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Feet of Clay

Feet of Clay

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  • Author：Terry Pratchett
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Summary

THERE'S A WEREWOLF WITH PRE-LUNAR TENSION IN ANKH-MORPORK。 AND A DWARF WITH ATTITUDE AND A GOLEM WHO'S BEGUN TO THINK FOR ITSELF。

But for Commander Vimes， Head of Ankh-Morpork City Watch， that's only the start 。 。 。

There's treason in the air。 A crime has happened。

He's not only got to find out whodunit， but howdunit too。 He's not even sure what they dun。 But soon as he knows what the questions are， he's going to want some answers。

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Petra | LooneyCZ ，

Příběhy městské hlídky mám na Zeměploše asi nejradši。 Tohle bylo pratchettovsky vtipné， zápletka zajímavá， zkrátka skvělá oddechovka :）

Whisper19 ，

I think I might have found my favourite （or at least sharing 1st spot with two other） Discworld books。 It made me cry with laughter at times。 The City Watch never disappoints and this time - soooooooo much amazingness in a single book。 I should really write a longer review when I get the time。 But until then - go read Terry！

J。 Andrew ，

It's something to read Terry Pratchett at the top of his game。 It's even better to listen to it。 It's the best when read with a British accent by a who does voices。 This was loads of fun and I highly recommend it。 It's something to read Terry Pratchett at the top of his game。 It's even better to listen to it。 It's the best when read with a British accent by a who does voices。 This was loads of fun and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Nkaiferi Ifiok ，

Loved it。 The Discworld is a bit like its own genre with subgenres within it。 This one would go under the crime/mystery subgenre。 It’s a comes after Guards！ Guards and a before Thud！ （Apparently Men at Arms is the book that Watch book that follows Guards！ Guards！ As I am just learning）。 Lord Vetinari is easily one of my favourite Ankh-Morpork characters – not quite a villain， definitely not a hero， yet still evoking empathy… By far， the characters are the most compelling of this （and many other） Loved it。 The Discworld is a bit like its own genre with subgenres within it。 This one would go under the crime/mystery subgenre。 It’s a comes after Guards！ Guards and a before Thud！ （Apparently Men at Arms is the book that Watch book that follows Guards！ Guards！ As I am just learning）。 Lord Vetinari is easily one of my favourite Ankh-Morpork characters – not quite a villain， definitely not a hero， yet still evoking empathy… By far， the characters are the most compelling of this （and many other） discworld novel（s）。 They are uniquely goofy and goofily unique。 The plot’s great too: a police procedural with an Ankh-Morpork twist， in other words， very complex and with profound observations about life， but very satisfying at the end。 I was a bit bummed that Lady Sybil didn’t feature much in this book。 But at least Vimes’ internal monologues also featured less， so that’s a plus。 Verdict: Excellent read。 。。。more

Quinn Lavoie-higgins ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If I'm being completely honest， this was the worst of the four Pratchett books I've read （the first four of the City Watch series）。 I still gave it 5 stars， and it's still entirely， wildly， necessary to read。 Not only for the further developing characters， the humor， the mystery， the physiological， spiritual， and biological discussions of what is life， and the transitional process of the series， etc etc etc。。。 but simply because Feet of Clay still stands clay golem tall as an incredible book。 Pl If I'm being completely honest， this was the worst of the four Pratchett books I've read （the first four of the City Watch series）。 I still gave it 5 stars， and it's still entirely， wildly， necessary to read。 Not only for the further developing characters， the humor， the mystery， the physiological， spiritual， and biological discussions of what is life， and the transitional process of the series， etc etc etc。。。 but simply because Feet of Clay still stands clay golem tall as an incredible book。 Plus， Nobby Nobbs himself comes ever so close to becoming king。 For that alone， you must。 Also， the watch gets a new dartboard。 Of course。 。。。more

