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Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
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bookshelves: fantasy, humor, 2018-shelf, 2024-shelf
Mar 26, 2013
bookshelves: fantasy, humor, 2018-shelf, 2024-shelf
Read 3 times. Last read May 20, 2024 to May 21, 2024.
Re-Read 5/21/24:
Oh, those demon-summoners. They've got nothing on the bad luck of a single wizard. Sorry... Wizzard.
Original Review:
This is my second read and my reaction is pretty much the same as the first time.
Rincewind is funny.
Or rather, the situations he always gets into showcases the Discworld in awesomely epic ways and we always get vast adventures. Usually with some kind of weird sidekick and a healthy dose of Death.
All true, sure, but what if Rincewind was mistaken for a demon, summoned by a nerdy kid who insists that he is, because, after all, Rincewind came at his demon summoning. :)
Or how about Discworld's version of Troy? Meeting the Creator? Seeing the bureaucratic hell that is... um... hell? :)
It's a tongue-in-cheek romp and while it's quite hilarious and imaginative as hell, I'm caught in that unenviable place of having to judge it among all of Pratchett's other works rather than against the backdrop of all humor or fantasy books.
It's not my favorite Discworld novel. Not by a long shot. BUT it is a lot higher than some, and not even close to many of the later novels. Even so, I loved having Rincewind back again. :)
Oh, those demon-summoners. They've got nothing on the bad luck of a single wizard. Sorry... Wizzard.
Original Review:
This is my second read and my reaction is pretty much the same as the first time.
Rincewind is funny.
Or rather, the situations he always gets into showcases the Discworld in awesomely epic ways and we always get vast adventures. Usually with some kind of weird sidekick and a healthy dose of Death.
All true, sure, but what if Rincewind was mistaken for a demon, summoned by a nerdy kid who insists that he is, because, after all, Rincewind came at his demon summoning. :)
Or how about Discworld's version of Troy? Meeting the Creator? Seeing the bureaucratic hell that is... um... hell? :)
It's a tongue-in-cheek romp and while it's quite hilarious and imaginative as hell, I'm caught in that unenviable place of having to judge it among all of Pratchett's other works rather than against the backdrop of all humor or fantasy books.
It's not my favorite Discworld novel. Not by a long shot. BUT it is a lot higher than some, and not even close to many of the later novels. Even so, I loved having Rincewind back again. :)
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
March 26, 2013
– Shelved
March 27, 2013
– Shelved as:
fantasy
June 22, 2013
– Shelved as:
humor
February 1, 2018
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Started Reading
February 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
2018-shelf
February 2, 2018
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Finished Reading
May 20, 2024
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Started Reading
May 20, 2024
– Shelved as:
2024-shelf
May 21, 2024
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Finished Reading
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Feb 02, 2018 02:34AM
Huh, go figure, I enjoyed this more than you did. Interesting. We'll see how I evaluate / re-evaluate all the novels after we're done with the entire series.
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I think I liked this better than four of the previous ones we've read so far. That's nothing to sneeze at. :)But the witches and the Guard win. :)
The previous one WAS a Guards book. *lol* But yeah, this was much better then, say, Pyramids - although that one was by far not bad. But if I look at even the not-so-good Discworld novels, they all stand out amongst most other fantasy stuff I know.
I agree. It was entertaining, but there are much better ones in the series.
