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Diggers (Bromeliad Trilogy #2)
This marvellously witty fantasy, starring a race of little people in a world of humans, is a sequel to Truckers - and every bit as entertaining.
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
April 1st 1991
by Corgi Childrens
(first published 1990)
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A fitting sequel to the first book! I thought it was just as engaging and interesting.
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A good, fun follow-up to TRUCKERS. Essentially, this trilogy is the Terry Pratchett version of THE BORROWERS, told in his own inimitable style (and, of course, with plenty of humour along the way).
I'm not the ideal target market for this book - unlike the Discworld novels, it's clearly aimed at younger readers - but nevertheless it's a quirky and exceptionally fast-paced read. I had it polished off after only a couple of sessions.
The story picks directly up from DIGGERS and, as far as I can tell...more
I'm not the ideal target market for this book - unlike the Discworld novels, it's clearly aimed at younger readers - but nevertheless it's a quirky and exceptionally fast-paced read. I had it polished off after only a couple of sessions.
The story picks directly up from DIGGERS and, as far as I can tell...more
*Aproape că am avut un atac de panică - am crezut că nu am luat și volumul III cu mine*
Cartea asta, spre mică diferență de prima, e într-adevăr perfectă. Să povestesc.
Deci nomii s-au stabilit în Cariera asta de piatră doar că prin hotărârea Consiliului Local, oamenii se întorc acolo. Deci nomii trebuie să plece. Dar unde? Ideea ar fi în hambar dar Feștilă cel religios nu e de acord. Feștilă moare călcat de camion, cel mai probabil. Piuliță și alți nomi se urcă într-un camion care sfârșește într-...more
Cartea asta, spre mică diferență de prima, e într-adevăr perfectă. Să povestesc.
Deci nomii s-au stabilit în Cariera asta de piatră doar că prin hotărârea Consiliului Local, oamenii se întorc acolo. Deci nomii trebuie să plece. Dar unde? Ideea ar fi în hambar dar Feștilă cel religios nu e de acord. Feștilă moare călcat de camion, cel mai probabil. Piuliță și alți nomi se urcă într-un camion care sfârșește într-...more
This is the second book in the Bromeliad trilogy. The nomes have left The Store and have found a home in an abandoned quarry. Grimma has learned to read and is doing some serious thinking. Which has upset M? because he thinks it is time they married and settled down together now that everything is resolved. They have had to teach the others about Outside with the help of Granny Morkie. M keeps thinking about and talking to the Thing which tells him of the past. Then they learn that the quarry is...more
Oddly enough, it is a children's novel. So maybe this is why I didn't like it that much. Pratchett's style of writing is there, very easy to spot, fun and enjoyable as always, but noticeably simpler, kind of less intriguing, less challenging.
Or maybe it's just because this is Book 2 of a trilogy and I haven't got the 2 other ones :)
Or maybe I am just too big a fan of the Discworld so I was slightly, secretly disappointed from the beginning that the story isn't set there.
However, the religious...more
Or maybe it's just because this is Book 2 of a trilogy and I haven't got the 2 other ones :)
Or maybe I am just too big a fan of the Discworld so I was slightly, secretly disappointed from the beginning that the story isn't set there.
However, the religious...more
Looking at it with hindsight, you see a lot of ideas in the Bromeliad trilogy that Pratchett would return to again and again. The nomes, precursors to the Wee Free Men, but a bit more grounded and less boisterous. The scripture, that Small Gods would perfect as a source of mirth. The philosophising about the nature of people, groups, mobs, leadership, that Vimes and Vetinari and even Tiffany Aching would run into again and again.
All that said, I also see now why Diggers did not leave much of an...more
All that said, I also see now why Diggers did not leave much of an...more
I remember my mom read this book to me while I had the flu when I was 10 or so (why did my mom only get me books when I was sick?) and since it's been such a long time since then, I hardly remember this book. But I do remember it made me travel with it, and I do remember I sympathized with the characters and their struggles. The writing was of course impeccable and maybe a little confusing for me, but I still related to the story to a great degree. This book is significant to me because it must...more
Great read! Enjoyed it almost as much as the first - I think it moved a bit too fast in the wrong places and didn't spend enough time setting up the nomes' new world, I would have liked to hear a lot more about their adaption to life in the quarry. The climax of the story was somewhat similar to the first one, but that was fine. I felt it got a bit glossed over though, could have been bigger and more dramatic.
Was still good though, the progression of ideas from the first book was very smooth and...more
Was still good though, the progression of ideas from the first book was very smooth and...more
Enjoyed this one too. The Nomes find themselves living in an old, abandoned quarry but they realise it isn't going to stay abandoned much longer because the humans want the rocks to build new roads. Masklin, Gurder and a few others go off looking for Grandson (39) in Florida juice (you kind of need to read it to get the reference) but also because Masklin knows he will be flying on a plane and The Thing has told him they originally came from out space. The last we see of these fellows is heading...more
Good. Still very funny, but there isn't a ton of plot. The Nomes hang around and deal with the existential questions their journey has led them to and do a couple of interesting things while some main characters are off simultaneously enjoying the more interesting book 3 of the trilogy. The first book had the insightful humor along with a well-executed story.
