Guards! Guards!

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"Ah gods.<br/><br/>Terry Pratchett fills me with unending guilt because he is my husband's absolute favorite author. I mean, he worships at the altar of Terry. And I give him plenty of book recommendations that he dutifully reads, and I try to read his recommendations.<br/><br/>And I just don't like Sir Pratchett's books. I mean, I loved Equal Rites. I was okay with Wee Free Men -- it was fun, but not really my thing. This one just did not hit any of my buttons. <br/><br/>I do not like Carrot. He is distracting and frustrating to read, and I don't find him amusing. I find him stupidly literal and it's annoying rather than funny.<br/><br/>I'm so-so on Vimes. I mean, he's okay, and he starts showing some personality once he caves and gets a little dragon, but up til then, he's kind of a mopey figure.<br/><br/>I like Lady Ramkin, but even she doesn't really hit a sweet spot for me.<br/><br/>And the villains weren’t either funny or intimidating or silly or anything else -- they were just ...there...for me. <br/><br/>And so I'm frustrated, because I LOVED Good Omens, and I LOVE Douglas Adams, and I just do not click with Terry Pratchett.<br/><br/>I gave up at about 50% of this book, switched over to a Seanan McGuire book, and was instantly laughing 100% more than I was with this.<br/><br/>I feel like my fantasy cred is about to be revoked entirely. I apologize to everyone for not liking this book."

"Discworld in general tbh"

"5/10"

"Four Stars! "Guards, Guards!" is the first book I've read in the Discworld series. My daughter sent me the book for my birthday and I was instantly hooked. I see from many Sir Terry Pratchett fans that this is a good book to start in reading the huge series. I thoroughly enjoyed the author's Monty Python-ish wit and his outlandish fantasy world-building. The random reference notes at the page bottom were clever. "Guards, Guards" has everything you need for a great fantasy novel escape."

"If Lord of the Rings is too heavy and serious for you, try Prachett for your fantasy fix. He's hysterical and insanely clever."

"It’s really funny and every character is so lovable. "

"Not fantasy, but I haven't been able to stop reading the foundation series. On foubdations edge now"

"The book that got me into reading. I never knew how funny books could be. I honestly could not understand how funny the writing was. I immediately went out and got more. Plus it has interesting fantasy! Pratchett is a legend. "

"I loved reading this book because:<br/><br/>it had a fair amount of the librarian.<br/><br/>it was sort of like a crime noir novel.<br/><br/>Terry Pratchett can turn a witty phrase with the best of them."