Snuff - Kindle Edition Reviews

Snuff - Kindle Edition Fiction Book

Description:Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Author: Terry Pratchett / Kindle Edition / Publication Date: 2011 / Publisher: Transworld

Newest Review: ... increased coverage to great effect; the poo-obsessed Young Sam (Vimes' son) crops up occasionally to provide childish humour ... more

 ... and words of wisdom. Best of all, Vimes' psychotic gentlemen's gentleman, Willikins, plays a much more prominent role. These more than make up for the loss of Vimes' Watch colleagues and the dynamic between them is just as amusing, Sam Vimes is still his slightly cynical, world-weary self but we also get to see another side to him: the doting father and husband. Focussing on the relationship between Sam and his wife allows Pratchett to make some highly amusing observations about marriage and relationships between...more

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Snuff - Kindle Edition: Duff Snuff or Good Stuff Snuff? (1073 words)
by - written on 25/11/11 (Very useful, 47 readings)
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Pre-purchase, Snuff had me worried, I'll admit. Recent Discworld novels have been OK but nothing special and there were a few indications that Terry Pratchett was starting to run out of new characters or directions in which to take existing ones. Snuff had me doubly worried once the plot information was released. It takes Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh Morpork City Watch out of the city he knows so well and away from his regular Watch colleagues, such as Sergeant Colon, Nobby Nobbs and Captain Carrot. Instead, it has him visiting a country house in the company of his wife and son, discovering a mystery which he must resolve despite being "on ...  Read the complete review

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