I kept forgetting to say, if you get a chance check out "Being Human", a BBC3 series about a vampire, werewolf and ghost that share a house in Bristol. It's a great look at the life of what is essentially a Black Ribboner (Mitchell) trying to stay off the stuff. Dramatic yet also funny. It was only 6 episodes, but covered some interesting points including "what is humanity if you take the finality of death away".

Wiki link

BBC site

(And yes - I writing a crossover - I couldn't help it)

 If Tonker means "penis" and Shufti means "quick", what does Lofty mean? What about Wazzer?

Following on from the "Tonker" revelations.  Strange things come to mind when one is merely ticking over.

If a "shufti" is a quick look, i.e. to take a shufti at the enemy positions and try not to get shot at the same time, then how does that fit in with the character?  Is it a clever play on how a certain Johnny "took a shufti" and then moved on?

So, what did you think?

New readers:
What were your impressions?

For all:
How does it compare to other DW novels?
Favourite bits/worst bits?
Is it a feminist book, and if so, how does it compare to other feminist books - specifically by men? And what do you think about men writing feminist books anyway?

For the last few secrets!

This is the second to last conversation post! Almost done.

Next week's segment is:
Stopping a battle is much harder than starting it. ... THE END.

For discussion related to the last few surprises!

Discuss away! I'll be joining in on my lunchbreak after I come back from work.

Next week's segment is:

Men take over. ... He was a sergeant major in a room full of confused ruperts, and he was happier than a terrier in a barrel of rats. (page 448 of he UK paperback)

...For any discussion related to the last few big surprises!

Here we go!

Next week's segment is:

In the huge ironing room, only one person was working at the long boards... ... And, right now, she wasn't inclined to argue. (page 411 of the UK paperback)

...which doesn't necessarily even have to have anything to do with the last segment.

This should have been posted yesterday, but I didn't do it at work (overtime on Saturday, nice) and when I got home - the net connection was busted! It still is, so I won't be participating before tomorrow. I'm writing this on a mobile! Next week's segment... Will be added later. Sorry, guys!

Edit: And here's the segment:

In fact Blouse was sitting on what remained of a chair. ... It was, to Polly's relief, one of her own. (page 368 of the UK paperback)

For what spoilers remain!

Here we go!

If it did come to that, would you?

Rules re-cap

We have some new readers, so no spoilers. I'll make a separate post for spoilery discussion. If a conversation in this, the main discussion post, veers towards spoilery, please take it to the other thread; you can always link to the other post's comments from here.

The community rule stands, so absolutely no flaming. That means, anyone who gets personal will be banned. That being said, let's respect each other's right to disagree.

Getting off topic is perfectly fine. It's the nature of conversations. If it veers towards spoilers from other Discworld books, you might want to put a spoiler warning on the comment title.


Next week's segment is:

The sky was red. ... 'His corset probably wants lacing...' (page 314 of the UK paperback)

Posted as a measure... If we still have any readers who haven't read the book through, here's the place to talk.

If you're still out there, let me know!

Wasn't that exciting? Let's talk about it.

Rules re-cap

We have some new readers, so no spoilers. I'll make a separate post for spoilery discussion. If a conversation in this, the main discussion post, veers towards spoilery, please take it to the other thread; you can always link to the other post's comments from here.

The community rule stands, so absolutely no flaming. That means, anyone who gets personal will be banned. That being said, let's respect each other's right to disagree.

Getting off topic is perfectly fine. It's the nature of conversations. If it veers towards spoilers from other Discworld books, you might want to put a spoiler warning on the comment title.


Next week's segment is:

They made more than six miles before Jackrum called a halt, and already the land was changing. ... 'It's not going to come to that,' said Polly firmly. (page 271 of the UK paperback)

Here we go!

Rules re-cap

We have some new readers, so no spoilers. I'll make a separate post for spoilery discussion. If a conversation in this, the main discussion post, veers towards spoilery, please take it to the other thread; you can always link to the other post's comments from here.

The community rule stands, so absolutely no flaming. That means, anyone who gets personal will be banned. That being said, let's respect each other's right to disagree.

Getting off topic is perfectly fine. It's the nature of conversations. If it veers towards spoilers from other Discworld books, you might want to put a spoiler warning on the comment title.


Next week's segment is:

Polly wondered if Jackrum ever slept. ... 'And I will look after you.' (page 216 of the UK paperback)

Spoiler away!

One, two, three, four, what do you think the underlying theme of clothing-related obsessions stands for?


Rules re-cap

We have some new readers, so no spoilers. I'll make a separate post for spoilery discussion. If a conversation in this, the main discussion post, veers towards spoilery, please take it to the other thread; you can always link to the other post's comments from here.

The community rule stands, so absolutely no flaming. That means, anyone who gets personal will be banned. That being said, let's respect each other's right to disagree.

Getting off topic is perfectly fine. It's the nature of conversations. If it veers towards spoilers from other Discworld books, you might want to put a spoiler warning on the comment title.


Next week's segment is:

Blouse was snoring. ... 'Oh. Oh, well. Thank you, Perks.' (page 179 of the UK paperback)