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| Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
Used (5) from £6.78
Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 605056
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.4
ISBN: 0061433012
EAN: 9780061433016
ASIN: 0061433012
Publication Date: October 2008
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 Missing 30 pages... October 13, 2008
I am currently two thirds of the way through this book, and have thoroughly enjoyed it up until now. However disaster struck this morning when after page 353 the book reverted back to page 323, continued on for the next thirty or so pages with text I'd already read, and then jumped to page 387. I'm missing 30 pages, and things were just getting interesting. So, a warning to anyone buying this book - check before you read to save disappointment when you get there. Looks like I'm going to have to buy this book twice, here's hoping my book is a one off and worth many pennies in the future!!!
Has anyone else encountered this?
 Excellent Read October 13, 2008
Good to see TP back at his best again. Discworld or not, this book had me in stiches most of the time with Mr Pratchetts' unique and sadly accurate view on life and its many sides.
I not ashamed to say that I even shed a tear at the end.
Excellent and highly recommended.
A Large Diamond Among Gems October 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
More than 20 years ago now, a good friend pressed a copy of "The Colour of Magic" into my hands that launched a love affair with Terry's books that lasts to this day. Like most frustrated authors who lack the talent to deliver themselves, I read a lot, and I think I have read pretty much all that Terry has written since 198whatever, and yes some of it is quite a lot better than some other bits, but his work has never once been a disappointment.
So I was delighted to see Nation appear on the shelf last week and have just used a rainy Sunday morning to finish it.
A quick summation, of the important points; this is not a Disc World novel, it is a book aimed at anyone over about 9 who can read. It deals with the not inconsequential questions of being us, whoever or wherever that may be, and it does it by telling a good story. It is in fact, very good indeed.
I think this is a book Terry has wanted to write for a while, it has a highly polished feel to it, and I have to say represents a stand out piece of work even for his well known if remarkable talent to make us laugh and ponder for a while.
This should be essential reading for all youngsters who might go on to rule a nation, guard a border, expand our knowledge of the universe, join the priesthood or just decide to go fishing.
It certainly will be in my house.
Thanks (again) Terry
Trev Harvey
 Not as good as I had hoped October 4, 2008
I had high hopes for this book, possibly too high. Despite the majority of readers giving this rave reviews I'm afraid I'll have to stick with the opinions of the few nay-sayers. I really couldn't get into this book as much as I had hoped - it meanders along at a fairly gentle pace and has a very different 'feel' to Pratchett's other works, but it rarely engaged my emotions or imagination and I didn't feel like I could 'connect' to any of the characters. There are good moments of course, but it really does feel like it's lacking something.
Maybe I'll enjoy it more when (if) I ever re-read it. You can't please all the people all the time. I generally love Pratchett's books and thoroughly look forward to the next one.
Wonderful - and this is a kids book??? October 4, 2008
What a fantastic book, I had already read the pre-amble when I ordered the book so I wasn't expecting a discworld novel. This is fabulous though and in it's own way as good as or better than the discworld books. Rather than ride just the frothy waves of humour, this book often dives below the surf into the deeper darker world of real emotions.
The storytelling is magical and I could easily have read this in one sitting but instead I made it last 4 days :)The characters were fantastic and you really get to know and care about Mau and Daphne.
This book will sit on my bookshelf forever and every so often I will take it down and go and vist Mau and Daphne again.
I cannot reccomend it enough, just don't ruin it for yourself by expecting a discworld novel - it's better even that that in it's own way :)
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