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| Original Title: | Interesting Times |
| ISBN: | 0413772195 (ISBN13: 9780413772190) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Discworld Stage Adaptations |
| Characters: | Rincewind, Twoflower, The Luggage, Havelock Vetinari, DEATH, Cohen the Barbarian |
Stephen Briggs
Paperback | Pages: 102 pages Rating: 4.16 | 21715 Users | 176 Reviews
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| Title | : | Interesting Times: The Play (Discworld Stage Adaptations) |
| Author | : | Stephen Briggs |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Stage Adaptation |
| Pages | : | Pages: 102 pages |
| Published | : | July 4th 2002 by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama (first published 1995) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Humor. Fiction. Comedy |
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A new stage adaptation of one of Pratchett's best-selling novels
The Discworld's most inept wizard has been sent from Unseen University in Ankh-Morpork to the oppressive Agatean Empire to help some well-intentioned rebels overthrow the Emperor. He's assisted by toy-rabbit-wielding rebels, an army of terracotta warriors, a tax gatherer and a group of seven very elderly barbarian heroes lead by Cohen the Barbarian. Opposing him, though, is the evil and manipulative Lord Hong and his army of 750,000 men. Oh?Rincewind is also aided by Twoflower - Discworld's first tourist and the author of a subversive book, about his visit to Ankh-Morpork, which has inspired the rebels in their struggle for freedom. The book is called "What I Did On My Holidays".
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Ratings: 4.16 From 21715 Users | 176 ReviewsAssess Of Books Interesting Times: The Play (Discworld Stage Adaptations)
I never really liked Rincewind much until this I read Interesting Times. I can't say why I didn't like him before, or what about this book changed my mind, but change my mind it did. In a typically madcap Rincewind adventure that explores--though not as deeply as it could, or as I would have liked--just how much control one has over one's life, and how much is influenced by Luck and Fate, Rincewind the Wizzard finds himself thrust into a conflict on the Counterweight Continent. We see the returnFollowing the initial Discworld stories, "Color of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic," this is another one that tells of events in the life of the character, Rincewind. A few other characters which were introduced in the first Discworld books return and are also major players in the story. (I'll not add any spoilers.) I'm not sure this is one of my favorite story lines so far in my reading of Discworld books, but the reputation of Terry Pratchett's skill with humor and satire is upheld. If you
The edge of the world, dangling dangerously on top of a disappearing dragon, the Dungeon Dimensions.....Rincewind the Wizzard always seems to have an adventure waiting for him everywhere he goes. But just when it looks like he'll be living the rest of his days in a small and blissful island, he's chosen by Lady Luck, in a game of chess between the gods, as a pawn in what turns out to be a war of Discworld-ian proportions.On the same side is a group of ancient barbarians - The Horde - who, along
I was introduced to Terry Pratchett about a year a go and after reading "The Fifth Elephant" was instantly hooked. In "Interesting Times", Pratchett paints another of his hilariously satirical scenarios in which his endearing characters find themselves in completely absurd political and personal situations. Pratchett is like Fantasy meets Monty Python meets Franz Kafka. He pokes fun at everything, while treating his readers to a gloriously fun (and very, very strange) yet thought-provoking read.
I find that Pratchett's earlier work (mostly featuring Rincewind) leaves me cold.His later works are far more sophisticated, with more clever jokes and pointed satire - the ones published at the beginning of his career definitely show his progression from an amateur humorist to a novelist of the highest calibre. Sadly, Interesting Times is at the lower end of the scale. It feels like he kind of just crammed as much as he could of all the Oriental stereotypes in fantasy literature into the book,
Classic Discworld with plenty of Pratchett's usual humor. This time, its jokes and plot revolve around asian culture, with the majority of the book taking place on the counterweight continent; Discworlds equivalent of, well, Eastern Asia but most predominantly China. As is often the case with Pratchett, he mostly takes the piss out of the subject matter, in this case the culture.. which is just fine of course if done properly. However, I thought it fell a bit short this time, often using shallow
I'm not a fan of Rincewind stories to begin with, but this was absolute agony to read. The conflation of all the various Asian cultures into one monoculture is I guess supposed to be parody but now just reads as appallingly racist. Awful, awful, awful.
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