Soul Music
by Terry Pratchett
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Author: Terry PratchettEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-08-25
ISBN: 0061054895
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: HarperTorch
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- ISBN13: 9780061054891
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "We're on a mission from Glod"
Summary: 4 Stars
Here's another successful visit to Discworld. This time around a strange magical guitar is purchased by an aspiring musician, previously a sort of folk musician. With assistance from the mysterious guitar, Discworld discovers rock and roll. We are treated to many humorous and delightful scenes. The strangeness and perceived danger to Discworld from the destructive new music closely resembles the culture-changing effect that similar music had on our own world, but with unique Discworld twists. Discworld rock musicians suddenly become obsessed with their band names, such as the grammatically correct "The Whom". Musical ability becomes secondary to the show events, which include the creation of Discworld groupies. Overweight women begin throwing undergarments at the stage, and thankfully injuries are avoided. The new music craze sweeps up everyone, and suddenly success is only a cheap instrument away.
Puns are abundant, but stay amusing enough to avoid becoming tiresome. Beyond the music plot, another angle of the story unfolds as Death's granddaughter Susan unwillingly takes over his duties when he takes leave to contemplate the universe. She struggles to keep order while keeping her humanity intact. The two goals appear to be at odds as events unfold. Susan gets tangled in one of the musician's lives, and struggles to save him from a perceived cruel destiny. The strange new music and mysterious guitar are at the heart of things, but the eventual explanations are a bit murky at best. That part of the story is speedily handled, while the rest of it drags on a bit at times. The result is a little less of a feel for serious undercurrents, which have been apparent in other Pratchett books I've read. That said, this is as solid as a troll for entertainment. A few small cracks can be seen up close, but try to push it aside as it comes at you and you'll notice only the unyielding material. Pratchett seems to be the troll of creative writing, with an always advancing cheeriness that pushes aside mediocrity.
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