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BarbaraJean

Men At Arms | Terry Pratchett

“Sometimes it‘s better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness.”

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julesG Not wrong. 🦧 5h

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BookmarkTavern

BookSpinBingo | Untitled

I can‘t begin to tell you how excited I am for this #BingoBoard ! #BookSpinBingo

#BookSpin breath of Earth, #DoubleSpin A Witch‘s Guide to Magical Inkeeping

#Roll100 Final Harvest, A Kingdom Strange, Breath of Earth

#OokBOokClub Feet of Clay (one of my favorites!)

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery on the Mississippi

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad The Scarecrow of Oz and Rinkitink in Oz

#QueerBC Finna

#ThematicCozies Foul Play at La Playa

TheAromaofBooks

Butterfinger I also read Finna for this month's #QueerBC. 4d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks fantastic!! 4d

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BookmarkTavern

Men At Arms | Terry Pratchett

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Guns are invented on the Disc, & we can all agree it‘s a terrible idea. & while the City Watch begins its own DEI initiative, there are mysterious murders, & a lost heir. & Angua! ❤️

I don‘t know if this would have hit as hard in a reread if I had read it last year. A powerful examination of racism & prejudice, the benefits of a diverse workforce, & what kind of people call for a monarchy made for a very interesting experience in 2025. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern #OokBOokClub @julesG 5d

AlaMich “Gonnes don‘t kill people, people kill people.” I just finished it yesterday. 4d

julesG 🦧 4d

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BarbaraJean

Men At Arms | Terry Pratchett

Wasn‘t this SAME passage at the beginning of Guards! Guards!? Or another book that featured Vimes? I know I‘ve read this before but I‘ve been reading these from the library, so I can‘t go back and check… 😒 #OokBOokClub

julesG You're referring to Sam Vimes Boots Theory. As far as I know, it's only in Men at Arms. 5d

julesG Checked against the ebook of Guards! Guards!, it's not in there. 5d

Leniverse You've probably read it before because it's famous and gets quoted a lot. 5d

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willaful @Leniverse yes this. I see it on Mastodon about once a week. 5d

Bookwomble "Boots Theory" has its own Wikipedia page ? "Men at Arms" is cited as the source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory 5d

BarbaraJean @julesG Thanks for checking on my behalf! @Leniverse @willaful This MUST be the reason, although my heart feels sure I read it in Guards 😆 @Bookwomble If only I‘d not been so lazy and had googled it myself! 5d

Bookwomble @BarbaraJean That's what community is about 😁 5d

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Book Report Journal | Journals for All Staff

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Almost done with my second #JuneOfARC read! And got to start the #OokBOokClub book today!

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kwmg40

Guards! Guards! (Revised) | Terry Pratchett

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I enjoyed rereading this book with the #OokBOokClub. It features the usual crazy array of characters, along with dragons! @julesG

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julesG

Men At Arms | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #TheatreOfCruelty (in A Blink of the Screen) and #MenAtArms!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

julesG @dariazeoli @Soubhiville @GingerAntics @rubyslippersreads @Karkar @kwmg40 @Liatrek @khooliha @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @Jennifer3 @Fortifiedbybooks @willaful @SconsinBookyBadger @Balibee146 @Deblovestoread @TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @Lizpixie @BarbaraJean @alamich

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julesG

Guards! Guards! (Revised) | Terry Pratchett

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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #GuardsGuards feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

BookmarkTavern A small group of individuals believing they‘ve been deprived of what‘s rightfully due them decide to put a puppet leader in charge to control, only to end up with a narcissistic, greedy, destructive force intent on sowing fear and chaos around him? Gee, I wonder how relevant that story could be? 😅😅 I can‘t believe this was written over thirty years ago. 1mo

willaful @BookmarkTavern I know, Terry Pratchett wouldn't be surprised by anything.

I think I enjoyed this more than I remember doing so when I first read it. It was fun to see the Watch becoming a real force for good. 1mo

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julesG @BookmarkTavern 🤣🤣🤣 he nailed it. 1mo

julesG @willaful I agree, I enjoyed it a lot more this time. Maybe because I'm older/wiser and have seen a few things happening. 1mo

BarbaraJean This is my first time reading the Watch novels! Having seen Vimes (and the Watch) now in other novels, I was surprised to find him in the gutter at the beginning here! It was so fascinating to see the origins of characters I‘d enjoyed later glimpses of elsewhere. @BookmarkTavern 😂😂😭 1mo

AlaMich The audio version of this has been so delightful!! It‘s adding considerably to my enjoyment. 1mo

julesG @AlaMich Which version did you listen to? Stephen Briggs, Tony Robinson, or Jon Culshaw with Peter Serafinowicz and Bill Nighy? 1mo

AlaMich @julesG The last one. I didn‘t realize there were three audio versions. 1mo

BookmarkTavern @BarbaraJean Vimes‘s character arc is one of my all time favorites. 1mo

julesG @AlaMich that's the one I haven't listened to yet. Stephen Briggs' narration is the 'original' one. The one with Culshaw is relatively new. 1mo

AlaMich @julesG He‘s so good! 1mo

kwmg40 I'm rather late to the discussion, but I did enjoy my reread of this book. I loved Errol the dragon! 3w

julesG @kwmg40 You can join at any time. Errol, eater of kettles. 🤣 3w

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BookmarkTavern

BookSpinBingo | Untitled

Happy Pride Month! #BookSpinBingo #BingoBoard

#BookSpin The Hanging City, #DoubleSpin Paris in the 20th Century

#Roll100 The Yiddish Policemen‘s Union, Quiet, Gwenhwyfar

#OokBOokClub Men at Arms

#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery of the Emeralds

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad The Patchwork Girl of Oz

#QueerBC Black Water Sister

#ThematicCozies Claws Out

#JuneOfARC The Hanging City, Written in Bone

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 1mo

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BarbaraJean

The Library at Night | Alberto Manguel

🤖 Finished System Collapse yesterday, completing my Murderbot re-read
⚔️ Started Guards! Guards! for #OokBOokClub
🐶 Beautiful Joe is ongoing for #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent
📚 I‘ve been parceling out an essay per day of The Library at Night, which is my May #BookSpin and also a pick for my #50x50 challenge

rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain Love Murderbot! 1mo

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