Sunday eBook Review

Terry Pratchett,  Hogfather

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 274 KB
• Print Length: 384 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0061059056
• Publisher: HarperCollins e-books; Rei Rep edition (January 16, 2007)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000W5MIGC
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars (118 reviews) 

 1. Short review:   

2. Long review:
2.1. What I liked:  I don't like fantasy, but I love Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.  Of all the books in the series, for my money, this is the best.
     Roller coaster or walk in the park?
     Roller coaster, but a slow roller coaster.  It is the Terry Pratchett style, the characters he creates, and the Discworld scenery that makes this book a winner.

2.2. What I did not like:  The cover of the eBook sucks.  The editor at Harper-Collins who was responsible for getting this book to Kindle format needs to be fired 'pour encourager les autres'.

2.3. Who I think is the audience:  Anyone who reads English and is over the age of 12.

2.4. Is the book appropriate for children to read?  12 and up-- yes.  Under 12?  You read it first and judge for yourself if you want to give it to your little innocents.

2.5. On the basis of reading this book, will I buy the author's next book?  Oh, yeah.

2.6. Other: 
     Hogfather is the first Discworld book I read.  After reading all the other--and buying most of them--it is still my favorite in the series.
     Hogfather will introduce you to DEATH; his granddaughter, Susan; and to Terry Pratchett's unique style (Footnotes in a fantasy novel?  No, funny footnotes in a fantasy novel.)  Hogfather is both laugh-out-loud funny and profound.
     The Hogfather is Discworld's version of Santa Claus.  What happens when the Hogfather is kidnapped?  DEATH takes his place.  Why?  To keep the residents of Ankh-Morpork believing the lies that hold the world together.  Meanwhile, Susan chases the kidnappers to save the Hogfather.
     You won't forget it.  I didn't.

2.7.  Links:
Terry Pratchett @ http://www.terrypratchett.co.uk/
His books @ http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/

2.8.  Buy the book:  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node%3D1286228011&field-keywords=hogfather