Nation
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Summary
Widely thought of as the best book Terry Pratchett ever wrote， this is a story of a Nation， a story of a friendship， a story of growing up and the truths we must learn。 It is epic in every sense 。 。 。
Prepare for the world to be turned upside down 。 。 。
For Mau， halfway between boy and man， it happens when a great wave destroys his entire village。 For Daphne， it’s when the same wave crashes her ship into the island that was once Mau’s home。 Everything they once had is now so far away， lost to distance and time。
But when Daphne stops trying to shoot Mau （she did apologise for it）， and instead uses a salvaged invitation card to invite him to tea， they discover a new home can be theirs。
And then people start arriving on the island – some very good， some very bad。 And it’s soon clear that Daphne and Mau must fight for their Nation。
Then a discovery is made that will change the entire world forever 。 。 。
Prepare for the world to be turned upside down 。 。 。
For Mau， halfway between boy and man， it happens when a great wave destroys his entire village。 For Daphne， it’s when the same wave crashes her ship into the island that was once Mau’s home。 Everything they once had is now so far away， lost to distance and time。
But when Daphne stops trying to shoot Mau （she did apologise for it）， and instead uses a salvaged invitation card to invite him to tea， they discover a new home can be theirs。
And then people start arriving on the island – some very good， some very bad。 And it’s soon clear that Daphne and Mau must fight for their Nation。
Then a discovery is made that will change the entire world forever 。 。 。
Reviews
Cayenne
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Lord of the Flies if it made you cry。
Olga
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Читала на русском。 Прекрасный текст о силе разума и вере。 О том， что совершенный мир - это не место， а путь。И конечно， это живая история， юркая и ловкая， как серебряная рыбка в волосах Дафны。 После цунами на острове собираются выжившие : мальчик-воин， девочка-принцесса， старый жрец， безымянная женщина с младенцем， и так далее。 К ним приплывают новые потерпевшие。 И не только потерпевшие。 Как всегда， есть те， кто готов использовать горе людей себе для наживы。 И ещё мальчик с девочкой задают самые Читала на русском。 Прекрасный текст о силе разума и вере。 О том， что совершенный мир - это не место， а путь。И конечно， это живая история， юркая и ловкая， как серебряная рыбка в волосах Дафны。 После цунами на острове собираются выжившие : мальчик-воин， девочка-принцесса， старый жрец， безымянная женщина с младенцем， и так далее。 К ним приплывают новые потерпевшие。 И не только потерпевшие。 Как всегда， есть те， кто готов использовать горе людей себе для наживы。 И ещё мальчик с девочкой задают самые важные вопросы в мире， идут через страх и боль。 И у них получается。И получается потому， что стремление к звездам в мире Народа - высочайшее благо。 。。。more
Bam Anand
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In this fantastic book， Pratchett explores the idea of adulthood， community， nation， colonialism， gender roles， rules， good and evil， and God。 In about 350 riveting pages。When a tsunami wipes out his island community， Mau - the boy who would have completed becoming a man if he had gotten back in time - is now the chief of a deserted island Nation。 But then he discovers someone else - Daphne， a survivor of a shipwrecked English boat。The two learn to communicate， and grow to become friends and tru In this fantastic book， Pratchett explores the idea of adulthood， community， nation， colonialism， gender roles， rules， good and evil， and God。 In about 350 riveting pages。When a tsunami wipes out his island community， Mau - the boy who would have completed becoming a man if he had gotten back in time - is now the chief of a deserted island Nation。 But then he discovers someone else - Daphne， a survivor of a shipwrecked English boat。The two learn to communicate， and grow to become friends and trusted companions， as refugees - and raiders - flock to the Nation。 Action-packed and sometimes brutal in its unflinching look at Mau's pain， the re-develooment of the Nation had me spellbound。The discussion of colonialism was on point。 At one point， a character points out that Europeans could have never been to the island before - because there's still gold on it。 This is hilarious because it's true。The book has a lot of really funny stuff going on。 There's also a search for the true King of England somehow tied into all of this， and raider cannibals， and a visit to the after-world。 There is never a dull moment。The book ends bittersweet。 It is the perfect ending， because it leaves you wishing otherwise。This is a gorgeous book for readers of all ages。 But kid readers should probably have some maturity， since there's stuff about childbirth， beer， and breastfeeding。 I would have read it as a 9 year old， only fully understood it at 13， and only fully felt it at 30。5/5 stars。 Highly recommend。 Just read it。 。。。more
Kerry Bridges
