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kchisholm's review against another edition
5.0
Book 22 in the Discworld series, this is book 6 in the Rincewind subseries, Rincewind being a wizard, if you believe his hat, and an adventurer by accident, definitely not choice.
In THE LAST CONTINENT Pratchett is taking a good hard look at evolution and I just absolutely love the blurb on this book, and the whole darn book made me laugh, a lot. Which is high praise as obviously The Last Continent is a reference to Australia, and god knows so many satirists get everything and everybody in this place wrong so often, you can't help but marvel.
Pie floaters get a mention, along with some glorious Mad Max styled car crashes, and there's even a hat tip to Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Along with many others. And then there's the cleaning lady / stranded lovelorn wizards story....
Overall this is very much a Rincewind and the Wizards antics based book of roaringly funny moments. No worries.
In THE LAST CONTINENT Pratchett is taking a good hard look at evolution and I just absolutely love the blurb on this book, and the whole darn book made me laugh, a lot. Which is high praise as obviously The Last Continent is a reference to Australia, and god knows so many satirists get everything and everybody in this place wrong so often, you can't help but marvel.
Pie floaters get a mention, along with some glorious Mad Max styled car crashes, and there's even a hat tip to Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Along with many others. And then there's the cleaning lady / stranded lovelorn wizards story....
Overall this is very much a Rincewind and the Wizards antics based book of roaringly funny moments. No worries.
abiofpellinor's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
neferatowen's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
riley_w's review against another edition
3.0
Pratchetts books are very marmitey for me. Some I pick up and can’t put down. Others I can get past the first half. This one was one I couldn’t stop reading.
I find his books are a very good pallet cleanser and something nice to read in between heavy and/or long series.
I find his books are a very good pallet cleanser and something nice to read in between heavy and/or long series.
wargortarg's review against another edition
3.0
Probably my least favorite book of the series despite some guffaws. Maybe I couldn't bear the separation of Rincewind and Luggage for a big chunk of the book. Or maybe I wasn't very well-versed with half of the references from Australia. Another thing to note is bit of a background from the previous book 'Interesting Times' would be helpful. All in all, fun read if you are looking to finish the Rincewind timeline.
koalasarebears's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
dave_peticolas's review against another edition
3.0
Got to ration these carefully, not too many left in the series.