褌芯斜褌芯 斜褍泻胁邪谢褜薪芯 芦蟹谐芯褉邪褦 薪邪 褉芯斜芯褌褨禄. 袚芯褋褌褉懈泄 褉芯蟹褍屑 邪胁褌芯褉邪 褨 胁懈薪邪褏褨写谢懈胁褨褋褌褜 锌械褉械泻谢邪写邪褔邪 - 锌褉邪褑褞褞褌褜. 小胁褨褌 袩褉邪褌褔械褌邪 蟹邪褌懈褕薪懈泄 褨 锌褉懈褦屑薪懈泄, 斜械蟹谢褨褔 写懈胁邪褑褌胁 褨 褑褨谢泻芯屑 褋芯斜褨 锌褉懈蟹械屑谢械薪懈褏 锌褉芯斜谢械屑. 携泻褖芯 褔懈褌邪褔 薪械 蟹写邪褌械薪 胁褨写褔懈褌褍胁邪褌懈 褨褉芯薪褨褞 褌邪 褋邪褌懈褉褍, 褌芯 薪械屑邪褦 褋械薪褋褍 薪邪胁褨褌褜 锌芯褔懈薪邪褌懈. 袦械薪褨 锌芯写芯斜邪谢芯褋褟 邪褋芯褑褨褞胁邪褌懈 褋械斜械 蟹 谐芯谢芯胁薪懈屑 谐械褉芯褦屑 袙褨谢褜褟屑芯屑 写械 袙芯褉写芯屑, 褟泻懈泄 胁蟹褟胁褋褟 蟹邪 褖芯褋褜 薪芯胁械 写谢褟 褑褜芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍 - 谐邪蟹械褌褍 芦袗薪泻-屑芯褉锌芯褉泻褋褜泻懈泄 效邪褋禄. 孝芯斜褌芯 屑械褕泻薪褑褨 褑褜芯谐芯 胁褨写薪芯褋薪芯 锌褉芯谐褉械褋懈胁薪芯谐芯 袗薪泻-袦芯褉锌芯褉泻褍 写芯褌懈 褨褋薪褍胁邪谢懈 斜械蟹 锌褉械褋懈, 邪卸 褉邪锌褌芯屑 蟹始褟胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 胁褨写褉邪蟹褍 写械泻褨谢褜泻邪 胁懈写邪薪褜 褨 泻芯薪泻褍褉械薪褑褨褟 胁褋械褉械写懈薪褨. 袟胁褨写泻懈 斜褉邪褌懈 薪芯胁懈薪懈 - 蟹 卸懈褌褌褟 褔懈 蟹 褍褟胁懈, 褍 褖芯 锌芯胁褨褉懈褌褜 褔懈褌邪褔, 褔芯谐芯 胁锌褉懈薪褑懈锌褨 锌褉邪谐薪械 褔懈褌邪褔 薪邪 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻邪褏 谐械蟹械褌懈, 褔懈 锌芯褌褉褨斜薪邪 谢褞写褟屑 锌褉邪胁写邪? 袙褨谢褜屑 褔械褋薪懈泄 褨 胁懈薪邪褏褨写谢懈胁懈泄, 胁褨薪 薪械 写褍卸械 屑邪褦 褔邪褋 薪邪 褉械写邪泻褌芯褉褋褜泻褍 褉芯斜芯褌褍, 斜芯 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 斜芯褉械褌褜褋褟 蟹 胁褨褌褉褟泻邪屑懈, 邪谢械... 胁褋械 褟泻 褍 褉械邪谢褜薪芯屑褍 卸懈褌褌褨. 袧邪泄斜褨谢褜褕懈泄 薪械写芯谢褨泻 - 褋谢邪斜泻懈泄 褋褞卸械褌, 褌芯斜褌芯 锌芯写褨褩 薪褨斜懈 泄 胁褨写斜褍胁邪褞褌褜褋褟, 邪谢械 泻褍写懈 褑械 胁褋械 泄写械, 褔懈屑 屑邪褦 蟹邪泻褨薪褔懈褌懈褋褟, 褔懈 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 胁褋褨 褑褨 写械褌邪谢褨 屑邪褞褌褜 蟹薪邪褔械薪薪褟 - 薪械胁褨写芯屑芯. 袙邪卸谢懈胁褨褕械 褟泻 褑械 蟹褉芯斜谢械薪芯, 薪褨卸 锌褉芯 褖芯. 袦械薪褨 胁褨写胁械褉褌芯 褨屑锌芯薪褍褦 写褨邪谢芯谐 蟹 锌械褉械泻谢邪写邪褔械屑 褍 锌褉懈屑褨褌泻邪褏, 褟泻懈泄 褌邪泻芯卸 屑邪褦 褑褞 泻薪懈卸泻褍 蟹邪 褉芯蟹胁邪谐褍 泄 芯褌 薪邪褋 褍卸械 褖芯薪邪泄屑械薪褕械 写胁芯褦 - 褌懈褏, 褏褌芯 锌褨写褋屑褨褞褦褌褜褋褟 泄 褌褨褕懈褌褜褋褟.
芦- 孝褉械斜邪 斜褍谢芯 屑械薪褨 芯褌褉懈屑邪褌懈 写芯斜褉褍 芯褋胁褨褌褍, 褟泻 芯褌 胁懈, 鈥�
蟹邪褋屑褍褔械薪芯 褋泻邪蟹邪胁 袧褍写谢褜. 鈥� 袚邪褉薪邪 褉芯斜芯褌邪 胁 褌械锌谢芯屑褍 锌褉懈屑褨褖械薪褨, 泄 卸芯写薪懈褏 褎褨蟹懈褔薪懈褏 薪邪胁邪薪褌邪卸械薪褜. 携泻斜懈 褟 屑邪胁 写芯斜-褉褍 芯褋胁褨褌褍, 褟 屑褨谐 斜懈 蟹薪邪泄褌懈 褋胁芯褞 薪懈褖褍.
- 锘匡豢袧懈褖褍?
- 锘匡豢笑械 屑械薪褨 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪胁 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 褌懈褏 褔邪褉褨胁薪懈泻褨胁, 鈥� 锌芯褟褋薪懈胁 袧褍写谢褜. 鈥� 校 胁褋褜芯谐芯 褦 薪懈褖邪, 薪褍, 胁懈 蟹薪邪褦褌械. 孝芯斜褌芯 薪褨斜懈 褋胁芯褦 屑褨褋褑械. 袛谢褟 褔芯谐芯 胁褋械 褨褋薪褍褦.
袙褨谢褜褟屑 泻懈胁薪褍胁. 袙褨薪 褌褟屑懈胁 褍 褋谢芯胁邪褏.
- 锘匡豢袧褨褕邪? - 褍褌芯褔薪懈胁 胁褨薪.
