Night Watch
by Terry Pratchett
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Author: Terry PratchettEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-30
ISBN: 0060013125
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: HarperTorch
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Book Review: A Different Yet Successful Discworld Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
Night Watch is part of the extremely successful Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. Though it is still satire and fantasy comedy, it has a noticeably different tone from any other novel of his. While the majority of the books are fairly light in tone, and sometimes quite fantastic in plot, this novel is very different. There is a darker shade to this story, and some more violence than is common in these novels. There are less full on laughs here, mainly serving as off-shoots from the generally serious plot.
This of course is a good thing to my mind. Discworld, and satire in general, can be serious while at the same time being good.
Most of all though, this is a story about Vimes. He's really the only main character here, and the fact that I like the character makes that a good thing.
On characters, the villain of the piece, Carcer, is a bit of a cardboard cutout. Unlike Vimes he has no real motive, personality or story, except to be the stock maniac. In an odd way this almost works, since it allows the reader to focus entirely on Vimes.
The portrayal of the city thirty years before is one of the best things about this story. The change between the two is highlighted, as is the subtle brilliance of Vetinari in both past and present.
Overall, I like this the most of any of the Discworld books for its story. It's not the funniest of them, but I think it's the one I've enjoyed the most.
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