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The Fifth Elephant di Terry Pratchett
The Fifth Elephant is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 24th book in the Discworld series. It …
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The Fifth Elephant is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 24th book in the Discworld series. It …
The book, as I find with all installments of the City Watch series, is exploding with flavor and insightful comedy, but I can't shake off the bad taste the rushed pace left in my mouth. It would have been even better if only the narrative took its time to develop certain aspects that were instead left in the dust cloud behind Vimes' chase.

It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea -- …

It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea -- …
This book, just as the other two in the city watch series, was a wonderful read. The humor is on point, the language creative, the twists entertaining and the characters keep on getting better and better with every book that explores them and describes them grow both in number and in depth. If you ever grow tired with fantasy or crime novels just read this series. No, just read this series, it's such a great one you really don't need reasons to.

Nineteenth in the Discworld universe and third entry of the City Watch series, this novel follows Captain Carrot, Commander Vimes, …

The multiple-award-winning SF master returns to the universe that is his greatest success--the world of Hyperion and The Fall of …

In un unico volume, i primi due romanzi dei "Canti di Hyperion", il ciclo che ha reinventato la fantascienza epica. …
Questi due libri, che fluiscono come fossero parte di un'unica narrativa ininterrotta, nonostante le differenze nello stile di scrittura, permettono di vedere in ogni immaginario di fantascienza successivo una loro forte influenza. Dopo averli letti sarà impossibile non notare la loro presenza nello sfondo (o anche come ispirazione diretta e palese) di quasi ogni racconto sci-fi. Ho molto apprezzato la sensibilità ed accuratezza con cui sono rappresentate tematiche come il colonialismo spietato, l'assuefazione alla tecnologia ed il ristagno nella ricerca tipici di una cultura che si adagia sulle comodità della globalizzazione e del tardo capitalismo, nonché la capacità introspettiva e la varietà di tecniche narrative impiegate, soprattutto nei racconti dei pellegrini nel primo libro.
This book was really frustrating to read, as some of the points about fearmongering inside discriminated groups and strategies to fracture the masses' opinions could actually be valid, but fall completely short of seeing them applied to the author's own discriminatory beliefs. It's sad, really