- 锘匡豢些芯褋褜 褌邪泻械, 邪谐邪, - 袧褍写谢褜 蟹褨褌褏薪褍胁禄.
芦些芯 卸 写芯 锌邪薪邪 楔锌懈谢褜泻懈 褌邪 锌邪薪邪 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪邪, 褌芯 谐芯谢芯胁薪械, 褖芯 褋谢褨写 锌褉芯 薪懈褏 蟹薪邪褌懈, - 褑械 褌械, 褖芯 胁芯薪懈 薪邪谢械卸邪谢懈 写芯 泻邪褌械谐芯褉褨褩 谢褞写械泄, 褟泻褨 蟹邪蟹胁懈褔邪泄 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褞褌褜 胁邪褋 芦斜褉邪褌邪薪禄. 携泻 锌褉邪胁懈谢芯, 褌邪泻褨 谢褞写懈 薪械 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褞褌褜 斜褉邪褌薪褨褏 锌芯褔褍褌褌褨胁禄.
芦校 泻邪褌械褏褨蟹懈褋褨 卸 写械 袙芯褉写褨胁 斜褍谢芯 褖械 泄 芦褎邪薪褌邪蟹褍胁邪薪薪褟禄 鈥� 谐褉褨褏, 褌褟卸褔懈泄 薪邪胁褨褌褜 蟹邪 胁褨写胁械褉褌褍 斜褉械褏薪褞: 邪写卸械 褑械 斜褍谢邪 褋锌褉芯斜邪 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 斜褉械褏薪褞 褑褨泻邪胁芯褞禄
芦- 锘匡豢袟薪邪褦褕, 褟泻 锌械褉械锌褨褔泻懈 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 胁 袣胁褨褉屑褨? - 褋锌懈褌邪胁 胁褨薪, 泻芯谢懈 胁芯薪懈 胁卸械 胁褨写褨泄褕谢懈 胁褨写 褌芯褉谐芯胁芯褩 褌芯褔泻懈 袧褍写谢褟.
- 锘匡豢袧褍? - 褋锌懈褌邪胁 锌邪薪 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪.
- 锘匡豢小邪褋褨褋泻邪 胁 褌械褋褌褦.
- 锘匡豢袉 锌褨褋谢褟 褑褜芯谐芯 胁芯薪懈 褌邪屑 写褍屑邪褞褌褜, 褕芯 胁 薪懈褏 褟泻邪褋褜 薪械薪邪褕邪 屑芯胁邪? 孝邪 褌懈 褋屑褨褦褕褋褟.
- 锘匡豢携 胁邪屑 薪械 谐褍屑芯褉懈褋褌 蟹褨 褋褑械薪懈, 锌邪薪械 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪械!
- 锘匡豢孝邪 褟 褌褨谢褜泻懈 锌芯写褍屑邪胁, 褕芯, 薪褍, 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢褨褕械 斜褍谢芯 斜, 褟泻斜懈 胁芯薪懈 薪邪蟹懈胁邪谢懈 褩褏 芦褋邪褋褨褋泻邪屑褨 胁 褨褋锌械褔褜芯薪薪邪屑 褏谢械斜褦禄, - 蟹薪褨褌懈胁褋褟 锌邪薪 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪. 袧邪屑邪谐邪褞褔懈褋褜 蟹屑褨薪懈褌懈 褌械屑褍, 胁褨薪 胁褨写泻褍褋懈胁 褕屑邪褌芯泻 锌褉芯写褍泻褌褍 袧褍写谢褟.
- 锘匡豢袧褍 褨 褋屑邪泻... - 胁懈褔邪胁懈胁 胁褨薪 褨蟹 薪邪斜懈褌懈屑 褉芯褌芯屑.
- 锘匡豢芦小邪褋褨褋泻邪禄, 锌邪薪械 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪械, 褩褏薪褜芯褞 屑芯胁芯褞 褌邪泻芯卸 芯蟹薪邪褔邪褦 锌械胁薪懈泄 芯褉谐邪薪 褌褨谢邪禄.
芦携泻 胁褨写芯屑芯, 薪邪 褋锟斤拷褨褌褨 褦 写胁邪 褌懈锌懈 谢褞写械泄. 袆 褌褨, 褏褌芯 锌褉芯 薪邪锌芯胁薪械薪褍 写芯 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪懈 褋泻谢褟薪泻褍 泻邪卸械: 褑褟 褋泻谢褟薪泻邪 薪邪锌芯谢芯胁懈薪褍 锌芯胁薪邪. 袉 褦 褌褨, 褏褌芯 泻邪卸械: 褋泻谢褟薪泻邪 薪邪锌芯谢芯胁懈薪褍 锌褍褋褌邪. 袗谢械 褋胁褨褌 薪邪谢械卸懈褌褜 褌懈屑, 褏褌芯, 锌芯斜邪褔懈胁褕懈 褌邪泻褍 褋泻谢褟薪泻褍, 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌褜: 芦些芯 褌邪泻械 蟹 褑褨褦褞 褋泻谢褟薪泻芯褞? 袟胁懈薪褟泄褌械! 袦芯褟 褋泻谢褟薪泻邪 斜褍谢邪 锌芯胁薪邪! 袉 斜褨谢褜褕邪!!!禄
芦- 袛芯斜褉芯谐芯 褉邪薪泻褍, 褋械褉卸邪薪褌械, - 褋泻邪蟹邪胁 袙褨谢褜褟屑.
袣懈胁芯泻 褌褉芯谢褟 蟹邪褋胁褨写褔懈胁 泄芯谐芯 谐芯褌芯胁薪褨褋褌褜 褍 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌褨 锌芯-谐芯写懈褌懈褋褜 褨蟹 褌懈屑, 褖芯 薪邪胁泻芯谢芯 写褨泄褋薪芯 褋锌芯褋褌械褉褨谐邪谢懈褋褜 芯蟹薪邪泻懈 褉邪薪泻褍 褨 褖芯 蟹邪 锌械胁薪懈褏 芯斜褋褌邪胁懈薪 褑械泄 褉邪薪芯泻 写谢褟 泻芯谐芯褋褜 褑褨谢-泻芯屑 屑褨谐 斜懈 斜褍褌懈 泄 写芯斜褉懈屑禄.
芦- 孝褉械斜邪 斜褍谢芯 屑械薪褨 芯褌褉懈屑邪褌懈 写芯斜褉褍 芯褋胁褨褌褍, 褟泻 芯褌 胁懈, 鈥�
蟹邪褋屑褍褔械薪芯 褋泻邪蟹邪胁 袧褍写谢褜. 鈥� 袚邪褉薪邪 褉芯斜芯褌邪 胁 褌械锌谢芯屑褍 锌褉懈屑褨褖械薪褨, 泄 卸芯写薪懈褏 褎褨蟹懈褔薪懈褏 薪邪胁邪薪褌邪卸械薪褜. 携泻斜懈 褟 屑邪胁 写芯斜-褉褍 芯褋胁褨褌褍, 褟 屑褨谐 斜懈 蟹薪邪泄褌懈 褋胁芯褞 薪懈褖褍.
