Pyramids: Discworld, Book 7

I really love that from this weekend learn the proper way to build a pyramid. Once again he's introducing people to other cultures and parts of our world through the Discworld. You can't help but like the main character in this 1 as he is trying to find his way in the world. Part of the problem is that it's not a world that we would normally think of. It's not easy being the son of a king. I'm slowly working my way through the entire series and every one I read is just as good as the last one. The author takes the time to develop some very wonderful offers including conceiving of their back stories and giving us a good concept of how the world works. Everyone to take the time to read this entire series of books.

As always, Pratchett's artful storytelling is fun, imaginative, and enthralling. Pyramids takes us further afield than the usual Discworld novel to tell the story of a place we don't often hear of on the Disc. Delightful as always.

Having discovered Terry Pratchett in a paperback collection of stories while traveling, he has been a favorite of mine and my husband for many years. We both read and enjoy his books involving The Disc World, Granny Weatherwax, Tiffany Aching and the McFeegles. Anytime we want to read something light-hearted, out comes one of Pratchett's books. The entire Disc World series has been read and re-read by each of us over the years. We often times find ourselves referring to something from one of his books to explain unusual behaviors of family and friends. Always a joy to read, easy to pick up in any order, you don't have to read the whole series to find them entertaining.

Just started re-reading the Discworld series. This is the 7th book of the series, and it is the one where Pratchett truly hit his stride. I enjoyed the first few books because they're fun and it was nice to revisit old friends. This book however, floored me. I was simply astounded at how much more developed the characters and writing seemed. Pyramids made me remember why I'm so passionately devoted to the Discworld. I'm halfway through the next book in the series and I'm glad to say that book is just as good.

This take on the pyramid culture and dealing with inevitable “progress” was very entertaining. His wit is ever present, as you come to expect. His nonsensical take on quantum was no more nonsensical than the scientists and I feel the sequel will be worth a read

I've recently bought and read Pyramids. As a big fan of Terry Pratchett and his Discworld series, I was delighted to read the story. It seemed a bit jumbled at the start, what with the flashbacks being thrown in with the present-day action (much as my own mind works much of the time), I was quick to catch on to what was happening and found the entire book fascinating, as I find the majority of the books in this series. I especially enjoyed the world's greatest mathematician and his formulae.

Another hilarious triumph with The Sphinx making the best walk-on. Topic may not make money as an Assassin, but he makes the biggest killing.

Another brilliant work by Pratchett - this whole series is amazing. This is, I think, Book 7 of around 13 or 14..? I don't want to reach the end, I don't think I'll find anything else like it! I've heard it said that with his dry wit, comical use of common fantasy tropes, and cunning sideward deconstruction of social norms, Pratchett is to fantasy what Douglas Adams was to Sci-Fi - and I think this about sums it up. Read this series!

This is one of my favourite Discworld books by the Late Great and sorely missed Terry Pratchett.By the time he wrote this, Discworld had become a very solid idea and seemed, to me at least, more real. He had built upon his idea of a Disc that was full of life and magic which was held upon the backs of four mighty elephants who stood on the shell of a massive turtle who swam through the cosmos. Fantastical stuff, and in the hands of a lesser author it would be less believable. Not that I believe that there is a Discworld, but Terry Pratchett made you want to believe it could happen.I have read all of the Discworld books, some of them I've read so many times that they are falling apart and in need of replacing. So I've been getting the Kindle versions. I've missed the feel of the paper in my hands but enjoyed being able to have a lot of his books with me wherever I go on my phone.

This re-read is showing me that this is the one where Pterry reaches a perfect blend of story and humour. The jokes come thick and fast as in some of the previous ones and blend seamlessly with an engaging story which wasn't always the case with the previous books where a great story had jokes which weren't quite a part of it.An absolute pleasure.

A good early Discworld novel which, as usual with Terry Pratchett, is so much more than just a fantasy novel. This one deals with the folly of war, overambitious architecture along with an exploration of the ancient Egyptian belief in the everlasting afterlife.However above all it is a comedy on the folly of humans and how we interact with each other.

Pratchett reached critical mass with his Discworld writing with the previous novel (Wyrd Sisters) and managed successfully to maintain it for a number of following novels, this included -- so this really is one to throw at a friend who has never read Pratchett before (I know, I found it hard to believe myself when someone first confessed to me he'd never read the guy) and needs an introduction that won't send his scampering. One minor niggle is that the character of Ptraci is no different to Bethan or Conina from previous books -- a scantily clad desert beauty who is 2 dimensional and has no real purpose other than to utter bland sentences. But even that's getting funny now!

Personally, one of my favourite Pratchett novels, that is funny in the first few minutes with the protagonist Teppic, who is an assassin, ending up tripping over the mass amount of gear that he had put upon himself. With many of the novels however, there can be times when some moments are hard to understand, (like what is a llb?), but was made hilarious again by calling a camel (who's a mathematician) YouBastard! Overall, both Pyramids and Small Gods are something to poke fun of religion at, especially with as much humour as Pratchett did. So, even with the four stars, I would rate this 8/10.