Tag: Bromeliad

Terry Pratchett – Wings | Review

April 19, 2016
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Title: Wings

Author: Terry Pratchett

Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 176

Rating: 7/10

 

Terry Pratchett - Wings

Terry Pratchett – Wings

 

I’m afraid I didn’t think much of Wings – I certainly think of it as my least favourite book in Pratchett’s bromeliad trilogy, although it’s still a decent enough story. It’s also the final book in the trilogy, and so you’re almost obliged to read it if you’ve finished the first two. That’s how it felt for me – like a chore, a box that needed to be ticked, but at only 176 pages long, I can’t really complain.

Loosely speaking, it follows the story of the nomes, as they try to find a big ship that’s waiting to take them home, to wherever it is that they came from. Their first step is to try to hitch a ride on a new kind of truck, a truck with wings, called the Concorde. I think you can see where this is going.

Overall, Wings is an okay read, but there’s better stuff out there. But both kids and adults can enjoy it!

 

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

 

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Terry Pratchett – Truckers | Review

April 19, 2016
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Title: Truckers

Author: Terry Pratchett

Type: Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 208

Rating: 9/10

 

Terry Pratchett - Truckers

Terry Pratchett – Truckers

 

Truckers is one of the three books in Pratchett’s Bromeliad trilogy, which follows the fates of thousands of tiny nomes, who live beneath the floorboards of a department store. They’ve been there for generation after generation, and so the outside world is just a myth, at least until they learn that the store is about to be demolished.

For me, this was the best book of the trilogy, and it has all of the hallmarks of a classic Pratchett tale – memorable characters, entertaining dialogue, and a deep, subtle humour throughout it. The story line is also fantastic, and in a weird way, it made me think about what it might be like to live inside a department store. Is that weird? Because even if it is, I don’t care.

This book is also a good book to read to children, and it’s also a lot of fun if you’re an adult. And, because it’s a pretty quick read, you whizz through it quickly too. Go ahead – what have you got to lose? Meet Masklin and his band of (not so) merry nomes as they make a bit for the great Outside.

 

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

 

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