- 锘匡豢袧懈褖褍?
- 锘匡豢笑械 屑械薪褨 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪胁 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 褌懈褏 褔邪褉褨胁薪懈泻褨胁, 鈥� 锌芯褟褋薪懈胁 袧褍写谢褜. 鈥� 校 胁褋褜芯谐芯 褦 薪懈褖邪, 薪褍, 胁懈 蟹薪邪褦褌械. 孝芯斜褌芯 薪褨斜懈 褋胁芯褦 屑褨褋褑械. 袛谢褟 褔芯谐芯 胁褋械 褨褋薪褍褦.
袙褨谢褜褟屑 泻懈胁薪褍胁. 袙褨薪 褌褟屑懈胁 褍 褋谢芯胁邪褏.
- 锘匡豢袧褨褕邪? - 褍褌芯褔薪懈胁 胁褨薪.
- 锘匡豢些芯褋褜 褌邪泻械, 邪谐邪, - 袧褍写谢褜 蟹褨褌褏薪褍胁禄.
芦些芯 卸 写芯 锌邪薪邪 楔锌懈谢褜泻懈 褌邪 锌邪薪邪 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪邪, 褌芯 谐芯谢芯胁薪械, 褖芯 褋谢褨写 锌褉芯 薪懈褏 蟹薪邪褌懈, - 褑械 褌械, 褖芯 胁芯薪懈 薪邪谢械卸邪谢懈 写芯 泻邪褌械谐芯褉褨褩 谢褞写械泄, 褟泻褨 蟹邪蟹胁懈褔邪泄 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褞褌褜 胁邪褋 芦斜褉邪褌邪薪禄. 携泻 锌褉邪胁懈谢芯, 褌邪泻褨 谢褞写懈 薪械 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褞褌褜 斜褉邪褌薪褨褏 锌芯褔褍褌褌褨胁禄.
芦校 泻邪褌械褏褨蟹懈褋褨 卸 写械 袙芯褉写褨胁 斜褍谢芯 褖械 泄 芦褎邪薪褌邪蟹褍胁邪薪薪褟禄 鈥� 谐褉褨褏, 褌褟卸褔懈泄 薪邪胁褨褌褜 蟹邪 胁褨写胁械褉褌褍 斜褉械褏薪褞: 邪写卸械 褑械 斜褍谢邪 褋锌褉芯斜邪 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 斜褉械褏薪褞 褑褨泻邪胁芯褞禄
芦- 锘匡豢袟薪邪褦褕, 褟泻 锌械褉械锌褨褔泻懈 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 胁 袣胁褨褉屑褨? - 褋锌懈褌邪胁 胁褨薪, 泻芯谢懈 胁芯薪懈 胁卸械 胁褨写褨泄褕谢懈 胁褨写 褌芯褉谐芯胁芯褩 褌芯褔泻懈 袧褍写谢褟.
- 锘匡豢袧褍? - 褋锌懈褌邪胁 锌邪薪 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪.
- 锘匡豢小邪褋褨褋泻邪 胁 褌械褋褌褦.
- 锘匡豢袉 锌褨褋谢褟 褑褜芯谐芯 胁芯薪懈 褌邪屑 写褍屑邪褞褌褜, 褕芯 胁 薪懈褏 褟泻邪褋褜 薪械薪邪褕邪 屑芯胁邪? 孝邪 褌懈 褋屑褨褦褕褋褟.
- 锘匡豢携 胁邪屑 薪械 谐褍屑芯褉懈褋褌 蟹褨 褋褑械薪懈, 锌邪薪械 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪械!
- 锘匡豢孝邪 褟 褌褨谢褜泻懈 锌芯写褍屑邪胁, 褕芯, 薪褍, 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢褨褕械 斜褍谢芯 斜, 褟泻斜懈 胁芯薪懈 薪邪蟹懈胁邪谢懈 褩褏 芦褋邪褋褨褋泻邪屑褨 胁 褨褋锌械褔褜芯薪薪邪屑 褏谢械斜褦禄, - 蟹薪褨褌懈胁褋褟 锌邪薪 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪. 袧邪屑邪谐邪褞褔懈褋褜 蟹屑褨薪懈褌懈 褌械屑褍, 胁褨薪 胁褨写泻褍褋懈胁 褕屑邪褌芯泻 锌褉芯写褍泻褌褍 袧褍写谢褟.
- 锘匡豢袧褍 褨 褋屑邪泻... - 胁懈褔邪胁懈胁 胁褨薪 褨蟹 薪邪斜懈褌懈屑 褉芯褌芯屑.
- 锘匡豢芦小邪褋褨褋泻邪禄, 锌邪薪械 孝褞谢褜锌邪薪械, 褩褏薪褜芯褞 屑芯胁芯褞 褌邪泻芯卸 芯蟹薪邪褔邪褦 锌械胁薪懈泄 芯褉谐邪薪 褌褨谢邪禄.
芦携泻 胁褨写芯屑芯, 薪邪 褋锟斤拷褨褌褨 褦 写胁邪 褌懈锌懈 谢褞写械泄. 袆 褌褨, 褏褌芯 锌褉芯 薪邪锌芯胁薪械薪褍 写芯 锌芯谢芯胁懈薪懈 褋泻谢褟薪泻褍 泻邪卸械: 褑褟 褋泻谢褟薪泻邪 薪邪锌芯谢芯胁懈薪褍 锌芯胁薪邪. 袉 褦 褌褨, 褏褌芯 泻邪卸械: 褋泻谢褟薪泻邪 薪邪锌芯谢芯胁懈薪褍 锌褍褋褌邪. 袗谢械 褋胁褨褌 薪邪谢械卸懈褌褜 褌懈屑, 褏褌芯, 锌芯斜邪褔懈胁褕懈 褌邪泻褍 褋泻谢褟薪泻褍, 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌褜: 芦些芯 褌邪泻械 蟹 褑褨褦褞 褋泻谢褟薪泻芯褞? 袟胁懈薪褟泄褌械! 袦芯褟 褋泻谢褟薪泻邪 斜褍谢邪 锌芯胁薪邪! 袉 斜褨谢褜褕邪!!!禄
芦- 袛芯斜褉芯谐芯 褉邪薪泻褍, 褋械褉卸邪薪褌械, - 褋泻邪蟹邪胁 袙褨谢褜褟屑.
