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This is a great book. It's unlike anything I've read - truly unique. It has a lot of heart, great action, an amazing story and compelling characters. It is a fascinating look at how people cope with their world turning upside-down, and how thinking people can make a huge difference in their world. It also has very funny everyday moments among the literally earth-shaking events. I would recommend it to anyone at middle-school reading level or higher.
I couldn't wait for publication date so I bought an advance reader's copy online. I have read just about everything Mr. Pratchett has written and I believe he is one of our most undervalued writers for two reasons: he writes very funny stuff and his books are in the fantasy genre. Neither of these seem to impress literary critics.
Nation is completely different from anything he's written before. It should, I believe, bring him some of that overdue critical acclaim.
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Nation by Terry Pratchett
Bobbee, September 21, 2008
This is a great book. It's unlike anything I've read - truly unique. It has a lot of heart, great action, an amazing story and compelling characters. It is a fascinating look at how people cope with their world turning upside-down, and how thinking people can make a huge difference in their world. It also has very funny everyday moments among the literally earth-shaking events. I would recommend it to anyone at middle-school reading level or higher.I couldn't wait for publication date so I bought an advance reader's copy online. I have read just about everything Mr. Pratchett has written and I believe he is one of our most undervalued writers for two reasons: he writes very funny stuff and his books are in the fantasy genre. Neither of these seem to impress literary critics.
Nation is completely different from anything he's written before. It should, I believe, bring him some of that overdue critical acclaim.
(14 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)