The Last Continent

by Terry Pratchett

Paperback, 416 pages

English language

Published Feb. 11, 2006 by Corgi.

ISBN:: 978-0-552-15418-5

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(103 reviews)

2 editions

Niko reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'The Last Continent' on 'Storygraph'

2 stars

I skipped through about 1/3 of this book because it just dragged on and on… and on. Perhaps I’ve read too many Rincewind novels in a row and spoiled my wizard appetite. Got to the end out of pure spite and I’m glad I’ll never have to read it again.

mictter reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'The Last Continent' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Igual que los comics de “Astérix se va de viaje a X” suponen una enorme merma de calidad, lo de mandar a los magos a una especie de Australia del Mundodisco consigue un efecto parecido.
Tiene sus momentos, pero no compensan la flojísima construcción de la novela y la obsesión con culminar siempre con la salvación del mundo. Si pasaran menos cosas y los personajes tuvieran oportunidad de estar un rato en el mismo sitio…

acaleyn reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'The Last Continent (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

reread 6/3/13
reread 2/17/13

Andrew (andrewspink@mastadon.green) reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'The Last Continent (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Another classic Discworld novel from Terry Pratchett. As usual, scattered with amusing puns, bizarre but strangely realistic characters and a sideways look on life.

Azuaron reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'The Last Continent (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

First posted on Forest Azuaron.

I've never liked Rincewind. He's got all the likability of a sea mine, and about as much directionless destructive ability. This is the point, I suppose, and while I don't necessarily need a likable lead to like a novel (certain Malazan books come to mind), there's a detestability about Rincewind that makes me want to obsessively wash my hands.

The wizards of Unseen University occupy a similar space in my brain, with the possible exception of Ponder Stibbons and the Bursar (but only by comparison to the other wizards).

"But was it funny?" I hear people ask in some dark corner of my brain desperate to anticipate the questions of others and answer them preemptively. Well, yes, it's still Pratchett, even if it's weakened by the wizzards. But it's popcorn-movie funny, in a way I won't remember two months from now. With …

CuterWithCatEars reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'The Last Continent (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I didn't really get on with this at the first attempt several years ago, but now I'm older, wiser and a bit more appreciative of the satire (like the nods to Priscilla and Mad Max) I really enjoyed it.

unsquare reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'The Last Continent (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Pratchett is entertaining as always, but I couldn't make the resolution make much sense when I thought about it. Oh well.

Chris reviewed The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett

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4 stars

One of his Rincewind stories which are more light-relief than the Witches and City Guards series. Plenty of Aussie jokes. This didn't annoy me like Hogfather but didn't impress me the way Jingo did either. As to Jingo I thought that was really quite good. Vimes manages to lose his DisOrganiser as well, for which relief much thanks. And unlike the Counterweight Continent (?) in Interesting Times, we have in the region of Klatch in Jingo a society that actually is in advance of Ankh-Morpork (instead of just believing that it is). Then again there are the curries; I’d forgotten about the old practice of taking a bit of meat and shoving in some curry powder, bananas and raisins and calling that a curry. I think (hope) people’s tastes are more sophisticated now. Mind you, the day before Christmas Eve I went to the Olympia Tandoori for lunch, wondering …