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Monstrous Regiment by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett

deanlockiradall's review

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5.0

When I found this on the library bookshelf, I knew I had to check it out (and I did). Read it aloud with one of my friends who loves the original book probably more than I do (and that's saying a lot). If I can, I definitely want to see this performed live!

alex_buurman's review against another edition

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5.0

Possibly Terry Pratchetts best book (allthough I have only read a handful so far). I enjoyed it an incredible amount, both for it's humour and for the more serious message at it's core.

ianbanks's review against another edition

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4.0

Only the second of Mr Briggs’ plays I’ve read (I acted in The Truth a year ago) and the better of the pair. The changes from the novel make more sense from an audience/ staging perspective and there’s a lot of great character moments. My only complaints would be that Vimes is more obviously a framing device here than in the novel and that we never discover - in this script - what happened to Polly’s brother (although we do in the novel).

frogsovereign's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

My favourite book to ever be written. The characters are comical, the story is engaging and the over arching theme, as usual for Pratchett, shows us an ethical problem which exists in our world. 

tharina's review against another edition

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4.0

Around the Year in 52 Books: Fantasy.

lostinmylibrary's review

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4.0

The funniest Discworld book I've read so far, though it didn't hugely impress me otherwise.

asweetdevouring's review

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4.0

Of all the Discworld books I think this one is the best for a second read
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