Hogfather by Terry Pratchett Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hogfather
Book Review: Another great work from the team of Planer and Pratchett
Summary: 5 Stars
If there is any way to improve on the experience of a Terry Pratchett book, it is to listen to it being read by Nigel Planer. The term reading is perhaps inaccurate, a better term would be performing. The books are brought to life with an expert humor and timing.The tape is out and available; if the price is a bit steep, you can do yourself and your neighbors a favor and get your library to buy it. The local libraries around here are all getting copies and they circulate at a great rate.
Book Review: Death at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
The thing I love about this book is that in addtion to the usual Death & co and Wizard antics there is a the mistary of how the hell do you kill the Hogfather! (for new comers he is the Diskworld's equivilent of Santa) There are clues all throught the book but You realy do need a mind like Teatime's to guess near the start. If you like ditective stories then this is the ultimate sureal 'How-dun-it'Book Review: this book is brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
i loved this but i wouldn't recommend it as a starter book to the series, if you want to read this i'm can't stop you but i thin you need to read reaper man, mort, soul music, in that order before you read this, just to get the history right. i think this is the best book ( after feet of clay) BEWARE THE POKER!Book Review: The meaning of comedy
Summary: 5 Stars
Fantastic. I have read most of the Discworld series and this is definately the best. Funny throughout, it is certainly worth at least one read.Book Review: 'nk you Mr Pratchett
Summary: 5 Stars
HO HO HO! This is definitely my favourite book in the series! It's the one that had me laughing out loud on the train and getting funny looks off people sat near me! Basically, the creepy Auditor guys have found someone who can get rid of the Hogfather. Enter one Mr Teatime (pronounced 'Teh-uh Tim-uh' or something like that), an assassin who sees thing diferently (ie, he's a raving lunatic). I won't give away the plot, but it brings back my favourite characters Death, Susan, the Death of Rats and the Raven, as well as the Faculty of Unseen University and several new characters. This is the best so far, bringing together all the best points of the festive season and other anthropomorphic personifications (tooth fairy, bogeyman, etc) Watch out for the bit with the poker at the end, and Death's very literal take on the Hogfather in the Maul! It will also have you wondering why indeed nobody has ever asked THAT question (I'm not telling you what the question is, you will have to read the book to find out!).