Review: Guards! Guards!

Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My first Discworld novel.

I can’t say much about this other than the fact that it is probably one of the best fantasy novels and humorous novels I’ve ever read. It was funny, satirical, full of a subtle sense of humour and wonder. There were unexpected Easter eggs, genuine surprise and a beautiful story that had so much character.

It was character galore. The story had character, the characters had character, even the setting had an incredible amount of character. So well-written, the fact that I consumed it in less than 24 hours is a better indication of how awesome it is than anything I could say.

If you like fantasy, a must-read. If you don’t, worth trying the first few bits anyway because of all the subversions.

View all my reviews