Monday, 17 December 2012

Maskerade by Terry Pratchett

Oh dear, is Terry P the only author I actually finish? I am sure I have started a lot of others since Snuff.

Not terribly memorable, so the plot twists were fun to re-visit.

No great insights, character development or plot. It may well be that I do not understand opera.

It left me waiting for a witches novel with Agnes replacing Margat, not least because she has more about her than Magrat.

Saturday, 14 January 2012

Snuff by Terry Pratchett

I enjoyed Snuff, but was a little irritated here and there. Of his two uses of the word shit even the second is pretty dubious. I don't know what age group he thinks he is writing for, but it is rare for him to get sex or swearing right. I didn't think I was going to find a typo, but right at the end, page 375, I found away from the smoke and the grime and the terrible spells which I am fairly certain should be smells.