Nation

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• NATION by Terry Pratchett

  Review by Vesna McMaster (DEC 19, 2010) In interviews, Terry Pratchett has said that he had to write Nation. He pushed aside earlier scheduled work to accomplish this. The momentum of this need translates itself into a headlong rush which the reader ... (read full critics)

  mostlyfiction published on Mon, 20 Dec 2010

• Leader of men

  It's 25 years since Terry Pratchett invented Discworld. If there's any justice, the Post Office will issue a set of silver jubilee stamps, the government will declare a national holiday, and giant turtles will parade through our municipal parks. Prat ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  Not my usual Pratchett, but lovely.

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  miss mixtape said on Mar 14, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  Quite good.

  Not the masterpiece that everyone claims it is, but quite enjoyable.

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  Jota Joel said on Apr 22, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  It was beautiful, but not amazing - that's why it's 4 and not 5 stars.
  I loved the setting in the slightly different alternaverse (and I loved that in the author note Terry Pratchett says that it is, in fact, an alternaverse), the characters (Pratchett always writes such beautiful characters) and th ... (continue)

  It was beautiful, but not amazing - that's why it's 4 and not 5 stars.
  I loved the setting in the slightly different alternaverse (and I loved that in the author note Terry Pratchett says that it is, in fact, an alternaverse), the characters (Pratchett always writes such beautiful characters) and the worldbuilding.
  It felt a bit rushed in some parts, but it's still a really good book.

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  Mag said on Nov 7, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  I'm too old to fully appreciate this, but it's a good book and everyone should make small children read it, so that they can since childhood understand that: a) science is a good idea; b) imperialism is a bad idea; c) god is the worst idea ever.

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  Katjuša Tupolev said on Jul 5, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Funny, profound and touching. And, at the same time, classic Pratchett.

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  Storm said on Jun 10, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  Nice and strong... welcome to a New World

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  Spike said on Mar 24, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Mass Market Paperback 409 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 0552557803
• ISBN-13: 9780552557801
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Pub date: Sep 29, 2009
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Library Binding, Others and eBook
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