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Title: Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0-06-109219-3 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.73 (49 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I hate Carrot.
Comment: Now, I know a lot of people like Carrot, but the fact is, I've never liked typcial hero characters, they always come off too flat for me, and Carrot is a generic hero character. The worst thing is, he was a pretty good character in "Guards Guards!", but he loses the innocent touch that made him endearing in GG!, and turns into a generic hero here. This shouldn't be a problem, due to the prescence of Vimes and the return of Gaspode (who is even funnier here than he was in Moving Pictures, his first appearance), and a slew of new characters, and other characters getting new dimensions to their character (like Detritus), and Nobby, but most of the book focuses on Carrot and Carrot only, and I can't say I liked that.
It's a shame, because otherwise, this is a really good book. Someone gets his hands on a strange new weapon and is killing people with it. the Night Watch follows the case, with new members Cuddy, Angua, and Detritus, in addition to the older members, Carrot, Colon, Nobby, and Captain Vimes. Vimes, however, is going to be married to Lady Ramkin, Carrot follows the case. The other members tag along for good measure (although there are some good sequences with Cuddy and Detritus). Gaspode the Wonderdog shows up to help.
The plot runs along smoothly for the most part, except when Carrot gets seriously involved, and the whole clown thing was kind of contrived. This is a mystery story, which is good. I like mysteries.
Overall, if you can get over the prescence of Carrot (or better ye, if you end up liking Carrot, which many people did), you'll enjoy this book a lot. And that's all I can say, so have a nice day.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hilarious!
Comment: I couldn't stop laughing. Terry Pratchett has an undisputable talent to point out the obvious in a funny and entertaining way.
This book is about Captain Vimes of the Night Watch & his last case before his wedding. There is a murderer on the loose in Ankh-Morpork & Vimes is trying to solve the mystery with the help of his Watch...um...Men. Add into the mixture a 2 meter righteous dwarf, exploding dragons and a troll & a dwarf permanently fighting! The result is non stop action.
Read it it's a treat.
Rating: 5
Summary: More superior Pratchett set in the Night Watch
Comment: Captain Sam Vimes is about to become wealthy, married, and retired from his career in the City Watch. When a strange explosion occurs in the Assassins Guild, it really isn't his business--especially when Vetinari, the Patrician, specifically orders him to stay clear. Vimes's common sense wars with his self-defined duty and duty wins--at least until Vetinari calls him in for a second appointment (nobody wants a second appointment with the city's strange and nearly omnicient leader). For Vimes, the bottle is the way out. But Corporal Carrot isn't about to let a little thing like Vetinari's orders keep him from donig the right thing (Carrot always does the right thing) and pushes on in Vimes's absence.
MEN AT ARMS tells the story of the fundamental reshaping of the City Watch under the combined influence of Vetinari, Vimes, and Carrot. The Watch is expanded from all-human to include dwarves, trolls, and a beautiful werewolf. Vetinari's policy of constructive anarchy may allow the city to work after a fashion, but a watch made up of misfits from all walks of life can certainly help. The novel is a near-continuation of the very fine GUARDS! GUARDS!
Author Terry Pratchett combines puns, outrageous and over-the-top action, and real insights into humanity in ways that keep the reader laughing and thinking at the same time. Both Vetinari and Carrot are admirable, but both are also beyond most of our reach. Vimes, in contrast, is every-man. His dilemmas are those that all of us must face. That Vimes can rise (and sometimes fall) to the occasion brings some hope that any of us could do so too. Pratchett's work is at its best when it uses Discworld as a backdrop for the actions and decisions of its all-too-human sapients, and MEN AT ARMS is a fine example of exactly this.
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Title: Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0061057649 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0061020648 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0061056928 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Soul Music by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0061054895 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett ISBN: 0061092177 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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