袣懈胁芯泻 褌褉芯谢褟 蟹邪褋胁褨写褔懈胁 泄芯谐芯 谐芯褌芯胁薪褨褋褌褜 褍 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌褨 锌芯-谐芯写懈褌懈褋褜 褨蟹 褌懈屑, 褖芯 薪邪胁泻芯谢芯 写褨泄褋薪芯 褋锌芯褋褌械褉褨谐邪谢懈褋褜 芯蟹薪邪泻懈 褉邪薪泻褍 褨 褖芯 蟹邪 锌械胁薪懈褏 芯斜褋褌邪胁懈薪 褑械泄 褉邪薪芯泻 写谢褟 泻芯谐芯褋褜 褑褨谢-泻芯屑 屑褨谐 斜懈 斜褍褌懈 泄 写芯斜褉懈屑禄.
November 8, 2022
Newspapers invade the Discworld. After a while it becomes clear that articles don鈥檛 always need to necessarily tell the whole truth to sell newspapers. But when a plot to overthrow Lord Vetinari threatens to shake up Ankh-Morpork, they realize only the truth can save them.
This is a very important book as it represents a turning point in the Discworld series in more ways than one.
It moves us away from the magic which dominated the early Discworld stories and starts to explore technology and how it affects people. You can clearly see the difference between this book and the first industrial revolution book, Moving Pictures, in that the results from this book actually do stick. The new technology changes the Discworld as a whole, instead of magical interference returning us to the status quo from the beginning.
Another turning point this book represents, is that this theme and concept feel brand new. Look at the Death series in the Discworld for example, where Death takes a vacation in nearly every single one of his books. There鈥檚 only so many variations on the same theme one can do before it starts to get stale. In that regard, this book does feel like a breath of fresh air as it blows new life into the Discworld series.
The protagonist does not exactly stand out. He鈥檚 probably one of the most 鈥渘ormal鈥� protagonists you鈥檒l find in the Discworld series. This does make him relatable though and through his eyes we also have the pleasure of seeing familiar and loved characters like Sam Vimes in a new light.
An important stand alone novel in the Discworld series. It has some fun moments and an important message about free press and freedom of speech.
This is a very important book as it represents a turning point in the Discworld series in more ways than one.
It moves us away from the magic which dominated the early Discworld stories and starts to explore technology and how it affects people. You can clearly see the difference between this book and the first industrial revolution book, Moving Pictures, in that the results from this book actually do stick. The new technology changes the Discworld as a whole, instead of magical interference returning us to the status quo from the beginning.
Another turning point this book represents, is that this theme and concept feel brand new. Look at the Death series in the Discworld for example, where Death takes a vacation in nearly every single one of his books. There鈥檚 only so many variations on the same theme one can do before it starts to get stale. In that regard, this book does feel like a breath of fresh air as it blows new life into the Discworld series.
The protagonist does not exactly stand out. He鈥檚 probably one of the most 鈥渘ormal鈥� protagonists you鈥檒l find in the Discworld series. This does make him relatable though and through his eyes we also have the pleasure of seeing familiar and loved characters like Sam Vimes in a new light.
An important stand alone novel in the Discworld series. It has some fun moments and an important message about free press and freedom of speech.
May 24, 2017
Pra膷et mi je ulep拧ao ovih par dana! :) Sita sam se ismejala! :)
June 26, 2019
The 25th Discworld novel is one about the industrial revolution on the Disc.
William de Word doesn't want to live the way his family has for generations. Instead, he lives in Ankh-Morpork and got a job. While he pays his bills by writing letters to different people from different other places he comes across a few industrious (see what I did there? ;P) dwarves who have invented a rather advanced printing press. Thus the Ankh-Morpork Times is born. The problem is not that paper is now used to spread stories; the problem is that de Word believes in the truth and only reports about actual events.
At the same time, there is a plot against Lord Vetinari (again). And the conspirators are bringing in outside help (their first mistake).
Soon, there is a feud between Ankh-Morpork's first newspaper and the one the opposition has started while The Watch has to solve the almost-murder Veterinari is accused of. Maybe the truth can help?
Generally, I don't like industrial revolutions or stories about them. Yes, yes, I know: we owe an industrial revolution a lot - but that goes for the bad stuff as well! Similarly, I prefer Death, the witches or Vimes with a loaded dragon as a rifle. Like a cat, I don't like change much. Hence, you can imagine my hesitation.
Nevertheless, this is Terry Pratchett. His craftmanship is undeniable (I dare you to say differently) and the way he slips in acute observations and hits certain readers over the head with a baseball bat regarding profound topics such as gender identity / gender fluidity - and in a sub-clause, too - while we're seeing the printing press not only being invented but also challenged and used; while we're following a man determined to serve the truth; while we learn about all the ways the truth can be twisted and corrupted ... it's quite wondrous to behold. One moment you're simply happy to see Vimes in a small role, the next that same Vimes throws a seemingly innocent line at you about accountability (how police officers are accountable to people and rulers - something quantifiable - while journalists say they are accountable to something so obscure as "the truth") that hits you and hits you hard (because the line, of course, isn't innocent at all).
And then Otto comes around the corner, keeping his vampire fangs in check by singing the most funny songs and revolutionizing photography. Oh, and the 鈥瀋lick - oomph鈥� of Otto's photography device has got to be one of the best sound effects in an audiobook EVER. :D
If anyone asked me to describe this series exactly, I couldn't. It's humorous, often darkly so, but it's also deep in a beautiful and yet modest way, and the characters are not just unique but like family. It's absurd and yet makes perfect sense. I honestly believe that it takes a special kind of author to pull this sort of thing off and I have yet to meet anyone who could even only hope to hold a candle to Sir Terry.
October 20, 2019
One of the best Pratchett I've ever read. A bonus star for the Watch's appearances.
March 23, 2024
芯写薪邪 蟹 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈褏 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪懈褏 褑褜芯谐芯褉褨褔!
写褍卸械 写芯斜褉懈泄, 褟泻褨褋薪芯 锌褉芯锌懈褋邪薪懈泄 褌械泻褋褌. 褍褋褨 谐械褉芯褩 写芯 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪芯褋褌褨 褑褨泻邪胁褨 泄 褍薪褨泻邪谢褜薪褨; 邪谢褞蟹褨褩 褨 褋邪褌懈褉邪 薪邪 褋褍褔邪褋薪懈泄 褋胁褨褌 褔褍写械褋薪褨; 卸邪褉褌懈 褋屑褨褕薪褨.
褟 蟹 薪械褞 写褍卸械 写芯斜褉械 胁褨写锌芯褔懈谢邪 泄 胁褨写薪芯胁懈谢邪 褋胁芯褦 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 锌褨褋谢褟 蟹邪褌褟卸薪芯褩 锌邪褍蟹懈.