Taru Luojola ，

Väsymättä ja kapinoimatta jatkuvasti työtä tekevät elottomat golemit saavat päähänsä rakentaa itselleen mestariksi golemkuninkaan， mutta kaikki ei menekään aivan putkeen vaan syntyy yhteenottoja golemien ja elollisten kaupunkilaisten välille。 Golemien kautta Pratchett tarkastelee tekoälyn ja robotiikan etiikkaa ja koneiden kapinaa sekä ottaa vapauden ja vakauden tarkasteluun mukaan myös rojalismin pohdinnan。 Hieman väsyneemmän oloista sen sijaan on sukupuolten， neurokirjon ja etnisen moninaisuud Väsymättä ja kapinoimatta jatkuvasti työtä tekevät elottomat golemit saavat päähänsä rakentaa itselleen mestariksi golemkuninkaan， mutta kaikki ei menekään aivan putkeen vaan syntyy yhteenottoja golemien ja elollisten kaupunkilaisten välille。 Golemien kautta Pratchett tarkastelee tekoälyn ja robotiikan etiikkaa ja koneiden kapinaa sekä ottaa vapauden ja vakauden tarkasteluun mukaan myös rojalismin pohdinnan。 Hieman väsyneemmän oloista sen sijaan on sukupuolten， neurokirjon ja etnisen moninaisuuden tarkastelu， koska onhan kirja kirjoitettu 1990-luvulla anglosfäärissä eikä se siitä mihinkään pääse。 Tarinan kuljetus sujuu kyllä hyvin。 。。。more

Amanda Nieves kellerhouse ，

Always fun reads

Joanne ，

Pratchett。 The Watch。 What more do you need？

Sharath ，

After enjoying Guards！ Guards！， I was surprised I did not like Men At Arms as much。 I pretty much expected that to be the end of my journey in Discworld assuming I wouldn't like anything else in this series except Guards！！！。。 But。。。 Evidently enough， Feet Of Clay revived my love for this series。。 It's gooooood。。Alen from Libraryofalenxandria （being a unofficial ambassador of Discworld） coaxed me to enter this marvellous world just like everyone else。。 I agree with him in his review about Terry P After enjoying Guards！ Guards！， I was surprised I did not like Men At Arms as much。 I pretty much expected that to be the end of my journey in Discworld assuming I wouldn't like anything else in this series except Guards！！！。。 But。。。 Evidently enough， Feet Of Clay revived my love for this series。。 It's gooooood。。Alen from Libraryofalenxandria （being a unofficial ambassador of Discworld） coaxed me to enter this marvellous world just like everyone else。。 I agree with him in his review about Terry Pratchett's writing is a must for aspiring writers。 Absurdism blended with who-donnit mystery and a philosophy thrown in for good measure。 It's just Marvellous。。This installment of city watch is about Golems and about slavery。。 I love the fact that Vimes is in main focus again。。。 。 Not that I hate other watch members but Vimes is just on top for me。。 Carrot and Detraitus follows。。！！ It's a Huge series so I am taking it as slow as my coughing grandma with Arthritis takes her asthma pills。。 But am getting there。。 Feet of Clay is Highly Recommended if you are in need of a good laugh with philosophical tinge。。。 。。。more

Tia Baker ，

4。5

Géza Szabó ，

It is a bit of detective work， it is a piece of society， aristocracy， democracy and religion satiric。 All characters are lovable。 I am amused of the inserted short witty paragraph of some detail， which is irrelevant still very deep and witty。 Which grabbed me most is the clock at the Lord's waiting room which ticks completely irregular， so whoever went there with super prepared arguments got completely brainwashed soon when waiting for the audience。 Brilliant！ It is a bit of detective work， it is a piece of society， aristocracy， democracy and religion satiric。 All characters are lovable。 I am amused of the inserted short witty paragraph of some detail， which is irrelevant still very deep and witty。 Which grabbed me most is the clock at the Lord's waiting room which ticks completely irregular， so whoever went there with super prepared arguments got completely brainwashed soon when waiting for the audience。 Brilliant！ 。。。more

Implikacja ，

3。5

Hannah F ，

It was okaynot my top favorites but not bad。 My favorite all time is DEATH wish there were more books about him alone （without silly side stories ） And the wizards are hilariously derangedbut Vimes and Carrot are okay but they drag after a while。

Heather Hughes ，

Out of the Discworld novels I've read so far this is my favourite。 I found it fairly easy to follow， and would always try and squeeze in some reading。 Out of the Discworld novels I've read so far this is my favourite。 I found it fairly easy to follow， and would always try and squeeze in some reading。 。。。more

Roel Bosma ，

Good entry top the discworld series， asks some good questions about AI and what it means to be alive。

