Carpe Jugulum (; Latatian for "seize the throat", cf. Carpe diem) is a comic fantasy novel by English writer Terry Pratchett, the twenty-third in the Discworld series. It was first published in 1998.In Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett pastiches the traditions of vampire literature, playing with the mythic archetypes and featuring a tongue-in-cheek reversal of 'vampyre' subculture with young vampires who wear bright clothes, drink wine, and stay up until noon.
once again i find that the witch books don't pull me in the same way others in the Discworld series do, but i love the message in this one, and i do like vampires, so i ended up liking this one more than any of the previous witch books. Magrat was actually kind of a badass for a few minutes too, which i appreciated.
Hexen gegen Vampire - und da zu noch eine ordentliche Prise Religionskritik. Die meisten der Hexenromane sind nicht wirklich meine Lieblinge - aber der hat mich doch sehr amüsiert.
it's not very different from most other discworld books, but that's not really a bad thing. it's about witches and vampires and a hapless priest.
A bit of a slow start (as with most Witches novels), but just pulls you in as you continue. All the Vampire clichés are in there, but are immediately tackled by Pratchett's parody. Great read.
Nuestras amigas las brujas tienen que resolver esta vez una invasión de vampiros que se han “aggiornado” y de qué manera. También aparece un sacerdote de una extraña religión, cuyo dios obliga a rechazar a todos los demás dioses.
La novela empieza muy floja, de tal forma que lo único que me gustaba eran los juegos de palabras. Luego va cobrando fuerza, alguno de los personajes empieza a tomar cuerpo y la lectura se vuelve mucho más entretenida.
This was a re-read, this time on audiobook narrated by Nigel Planer. Still loved it, and the narration was entertaining.
read 2/19/13
As much as I like the recurring characters in the disk world, I really enjoy the spontaneous characters that Mr Pratchett puts in his books, for example Igor in this book. We know the Igor character from many tales but Mr Pratchett quickly twist him into one of his own and makes them delightful.
One of my first Terry Pratchett books that I bought at Waterstone's in England (Bath or York, I think). Expensive due to exchange rate, but well worth it.
