Review: Thud!
My rating: [4 of 5 stars][https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/160777971]
This is my second time reading this book
Although by this point in my first read-through I was already a fan of Sam Vimes, this second read-through is definitely cementing the idea. Most of these are essentially fantasy police procedurals and, although we have Colon and Nobby for humor, these are the stories I believe that Pratchett took most seriously. The plot are full of less silliness and have aged better on this second time around.
Catching Up on Book Reviews Dec 2024
Once again grouping a bunch of book reviews into one blog post. Here we go!
An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Just like the Dresden Files (which it my nearest comparison point to this genre), this series does not seem to be read as a series of standalone mysteries a la Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew (or the adult equivalent). This book is full of details that are building on the details from the last two books. This is a series that happens to have an investigator as the protagonist.
Review: The Discworld Series
Last week I finished the Discworld Series. I started with a few books early in 2008. From the first book, The Color of Magic, I fell in love with the series. Although I have found British television and movies to be hit or miss, I have loved all of the geek genre British books. So I read the first four or five books here and there. Then in November Borders had a “buy two get the third one free” and my wife bought me the remaining 20-something books for my birthday and Christmas. She also let me start reading in November. I started reading them during my lunch breaks at work, on business trips and - when things were getting really interesting - at home.