Jingo

by Terry Pratchett

Paperback, 413 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 1998 by Corgi.

ISBN:: 9780552145985

(43 reviews)

It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea -- just a few square miles of silt and some old ruins. Unfortunately, the historically disputed lump of land called Leshp is once again floating directly between Ankh-Morpork and the city of Al-Khali on the coast of Klatch -- which is spark enough to ignite that glorious international pastime called "war." Pressed into patriotic service, Commander Sam Vimes thinks he should be leading his loyal watchmen, female watchdwarf, and lady werewolf into battle against local malefactors rather than against uncomfortably well-armed strangers in the Klatchian desert. But war is, after all, simply the greatest of all crimes -- and it's Sir Samuel's sworn duty to seek out criminal masterminds wherever they may be hiding... and lock them away before they can do any real damage. Even the ones on his own …

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Tattooed_Mummy reviewed Jingo: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett

A joy

5 stars

Just a joy. Rereading it today still felt very current, and as always I found some proper laugh out loud moments.

"Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.”

“Sergeant Colon had had a broad education. He’d been to the School of My Dad Always Said, the College of It Stands to Reason, and was now a postgraduate student at the University of What Some Bloke In the Pub Told Me.”

“Colon looked awkward, as if the bunched underwear of the past was tangling itself in the crotch of recollection.”

Ika Makimaki reviewed Jingo by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Jingo' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A great read. Funny lighthearted and deep, it tackles war, racism and politics. The Watch gets involved on a war for a floating island that shows up in the middle of the ocean. And shenanigans follow.

Definitely one of the best ones on the series.

Didactylos reviewed Jingo by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Jingo' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The overall 'plot' doesn't hold together as well as some of the others featuring the Watch, but the episodes within have some superb sequences and homages to other films. Genius to put Vetinari with Nobby and Colon for the adventure. Says much on a profound level about our own times and our view of 'others'.