4+ stars simply because it's Terry Pratchett, and reading *Johnny and the Bomb* just made my day a little brighter. If you're looking for a feel-good read, especially a Terry Pratchett book review, this is it.

Johnny Maxwell once battled aliens in a video game. Then he assisted the deceased in preserving their cemetery. Now, he's journeying through time.Thanks to a peculiar bag lady's time-traveling trolley, Johnny Maxwell is transported back to World War II. He arrives just in time for a bombing raid that's set to devastate his hometown. His gut tells him to save the town. However, he soon discovers that actions in the past have repercussions in the present. The question quickly arises: is saving inn...

As a massive Discworld fan, I thought I’d give *Johnny and the Bomb* a go. It's nowhere near the same level as the Bromeliad Trilogy (Truckers, Diggers, Wings... seriously, read them!), or even the younger Discworld books, but it was enjoyable nonetheless and had a satisfying conclusion. If you're looking for great children's books, this is a good choice. Unlike Terry Pratchett's other books for younger readers, I found that *Johnny and the Bomb* really is just for kids and doesn’t really go any...

The third and final Johnny Maxwell book, *Johnny and the Bomb*, delves into the complexities of time travel, exploring its mind-bending possibilities and the branching "trouser legs of time." It's an entertaining read, filled with the kids' trademark silly and quirky dialogue. However, the real treat for any Discworld fan is spotting the seeds of ideas that later blossom in Terry Pratchett's other works. The phrase "trousers legs of time," for instance, pops up in *Jingo*, which I recently finis...

This third book in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy, *Johnny and the Bomb*, is the most ambitious. Terry Pratchett tackles time travel in a way that's both hilarious and thought-provoking. Johnny and his friends stumble upon Mrs. Tachyon, an elderly woman who appears to have been mugged. While trying to get her medical attention, they become stuck with her shopping cart, which is filled with squishy, unsettlingly mobile garbage bags. Turns out, these bags are packed with Time itself! By messing around...

Unfortunately, I read a North American edition, so words like 'cookie' and 'trash' incongruously popped up in wartime England. Good luck getting any sensible help dialing 911 back then! References to *The Thunderbirds* and *Flowerpot Men* were left intact, so surely the American reader wouldn't have had any trouble with 'biscuit' and 'rubbish'! All that aside, *Johnny and the Bomb* by Terry Pratchett was a gentle Pratchett romp with sly humor at every turn. A delightful read, and definitely a go...

I've always been a fan of Terry Pratchett's *Johnny and the Bomb* series – they were written and published during what I’d consider to be his golden years. What’s particularly interesting about the *Johnny and the Bomb* books is that they’re set in our reality.In this installment, Johnny and his friends embark on a time-traveling adventure after discovering a magical trolley that belongs to the local bag lady. This allows Pratchett to experiment with genre, crafting a sort of realistic fantasy g...

Watch out for the trousers of time. With Terry Pratchett's "Johnny and the Bomb", you're not just reading a book; you're stepping into a temporal minefield. This isn't just another young adult novel; it's a Pratchett adventure, and as always, it's wonderfully weird. If you're looking for a mind-bending time travel book, look no further. Just be warned: once you open "Johnny and the Bomb", you might find yourself questioning everything you thought you knew about history... and your own trousers.

Her şey orada bekliyor, diye düşündü Johnny. Zamanın özelliği bu. Zaman makinesi yapmanın ne kadar uzun süreceği önemli değil. Hepimiz ölebiliriz ve evrim, köstebeklerle falan, yeniden başlar. Hatta milyonlarca sene sürebilir. Ama eninde sonunda biri onu yapacak. Bir... makine bile olmayabilir. Belki de yalnızca, zamanın ne olduğunu anlama meselesidir; tıpkı eskiden herkesin yıldırımdan korkması gibi ve sonra bir gün birinin çıkıp, “Bakın, onu küçük şişelerde biriktirebilirsiniz,” demesi gibi. Y...

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"When all else failed, she tried being reasonable.”