My least favourite of the Discworld series so far, I think because I really didn't like the titular character. At least there was a Rincewind cameo though.
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Reader of a wide range of genres, including a lot of non-fiction. I’m an active member of a sci-fi book club and occasional attendee at a post-apocalyptic book club.
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50% complete! Paul has read 25 of 50 books.
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Paul reviewed Mort by Terry Pratchett
Death takes on an apprentice who's an individual thinker.
Review of 'Mort' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Paul reviewed Hannibal by Eve MacDonald
"Hannibal lived a life of incredible feats of daring and survival, massive military engagements, and …
Review of 'Hannibal' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Fantastic book on the man who caused Rome so much trouble in the Second Punic War. Written by an academic and with lots of footnotes, but still accessible to an informed general audience.
Paul rated Black Horse Ride: 4 stars
Paul rated Terry Pratchett's The light fantastic: 3 stars
Terry Pratchett's The light fantastic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld -- 2)
Paul reviewed Dauntless by John G. Hemry (The Lost Fleet #1)
Review of 'Dauntless' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
No faffing about with needless introductions, this book drops the reader straight into the action from page 1. A good read if you like space battles, military fiction and more or less non-stop action.
Paul rated Colour of Magic: 3 stars
Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
Paul reviewed The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate …
Review of 'The Sparrow' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Starts off (too) slowly and takes a long time to get going, the author could have culled 100 pages without affecting the story much. There's an unexpected twist at the end but it's not worth slogging through 500 pages.
Read for the Manchester science fiction book club.
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture is a …
Review of 'Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Great book on the history of id Software and related companies (e.g. Ion Storm). Well worth reading if you're interested in video games, although as it was published in 2004 it misses out more recent titles such as Doom 3 (mentioned towards the end) and the eventual end of id as an independent company.
Paul reviewed The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, …
Review of 'The Martian' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Not a bad read, but didn't live up to all the hype for me. The main character started to grate on my nerves towards the end of the book, and the lack of an antagonist didn't work for me.
Paul reviewed Don't just roll the dice by Neil Davidson
![Neil Davidson: Don't just roll the dice (EBook, 2009, Red Gate])](/images/thumbnails/covers/66723593-e539-44ca-a511-583d7ef48588/2c183952f0e2c418cba2834b423b81fa.webp)
Review of "Don't just roll the dice" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Not a bad little book, with some useful insights into the subject. I would have liked to have seen more case studies but I've yet to find a better book on this niche topic.
Paul rated The Player of Games: 4 stars
The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (Culture, part 2)
The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest …
Stone of Tears stato pubblicato in lingua italiana per la prima volta da Fanucci suddiviso …
Review of 'Stone Of Tears: Book 2: Sword of Truth Series (Gollancz S.F.)' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Made it through 250 pages and then gave up, slow plodding pace meant nothing particularly exciting had happened by this point. Acceptable for a first book in a trilogy but not the second.