" this is one of my favourite discworld books- this one was so amazingly good. " Amazing book I highly recommend it if you need a good laugh and a little heart warming. Thought provoking and fun at the same time! " - Lisa, Slow to start and drawn out at the end, but surprisingly funny! The central idea of the book reminded me of J.M. " The first Discworld book I read, and it got me hooked. Characters - gods, philosophers and Brutha, Om etc. " This book was Clever and witty and gave an insightful look at gods and belief. I really love Terry Pratchett's writing style. " Honestly, one of the very best and most genuine critics of our crazy dependency on religion and codified belief systems. The Inquisition makes an appearance as do the Philosophers introduced in Pyramids. " Religion, Philosophy, and Political intrigue all get the treatment in this book about an unasuming young monk named Brutha ("Brother", get it?) who is called of God, well, one of them anyway, to restore the Omnian religion. Appropriates church history and turns it on its ear. " On of his best works and a great book to get into Prachett's discworld, without having to read most of his other work. This has been the first Terry Pratchett I've read and it has entirely convinced me to go out and buy more because (view spoiler) " - Kayla,
Since friends and family have read it it has become an inside joke of sorts. Witty, satirical, but most importantly- hilarious. " One of the better books I've read in a long time. " One of the best commentaries on religion. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.I have to admit that I occassionally could hear him singing "There's a hole my shoe," but Planer's reading, coupled with Pratchett's writing made a wonderfully enjoyable combination." Additionally, it is wonderfully read by Nigel Planer, the British actor who played Neil on The Young Ones beck in the 80s. It is great Pratchett satire of religion. "I rarely go the audio route, but am happy that I did with this Discworld novel. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards. Please note: This is a vintage recording. He wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please.īut most of all, what he really wants, more than anything else, is for his god to choose someone else. (Which is true, but when has that ever mattered?) He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He wants to stop the persecution of a philosopher who has dared to suggest that, contrary to the Church's dogma, the Discworld really does go through space on the back of an enormous turtle. He wants to overthrow a huge and corrupt church.
His god has spoken to him, admittedly while currently in the shape of a tortoise.īrutha is a simple lad.
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