Trigger Warning Database ，

Trigger & Content WarningsGraphic suicideSelf harm

Chane Pain ，

This was the first book of Terry Pratchett I read and really enjoyed it！

Heather ，

#19 in the Discworld series， and they just keep getting better！ That alone is a major achievement - I started the Xanth series and gave up in disgust after about #11 because they were going steadily downhill。 While it still contains plenty of Pratchett's inimitable humor， I found this book more reflective than some （addressing subjects like the nature of life and freedom）。 It is also an ingenious whodunit （I defy anyone else to poison one of their characters in such an ingenious fashion）。You don #19 in the Discworld series， and they just keep getting better！ That alone is a major achievement - I started the Xanth series and gave up in disgust after about #11 because they were going steadily downhill。 While it still contains plenty of Pratchett's inimitable humor， I found this book more reflective than some （addressing subjects like the nature of life and freedom）。 It is also an ingenious whodunit （I defy anyone else to poison one of their characters in such an ingenious fashion）。You don't need to have read your way through the entire Discworld series to enjoy this book， but I would definitely read the other "Watch" books first - they provide essential background。 。。。more

Annie Lev ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this book - it was so funny with all the puns and witty comments， and I loved the variety of characters - my favourites were Carrot and Angua the werewolf， but also Dorfl in the end！ The use of multiple perspectives and storylines which all linked up in the end kept this book throwing me in all directions - I hadn’t guessed the ending with the vampire at all， or the use of arsenic in candlesticks。 Overall this was a very fun， lighthearted readNote to self: this is the funny fantasy crime I loved this book - it was so funny with all the puns and witty comments， and I loved the variety of characters - my favourites were Carrot and Angua the werewolf， but also Dorfl in the end！ The use of multiple perspectives and storylines which all linked up in the end kept this book throwing me in all directions - I hadn’t guessed the ending with the vampire at all， or the use of arsenic in candlesticks。 Overall this was a very fun， lighthearted readNote to self: this is the funny fantasy crime with the Watch guards in Ankh-Morpork。 Vimes is the commander in charge of the watch and he eventually works out that the vampire in the city had killed the dwarf bread museum curator and priest to allow a golem king to be made。 There were also some arsenic candles slowly poisoning the mayor of the town but the gang worked it all out eventually， lots of twists， turns and side plots。 4/5 。。。more

Natalia Gladysheva ，

Читаю параллельно три драматических романа， где ВСЁ СЛОЖНО， а Пратчеттом снимаюсь。 Работает на ура。

Jerame ，

I mean it took me forever to read this one。 It was great as a Discworld book goes。 It has all the things that make Pratchett an amazing storyteller。 I couldn't get in and stay in this book。 One of my favorites from Discworld。 Probably will not re-read。 I mean it took me forever to read this one。 It was great as a Discworld book goes。 It has all the things that make Pratchett an amazing storyteller。 I couldn't get in and stay in this book。 One of my favorites from Discworld。 Probably will not re-read。 。。。more

Megan ，

I really liked this one along with the more philosophical musings about what it means to be alive， and what it means to be free。

Raquel ，

Um policial da subsérie da guarda em que somos apresentados a uma nova criatura， Golem。

Neha ，

This one is a little sad and the monologues dragged at few places。 Though the story was interesting enough it doesn't have that 'I want to read every single line' feeling to it that previous two in to his series had。 This one is a little sad and the monologues dragged at few places。 Though the story was interesting enough it doesn't have that 'I want to read every single line' feeling to it that previous two in to his series had。 。。。more

Ingrid Nygård ，

（Obs！ I listened to the audiobook， read by Nigel Planer。 Much recommended。）WORDS IN THE HEART CAN'T BE TAKEN。Excuse me， I have something in my eye。 *sniff*More murders are happening in Ankh-Morpork， and also， someone is poisioning the Patrician。 For such a badass， he sure finds himself in distress a lot。 You will laugh， you will get something in your eye， you will laugh some more， you will be filled with righteous fury。 It's a good time。 （Obs！ I listened to the audiobook， read by Nigel Planer。 Much recommended。）WORDS IN THE HEART CAN'T BE TAKEN。Excuse me， I have something in my eye。 *sniff*More murders are happening in Ankh-Morpork， and also， someone is poisioning the Patrician。 For such a badass， he sure finds himself in distress a lot。 You will laugh， you will get something in your eye， you will laugh some more， you will be filled with righteous fury。 It's a good time。 。。。more

