Terry Pratchett Book Club: Carpe Jugulum, Part III
In which the mechanics of turning someone into a vampire could not possibly be more confusing… Summary Nanny, Agnes, and Magrat get back into the castle and Agnes goes to find the vampires, getting...
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How do we handle a vampire infestation? A lot of witches, one very confused follower of Om, and some Nac mac Feegle. Summary Once he’s been given brose, Verence is difficult to control and charges out...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Fifth Elephant, Part I
Sam Vimes thought he wasn’t happy being made a duke last book. Wait ’til he gets the load of the latest Patrician’s gambit (yet again with the enlistment of his wife)… Summary Colon is now in charge...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Fifth Elephant, Part II
The point of this week’s read is that if Sam Vimes walked away from an explosion without looking back, his back would get singed, as is only good and right. Summary Constable Visit goes to deliver a...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Fifth Elephant, Part III
Death makes uncertainty principle housecalls now. Well, at least, if you’re the Duke of Ankh-Morpork. Summary Vimes and Cheery arrive at Lady Margolotta’s castle and find that she knows a great deal...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Fifth Elephant, Part IV
Someone’s learning to take his vacation days and we’re all so proud of him… Summary Angua intimidates a member of the Bonk Watch into letting them into the city. When they get to the embassy, Vimes...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Truth, Part I
Should I watch All the King’s Men again as a watchalong with this book? I’ll think about it… Summary There’s a rumor in Ankh-Morpork that dwarfs have figured out how to turn lead into gold. William de...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Truth, Part II
I will now do my impression of a vampire taking an iconograph… *screams and turns to dust* Summary William’s office has two desks in it now, and people are coming to see him about jobs, news stories,...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Truth, Part III
Elect this purveyor of jiggly things and leather goods as the new Patrician of Ankh-Morpork! That will definitely not go wrong in any way… Summary Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip head into Biers, hoping to get a...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Truth, Part IV
Who wouldn’t want to reincarnate into french fries, I ask you? Summary Vimes is furious that William scent bombed Angua, but she and Carrot insist that he leave it. In turn, he decides that William...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Thief of Time, Part I
The Auditors are at it again. They usually are. Summary We begin to learn about the Life of Wen the Eternally Surprised at the moment of his enlightenment about time. Death and the Death of Rats have...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Thief of Time, Part II
I would love to learn how to time slice. Can anyone help me with that. Summary Susan talks to Madam Frout and messes about with things just enough to get herself a few days off and put the suggestion...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Thief of Time, Part III
Time’s stopped. Guess we should ponder the effects of existence on mortal form. Summary Susan goes to talk to Death, who tells her that this mission is hers alone because if the end of the world is...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: Thief of Time, Part IV
Hickory dickory dock, the Death of Rats ran up the glass clock that stopped Time—or however that dang thing goes… Summary Susan and Lobsang are being tracked down by the Auditors in the museum, but...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Last Hero, Part I
The world is ending again. But probably not the way you were expecting it to. Summary Lord Vetinari is at Unseen University learning about the omniscope (which is supposed to be able to see through...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Last Hero, Part II
Sometimes you shoot for the moon and miss, but you land amongst the stars. Sometimes you shoot for the top of a mountain and land on the moon. Which is bad, in this case. Summary Harry Dread creates an...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Last Hero, Part III
He’s got a plain sword and makes a piddly salary and he’s here to save the world against impossible odds, so it’s very clear what part Carrot is playing in this tale… Summary The Kite crew get in touch...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, Part I
We should all make sure we’ve got appropriate rat names by the end of this. Summary Traveling in a mail coach is a human boy named Keith, a cat named Maurice, and a clan of rats. All of them have names...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, Part II
Guess it’s time to talk about our Peter Rabbit feelings this week… Summary Darktan is working on the latest trap, which Nourishing makes the mistake of saying is easy to disarm, so he has her give...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett Book Club: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, Part...
The world truly isn’t like Mr. Bunsy, alas (or thank goodness, depending). Summary The rats have freed Keith and Malicia, and Malicia admits that she has a hard time talking to the rats because it...
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