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The first chapter had me worried but once we got going this was a drop everything and read moment.

It felt derivative of the author's previous work Firestarter and Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. However it did that thing that Mr. King's novels always do; when the story ended, I felt lost without the characters I had befriended through the reading. Not Stephen King's best work, but hardly a disappointment.

Meh. The parts I wanted more of we're always just at the edges of the story and the main plotline failed to catch my interest. Read the whole series though, so it couldn't have been all bad.

Wait for a day when you're really down, hurt, and upset about the direction you see the world moving. Then read this and feel better about the possibilities for change.

I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett to begin with, so feel free to take this with a grain of salt. I think this is one of Pratchett's strongest books. Themes addressed include fanaticism, feminism, the effect of technology on our world, fear of change, and the struggle faced by people as they confront a history that made racism acceptable. An enjoyable read that in typical Pratchett fashion raises questions through humor that leave you thinking long after your initial guffaw has passed.