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Publicerades 25 oktober 2012 av L'Atalante Editions.
Snuff is the 39th novel in the Discworld series, written by Terry Pratchett. It was published on 11 October 2011 in the United States, and 13 October 2011 in the United Kingdom. The book is the third-fastest-selling novel in the United Kingdom since records began, having sold over 55,000 copies in the first three days.The book is the eighth City Watch story and is based largely around Commander Sir Sam Vimes. Pratchett emphasised that the word 'snuff' has "at least two meanings".
Snuff is the 39th novel in the Discworld series, written by Terry Pratchett. It was published on 11 October 2011 in the United States, and 13 October 2011 in the United Kingdom. The book is the third-fastest-selling novel in the United Kingdom since records began, having sold over 55,000 copies in the first three days.The book is the eighth City Watch story and is based largely around Commander Sir Sam Vimes. Pratchett emphasised that the word 'snuff' has "at least two meanings".
El Comandante Vimes se las arregla para encontrar un crimen en sus supuestamente bucólicas vacaciones en el campo.
El Comandante Vimes se las arregla para encontrar un crimen en sus supuestamente bucólicas vacaciones en el campo.
maybe it's because I'm reading this in 2025, maybe it's because several of the Watch books are already about racism, but this one definitely trod some old ground for me. the whole arc of the Watch books are about expanding Ankh-Morpork's idea of who is included as a Person, so the theme fit better here, but it did feel a little reheated. this one was darker and kind of grittier in some places, which I guess I didn't mind, but a fair whack of it was talking about marriage in a very Boomer/"are the straights okay?" kind of way, which got old quick, although the trademark Pratchett humor kept the book from dragging. the riverboat chase scene was a highlight, as was Vimes v Vetinari at the end, and Willikins really made his presence known, but I guess in the end, I felt like this book was a better written …
maybe it's because I'm reading this in 2025, maybe it's because several of the Watch books are already about racism, but this one definitely trod some old ground for me. the whole arc of the Watch books are about expanding Ankh-Morpork's idea of who is included as a Person, so the theme fit better here, but it did feel a little reheated. this one was darker and kind of grittier in some places, which I guess I didn't mind, but a fair whack of it was talking about marriage in a very Boomer/"are the straights okay?" kind of way, which got old quick, although the trademark Pratchett humor kept the book from dragging. the riverboat chase scene was a highlight, as was Vimes v Vetinari at the end, and Willikins really made his presence known, but I guess in the end, I felt like this book was a better written rehash of Unseen Academicals.
