\nFeet Of Clay<\/p>\n
\nPrompted by the re-read of Night Watch I decided to read the Watch books again.
\nThis one is about Golems. It’s pretty good. I’d rank it in the solidly enjoyable but not spectacularly good level of Discworld books.
\nIf you’ve got any sense you’ll read all the Discworld books. <\/p>\n
\nRating: B\n<\/p>\n
\nJingo<\/p>\n
\nAnother Watch book. This one is about the consequences the sudden appearance of an island between Ankh-Morpork and Klatch. It’s pretty good, features Leonard Da Quirm who I always enjoy.
\nA lesser Discworld <\/p>\n
\nRating: B-\n<\/p>\n
\nMen At Arms<\/p>\n
\nThe second Ankh-Morpork Watch Book. This is the one where a deranged aristocratic assassin realizes that Carrot is indeed the heir to the throne of the city. The plot turns on a Leonard Da Quirm device called The Gonne (yup, a gun, but it’s a unique thing in culture of swords and arrows). It also introduces dwarves, trolls and a werewolf, Angua, to the Watch.
\nI’ve grown to appreciate this book more over the years. <\/p>\n
\nRating: B+\n<\/p>\n
\nMaskerade<\/p>\n
\nThis is a Witches book. It’s basically set around the plot of the Phantom of the Opera. It’s also the first book to feature Agnes Nitt in a major way before she becomes part of the Lancre coven.
\nIt’s OK, but very slight. <\/p>\n
\nRating: C+\n<\/p>\n
\nPyramids<\/p>\n
\n A rare thing, a standalone Discworld novel. This tells the story of Teppic as he is trained to become an assassin, and then inherits the kingdom of Djelibeybi.
\nIt’s pretty interesting and really very funny. No masterpiece though.<\/p>\n
\nRating: B\n<\/p>\n
\nGoing Postal<\/p>\n
\nThe most recent Discworld novel. A very good book set in Ankh-Morpork, as a con man is given one last chance by the Patrician to become part of society as the Postmaster General. There’s a lot of thinly veiled stuff about corruption in business practices in here.
It’s a very good read. <\/p>\n
\nRating: B+\n<\/p>\n
\nThief Of Time<\/p>\n
\nThis is a Death\/Susan & Monks of History book. It’s very patchy, especially at the beginnning. Once it gets rolling it becomes more enjoyable. I have to admit to not particularly liking the Death\/Susan books, even though I really like both characters. Don’t know why that is.<\/p>\n
\nRating: C+\n<\/p>\n
\nBig Deal<\/p>\n
\nHolden decides to jack his career as a writer in for a year after getting a taste for big time poker when he manages to win his way to the world series of poker. It follows him as he participates in tournaments around the world and as he visits a psychologist to analyse why he is so drawn to poker.
\nIt’s very entertainingly written, and the man has considerable charm. You have to have some understanding of how various forms of poker are played to get the most out of it.
\nIt makes the life of a poker pro sound very seductive.<\/p>\n
\nRating: B\n<\/p>\n
\nDrunkard’s Walk<\/p>\n
\nA novella more than a novel this one. Set in a future version of America where a high flying young academic continually attempts suicide, without any will to do so on his own part. His search for why this is happening uncovers a secret conspiracy at the highest levels of society.
\nIt’s a very mid-20th Century American tale this one. A decent read, but sadly my old copy of this died in the process of reading it and is now in the bin. <\/p>\n
\nRating: C+\n<\/p>\n
\nSign O The Times<\/p>\n
\nThis is a critical appraisal of Prince’s masterwork, often steeped in the personality and history of the author. I know Matos as a regular on a message board I lurk on and he’s a quality writer.
\nThis is of interest if you value Prince’s work or appreciate a good, well written piece of rock criticism. <\/p>\n
\nRating: B\n<\/p>\n
\nAmnesia Moon<\/p>\n
\nThis is second novel, after the highly enjoyable Gun, with occasional music. This is a very unfocussed book filled with loads of great ideas. Lethem has gone on to lots of mainstream plaudits and obviously has decent chops as a writer.
\nThis is not one of his best, but worth visiting.<\/p>\n
\nRating: B-\n<\/p>\n
\nConrad’s Fate<\/p>\n
\nThis is a brand new Chrestomanci book. It’s the story of Conrad who has bad karma and whose Uncle tells him he must serve at the local castle to find the person he must kill to fix his karma.
\nThis is an entertaining little book. Nowhere near the best Chrestomanci that she’s written but probably worth your time. <\/p>\n
\nRating: B-\n<\/p>\n
\nRevenge of The Sith<\/p>\n
\nThe novelization of the forthcoming film.
\nWhat more can I say than that Anakin Skywalker is a stupid, self obsessed, whiny little bitch. Hopefully the shocking pacing problems of this books are fixed in the film. <\/p>\n
\nC+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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