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Loading... Les Annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 10 : Les Zinzins d'Olive-Oued (original 1990; edition 2001)by Terry Pratchett (Author)
Work InformationMoving Pictures by Terry Pratchett (1990)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I’m not keen on this one, though at least it features the first appearances of Gaspode the talking dog and Mustrum Ridcully, the Archchancellor of Unseen University, both of whom I rather like. ( ) Holy Wood dreams and calls out to people. People like Victor the perpetual student wizard and Ginger the milkmaid and Gaspode the talking dog. Come to Holy Wood and make it in the clicks and learn what we mean when we call you larger than life. I have read and re-read Moving Pictures for 30 some years and I am not tired yet of following the starry eyed characters through their paces. This novel brings me a lot of memories and a lot of joy. DNF Takes absolutely forever for the story to start. Pratchett’s quippy quibbling isn’t enough on its own to sustain interest in these characters, he needs to propel them with a legitimately entertaining story with twists and turns. I waited 262 pages for the other shoe to drop and it didn’t. It wasn’t worth sticking around. Jason Isaacs has a fine voice for audiobooks, but he couldn’t save this either. There are more than a few Pratchett books that end in under 250 pages and this one’s longer than 400. For what reason? Beats me. (p262) no reviews | add a review
'Holy Wood is a different sort of place. People act differently here. Everywhere else the most important things are gods or money or cattle. Here, the most important thing is to be important.' Alchemists have always thought that they can change reality, shape it to their own purpose. Imagine then the damage that could be wrought on the Discworld if they get their hands on the ultimate alchemy- the invention of motion pictures, the greatest making of illusions. It may be a triumph of universe-shaking proportions. It's either that or they're about to unlock the dark secret of the Holy Wood hills - by mistake... No library descriptions found. |
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