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I read this in fits and starts. I found Mau a very intriguing and gripping character. I found several of the ideas interesting. I especially like Pratchett's parting line: "Thinking This book contains some. Whether you try it at home is up to you."
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One of my absolute favorite reads of the year. Pratchett, known to most as the author of the Discworld series, has ventured out of that world and entered a new one full of ethical questions, humor and satire. Set in a world similar to our own, Mau is a boy set to become a man. When he returns to his island after a sort of "camp," he discovers that the entire popular has been killed by a tsunami. Believing that his spirit has become lost because he wasn't officially made a man, Mau goes on an int
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A quick and entertaining read. Lots of one-liners that remind you why it's fun to read Terry Pratchett.
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Terry Pratchett is just the best.
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