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In case y'all didn't get this from the reposts, i read Feet of Clay. You know what that means
That's right, it's opinion and review time
Firstly, i would like to say i wish i didn't read this as the first Watchmen book, but it's whatever. Im currently reading Men in Arms, don't have Guards! Guards! available, but will eventually read that as well.
Back to the main topic. I absolutely love it. As always, Pterry ate and left no crumbs. I love every character, im loving Cheery's journey, as well as her and Angua together.
Since im new to the Watchmen, i was just surprised about all the titles, but also about Nobby being a noble. Turns out you can read it as a standalone and still think that. I really love Nobby casually jumping out the window to escape being king.
Some of my favourite moments were the one where Vimes spills the whiskey on the carpet and fakes being drunk. I also love him saying (im paraphrasing here) 'you made me spill perfectly good whisky. That's punishable by hanging' because honestly, iconic.
As I'm reading Men in Arms, im seeing that a repeating theme is revolution and the people(in charge) finding new kings when not needed.
Personally, i admire Vimes for not only his self-control, but also the ability and more importantly need to hold himself accountable. If i had to pick someone to look up to, it would be him. Well, a mix of him and Carrot.
I love Carrot because he's just this 6 foot dwarf that just takes things really literally and is an absolute sweetheart (but actually a badass inside).
I love Angua and her problem with self acceptance, to which i relate to in a certain level. How she handles herself when faced with prejudice, as well as how she holds Carrot accountable for his own prejudice (towards Cheery) is what makes her, well, her. It's what makes me love her, and aspire to be her to an extent (i would like to skip the self-esteem and acceptance part)
Also, Vetinari knowing what's happening all along but letting Vimes loose sleep and tear his hair out gave me mixed feelings - suprise, little bit of anger in Vimes' name, and others that I can't quite name.
All in all, 9/10 book, 10/10 humour as well as philosophy, and +2 for the iconic Vimes.
i forgot to put this here
i finished Men at Arms. Holy fucking hell, man.
The gun?? Leonard da Quirm (i think that's his name in Eng)??? Everything????
Im just gonna put a few quotes here, scroll if you don't want them
"I almost became just like him" "No sir. You put it down"
"If you /have/ to be on the wrong side if the arrow, pray that the one holding it is evil... A good man will kill you without a word" (plus this tying back to Carrot?????)
"Dogs were also meaner then wolves. Another thing they got from humans"
Not typing the whole thing, but Vimes' boot theory of socioeconomic injustice
"It's better to light a candle then to curse the dark" and latter on "Better to light a flamethrower then to curse the dark"
I apologise if it isn't exactly a quote, again im bot reading in English, feel free to correct me
i was trying to say 'veterinarian' today. I failed. I said 'vetinari'
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Oh my god Leonard of Quirm invented the implosion-type nuclear bomb?!?
Came across this headcanon on what kind of masks the different characters would wear, naturally I instantly thought of Vetinari… How scary would this guy be in a mask? I can just feel the Raised Eyebrow™ and I don’t like it one bit.
On the bright side, he wouldn’t have to hide his mouth behind his hand when Vimes makes him smile so that’s kinda cute.
You missed the absolute best part. Right after the part about why the two groups are going to the island, he mentions he made a mistake and swapped his notes
Anyway, Terry Pratchett invented the Our Blessed Homeland / Their Barbarous Wastes meme, almost 25 years before Tom Gould got around to it