芯褋芯斜谢懈胁邪 锌芯写褟泻邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写邪褔褍. 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈 褟泻褨褋薪芯, 褋泻褉褍锌褍谢褜芯蟹薪芯 褌邪 蟹 谢褞斜芯胁始褞 胁懈泻芯薪邪褌懈 褉芯斜芯褌褍 屑芯卸械 薪械 泻芯卸械薪. 泻芯卸薪邪 锌褉懈屑褨褌泻邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写邪褔邪 斜褍谢邪 写褍卸械 褑褨薪薪芯褞.
褌芯褔薪芯 斜褍写褍 锌褉芯写芯胁卸褍胁邪褌懈 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褋褌胁芯 蟹 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌芯屑:)
写褍卸械 写芯斜褉懈泄, 褟泻褨褋薪芯 锌褉芯锌懈褋邪薪懈泄 褌械泻褋褌. 褍褋褨 谐械褉芯褩 写芯 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪芯褋褌褨 褑褨泻邪胁褨 泄 褍薪褨泻邪谢褜薪褨; 邪谢褞蟹褨褩 褨 褋邪褌懈褉邪 薪邪 褋褍褔邪褋薪懈泄 褋胁褨褌 褔褍写械褋薪褨; 卸邪褉褌懈 褋屑褨褕薪褨.
褟 蟹 薪械褞 写褍卸械 写芯斜褉械 胁褨写锌芯褔懈谢邪 泄 胁褨写薪芯胁懈谢邪 褋胁芯褦 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 锌褨褋谢褟 蟹邪褌褟卸薪芯褩 锌邪褍蟹懈.
芯褋芯斜谢懈胁邪 锌芯写褟泻邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写邪褔褍. 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈 褟泻褨褋薪芯, 褋泻褉褍锌褍谢褜芯蟹薪芯 褌邪 蟹 谢褞斜芯胁始褞 胁懈泻芯薪邪褌懈 褉芯斜芯褌褍 屑芯卸械 薪械 泻芯卸械薪. 泻芯卸薪邪 锌褉懈屑褨褌泻邪 锌械褉械泻谢邪写邪褔邪 斜褍谢邪 写褍卸械 褑褨薪薪芯褞.
褌芯褔薪芯 斜褍写褍 锌褉芯写芯胁卸褍胁邪褌懈 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褋褌胁芯 蟹 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌芯屑:)
January 29, 2025
The 25th in my re-read of the entire Discworld series and we're once again in the cesspool that is the most colourful city, Ankh-Morpork!
One reason why I decided to re-read the series is that I can never just indulge in one of the volumes. The other is that the audiobooks were newly produced and the casts looked amazing.
Reading this 25th book (in chronological order) are:
William de Worde is living in his father's shadow. Never easy, but especially bad considering what a stuck-up asshole his father is. Thankfully, not much of him is in William. No, William is trying to make a living in Ankh-Morpork and he's doing it in a revolutionary way: by creating the very first newspaper. He ends up working for/with and employing people from all walks of life. A motley crew that turns the already very ... erm lively ... city upside down. It also kickstarts some vital changes to society.
Meanwhile, someone is trying to take on Lord Vetinari. Again. However, they are quite creative in how they do it which results in a headscratcher for the City Watch.
Journalism has arrived on the Discworld. Reporters. Photographers. They just need to learn what it is they are actually doing and how to do it properly. Then there is the city who needs to learn to deal with ... the truth.
And how does journalism arrive? Well, the how is actually not as important as the when because as Fate would have it, it's just when there is a conspiracy against the Patrician and an attack on his assistant. A whodunnit, kinda, complicated by nosy reporters of all races and the fact that the photographer is a vampire who always dusts himself when taking a picture. *lol*
Like Vimes. Oh, my poor Vimes. Vimes, my hero (and I don't use that title lightly). "Who are you answerable to?" ... it's such a sharp question. And an important one. Just like his observation / statement that not doing anything illegal doesn't mean you're not doing anything wrong. William better start listening and learning!
Progress can't be stopped, I guess, not even on the Disc, sadly. Still, while I'm not a big fan of the Industrial Revolution books, Terry Pratchett always manages to perfectly capture the pulse of the times - the amazing thing being that it doesn't matter WHAT times, the series is literally timeless. Look at journalism back when this was written and look at journalism right now. The author knew humanity to a T. It's eerie.
I am not gonna lie, I'm not in love with this installment's narrator. He wasn't bad at all, but we had a lot of Vimes and other City Watch characters and his voice just didn't work for them. He didn't do a good Vetinari either. That threw me a little.
Still, it's the Discworld, so I loved it of course!
One reason why I decided to re-read the series is that I can never just indulge in one of the volumes. The other is that the audiobooks were newly produced and the casts looked amazing.
Reading this 25th book (in chronological order) are:
William de Worde is living in his father's shadow. Never easy, but especially bad considering what a stuck-up asshole his father is. Thankfully, not much of him is in William. No, William is trying to make a living in Ankh-Morpork and he's doing it in a revolutionary way: by creating the very first newspaper. He ends up working for/with and employing people from all walks of life. A motley crew that turns the already very ... erm lively ... city upside down. It also kickstarts some vital changes to society.
Meanwhile, someone is trying to take on Lord Vetinari. Again. However, they are quite creative in how they do it which results in a headscratcher for the City Watch.
Journalism has arrived on the Discworld. Reporters. Photographers. They just need to learn what it is they are actually doing and how to do it properly. Then there is the city who needs to learn to deal with ... the truth.
And how does journalism arrive? Well, the how is actually not as important as the when because as Fate would have it, it's just when there is a conspiracy against the Patrician and an attack on his assistant. A whodunnit, kinda, complicated by nosy reporters of all races and the fact that the photographer is a vampire who always dusts himself when taking a picture. *lol*
Like Vimes. Oh, my poor Vimes. Vimes, my hero (and I don't use that title lightly). "Who are you answerable to?" ... it's such a sharp question. And an important one. Just like his observation / statement that not doing anything illegal doesn't mean you're not doing anything wrong. William better start listening and learning!
Progress can't be stopped, I guess, not even on the Disc, sadly. Still, while I'm not a big fan of the Industrial Revolution books, Terry Pratchett always manages to perfectly capture the pulse of the times - the amazing thing being that it doesn't matter WHAT times, the series is literally timeless. Look at journalism back when this was written and look at journalism right now. The author knew humanity to a T. It's eerie.
I am not gonna lie, I'm not in love with this installment's narrator. He wasn't bad at all, but we had a lot of Vimes and other City Watch characters and his voice just didn't work for them. He didn't do a good Vetinari either. That threw me a little.
Still, it's the Discworld, so I loved it of course!
March 27, 2024
笑械 斜褍谢芯 屑芯褦 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褋褌胁芯 蟹 褌胁芯褉褔褨褋褌褞 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪, 褨 胁芯薪芯 斜褍谢芯 写褍卸械 胁写邪谢懈屑.
