Title:
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Night Watch
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Author:
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Terry Pratchett
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Genre:
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Fantasy/Crime/Satire
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Synopsis:
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When a magical event during a pursuit lands Commander
Vimes and dangerous criminal 30 years in the past, Sam Vimes has to walk a
difficult path. It isn't easy keeping your regular self alive whilst watching
over your younger self, trying to keep a city on the brink of civil war from
destroying itself and managing to capture your quarry in order to ensure
there's a future to get back to.
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Verdict:
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Of all the Discworld sequences, the City Watch books are
my favourites, hands down. The social issues explored, the challenges faced
by the watchmen, the sheer heart-breaking brilliance that is Sam Vimes all
make for a potent and compelling experience every time.
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Pages:
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474
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Read:
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March 2012
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19 March 2012
Re-Read #2. Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
04 March 2012
Re-Read #1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Title:
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American Gods
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Author:
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Neil Gaiman
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Genre:
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Fantasy/Mythology
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Synopsis:
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Released from jail after his wife's death, Shadow finds
himself cast adrift. When he is offered a job by the mysterious Wednesday, a
job that leads him into the path of strange and dangerous new people, he
doesn't realise the magnitude of events that will follow or the part he
himself will have to play in them as opposing forces face off for the very
soul of America.
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Verdict:
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I love this book. Absolutely love it. The rich depiction
of the various pantheons and their modern incarnations, the cutting between
the stories of arrival and the modern encounters, the hints, the revelations,
Shadow! Neil Gaiman is a master story teller and if I had to choose one book
to have when I was stranded on a deserted island, it would be this one.
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Pages:
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635
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Read:
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March 2012
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Disclaimer: Technically this isn't the first thing I've re-read since starting this Reading Journal but it's the first thing I've decided to record as such.
01 March 2012
#139. Lost In A Good Book by Jasper Fforde
Title:
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Lost In A Good Book
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Author:
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Jasper Fforde
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Genre:
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Alternate Reality/Crime
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Synopsis:
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Thursday Next is trying to get on with her life and avoid
the celebrity that followed her altering of Jane Eyre when her new husband is
suddenly erased from history and she has to do what she can to get him back
whilst foiling a conspiracy, joining a secret society and once again being
threatened by corporate toadies.
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Verdict:
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Lovely playful language, good pacing and fun characters
continue to make this series swift, enjoyable reads. I hope the tone and
atmosphere continue on through the sequels.
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Pages:
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372
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Read:
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February 2012
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