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  <title><![CDATA[Interesting Times (Discworld, #17)]]></title>
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  <default-description>Marvelous Discworld, which revolves on the backs of four great elephants and a big turtle, spins into &lt;I&gt;Interesting Times&lt;/I&gt;, the 17th outing in Terry Pratchett's rollicking fantasy series. The gods are playing games again, and this time the mysterious Lady opposes Fate in a match of &quot;Destinies of Nations Hanging by a Thread.&quot; &lt;I&gt;--Blaise Selby&lt;/I&gt;</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1994</original-publication-year>
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  <read_at>Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As with all of the Discworld books I have been devouring, this is ingenious, fantastic and very funny. Never a dull moment, and never expected, though also very satisfying when completed, I have to rush to the next one for new means of escape. I am ecstatic to be able to borrow these from Mark, and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38037306">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book last year, and just finished listening to the Audiobook (Read by Nigel Planer) with my children.  &quot;Interesting Times&quot; is the fifth book in the Rincewind series, in case you want to read them in order here they are:<br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= The Color of Magic" title=" The Color of Magic"> The Color of Magic</a><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= The Light Fantastic" title=" The Light Fantastic"> The Light Fantastic</a><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Sourcery" title=" Sourcery"> Sourcery</a>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44840200">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I simply love Terry Pratchett.  I would shout it from the highest tower on the tallest mountain.....&quot;I LOVE YOU, TERRY!&quot;  <br/><br/>That being said, as a fairly new Pratchett reader (1.5 years and counting), I am reading the books &quot;out of order,&quot; which doesn't really matter wit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43633992">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I find that Pratchett's earlier work (mostly featuring Rincewind) leaves me cold.<br/><br/>His later works are far more sophisticated, with more clever jokes and pointed satire - the ones published at the beginning of his career definitely show his progression from an amateur humorist to a novelis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58755533">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is not a good place to start if you are new to the Discworld. Like most of the books in Prachett's sprawling and branching series, it makes enough sense on its own but you won't enjoy it nearly as much without some context. I recommend reading--at a minimum--&quot;The Color of Magic&quot; ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73536228">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This DiscWorld book plays off of what I see as my favorite &quot;self-help&quot; book, The Art of War by Sun Tzu.  It is satire at its very finest...what more can I say!  And this book has Rincewind and Luggage and TwoFlower is back!  Here are some favorite quotes:<br/><br/>&quot;According to the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42526729">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Je nâ€™aime pas dire du mal, mais <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1654.Terry_Pratchett" title="Terry Pratchett">Terry Pratchett</a> nâ€™Ã©crit pas toujours des chefs-dâ€™oeuvre de la littÃ©rature. Une fois posÃ©e cette Ã©vidence, force est de reconnaÃ®tre que ce tome des Annales du Disque-Monde quoique trÃ¨s intÃ©ressant, nâ€™est pas inoubliable. Non parce que les personnages nâ€...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26193102">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rincewind returns along with Twoflower, Cohen the Barbarian and his Siver Horde (all 5 of them). After creating many more characters, Pterry later on had problems with his first main Discworld character, the flawed, inept wizzard (sic) Rincewind. In The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic there ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22757379">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="14146551">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There is a saying, often attributed to the Chinese - &quot;May you live in interesting times.&quot;  Usually when this is invoked, it's done so as a curse, the idea being that interesting times are more likely to cause you trouble than nice boring times, and perhaps that's true.  The folks in Baghda...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14146551">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75707661">
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The most powerful wizard in ankh-morpork is requested by a<br/>foreign country. What's more powerful than a wizard that keeps<br/>surviving? When you've got a special talent for running the right<br/>way during the most interesting of times, your name must be Rincewind.<br/><br/>Twisted within ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75707661">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't believe this is the first Terry Pratchett I have read! It is so funny- Monty Python meets Harry Potter, stage sets by the fellow who did the movie Brazil. I didn't research too carefully or I might have started at the beginning of this chaotic series, but I usually have a book on cd going in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76280721">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rincewind return in this novel by Terry Pratchett that examines the cultural mores of Western and Eastern lifestyles and values--sort of.  Rincewind, the world's worst wizard is sent to the Agatean Empire, which is trying to foment a polite and respectful revolution.  Genghiz Cohen and his Silver Ho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71435893">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting, and strange!, times indeed.  Cohen and the Silver Horde are a wonderfully odd group, always good to see Rincewind and his luggage in action [and the luggage has some interesting &quot;action&quot; of its own!:]<br/><br/>As always, when it comes to Terry Pratchett and the Discworld, wond...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63567933">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Twoflower: &quot;All in all, I'm afraid our government does leave something to be desired.&quot;<br/>Rincewind: &quot;Like a new government.&quot; p.187<br/><br/>&quot;Although it was against his general principles, it was perhaps time to stop and think.&quot; p.239<br/><br/>&quot;The Four Hors...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4536745">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The oldest, inscrutable Discworld Empire is in turmoil, due to the revolutionary treatise <em>What I Did On My Holidays</em>.  War is spreading through the ancient cities and then salvation arrives in the form of Rincewind the &quot;Wizzard&quot; and Cohen the barbarian, along with his troop of aging barbari...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68121602">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An all-out laugh-fest that will have you snickering and guffawing all the way through. If you've never read any of Pratchett's stories before, you're seriously missing out on one of the only authors to rival Douglas Adams and Tom Robbins for wit and writing prowess, and the Discworld books are endle...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56125656">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Unfortunately, I think you need to read the other Rincewind books to fully appreciate this one (The Color of Magic and The Light Fantastic- am I missing any, Kirby?)- which are not that great.  This one, however, was awesome!  What more can one ask for in a Terry Pratchett than the crazy-ass wizards...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3097530">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[another great discworld book!  This one features Rincewind!  While I was reading this book, in which the people try to hold a revolution, the slogans made me crack up since we were studying colonial revolutions in Africa and southeast asia.  It was really ironic, and made me laugh so much!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my first Discworld book, and now I see it's #17 which might explain why it's so confusing.  I am not sure if I like it or not, but I'll press on anyway.  I'm not laughing out loud much as I read it, which is what I was hoping for.  About halfway through it.]]></body>
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