携 锌褉芯褋褌芯 蟹邪泻芯褏邪谢邪褋褟 褍 褋胁褨褌 褟泻懈泄 褋褌胁芯褉懈胁 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌, 胁芯薪懈 胁褋褨 写褍卸械 泻芯谢芯褉懈褌薪褨 褌邪 胁锌褨蟹薪邪胁邪薪褨.
袉褋褌芯褉褨褟 褟泻邪 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褦 锌褉芯 蟹邪褉芯写卸械薪薪褟 胁褨谢褜薪芯褩 锌褉械褋懈, 胁 泻薪懈蟹褨 褦 胁褋械 褨 写褉褍卸斜邪, 褨薪褌褉懈谐懈,听 蟹褉邪写邪 褨 谐芯谢芯胁薪械 褌械 褖芯 谐械褉芯褩 写芯谢邪褞褌褜 胁褋褨 锌械褉械褕泻芯写懈 泄 薪邪褉械褕褌褨 屑芯卸褍褌褜 胁褨谢褜薪芯 写褉褍泻褍胁邪褌懈 褋胁芯褞 谐邪蟹械褌褍.
袨褌褌芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯 胁泻褉邪胁 屑芯褦 褋械褉写械薪褜泻芯, 褌邪泻懈泄 胁褨薪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 写褍褕泻邪 褨 褟泻 胁褨薪 斜芯褉械褌褜褋褟 蟹褨 褋胁芯褦褞 褋褍褌薪褨褋褌褞, 斜芯 褏芯褔械 斜褍褌懈 泻褉邪褖芯褞 胁械褉褋褨褦褞 褋械斜械
袦械薪褨 褌邪泻芯卸 写褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褜 胁械褋褨谢褜薪邪 褌褉邪写懈褑褨褟 褍 谐薪芯屑褨胁, 褖芯 胁芯薪懈 胁褏芯写褟褌褜 胁 褋褨屑械泄薪械 卸懈褌褌褟 斜械蟹 斜芯褉谐褨胁 蟹邪 褋锌懈薪芯褞.
袦械薪褨 写褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢芯褋褜 褟泻 褉芯褋褌械 褌邪 褉芯蟹胁懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸 袙褨谢褜褟屑邪, 褨 褌械 褖芯 胁褨薪 薪械 蟹褉邪写懈胁 褋胁芯褩屑 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌邪屑.
袉 褨薪褕褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 斜褍谢懈 薪械 屑械薪褕 泻芯谢芯褉懈褌薪懈屑懈, 蟹谢芯写褨褩 褌械卸 写褍卸械 写芯斜褉械 锌褉芯锌懈褋邪薪褨.
袦芯褟 芯褑褨薪泻邪 10/5
袛褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褜 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉褟屑 写褍卸械.
携 锌褉芯褋褌芯 蟹邪泻芯褏邪谢邪褋褟 褍 褋胁褨褌 褟泻懈泄 褋褌胁芯褉懈胁 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌, 胁芯薪懈 胁褋褨 写褍卸械 泻芯谢芯褉懈褌薪褨 褌邪 胁锌褨蟹薪邪胁邪薪褨.
袉褋褌芯褉褨褟 褟泻邪 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褦 锌褉芯 蟹邪褉芯写卸械薪薪褟 胁褨谢褜薪芯褩 锌褉械褋懈, 胁 泻薪懈蟹褨 褦 胁褋械 褨 写褉褍卸斜邪, 褨薪褌褉懈谐懈,听 蟹褉邪写邪 褨 谐芯谢芯胁薪械 褌械 褖芯 谐械褉芯褩 写芯谢邪褞褌褜 胁褋褨 锌械褉械褕泻芯写懈 泄 薪邪褉械褕褌褨 屑芯卸褍褌褜 胁褨谢褜薪芯 写褉褍泻褍胁邪褌懈 褋胁芯褞 谐邪蟹械褌褍.
袨褌褌芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯 胁泻褉邪胁 屑芯褦 褋械褉写械薪褜泻芯, 褌邪泻懈泄 胁褨薪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 写褍褕泻邪 褨 褟泻 胁褨薪 斜芯褉械褌褜褋褟 蟹褨 褋胁芯褦褞 褋褍褌薪褨褋褌褞, 斜芯 褏芯褔械 斜褍褌懈 泻褉邪褖芯褞 胁械褉褋褨褦褞 褋械斜械
袦械薪褨 褌邪泻芯卸 写褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褜 胁械褋褨谢褜薪邪 褌褉邪写懈褑褨褟 褍 谐薪芯屑褨胁, 褖芯 胁芯薪懈 胁褏芯写褟褌褜 胁 褋褨屑械泄薪械 卸懈褌褌褟 斜械蟹 斜芯褉谐褨胁 蟹邪 褋锌懈薪芯褞.
袦械薪褨 写褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢芯褋褜 褟泻 褉芯褋褌械 褌邪 褉芯蟹胁懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸 袙褨谢褜褟屑邪, 褨 褌械 褖芯 胁褨薪 薪械 蟹褉邪写懈胁 褋胁芯褩屑 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌邪屑.
袉 褨薪褕褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 斜褍谢懈 薪械 屑械薪褕 泻芯谢芯褉懈褌薪懈屑懈, 蟹谢芯写褨褩 褌械卸 写褍卸械 写芯斜褉械 锌褉芯锌懈褋邪薪褨.
袦芯褟 芯褑褨薪泻邪 10/5
袛褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褜 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉褟屑 写褍卸械.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 27, 2018
笑械 褋泻芯褉褨褕械 4,5 猸愶笍
袦械薪褨, 褟泻 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌褍, 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褟. 笑褟 泻薪懈谐邪 蟹写邪谢邪褋褟 泻褉邪褖芯褞 蟹邪 芦袣芯谢褨褉 屑邪谐褨褩禄, 褟泻芯褋褜 褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 褋泻芯褉褨褕械 蟹邪锌邪屑鈥樠徰傂靶恍秆佈�, 褨 褋胁褨褌 褍 谐芯谢芯胁褨 泻褉邪褖械 锌褉芯屑邪谢褜芯胁褍胁邪胁褋褟.
孝邪 泄 泻薪懈谐邪 胁懈锌褏邪谢邪 泻褍写懈褋褜 屑芯谐芯 薪械褔懈褌褍薪邪, 斜芯 蟹邪 芯褋褌邪薪薪褨 写胁邪 写薪褨 褟 褔懈褌邪谢邪 锌芯 100 褋褌芯褉褨薪芯泻 薪邪 写械薪褜, 邪 褑械 薪械屑邪谢械 写芯褋褟谐薪械薪薪褟 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褑褜芯谐芯 屑褨褋褟褑褟.
