maybe not the best discworld book, but surely close. every time the Cow book was brought up was better than the last, until The Final Reading, which was both hilarious and appropriately jarring when you realize what's been going on. it was a little shocking to hear Vimes say he had everything he needed, and, like, seem to really be satisfied for once. nice, actually, but a little weird too. what a long way Sam Vimes has come from the gutter where we first found him. (^^) and of course, Sybil can show up in any book any time as far as I'm concerned, and the whole thing with Angua and Sally and Tawneee-- sorry, Betty was hilarious. and I like Nobby more with each book, I swear something must be wrong with me. (^^) anyway, this is a prime example of how deft Sir Terry could be with characters, and how real Sam Vimes feels to me. Interesting Times was still funnier, but this was a damn fine book.