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This one was a low pick for me. I'm not a huge fan of the Rincewind books but this installment, which involves time travel and the Australian continent, was entertaining enough and I always enjoy appearances of The Luggage.

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Rincewind finds new trouble in the land down under. And the rest of the wizards from UU have their own quest.

Pratchett‘s humor was ever present, but this is one of the ones I struggled with. The jokes were funny, but I knew I‘d enjoy it more if I had proper context. The two storylines took a little too long to connect for my tastes. But I did love Rincewind‘s ending here (& the platypus). I think I just need to read it again in print. 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

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“Dead is only for once, but running away is forever.”
—Rincewind

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Rincewind being Rincewind. This time on the continent with the kangaroos where there's no water, but lots of beer, and everyone says "no worries".

I'm looking forward to the #OokBOokClub discussion.

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"Against the stars a turtle passes, carrying four elephants on its shell."

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“Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain caliber.”

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#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #TheLastContinent!

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Happy reading!

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Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #TheLastContinent next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on July 8th! Woohoo!

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Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #TheLastContinent next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on July 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

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So, I went through another Discworld audiobook last week. I did have some difficulties to follow the Rincewind narrative because it seemed pretty chaotic. It was still funny though, but I don‘t not remember having such peoblems while actually reading it.

Me driving home into the sunset today - while listening to Terry Pratchett.

“Whoever had designed the skeletons of creatures had even less imagination than whoever had done the outsides. At least the outside-designer had tried a few novelties in the spots, wool and stripes department, but the bone-builder had generally just put a skull on a ribcage, shoved a pelvis in further along, stuck on some arms and legs and had the rest of the day off.” #skeleton #QuotsyOct21

It's a Discworld novel, so anything's fair game, including all the tropes from Down Under. (No, a trope is not a marsupial.) The Wizards have gone through a portal to Fourecks on the edge of the Rim, and Rincewind has taken the long way around. They'll meet, eventually. On the way, Pratchett skewers all the popular cultural images of Australia, from crocodiles and their hunters, to the beer, the opera hall, and more. It's a grand romp. No worries.

The more Discworld novels I read, the more I enjoy them. This was a great satirisation of Australia, absolutely loved it and had me laughing out loud in parts!

+16 pts #MerryReaders #WinterGames

Another crazy wizard trip, honestly I never enjoy the wizards quite as much as the witches or the guard, but I quite enjoyed Ponder and the god of Evolution, the Librarian, and of course The Luggage.

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And the ultimate question becomes: did I latch onto this book because it was a perfect match for me, or did I become the person partially due to reading this book as a teen? For once I'm having a thematically appropriate life.
Either way? No worries.
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I thought I chose this book mark for its size alone, but maybe I chose it for this book.
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Just took a quick break from work to cry my way through the climax of this book. This is, I think, a book of my heart.
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I didn't catch this on my first reading, but it's perfect that Rincewind with his twisted, impossible lifetimer is the one to go to XXXX - who else could even come to grips with the country's twisty time and space existence?
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Note to self: reassess at end to see if this Alice in Wonderland vibe is still around
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(I am always irritating come #OokBOokClub time, but this one is going to be WORSE. I was worried this book would hit me like Interesting Times did on the reread, but so far it hasn't, and my relief is making me effusive.)

I! Love! Him!
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Gotta say, the Death of Rats being ready to go wild on Rincewind is funnier on this reread - we never go HAM Death of Rats! It's against the rules! (And poor Rincewind is not a rat, just a coward. There's a difference!)
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I have started my reread for #OokBOokClub and, looking at this book from decades later, it is truly WILD that I started here. I don't know how welcoming this book is to new comer, except, of course, that it ensnared me entirely. Shout out to this spine, the literally thing that was too intriguing on the library shelf for me to pass up.

Sooo sorry dear #OokBOokClub-ers, I ignored the calendar reminder for the new book and then promptly forgot about it.

Our Discworld adventure continues with #TheLastContinent!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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Just a friendly reminder that next month we'll be reading #TheLastContinent! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on August 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

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Finished the first book for #widehorizonsreadathon

I‘m going to give this a try because I‘m a readathon addict. I‘m starting with the tagged book because it fits another challenge prompt. #widehorizonsreadathon

“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.” #flash #QuotsyJuly19

“Any true #wizard, faced with a sign like 'Do not open this door. Really. We mean it. We're not kidding. Opening this door will mean the end of the universe,' would automatically open the door in order to see what all the fuss is about. This made signs rather a waste of time, but at least it meant that when you handed what was left of the wizard to his grieving relatives you could say, as they grasped the jar, 'We told him not to.” #QuotsyJuly18

I'm fairly certain the prompt meant to make a 💓 with the pages, but I decided to make a heart with some of my favorite books instead 💖💖

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It felt like those treasured moments in bed when you‘re just awake enough to know that you‘re still nicely asleep

Creators aren‘t gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It‘s men that make gods. This explains a lot

A so-so for Sir Terry? Say it ain't so! But sadly yes. I've never been a Rincewind fan and I read it because I have so few Discworld left. Good not great. Rincewind navigates XXXX and the Australia jokes start to grate. On the other hand the UU faculty are stranded on a mysterious desert island (with a lady!) where poor put-upon Ponder Stibbons has to explain evolution to the Archchancellor and sex to an inquisitive God and that is very funny

Whenever I read a Discworld book by Terry Pratchett, I'm again amazed by the way he manages to transform our world into the Discworld. The Discworld books are probably the ones with the most highlights on my ebook reader.

“But we're a university! We have to have a library!" said Ridcully. "It adds tone. What sort of people would we be if we didn't go into the library?"
"Students," said Senior Wrangler morosely.”

#quotsynov17 #library #pratchettquotes

I've read all of these except The Last Continent, but it's been so long since I read the Star Wars book that I don't remember it, and A Clockwork Orange is overdue for a reread! #OrangeCovers #ThreeWordTitles #Riotgrams

When i'm having a tough week...Nothing comforts me like losing myself in the #discworld. 📖🐵💙

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