satire
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They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. Book 3 in the Discworld series, Book 1 in the Witches subseries. Wizards are men and witches are women. Everyone knows that. But one day in a Discworld village with the unlike name…
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Not panicking now, the goblin pointed a claw at Vimes’ left wrist, looked him in the face, and said, ‘Just ice?’ It was a plea. Book 39 in the Discworld series, Book 8 in the City Watch subseries. Sir Samuel Vimes, Commander of the Watch, Duke of Ankh and keeper of the Summoning Dark, may…
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We need to know the truth, Vimes. Commander Sam Vimes’ truth. It may count for more than you think. Book 34 in the Discworld series, Book 7 in the City Watch subseries. Sam Vimes is no stranger to darkness, be it literal or metaphorical. But in Thud!, he is battling a darkness unlike any he…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. In September I read cozy mysteries, paranormal mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, and fantasy. I read about witches, golems, vampires and werevolves, I read about elder and retired sleuths and assassins, about former crusaders and journalists, about deadline dinner parties, police investigations, monster hunters and fish and chips. I read about finding yourself, about second…
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This week I’m joining the #oldskoolchallengeclub with the Cluedo challenge by @chapter1.page1, finding book titles to answer the questions Who was the murderer? Where did the crime occur? With what was the murder committed? “Where” in Cluedo refers to a room in a house, but I don’t have any book titles in my collection that…
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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! It is time for another update for the Autumn Book Bingo by…
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Many thanks to @taherasplace for tagging me in the One Word Title challenge by Dee @chapter1.page1 for the #oldskoolchallengeclub. I had a look through my ebook collection and came up with these 10 books. Alice by Gary Gautier From Goodreads: Alice’s commune seems a small hippie utopia in a dreamlike forest, but the utopian surface…
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People’d live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work every day, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear. Book 21 in the Discworld series, Book 4 in the City Watch subseries. Sam Vimes has survived…
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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! With summer officially behind us, it is time for my first update…
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We’re just one big happy family and, when you’ve been to a few domestic disputes, Littlebottom, I can assure you that you’ll see the resemblance. Book 19 in the Discworld series, Book 3 in the City Watch subseries. In Ankh-Morpork the times are changing faster than people’s preconceptions, leading to an explosive atmosphere in the city…
