*** 2026 reread - In another review of Joseph Conrad I opined that if a survey was taken of the books the author had written by fans, how big a slice of pizza would go to which favorite. There would be large groups getting behind Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness (I’m an HOD guy) and some other honorable mentions, most notable for me would be Victory. I think I did this with Vonnegut too: a solid crowd going with Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five while I would be a little different and go with B...

„Изслушването беше изкуство, което усъвършенстваше с годините. Слушаш ли дълго и съсредоточено, хората ще ти кажат повече, отколкото смятат, че знаят.“„Крадец на време“ е чудесна книга, която ми въздейства страшно силно и веднага се превърна в една от най-любимите ми творби на Тери Пратчет! Големият писател е споделил в нея своите разсъждения върху непреходната тема за същността на Времето, разказвайки една от най-шантавите и забавни истории от Света на Диска... Сюжетът е изпълнен с любопитни пр...

Kto by pomyślał, że podróże w czasie z mnichami, będą tak zabawne. Skomplikowane, ale zabawne.
Recenzja: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUuDv...

This book comes alive (hehe) when Susan Sto Helit, her grandfather Death, and Ronnie Soak are involved more in the story. The part with the monks heading to Ankh Morpork does drag a little bit.

The development of The Auditors' behaviour is hilarious, even though it's a depressing comment on humanity.

This is another imaginative story that's funny, sad, and poignant too. I have only given it 3 stars within my Terry Pratchett ratings scale. For any other author, it would have been 4.5/5

2025 reread. 
Discworld books are my warm, fluffy, comforting blanket. 
I always find a story that makes me think, laugh and feel. 
I especially love the treatment of the Auditors, even if they make me think about work ☺️

The Auditors didn´t think about the true potential of seemingly wacky teachings, although their manifestations have never been that sexy.Master and apprentice, the wise old man using very unconventional and seemingly strange teaching methods, concepts, and even finally achieved abilities, are driven to show what they really got by the good old auditors. That many ideologies and especially religious teachings are always to be taken with a truckload of salt is well known, but towards the end of th...

Well, I did not love Lu-Tze, or the History Monks, or the Glass Clock plot...BUT, this being a Pratchett book, it was easy to find plenty of other things to go gaga over.- This exchange between Susan and her grandfather:"They're going to do something to time? I thought they weren't allowed to do things like that."NO. BUT HUMANS CAN. IT HAS BEEN DONE ONCE BEFORE."No one would be that stu---"Susan stopped. Of course someone would be that stupid. Some humans would do anything to see if it was possi...

Re-read: 1/29/25Strangely enough, even after multiple readings, I find myself loving this novel more and more and more. Or is that more divided by two but the squared by 72, for the number of average heartbeats per minute? Ah, never mind, I'm just gonna stand here and spin little flowers of time until somebody puts a broom back in my hand.Truly, this one just one gets better with age. Or if not, age, because I'm stuck in an endless now, at least a function of one moment of age.And with that, I e...

I could repeat what all the other reviews have said about this book, but I'm not.

You should read it for a total of five reasons.

1. Susan (one of the best characters ever)
2. Pratchett's character of Death rules.
3. The wonderful use of chocolate in the novel.
4. Mrs. War
5. One of the best descriptions of a school room ever.

This was my first exposure to the work of Terry Pratchett. As a long-time Douglas Adams fan, I had heard Pratchett's name many times, but never took the time to actually read one of his books. I grabbed this one because the plot sounded interesting, and when I read the jacket at home, I noticed it was part of the "Discworld" series. Curious about how to properly start the series, a lump formed in my throat as I discovered that there are thirty-two Discworld novels, and that's not counting four y...