Though, you do finally find out what a Bromeliad is in this book and see how it is an appropriate metaphor for the series.
Though, you do finally find out what a Bromeliad is in this book and see how it is an appropriate metaphor for the series.
Diggers didn't have quite the same impact as the first Bromeliad book, Truckers, but I still enjoyed it very much. Since Book 2 narrated just one side of the ongoing tale, it left me hanging, but thankfully, I have the next book -- Wings -- in hand. Diggers continued to make me laugh out loud; Pratchett's wit absolutely delights me! I'm eager to continue the adventure in Wings.
The nomes have settled in an abandoned quarry, but shortly after Masklin, Girder and Angalo leave to find Grandson 37, the descendant of Arnold Bros Est 1905, than humans attempt to reopen the quarry. Dorcas and Grima lead the nomes in resistance and ulitmately in flight.
The adio version is voiced again by Stephen Briggs. He reads superbly.
The adio version is voiced again by Stephen Briggs. He reads superbly.
After the nomes make their escape from the store, they crash the truck in an abandoned quarry and make their home there. But the quarry isn't abandoned for long, and when the humans start making plans to reopen it, the nomes once more have to find somewhere else to live.[return][return]This one felt slower than the first, but I still enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this one even more than the first. Perhaps it's because of not having a clear 'leader'. I also really like the D and Grimma and their friendship. And the short take on fundamentalist religion was really good. I kind of wish that lasted a little bit longer. Another solid 'young readers' book by Terry Pratchett.
Started out fairly slow, but it picked up very quickly about half way through. A solid, if not spectacular, plot advancement for the middle of a trilogy. Ends with a fairly predictable cliffhanger, but it does make me want to read the final and find out exactly what happens to all the protagonists.
Cute fun little read. Jumping into the middle I felt a bit like background was lacking, and there wasn't NEARLY enough description for me. Which is understandable due to the narrative taken, but still, I think I'll try another Pratchett series before resuming this one.
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If you're here, you've read the first book hopefully (if not, read the first book). This is another great read that's a little less fun than the first, but even better due to that. This book and the third really are a part 1 and part 2, so if you've got this, go get the third book now.
I love all things Pratchett, and this is no exception. One of the things I love about this book is that Grimma seems to face an existential crisis, challenging the other nomes to think for themselves. There are some pretty deep concepts only partially veiled in the narative, and I wish I had read this as a child.
I think that if I didn't have Wings lined up already I would have been disappointed that half the characters were missing, off on their own adventure. However, safe in the knowledge that I could move straight on to the other half of the group, I loved it.
OK, this was part two of a kids' trilogy that I started with my son. Round two was similar to round one and equally entertaining. I'll eventually have to read round three (because I'm guessing there will be a happy ending). In any event, Pratchett is a funny (and insightful) man, whether writing for kids or adults...
I seem to have read the second and third books from this series. I'd give them both about a 3.5 but I feel like rounding up. Both books have a wonder sense of irony and show the world from a different point of view.
Solid. Not spectacular. I'd have probably liked it if so many people hadn't written knock offs that I've read since. It makes the original seem less original through no fault of Pratchett's. Poor Terry Pratchett.
Having left Arnold Bros Est 1905 the little people continue their journey. Not as convincing as the first in the series but good none-the-less. Definitely best to read the trilogy ion order.
I am really loving this series. I love the way he uses the gnomes to help us take a look at ourselves. His humour is clearly poking fun at us as a society. This book is very funny.
Harried from The Store to The Quarry -- humans return to destroy the Nomes new habitat, as well. Sequel manages to maintain the humorous, quirky touch of the first book.
Just finished reading this with my son - a wonderful non-discworld Pratchett book with his usual dry wit and illuminating observations on these strange beings called Humans.
Cute little book. I think you'd have to have read the first one first - Truckers, I believe. Wish it included more descriptions of the nomes. I'll read more Terry Prachett.
When looking for comfort, Terry Pratchett's books are a good source, at least for me. While I hadn't read this one before, as the non-discworld books are the ones I aren't as familiar with, I found plenty of what I was looking for in the usual stylings and witty, but relaxed, humour of this young adults-oriented work of his. Once again, there were quips, puns and naivety to fill an interested mind, but also sentences that seemed to encompass so much wisdom about the human condition that some phi...more
Cute with some funny moments. There's a part where the little folks read from a book as their definitive guide but they don't read so well. The book ? Gullible Travels !
Nomes and dragons - what's not to like as they adjust to world in the Outside and have to try to save their new home. It's not easy being a nome.
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