Björn recenserade Sourcery av Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #5)
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It’s vital to remember who you really are. It’s very important. It isn’t a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.
So out of the five first Discworld books, four are centred around wizards (and exactly who gets to be a wizard). While I'm glad that he kept expanding the lore much further than that, and this book shows why he needed to do that, it also feels a bit like a reboot of Color/Light except with a more focused plot, better worldbuilding and (mostly) better jokes. Also, I'm glad that we address the potential power of the UU this early in the series. What's the point of a wizard? Presumably wisdom has to enter into it. And Rincewind, whatever else he may be in his eternal quest for a long, boring, adventureless life, …
It’s vital to remember who you really are. It’s very important. It isn’t a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.
So out of the five first Discworld books, four are centred around wizards (and exactly who gets to be a wizard). While I'm glad that he kept expanding the lore much further than that, and this book shows why he needed to do that, it also feels a bit like a reboot of Color/Light except with a more focused plot, better worldbuilding and (mostly) better jokes. Also, I'm glad that we address the potential power of the UU this early in the series. What's the point of a wizard? Presumably wisdom has to enter into it. And Rincewind, whatever else he may be in his eternal quest for a long, boring, adventureless life, has more of that in his socks than most people do in their hats.
“If we get a chance,” whispered Rincewind to Nijel, “we run, right?” “Where to?” “From,” said Rincewind, “the important word is from.”
Everyone should run FROM mad powerhungry dictators. When people don't, and in fact get seduced into helping them, the people who want to have to do something about it.
