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The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain

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wowimreadingagain's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A quick, funny read which sneaks in some social commentary in an elegant way. It’s an absurd story but very entertaining. Provides a cool mix of sci-fi and fantasy.

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4.0

Ein völlig abgefahrener, aber großartiger, ebenso kurzweiliger wie unterhaltsamer Roman, der hauptsächlich in Kathmandu (und zu Beginn noch auf und am Fuße des dritthöchsten Berges der Welt - dem Kangchendzönga) spielt und dabei eine durch eine KI regierte Stadt mit einem Djinn-König der Antike zusammenwirft. Mag es ohnehin sehr, wie in SciFi-Literatur immer wieder Bezüge zu antiker Mythologie hergestellt werden. Melek Ahmar (der Djinnkönig) und der alte Gurkha Bhan Gurung mochte ich als Team sehr gern. Ich denke, es gibt einige Probleme und Konflikte am Anfang, die nicht gänzlich ausdiskutiert werden, aber der Hauptplot geht schnell voran und schafft es ohne viel Nebengeplänkel ein unterhaltsam-humorvolles Buch zu kreieren. Der Djinn ist eher hedonistischer Natur, der Partys liebt, Freude an Männern und Frauen hat und seinen "pet humes" trotz seiner Ich-Bezogenheit und (eher spielerischen?) Arroganz immer hilft und eben auch Wünsche erfüllt.
Ich hatte wirklich große Freude an dem mir unbekannten Setting, dem SciFi-Einschlag des Ganzen und der Grundthematik (Welchen Preis hat ein scheinbar perfektes Paradies, das eine 'God machine' geschaffen hat?).
Mehr davon! ♥

jmmstp's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ktraptor's review against another edition

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4.0

Fun quick read!

bookaneer's review against another edition

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4.0

I had so much fun reading this book. Thank you Coode Street's Gary and Jonathan for recommending this novella. It is delightful and fresh, and has a cool setting (near-future Katmandu). Here we have a grizzled Gurkha warrior and a megalomaniac djinn who just woke up and find out he's been sleeping for four thousand years. Chaos ensued when the djinn wanted to rule the nearby city because he thinks he's so awesome and deserved a throne. Little did he know that climate change had ruined the earth, cities were ruled by AIs and people had nannites to control their bodies. While the background sounds grim, there are lots of humour and cheek that made me chuckled even until the very end.

I look forward to read more from this author. His [b:Djinn City|30316130|Djinn City|Saad Hossain|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1498035296l/30316130._SY75_.jpg|50804757] looks interesting. Also, if you, like me, is having trouble in finding good nomination for your Hugo novella ballot, I really recommend this one.

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5.0

I LOVED it. This is now one of my favorite books of all time and by far the best novella I’ve ever read. If you are in the mood for a bit of humor in your books and don’t mind reading about a djinn who cusses a lot, and want to see cool mix of mythology (djinn) and sci-fi check this out.