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[sophiaserpentia]

Last night, a few of us went to see Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. This is a much slower, more complex movie than I imagined. Nautical technobabble is kept to a minimum, believe it or not, but there is lots of blood, grime, and bloody and grimy surgery with no anesthetic for all you enthusiasts of such things. There are also several thought-provoking themes.

I've been reading Terry Pratchett's Night Watch, and it has to be the darkest Discworld novel so far. Most of the book is light-hearted, but Pratchett has a way of letting his compassion and concern shine through -- with the effect that a very funny book suddenly becomes extremely moving. And, any book, even a comedy, with a theme that dips into torture and abuse of police authority is bound to be dark in places.

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[humanx.livejournal.com]

Night Watch is one of the better Discworld books in recent memory. Thief of Time started out well, then seemed to peter out.

Jingo, another Vimes one, is my personal favorite and, in my opinion, perfect from cover to cover in its combination of wise compassion, sharp observation (bordering on cynical in places), and excellent storytelling. (It was the first Discworld book to actually make me cry). Night Watch came very close to it, for me.


Of the types - Watch, Wizard, Witch, World, or...Death (Perhaps his name is Wally) - which do you enjoy the most?

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

So far I've really liked the Watch novels, although Death makes a great character in Reaper Man.

Jingo had the potential to be the best, but I was a little disappointed with the end actually.