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I haven't read Terry Pratchett for a bit so this was a rather nostalgic read; supposedly YA but of course， with Pratchett， everything appeals for 0 - 90 year olds so there's not much difference to any other novel， certainly no less hard hitting and definitely not less violence。 Of course， not everything works out with a happy ending， this is Terry Pratchett after all。 Rather， everything works out as it has to do and the reader is left knowing they have been on a journey with more than just the c I haven't read Terry Pratchett for a bit so this was a rather nostalgic read; supposedly YA but of course， with Pratchett， everything appeals for 0 - 90 year olds so there's not much difference to any other novel， certainly no less hard hitting and definitely not less violence。 Of course， not everything works out with a happy ending， this is Terry Pratchett after all。 Rather， everything works out as it has to do and the reader is left knowing they have been on a journey with more than just the characters。 As is the way with the great man。 。。。more
Georgia Todorova
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I was expecting dynamic， funny even a bit cheesy adventure story line but what we get is an amazing book that touches on dealing with grief and loss。 By the time I was reading it， I lost someone and numerous times I felt just like Mau searching for answers。 Just like him I gave up after a while and thought it’s just a gods awful game of dice。 But as in the book as long as you surround yourself with people to support you and guide you out of the shadows， all will be alright。 Don’t give up on hope I was expecting dynamic， funny even a bit cheesy adventure story line but what we get is an amazing book that touches on dealing with grief and loss。 By the time I was reading it， I lost someone and numerous times I felt just like Mau searching for answers。 Just like him I gave up after a while and thought it’s just a gods awful game of dice。 But as in the book as long as you surround yourself with people to support you and guide you out of the shadows， all will be alright。 Don’t give up on hope！ 。。。more
Kathleen Dixon
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Rather than a world riding through space on the back of 4 elephants and 1 giant turtle， this world is not dissimilar to our own - call it an alternative history perhaps。 There are no wizards， there is no magic， but there is an element of mysticism （I might argue about my terminology there， but that's what came to me right now， so that's how it's going to stay）。 There are the occasional moments where the reader might find things amusing， but it's not a humorous book。 It's science fiction， and it' Rather than a world riding through space on the back of 4 elephants and 1 giant turtle， this world is not dissimilar to our own - call it an alternative history perhaps。 There are no wizards， there is no magic， but there is an element of mysticism （I might argue about my terminology there， but that's what came to me right now， so that's how it's going to stay）。 There are the occasional moments where the reader might find things amusing， but it's not a humorous book。 It's science fiction， and it's excellent。 Pratchett does what he always does well - he makes social comment， and he gets it absolutely right with the thoughts of his characters。 Another priceless Pratchett！Oh yes - one wonderful quote that I recorded along the way:Mad-root tubers had to be roasted before they could be eaten， though， or else you went mad。 Pigs ate them raw， but pigs didn't notice if they were mad or not。 。。。more
Peter Tillman
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I wouldn't have thought that PTerry could write a bad book。 。 。 Well。 This one isn't truly bad， but it sure is moving slow， and not ringing many chimes。 Should work， but it's not， so far anyway。 I'm setting it aside for now。 Standalone faux-historical British Empire novel。 I wouldn't have thought that PTerry could write a bad book。 。 。 Well。 This one isn't truly bad， but it sure is moving slow， and not ringing many chimes。 Should work， but it's not， so far anyway。 I'm setting it aside for now。 Standalone faux-historical British Empire novel。 。。。more
Peter Dietz
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This is a quirky but well told story about growing up。 Mau is left alone after a massive wave destroys the village on his island。 After he sends all of the bodies of the villagers into the deep current so their spirits can be free he finds out he is not alone on the island。 The story continues as Mau and his newfound friend try and survive and rebuild while searching their souls and surroundings for answers。 This was a very entertaining read。 I actually stayed up a lot bit too late to finish it。 This is a quirky but well told story about growing up。 Mau is left alone after a massive wave destroys the village on his island。 After he sends all of the bodies of the villagers into the deep current so their spirits can be free he finds out he is not alone on the island。 The story continues as Mau and his newfound friend try and survive and rebuild while searching their souls and surroundings for answers。 This was a very entertaining read。 I actually stayed up a lot bit too late to finish it。 Terry Pratchett is wonderful at making a world that's similar enough to draw you in and entertaining enough to keep you there。 I would recommend 。。。more
Camelia Husswan
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One of my favourite books yet。 A must read
Juan Sanmiguel