Anat ，

Cuando se descubre que Nobby Nobbs podría ser uno de los descendientes del Conde de Ankh， una conjunción de la clase aristocrática de Ankh-Morphok y los líderes de los Gremios （principalmente， los que pertenecen a esta） se unen para deponer al Patricio y reemplazándolo por Nobby como nuevo rey， para poder gobernar con este puesto como títere en el gobierno。Por otra parte， parece que el patricio está siendo envenenado， pero nadie puede encontrar como está sucediendo， y una ex-alquimista enano， la Cuando se descubre que Nobby Nobbs podría ser uno de los descendientes del Conde de Ankh， una conjunción de la clase aristocrática de Ankh-Morphok y los líderes de los Gremios （principalmente， los que pertenecen a esta） se unen para deponer al Patricio y reemplazándolo por Nobby como nuevo rey， para poder gobernar con este puesto como títere en el gobierno。Por otra parte， parece que el patricio está siendo envenenado， pero nadie puede encontrar como está sucediendo， y una ex-alquimista enano， la nueva agente de la guardia Jovial Culopequeño se encarga de investigarlo a través del recientemente creado cuerpo forense de la Guardia de la ciudad de Ankh-Morpork， y es puesta a investigar como es que el envenenamiento ocurre。Al mismo tiempo， una serie de asesinatos ocurren en la ciudad， y todo apunta a que el culpable es un golem。 Dorfl， un golem que trabaja en una fábrica ayuda a la guardia de la ciudad a descubrir el misterio， pero él también tiene un secreto que puede ayudar a resolver el misterio。 。。。more

Quinn G ，

[4。1]"There were no public health laws in Ankh-Morpork。 It would be like installing smoke detectors in Hell" [4。1]"There were no public health laws in Ankh-Morpork。 It would be like installing smoke detectors in Hell" 。。。more

Beverly ，

Fun with lots of fun characters， even the homo sapiens！

Chris ，

A re-read， of course。 Re-reading Sir Terry is always a joy， though I generally find the books patchier and more uneven the second time around。 Here， the conspiracy to nobble the Patrician and replace him with a stooge drags a little， especially the laboured scenes with Corporal Nobbs as a potential aristocrat; and the final shoot-out in the candle factory， complete with Terminator 2 pastiche， doesn't really work。 But big action scenes were never Sir Terry's strongest suit。Against that， his abili A re-read， of course。 Re-reading Sir Terry is always a joy， though I generally find the books patchier and more uneven the second time around。 Here， the conspiracy to nobble the Patrician and replace him with a stooge drags a little， especially the laboured scenes with Corporal Nobbs as a potential aristocrat; and the final shoot-out in the candle factory， complete with Terminator 2 pastiche， doesn't really work。 But big action scenes were never Sir Terry's strongest suit。Against that， his ability to turn a daft idea inside out and stretch it into a wonderful new shape that's simultaneously hilarious and thought provoking: the gender politics of dwarfs; racial tolerance and inclusivity extending to everyone， even werwolves; free will and the rule of law as they apply to golems; and Sam Vimes， the quintessential copper。 Not forgetting the appearance of Wee Mad Arthur， who we'll go on to recognise， many years later， as the first of the Mac Mac Feegles。And the one-liners that still reduce me to helpless giggles: 'We can rebuild him。 We have the pottery。' 。。。more

Nat ，

Brilliant， funny， and clever。 At this point the characters are distinct and all have their own personalities， and the setting is established and solid。 There's plenty of room for story here， and the story is great， with a ton of different threads that Pratchett manages to still keep clear and distinct。 I also love that there's a lot of complexity explored here-- Pratchett tackles real issues， not just fantasy fluff。 As always， fantastic！ Brilliant， funny， and clever。 At this point the characters are distinct and all have their own personalities， and the setting is established and solid。 There's plenty of room for story here， and the story is great， with a ton of different threads that Pratchett manages to still keep clear and distinct。 I also love that there's a lot of complexity explored here-- Pratchett tackles real issues， not just fantasy fluff。 As always， fantastic！ 。。。more

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