![]() ![]() ![]() It feels like a joke, but it never needs to be a joke because you're also being told a serious genuine story, it's just everything the story is made at can be examined and shows this funny little quirk. Instead of being about fundamentally real world things it's about the wise monks in orange robes who control the universe and have martial arts powers tropes, but it still mixes that in with the themes and ideas about what humans fundamentally are that are found in the later Discworld novels.įor instance Lu-Tze is a little old monk in a valley high up in the mountains who decided if everyone is coming to them to find enlightenment, he'd travel to the decadent modern city and find perplexity. Thief Of Time is in a kind of transition period between the old and newer books. It's fun, constantly moving, full of tiny interesting details, everything is a set-up, a reflection on a theme, an interesting event and a twist all at once. Thief of Time is one of the best Discworld books. *coughunseenacademicalscough* is still probably well worth reading and a cut above the rest. ![]()
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