La notte di Babbo Maiale

, #15

Paperback con alette, 336 pages

italiano language

Published Oct. 20, 2023 by Salani.

ISBN:
978-88-310-1391-8
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(24 reviews)

Mondo Disco è molto simile alla nostra Terra, se solo questa fosse un disco piatto sorretto da quattro elefanti che stanno sul dorso di una gigantesca tartaruga. Ma non è solo questo a renderlo straordinario: la superstizione qui ha un potere reale, e metterla in discussione può avere conseguenze catastrofiche. Quando il 32 dicembre, la notte di Hogswatch, alcune oscure figure ordinano alla Gilda degli Assassini di far sparire Babbo Maiale, il leggendario suino che porta regali su una slitta trainata da porcelli, Morte, il temuto cavaliere dell'Apocalisse, decide di prenderne il posto per salvare le feste. Ma c'è un piccolo problema: vedere uno scheletro alto più di due metri strisciare giù per il camino ed esclamare: ‘HO HO HO' ecco, non rende proprio al massimo l'atmosfera natalizia. La giovane Susan, nipote di Morte, deve intervenire prima che sia troppo tardi. Perché se non riesce a sistemare le cose entro …

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Review of Hogfather

Very interesting overarching plot, but a bit too all over the place to be truly enjoyable. Sometimes I had to force myself to continue reading. When it ended, I had to take a step back to comprehend the main story, without being distracted by the details.

But I wouldn't skip it.

Susan is one of my favourite characters, so I was glad to see her, her denial and her adventures. It was also entertaining to wonder if Death's behaviour was sound or capricious. Both? I enjoyed the discussion between Death and Albert about giving people what they want.

I don't usually seem to appreciate the Wizards, but the parts with Ponder Stibbons and Hex were an exception.

And of course there are a myriad of very witty and quotable jokes and puns.

Review of 'Hogfather' on 'Goodreads'

How would you go about killing someone who was never really alive – not in the usual sense of the word? Mr Teatime (pronounced teh-ah-tim-eh) knows exactly how he'd do it.

As philosophical textbooks go, this is a stonker. What is the nature of belief? How do beliefs interact with reality? How do they colour our view of reality?

As for zingy and/or pithy moments … this books got them in spades.
“The phrase 'Someone ought to do something' was not, by itself, a helpful one. People who used it never added the rider 'and that someone is me'.”

As a novel, though, this one falls a bit short. The plot meanders a bit too much for my liking.

Very good, but not Sir Pterry's finest.

Review of 'Hogfather' on 'Goodreads'

Otro más del Mundodisco. Muy divertido, en especial los diálogos, personajes que tras 20 volúmenes ya forman una verdadera mitología: magos, gremio de asesinos, ese Hogfather que montado en un trineo tirado por puercos reparte regalos a los niños, y mucho lío con las relaciones entre el mundo real y los distintos seres imaginarios que nos hacen humanos.
Me gustaría que dejase esas tramas estilo película de James Bond, pero me da la impresión de que son marca de la casa.

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Subjects

  • umorismo
  • narrativa inglese
  • fantasy