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Monstrous Regiment

Fantasy by Terry Pratchett

Blurb

Monstrous Regiment è un romanzo fantasy satirico del 2003 di Terry Pratchett, trentunesimo romanzo della serie del Mondo Disco. Al 2013 risulta inedito in italiano.
Il romanzo prende il nome dal libello anticattolico di John Knox, il cui titolo completo è The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. Il romanzo è una parodia del filone sul tema del "travestimento in guerra", ma al tempo stesso ha sviluppi che vanno dal satirico fino al drammatico.
L'illustrazione sulla copertina dell'edizione inglese, ad opera di Paul Kidby, è una parodia della fotografia della battaglia di Iwo Jima di Joe Rosenthal.

First Published

2003

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Sar

A rather enjoyable read, and despite it being within the Discworld the story can easily be read without any prior knowledge. Polly is a lovable protagonist who you will find yourself cheering on from the onset. The supporting cast are all managed greatly, although at times it feels as though some of them fall to the wayside. The ending isn't very predictable but at the same time is not completely out of left field. By far one of my favorite books by Pratchett to date.

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Engeld

Never read a Discworld book before (or after, for that matter), but this one required NO knowledge of it at all. Pretty funny and easy to read. I really liked the gang, although some member might come a little too short and don't get the attention I thought they would deserve ;) Pretty good ending with a nice twist, but in retrospect I'm not sure I was satisfied with it.

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