Thief of Time

by Terry Pratchett
PRMS paperback 357 pages
genre: fantasy

This Discworld novel has been sitting at my house for over two years. I had enough time on the flight home from New York to read almost the entire thing. There were parts of it that I found extremely clever and enjoyable. There were times I just thought it was silly and pointless. I think I would have loved this book as a teenager . . . in some ways, it made me think of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Lu-Tze is a sweeper. Jeremy a clockmaker. Lobsang a gifted foundling. Susan a teacher. The nature of time and humanity are questioned. Odd, but good. I'm not going to continue reading this series, but at least now I have a sense of what it's like.

Nation

by Terry Pratchett
PRMS paperback 367 pages + afterword
genre: adventure, philosophy

Very interesting book! The story of Mau and Daphne, being a child and becoming an adult. A giant wave that wipes out a village and a shipful of people. Belief, religion, relationships, good & evil. I wish I had read this in time to talk about it with the book club! It has a lot going on in it!