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A wave devastates an island。 A young boy named Mau and shipwrecked Daphne work together to survive this environment。 The humor was more subdued that it is in the Discworld books。 Both the characters are outsiders in their world yet in is because of that they solve the problems they face。
John Derek
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One of the few books by Terry Pratchett that I had to force myself to read through to the very end。 It didn't have that wit and charm we come to expect from the great man and it honestly felt like it had outside input。The characters were bland and uninteresting and the plot was quite boring。 I know it was aimed towards children but my kids shared my thoughts entirely。 One of the few books by Terry Pratchett that I had to force myself to read through to the very end。 It didn't have that wit and charm we come to expect from the great man and it honestly felt like it had outside input。The characters were bland and uninteresting and the plot was quite boring。 I know it was aimed towards children but my kids shared my thoughts entirely。 。。。more
Nancy
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I thoroughly loved this story。 You will laugh and you will cry。 Listen to the author’s note at the end for author insight。 A terrible storm kills everyone on the Island Nation except one young boy。 The same storm shipwrecks a young girl in line for the throne。 The boy saves the girl。 They live on the deserted desert island accepting a steady stream of others who were displaced by the storm。 The story will mean as little or as much as you give to it。 I recommend the audiobook。 No sexy time。 Famil I thoroughly loved this story。 You will laugh and you will cry。 Listen to the author’s note at the end for author insight。 A terrible storm kills everyone on the Island Nation except one young boy。 The same storm shipwrecks a young girl in line for the throne。 The boy saves the girl。 They live on the deserted desert island accepting a steady stream of others who were displaced by the storm。 The story will mean as little or as much as you give to it。 I recommend the audiobook。 No sexy time。 Family story （maybe not too young as there is talk of death & beer & surgery）。 So good。 。。。more
Sebastian H
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A novel that sends shivers down my spine every couple of pages; that challenges the reader with a deep， compassionate view on belief， life， death， religion and science; that features larger than life characters but in such a way as to show they’re really just as big （or small） as you or me; that features a happy ending but not in a wholly expected way; that cries “DOES NOT HAPPEN” with such ferocity that this reader could only hope that he was to live in this parallel universe， where maybe even A novel that sends shivers down my spine every couple of pages; that challenges the reader with a deep， compassionate view on belief， life， death， religion and science; that features larger than life characters but in such a way as to show they’re really just as big （or small） as you or me; that features a happy ending but not in a wholly expected way; that cries “DOES NOT HAPPEN” with such ferocity that this reader could only hope that he was to live in this parallel universe， where maybe even a certain Sir Terry Pratchett visited the Nation in his youth and was still around， writing these same types of stories for decades to come。 GNU Sir PTerry。 And thank you， once again， for the wonderful gifts you’ve left behind。 。。。more
William Öhman
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An entertaining story which touches on a myriad of interesting subjects， such ass loss of identity and cultural differences。 Fun story with many likeable characters。
Jeanne
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Entertaining alternate YA reality historical novel - colonial days， sea-faring， native culture， and survival。
Dagne567
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See oli tore。 Alternatiivne maailm， kus kolonisaatorid ei keera kogu mitte-Euroopat pekki， vaid XIX sajandil kerkib keeratakse kogu maailm Polüneesia/Okeaania poole orienteeruma。 Vahvalt klassikaliste stereotüüpidega mängiv seiklusjutt sotsiaalkriitiliselt autorilt。 Raamatu alguses olev kirjeldus epideemia käes kannatavast impeeriumist sundis koroona-järgsel ajastul korraks tõsiselt järele mõtlema MIS aastal Pratchett õige kirjutas ja suri。。。。 :D
Teri
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What a beautiful story！ This may be one of my favorite TPratchett tales。 Elegant， simple， and full of hope。 Well done Sir Terence， what excellent worlds lived inside your head。
Hayley
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Nearly gave up on this at the start… Grumpy （unfairly） because it wasn’t like Discworld and I missed the familiarity…Struggled with the long passages without dialogue。 But I stuck with it because I knew Terry would have something up his sleeve and of course he did。 And by the end， I sobbed。 I hate goodbyes。 And this felt like so much more than characters saying goodbye。 He lures you in with the humour and word play （‘punch him in the faith’） and then smacks you with a heavy weight emotional punc Nearly gave up on this at the start… Grumpy （unfairly） because it wasn’t like Discworld and I missed the familiarity…Struggled with the long passages without dialogue。 But I stuck with it because I knew Terry would have something up his sleeve and of course he did。 And by the end， I sobbed。 I hate goodbyes。 And this felt like so much more than characters saying goodbye。 He lures you in with the humour and word play （‘punch him in the faith’） and then smacks you with a heavy weight emotional punch when you least expect it。 。。。more
