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Here there be dragons ... and the denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. …
It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to what a pharaoh is supposed …
It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to …
Content warning Pyramids (Discworld) - slightly spoilerish
“I’m here to rescue you,” said the demon.
The man peered up at him.
“Rescue?” he said.
“Yes. Why are you here?”
The man hung his head. “I spoke blasphemy against the king.”
“How did you do that?”
“I dropped a rock on my foot. Now my tongue is to be torn out.”
The dark figure nodded sympathetically.
“A priest heard you, did he?” he said.
“No. I told a priest. Such words should not go unpunished,” said the man virtuously.
We’re really good at it, Teppic thought. Mere animals couldn’t possibly manage to act like this. You need to be a human being to be really stupid. “I think we ought to talk about this outside,” he said. “Why not come with me?”
The man pulled back and glared at him.
“You want me to run away?” he said.
“Seems a good idea, wouldn’t you say?”
The man stared into his eyes, his lips moving silently. Then he appeared to reach a decision,
“Guards!” he screamed.
— Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (Discworld -- 7)
I know this is meant to be humorous, but damn...
It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to …
Started this one a while ago and then fell out of reading for a while.
Meet Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't …
Which One Will YOU Be IN the Year 1984?
There won't be much choice, of …
A lot to unpack in this book. The lead character (Winston) has some pretty misogynistic tendencies, and there's not a single female character in the book with any depth whatsoever. This can be explained to some extent by the fact that it was written in the 40s, and that Winston has been subject to psychological manipulation essentially since birth.
Problematic elements aside, this provides an interesting dive into the world of psychological warfare, which remains relevant to this day.
Which One Will YOU Be IN the Year 1984?
There won't be much choice, of course, if this book's predictions …
Which One Will YOU Be IN the Year 1984?
There won't be much choice, of …
So, I'm nearly half way through Tue book and Winston is... problematic.
I don't know how this escaped me on my first read.
Which One Will YOU Be IN the Year 1984?
There won't be much choice, of …
I've read it before but was in a very different place at the time. Want to see if it hits differently this time around.
When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now, magically, he's turned …
When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now, magically, he's turned …
Death takes on an apprentice who's an individual thinker.
Death takes on an apprentice who's an individual thinker.
The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place where an eighth son of …
