h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. Chosen because he is the only one.

Strange things are going down in the country of Omnia with the Quisition preaching a Word which one small tortoise does not want to hear.

There's also the matter of these strange poeple believing the world travels on the back of a giant turtle to deal with...



Small Gods is prehaps the most unique of the Discworld books. Though the early independent character stories have sometimes seemed not up to Pratchett standard, SG manages to bring a humourous and entertaining story while still tackling the question of when belief becomes religion then fanatacism then gets too far.

SG is also the only the book that seems toecape the 'present' timeline. Night Watch goes into the past but Small Gods /is/ the past. What happens here affects a few minor characters in the later novels.

Readers could be put off by the mainly two-'man' interaction that is the bulk of SG: Brutha and Om and for me, I didn't understand what was going on with Lu-Tze until he popped up in Thief of Time but that could be just me. St. Ungalant is a character who needs bigger 'screen' time.

Not a book for those who are easily offended in their religious beliefs.




There, now my reviews are equal in number to you Roadkill!

I thought you had exceeded my number long ago...

Anyway, a big grin, shown above, spread over my face when I saw this as the most recent conversation on my conversation list, because I was gradually accepting the possibility that I might have to review it myself.

Thanks, it's up there.

For some reason i put off reviewing my favourite book...

What is your favourite book?

Small gods

Oh, right. I see. I was going to put "RESERVED FOR [HPB]" in big red letters next to the appropriate title.

Really?!

You do have Going postal to add you know!

Oh yes, that's a kids' book isn't it?

And yes, really.

No it's novel #29....

Which category?

Independent i think.

Excellent, i'll put it up .

I've mentioned more on the 'main' thread PA.

Yeah, I saw thanks.