袞邪谢褜 褌褨谢褜泻懈, 褖芯 褍 屑械薪械 斜褨谢褜褕械 薪械屑邪 薪邪 锌芯谢懈褑褟褏 泻薪懈谐 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪. 袙谢褨褌泻褍 胁 袣懈褦胁褨 斜褍写褍 写芯泻褍锌芯胁褍胁邪褌懈 褍褋械, 褖芯 胁褋褌懈谐谢懈 胁懈写邪褌懈 袙小袥.
袉 褌邪泻, 锌械褉械泻谢邪写 - 褑械 褖芯褋褜! 袛褍卸械 褨 写褍卸械 褨 写褍卸械 泻褉褍褌芯 鉂わ笍
袦械薪褨, 褟泻 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌褍, 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褟. 笑褟 泻薪懈谐邪 蟹写邪谢邪褋褟 泻褉邪褖芯褞 蟹邪 芦袣芯谢褨褉 屑邪谐褨褩禄, 褟泻芯褋褜 褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 褋泻芯褉褨褕械 蟹邪锌邪屑鈥樠徰傂靶恍秆佈�, 褨 褋胁褨褌 褍 谐芯谢芯胁褨 泻褉邪褖械 锌褉芯屑邪谢褜芯胁褍胁邪胁褋褟.
孝邪 泄 泻薪懈谐邪 胁懈锌褏邪谢邪 泻褍写懈褋褜 屑芯谐芯 薪械褔懈褌褍薪邪, 斜芯 蟹邪 芯褋褌邪薪薪褨 写胁邪 写薪褨 褟 褔懈褌邪谢邪 锌芯 100 褋褌芯褉褨薪芯泻 薪邪 写械薪褜, 邪 褑械 薪械屑邪谢械 写芯褋褟谐薪械薪薪褟 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褑褜芯谐芯 屑褨褋褟褑褟.
袞邪谢褜 褌褨谢褜泻懈, 褖芯 褍 屑械薪械 斜褨谢褜褕械 薪械屑邪 薪邪 锌芯谢懈褑褟褏 泻薪懈谐 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪. 袙谢褨褌泻褍 胁 袣懈褦胁褨 斜褍写褍 写芯泻褍锌芯胁褍胁邪褌懈 褍褋械, 褖芯 胁褋褌懈谐谢懈 胁懈写邪褌懈 袙小袥.
袉 褌邪泻, 锌械褉械泻谢邪写 - 褑械 褖芯褋褜! 袛褍卸械 褨 写褍卸械 褨 写褍卸械 泻褉褍褌芯 鉂わ笍
October 8, 2017
袣芯褉芯褌泻芯 锌褉芯 锌械褉械泻谢邪写:
- 袟薪邪褦褕, 褟泻 锌械褉械锌褨褔泻懈 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 胁 袣胁褨褉屑褨?
- 袧褍?
- 小邪褋褨褋泻邪 胁 褌褦褋褌褦.
- 袟薪邪褦褕, 褟泻 锌械褉械锌褨褔泻懈 薪邪蟹懈胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 胁 袣胁褨褉屑褨?
- 袧褍?
- 小邪褋褨褋泻邪 胁 褌褦褋褌褦.
November 27, 2024
笑械 斜褍谢芯 写懈胁芯胁懈卸薪芯褞, 泻褍屑械写薪芯, 胁谢褍褔薪芯, 褌芯薪泻芯 褌邪 褋邪褉泻邪褋褌懈褔薪芯 馃挭馃敟馃憣
袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 胁屑褨褦 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褌懈 锌芯褋屑褨褕泻褍 褋械褉泄芯蟹薪懈屑懈 褨 胁邪卸谢懈胁懈屑懈 褌械屑邪屑懈)
袥褞斜谢褞 胁褋褨褏 谐械褉芯褩胁, 胁芯薪懈 卸懈胁褨 褌邪 褉褨写薪褨. 袟邪胁卸写懈 蟹 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟屑 锌芯胁械褉褌邪胁褋褟 胁 褑械泄 胁褋械褋胁褨褌
袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 胁屑褨褦 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褌懈 锌芯褋屑褨褕泻褍 褋械褉泄芯蟹薪懈屑懈 褨 胁邪卸谢懈胁懈屑懈 褌械屑邪屑懈)
袥褞斜谢褞 胁褋褨褏 谐械褉芯褩胁, 胁芯薪懈 卸懈胁褨 褌邪 褉褨写薪褨. 袟邪胁卸写懈 蟹 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟屑 锌芯胁械褉褌邪胁褋褟 胁 褑械泄 胁褋械褋胁褨褌
February 27, 2017
The Truth is the second book in the Industrial Revolution subseries of Discworld. The first book had been Moving Pictures and was one of my least favorite, so I was very pleasantly surprised by this one. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
In this book, newspapers are introduced to Ankh-Morpork. Meanwhile, there鈥檚 a plot against Lord Vetinari (yes, another one!) to frame him for a crime. The story was funny and interesting, with some deeper commentary sandwiched within the silliness. I really liked the main character, William de Worde. Since the story is set in Ankh-Morpork, we also see some other familiar characters from the various subseries. Most of the page time goes to William, though, or to the people involved in carrying out the Vetinari plot.
In this book, newspapers are introduced to Ankh-Morpork. Meanwhile, there鈥檚 a plot against Lord Vetinari (yes, another one!) to frame him for a crime. The story was funny and interesting, with some deeper commentary sandwiched within the silliness. I really liked the main character, William de Worde. Since the story is set in Ankh-Morpork, we also see some other familiar characters from the various subseries. Most of the page time goes to William, though, or to the people involved in carrying out the Vetinari plot.
November 30, 2018
The press comes to Ankh-Morpork. Chaos, of course, ensues.
William de Worde, a ne'er do well noble who is ashamed of his noble heritage, has until now made his living by painstakingly collecting news and sending off a sort of newsletter to foreign peoples of import who are willing to pay him for it. Then some dwarfs roll into Ankh-Morpork with something called a printing press, and suddenly, what if they printed a bunch of them and sold them for like, fifty cents? And maybe hired some people to sell them? And maybe pay some people to tell them things that are going on in town? Like bake sales and fires and robberies and whatnot.
So before long William is the owner of a successful business that employs several dwarfs, a teetotaling vampire, a troll, and a handful of vagabonds. He also has a bunch of money, and a bunch of trouble on his hands.
This is a great satire on the business of news. Lots of fun stuff about what makes news, what people will believe, the responsibility of people who run newspapers, etc. Plus it's funny as hell. Running through this is a little conspiracy to discredit and replace Lord Vetinari, and I got such a kick out of the bad guys. They're hard to explain though, so I'm not going to try.
I was in the perfect mood for this. I wanted something silly with a little kick, and that's what I got here.
William de Worde, a ne'er do well noble who is ashamed of his noble heritage, has until now made his living by painstakingly collecting news and sending off a sort of newsletter to foreign peoples of import who are willing to pay him for it. Then some dwarfs roll into Ankh-Morpork with something called a printing press, and suddenly, what if they printed a bunch of them and sold them for like, fifty cents? And maybe hired some people to sell them? And maybe pay some people to tell them things that are going on in town? Like bake sales and fires and robberies and whatnot.