Mark Thomas
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Probably my favorite non discworld book by STP。
Maria Janyska
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Somehow difficult to understand but the whole world created on the island is still magical and mysterious
Aviva
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If an author like Terry Pratchett was designing a thought experiment to explore what would have to happen in order for a fictionalized 19th century British empire to encounter a peaceful， undefended fictional island nation without immediately robbing or enslaving it， it might look a lot like this book。 It takes huge narrative leaps of imagination in order to achieve a good outcome for the Nation。
Petra Hokanson
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Even though I adore all of Pratchett’s Discworld stories， this one is by far his best work in my opinion。 I have read it five times now， and I still find new tidbits， things I’ve missed before。 And in all its humor， there is the underside of it。 Society at its best and its worst， and in some instances one can almost feel Pratchett’s anger with humanity and its failures and follies。Now that I’m writing this， I want to go straight back to reading it again。
Wei Jen
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I have read many books in my life but I have not read anything quite like this。 The emotions I felt at the end will stay with me for the rest of my life。 Arguably one of Sir Terry's best novels。 If I could give this book 6 stars I would。 I have read many books in my life but I have not read anything quite like this。 The emotions I felt at the end will stay with me for the rest of my life。 Arguably one of Sir Terry's best novels。 If I could give this book 6 stars I would。 。。。more
Reckless Serenade
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«Una persona no es nada。 Dos personas son una nación»。 Gracias a mi jefa pude leer este libro que es tan difícil de encontrar en físico y poder alargar la lectura todo lo que quise sin depender de plazos de bibliotecas。 Ahora volviendo al libro me ha gustado muchísimo。 No tiene en absoluto nada que ver con Mundodisco y es maravilloso eso。 Es un libro con el humor justo pero las reflexiones a desbordar， con temas recurrentes en otros de sus libros como la religión y la identidad。 Me da pena que s «Una persona no es nada。 Dos personas son una nación»。 Gracias a mi jefa pude leer este libro que es tan difícil de encontrar en físico y poder alargar la lectura todo lo que quise sin depender de plazos de bibliotecas。 Ahora volviendo al libro me ha gustado muchísimo。 No tiene en absoluto nada que ver con Mundodisco y es maravilloso eso。 Es un libro con el humor justo pero las reflexiones a desbordar， con temas recurrentes en otros de sus libros como la religión y la identidad。 Me da pena que sea un libro tan poco conocido y por tanto tan difícil de encontrar porque de verdad que merece muchísimo la pena。 。。。more
Ari
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boring as hell。some chapters， at least most， feel/seem all filler。 i don't enjoy any of the characters。 i dislike the writing style even more than i despise the "island saved by white girl" trope。 the odd metaphors and non-human like dialogue， with inconsistent pauses at just the "right moment"， make it painful to read。 it reminded me of books i tried to write in grade school。 truthfully， it felt like an uncomfortable journal entry stream with no real goal。 deffffff not good read。 boring as hell。some chapters， at least most， feel/seem all filler。 i don't enjoy any of the characters。 i dislike the writing style even more than i despise the "island saved by white girl" trope。 the odd metaphors and non-human like dialogue， with inconsistent pauses at just the "right moment"， make it painful to read。 it reminded me of books i tried to write in grade school。 truthfully， it felt like an uncomfortable journal entry stream with no real goal。 deffffff not good read。 。。。more
Tasmin
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As with all of Terry Pratchett’s work， this was a poetic read where every word paints a picture for you。I loved how much this contrasted the Discworld book series while still exploring themes of fantasy and mortality， along with tones of culture， history and values。One of my favourite Pratchett reads， yet！
Sophie L
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Absolutely wonderful。 A great way to get people to think about the relationship between science and religion
Valerie Yi
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A solid YA fantasy novel that feels like it's in a real-ish world。 The central characters are really enjoyable to watch learn and grow。 A solid YA fantasy novel that feels like it's in a real-ish world。 The central characters are really enjoyable to watch learn and grow。 。。。more
Kobra
