読書狂 reviewed Snuff by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #39)
Sam Vimes Solves Racism. again.
4 stars
maybe it's because I'm reading this in 2025, maybe it's because several of the Watch books are already about racism, but this one definitely trod some old ground for me. the whole arc of the Watch books are about expanding Ankh-Morpork's idea of who is included as a Person, so the theme fit better here, but it did feel a little reheated. this one was darker and kind of grittier in some places, which I guess I didn't mind, but a fair whack of it was talking about marriage in a very Boomer/"are the straights okay?" kind of way, which got old quick, although the trademark Pratchett humor kept the book from dragging. the riverboat chase scene was a highlight, as was Vimes v Vetinari at the end, and Willikins really made his presence known, but I guess in the end, I felt like this book was a better written …
maybe it's because I'm reading this in 2025, maybe it's because several of the Watch books are already about racism, but this one definitely trod some old ground for me. the whole arc of the Watch books are about expanding Ankh-Morpork's idea of who is included as a Person, so the theme fit better here, but it did feel a little reheated. this one was darker and kind of grittier in some places, which I guess I didn't mind, but a fair whack of it was talking about marriage in a very Boomer/"are the straights okay?" kind of way, which got old quick, although the trademark Pratchett humor kept the book from dragging. the riverboat chase scene was a highlight, as was Vimes v Vetinari at the end, and Willikins really made his presence known, but I guess in the end, I felt like this book was a better written rehash of Unseen Academicals.