Interesting Times

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User Review - readafew - LibraryThing

Another Great and entertaining book from Terry Pratchett. This one is harder for me to pick a 'main' thing that he is poking fun at other than 'government'. Had me laughing out loud several times. All have been great books and I have enjoyed them all. Read full review

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User Review - atreic - LibraryThing

A reread, to cheer myself up while we live in these interesting times. It worked. Rincewind may be the world's worst wizzard, but if Luck is on your side, you can overthrown an entire Empire... Read full review

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User Review - MiaCulpa - LibraryThing

The Disc World takes on the inscrutable east (mainly China) as Rincewind the Wizard is sent to the Counterweight Continent to save the situation. Two Flower, Cohen the Barbarian, Disembowel-Myself ... Read full review

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User Review - Narilka - LibraryThing

There is a curse. They say: May you live in interesting times. The Agatean empire is sliding into chaos. The old Emperor is dying. Five noble families, the Hongs, the Sungs, the Tangs, the McSweeneys ... Read full review

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User Review - dickmanikowski - LibraryThing

Rather a blah read not up to Pratchett's usual excellence. Less than stellar Wizzard (that's how his hat spells it) Rincewind is catapulted to the Contrary Continent, where he finds himself allied ... Read full review

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User Review - SueinCyprus - LibraryThing

Rincewind the 'wizzard' is sent to another country, which is the Discworld equivalent of a cross between China and Japan. He arrives as a revolution is underway. Rincewind teams up with the ancient ... Read full review

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User Review - Lukerik - LibraryThing

After the horrors of Lords and Ladies and Soul Music, this is something of a return to form for Pratchett. It's essentially a satire on the Chinese political system, and by extension all failed ... Read full review

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User Review - mattries37315 - LibraryThing

Discworld’s Counterweight Continent is explored for the first time in the series as author Terry Pratchett sends the inept wizard Rincewind to the walled off landmass where he meets up with some old ... Read full review

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User Review - MrsLee - LibraryThing

This is on the top level of Pratchett books for me. Rincewind is once again rushing away from trouble and ending up right in the middle of it. This time he is in the Counterweight continent, which ... Read full review