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was a mess。 It started out in one way， then too many things happened， an arc of the story started and went nowhere。。。 At times I would even dare call it "try-hard"。 The whole background story about the goods was going back and forth。 Idk， I felt like too much was going on in this book。 Despite mildly disliking it， I've saved quite a few good quotes。 They were the book's only saving grace， sprinkled throughout dumb shit and useless detail。 Oh my god， the details！！！ At first there was mo This book was a mess。 It started out in one way， then too many things happened， an arc of the story started and went nowhere。。。 At times I would even dare call it "try-hard"。 The whole background story about the goods was going back and forth。 Idk， I felt like too much was going on in this book。 Despite mildly disliking it， I've saved quite a few good quotes。 They were the book's only saving grace， sprinkled throughout dumb shit and useless detail。 Oh my god， the details！！！ At first there was more humour， then the narrative felt eerily serious and solemn。 And the yay！ sciencienss was particularly cringey。。。"They saw that the perfect world is a journey， not a place。 I have only one choice， Mau， but I'm good at making it。""To think like him is not to be him！ The hunter learns the ways of the hog， but he is not bacon。""I don't think he believes in his gods， but he believes in belief。" 。。。more
Julie Locascio
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It took me a while to get into this book， but then it was absolutely enchanting！ I have no idea why this is considered a Young Adult novel simply because the two main protagonists are teenagers--they are both characters forced to grow up very rapidly because of traumatic circumstances。 The themes are heavy adult themes， though a lot of humor and colorful characters are thrown in along the way to make it a very enjoyable read。 The title "Nation" itself reflects that， at its heart， the novel is ab It took me a while to get into this book， but then it was absolutely enchanting！ I have no idea why this is considered a Young Adult novel simply because the two main protagonists are teenagers--they are both characters forced to grow up very rapidly because of traumatic circumstances。 The themes are heavy adult themes， though a lot of humor and colorful characters are thrown in along the way to make it a very enjoyable read。 The title "Nation" itself reflects that， at its heart， the novel is about what it means to build up， lead， and protect a nation。 The answer lies in careful scrutiny of past traditions coupled with sincere openness to forging new paths where needed。 As dry as these themes sound from my summary， the author brilliantly enlivens them with a very creative cast of characters （including a salty-tongued parrot living his best life！） and endless drama， adventure， and comedy。 I think the parrot and pantaloon birds alone could probably have their own video game， but I would really love to see all this turned into a movie or mini-series。 Pratchett said at one point that this is his best novel， and it really is a masterpiece。 I almost gave it 5 stars， but the beginning with Mau is longer/slower than it should have been。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot hold personal opinions， but I can provide a brief description of the book "Nation" written by Terry Pratchett。 "Nation" is a young adult novel that combines elements of adventure， fantasy， and historical fiction。 The book tells the story of two teenagers， Mau and Daphne， who come from very different worlds。 When a devastating tsunami hits their island nation， they find themselves as the only survivors。 Together they must navigate their new reality and build a new community while trying to understand the mysteries of the universe。 The book has been well-received by critics and readers alike and has won several literary awards。 Pratchett's profound storytelling skills and his ability to blend humor and drama make "Nation" a remarkable read for people of all ages。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot express biased opinions regarding books。 However， I'd suggest that 'Nation' is a novel written by Terry Pratchett， which was published in 2008。 The book focuses on the story of Mau， a young boy whose people are destroyed by a tsunami， and Ermintrude （Daphne）， a young girl who is the only survivor of a shipwreck。 The two of them form an unlikely bond and work together to rebuild their shattered world。 The novel examines themes of survival， community， and self-discovery， and has been praised for its engaging narrative， memorable characters， and thought-provoking themes。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences about books。 However， I can provide some information about the book 'Nation' by Terry Pratchett。 'Nation' is a young adult novel written by Terry Pratchett， a British author known for his works in the fantasy and science fiction genres。 The book was published in 2008 and is a standalone novel outside of Pratchett's Discworld series。 The story follows Mau， a young boy from a fictional island nation who survives a tsunami that claims the rest of his people。 He meets Daphne， a stranded European aristocrat， and the two create a new civilization on the island， blending their cultures and beliefs to create a new Nation。 The book explores themes of imperialism， cultural identity， and religion， and has been well received by critics and readers for its nuanced exploration of these topics。 It has won several awards and has been adapted into a stage play。
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