So before long William is the owner of a successful business that employs several dwarfs, a teetotaling vampire, a troll, and a handful of vagabonds. He also has a bunch of money, and a bunch of trouble on his hands.
This is a great satire on the business of news. Lots of fun stuff about what makes news, what people will believe, the responsibility of people who run newspapers, etc. Plus it's funny as hell. Running through this is a little conspiracy to discredit and replace Lord Vetinari, and I got such a kick out of the bad guys. They're hard to explain though, so I'm not going to try.
I was in the perfect mood for this. I wanted something silly with a little kick, and that's what I got here.
March 16, 2025
袦械薪褨 写褍卸械 锌芯写芯斜邪褦褌褜褋褟 褔懈褌邪褌懈 "胁懈褉芯斜薪懈褔褨 褉芯屑邪薪懈" 锌褉芯 屑械写褨泄薪懈泻褨胁. 袉 "袩褉邪胁写邪" 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褎邪薪褌邪褋褌懈褔薪芯 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褦 锌褉芯 褌械, 褟泻 蟹薪邪褏芯写褟褌褜褋褟, 锌懈褕褍褌褜褋褟 褌邪 胁懈写邪褞褌褜褋褟 薪芯胁懈薪懈. 袨写薪械 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟, 斜芯 泄 褋邪屑 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 斜褍胁 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌芯屑.
些芯 写褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢芯褋褜:
- 褋邪屑 锌褉芯褑械褋 胁懈写邪薪薪褟 褔邪褋芯锌懈褋褍, 芯褋褜 褑褨 写械褌邪谢褨 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌懈泻懈, 蟹 褟泻懈屑懈 褟 褋褌懈泻邪褞褋褜 褍 褉械邪谢褜薪芯屑褍 卸懈褌褌褨;
- 谐械褉芯褩: 褌邪薪写械屑 袙褨谢褜褟屑邪 褌邪 小邪褏邪褉懈褋懈 - 屑褨泄 褍谢褞斜谢械薪懈泄;
- 屑邪褋褕褌邪斜 泻芯薪褎谢褨泻褌褨胁, 斜芯 褉芯屑邪薪 薪械 褌褨谢褜泻懈 锌褉芯 谐邪蟹械褌褍, 邪 泄 锌褉芯 锌芯谢褨褌懈褔薪褨 锌褨写胁芯写薪褨 褌械褔褨褩 褌邪 斜芯褉芯褌褜斜褍 蟹邪 胁谢邪写褍;
- 谐褍屑芯褉, 褨褉芯薪褨褟 褌邪 褋邪褌懈褉邪 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪.
些芯 薪械 写褍卸械:
- 褔邪褋芯屑 胁褨写 褉芯屑邪薪褍 胁褨褟谢芯 褋褍屑芯屑 褌邪 谐褨褉泻芯褞 褨褉芯薪褨褦褞, 薪褨斜懈 邪胁褌芯褉 屑褨褋褑褟屑懈 褉芯蟹褔邪褉褍胁邪胁褋褟 褍 褋胁褨褌褨;
- 褖芯斜 胁谢懈褌懈褋褟 胁 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 锌芯褌褉褨斜薪芯 斜褍谢芯 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褔邪褋褍: 卸芯写薪懈褏 写械褌邪谢械泄 褔懈 锌芯褟褋薪械薪褜 胁褨写 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 薪械 斜褍谢芯;
- 屑芯卸谢懈胁芯 蟹邪薪邪写褌芯 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褋褞卸械褌薪懈褏 谢褨薪褨泄.
袩芯锌褉懈 胁褋械, 褟 褔褍写芯胁芯 锌褉芯胁械谢邪 褔邪褋 蟹 泻薪懈谐芯褞 褨 蟹邪谢褞斜泻懈 泻芯谢懈褋褜 褩褩 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪褞.
袘褨谢褜褕械 胁褨写谐褍泻褨胁 褍 屑芯褦屑褍 泻薪懈卸泻芯胁芯屑褍 褌邪 .
些芯 写褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢芯褋褜:
- 褋邪屑 锌褉芯褑械褋 胁懈写邪薪薪褟 褔邪褋芯锌懈褋褍, 芯褋褜 褑褨 写械褌邪谢褨 卸褍褉薪邪谢褨褋褌懈泻懈, 蟹 褟泻懈屑懈 褟 褋褌懈泻邪褞褋褜 褍 褉械邪谢褜薪芯屑褍 卸懈褌褌褨;
- 谐械褉芯褩: 褌邪薪写械屑 袙褨谢褜褟屑邪 褌邪 小邪褏邪褉懈褋懈 - 屑褨泄 褍谢褞斜谢械薪懈泄;
- 屑邪褋褕褌邪斜 泻芯薪褎谢褨泻褌褨胁, 斜芯 褉芯屑邪薪 薪械 褌褨谢褜泻懈 锌褉芯 谐邪蟹械褌褍, 邪 泄 锌褉芯 锌芯谢褨褌懈褔薪褨 锌褨写胁芯写薪褨 褌械褔褨褩 褌邪 斜芯褉芯褌褜斜褍 蟹邪 胁谢邪写褍;
- 谐褍屑芯褉, 褨褉芯薪褨褟 褌邪 褋邪褌懈褉邪 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪.
些芯 薪械 写褍卸械:
- 褔邪褋芯屑 胁褨写 褉芯屑邪薪褍 胁褨褟谢芯 褋褍屑芯屑 褌邪 谐褨褉泻芯褞 褨褉芯薪褨褦褞, 薪褨斜懈 邪胁褌芯褉 屑褨褋褑褟屑懈 褉芯蟹褔邪褉褍胁邪胁褋褟 褍 褋胁褨褌褨;
- 褖芯斜 胁谢懈褌懈褋褟 胁 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 锌芯褌褉褨斜薪芯 斜褍谢芯 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褔邪褋褍: 卸芯写薪懈褏 写械褌邪谢械泄 褔懈 锌芯褟褋薪械薪褜 胁褨写 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 薪械 斜褍谢芯;
- 屑芯卸谢懈胁芯 蟹邪薪邪写褌芯 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褋褞卸械褌薪懈褏 谢褨薪褨泄.
袩芯锌褉懈 胁褋械, 褟 褔褍写芯胁芯 锌褉芯胁械谢邪 褔邪褋 蟹 泻薪懈谐芯褞 褨 蟹邪谢褞斜泻懈 泻芯谢懈褋褜 褩褩 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪褞.
袘褨谢褜褕械 胁褨写谐褍泻褨胁 褍 屑芯褦屑褍 泻薪懈卸泻芯胁芯屑褍 褌邪 .
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