en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/9662913 Comments by aproustian42 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/10/mark-reads-going-postal-chapter-5-part-i/#IDComment1066044449 MONEY GRABBER I'd never noticed that omg Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:46:42 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/10/mark-reads-going-postal-chapter-5-part-i/#IDComment1066044449 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/09/mark-reads-going-postal-prologue-chapter-1-part-i/#IDComment1065543680 Hello all! I've been gone most of the summer (moved across the country/renovating a house/starting a new job) but I'm so excited to be back in the groove of listening to Mark read and reading his reviews & everyone's awesome comments. Other people have talked about the wonderful imagery that Pratchett has here in the first prologue especially...I really love that this is a recurring element of his writing, that the books start with something very imagery driven. Early books always had us out in space before zooming in to the Disc (the better to appreciate the Great A'Tuin of course) but even when we start on the Disc, it's a similar alien, distant feeling he creates for us under the sea. Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:49:45 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/09/mark-reads-going-postal-prologue-chapter-1-part-i/#IDComment1065543680 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-16/#IDComment1063390831 jryy, erirnyrq gung wnpxehz vf nsno Fri, 29 Jun 2018 13:51:46 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-16/#IDComment1063390831 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-12/#IDComment1063025942 I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you; I just like that Mark makes me stop and consider if I'm overlooking something that's harmful just because it's so normalized. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:04:33 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-12/#IDComment1063025942 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-12/#IDComment1063018647 It's interesting to me because I have always liked Jackrum, but perhaps I've been too willing to overlook his violence...like, he really does (in a round about way) murder that prisoner. And while it's perhaps justified in context of war and their circumstances, it's not...as straightforward as I've usually treated it. So I appreciate Mark's view here. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:17:06 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-12/#IDComment1063018647 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-11/#IDComment1062902005 I love that de Worde tries to test her on it, but in a completely ineffectual way since he doesn't know what the bird is. (or maybe he just wanted to see how she'd react to the question...) Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:42:25 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-11/#IDComment1062902005 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-10/#IDComment1062847795 I think root beer is or at least used to be made of sassafras. I had sassafras tea as a kid once and it was uncanny since I was so used to the carbonated and cold and sweetened form Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:14:16 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-10/#IDComment1062847795 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-9/#IDComment1062782759 Igorina hates violence because it's like randomized surgery; this feels like the reverse of the normal thinking, that surgery is specifically applied violence. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:57:37 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-9/#IDComment1062782759 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-7/#IDComment1062598606 "Women get to star in a traditionally male narrative." That's the key reason why I like this book so much. Tue, 5 Jun 2018 14:10:55 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/06/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-7/#IDComment1062598606 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/05/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-5/#IDComment1062436802 Oh, I've always had the first headcannon but I like the second just as well! Va fbzr jnlf vg znxrf vg rnfvre gb cebwrpg qvssrerag vqragvgvrf bagb Wnpxehz fvapr Cengpurgg qvqa'g fcrpvsl (ohg cneg bs zr jvfurf ur unf fcrpvsvrq? V nyjnlf jbeel n ovg jura dhrre ercerfragngvba vf *bayl* ivn urnqpnaaba.) Wed, 30 May 2018 23:03:39 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/05/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-5/#IDComment1062436802 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/05/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-4/#IDComment1062375933 Wow, good catch on the box of paints. I agree with you about Paul. Fbzrguvat gung Cengpurgg qbrf va guvf obbx vf qrfpevor qvssrerag vqragvgvrf jvgubhg ynoryvat gurz. Sbe vafgnapr, naq znlor guvf vf whfg zl urnqpnaaba, ohg V guvax bs Wnpxehz nf n genaf zna, nf jryy. Mon, 28 May 2018 17:05:59 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/05/mark-reads-monstrous-regiment-part-4/#IDComment1062375933 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/05/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-9/#IDComment1061604012 Tiffany's response to Roland being worried about her possibly killing him instead of the drome--"no, I just explained" is like the perfectly encapsulation of her character. (And although here I think Roland has every right to be concerned--he doesn't know Tiffany, his experiences in Fairyland have made him see everything is a danger--it also feels familiar to me as a woman who sometimes has to explain things to men. I love Tiffany's matter of factness: she knew she acted based on the best information and the risk was very low, she already told him as much, why is he doubting her?) Wed, 2 May 2018 13:40:54 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/05/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-9/#IDComment1061604012 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-7-part-i/#IDComment1061358984 A detail that I love here is when Tiffany thinks about the neighbor's painting of the ocean and how you couldn't even see the lighthouse (from the tobacco wrappers) on it. It seems like she has such an absolute lack of conception of what the ocean is, that she basically expects that you should be able to see everything that has to do with it in any given picture of it. Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:14:00 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-7-part-i/#IDComment1061358984 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-6/#IDComment1061177556 The Feegles as a version/commentary on Smurfs reminds me of a lot of his earlier work, which was more direct satire, but you really see how Pratchett's skills have matured. The connection isn't as blatant, but it adds depth once you see it. Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:03:39 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-6/#IDComment1061177556 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-4/#IDComment1060981702 A bit that always stands out to me is when Tiffany's father references the ewe fighting and hopes the Baron remembers what it's like when the sheep fight back, and her mother shushes him. I'm not sure Tiffany gets the political undercurrents, but we do. Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:28:05 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-4/#IDComment1060981702 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-2/#IDComment1060586094 I 100% feel the same way Fri, 6 Apr 2018 14:35:30 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-2/#IDComment1060586094 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-1/#IDComment1060507157 Besides, obviously, how wonderful Tiffany is, what I also love about this book/chapter is the shifted perspective on the witches. Mark points out that they have their troubles on the Ramtops, but the witches there are definitely respected. Here...not so much. (Because they aren't used to real witches, living on chalk?) But even just the idea that the literal ground you grow up on can affect how you do/relate to magic is interesting--and feels very witchy. Wizards have other constraints. Wed, 4 Apr 2018 13:55:49 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-1/#IDComment1060507157 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-1/#IDComment1060507037 *waves* hello! Wed, 4 Apr 2018 13:52:38 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-the-wee-free-men-chapter-1/#IDComment1060507037 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-night-watch-part-21/#IDComment1060422267 Same! 1. Night Watch 2. Hogfather 3. The Truth 4. Feet of Clay 5. Carpe Jugulum 6. Fifth Elephant 7. Jingo 8. Men at Arms 9. Maskerade 10. Small Gods Mon, 2 Apr 2018 13:53:32 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-night-watch-part-21/#IDComment1060422267 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-night-watch-part-21/#IDComment1060422223 A few years ago (!) we kept asking/commenting on "this is when Discworld gets good". For me, Night Watch is when Discworld gets *amazing* (although I have a different interaction with its commentary on policing now than I did when I first read it). Part of it might also be, that this was the first new Discworld book to come out after I started reading the series. But also, there's just such a deep story here and fantastic characterization, I really love it. Mon, 2 Apr 2018 13:52:15 +0000 http://markreads.net/reviews/2018/04/mark-reads-night-watch-part-21/#IDComment1060422223