Small Gods, Terry Pratchett
HarperCollins e-book, 343 pages, 1992
This was my first Terry Pratchett novel. I really wanted to love it, and it did grow on me as I went along, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. For one thing, most of the book is a parody of religion, which I can appreciate on an abstract level but have trouble really getting into because the particular kind of straight-laced, by-the-book religion that he parodies is just so far removed from my life. I didn't find it laugh-out-loud funny, either, and it took about two-thirds of the book for me to start getting really invested in the plot. I do plan to give Pratchett's Discworld another try at some point--I've had
Hogfather and
Going Postal recommended to me, and I think I have both of them lying around my apartment somewhere.
In other news, I've now read 25 books, which means I'm halfway through the 50-book challenge! Yes, I was supposed to have reached this milestone by July 1. I have a lot of books I'm excited to read, though, so hopefully I'll catch up. Best books so far:
Revolutionary Road, A Wild Sheep Chase, The Hunger Games, The Left Hand of Darkness and
East of Eden. I cannot say enough good things about these books!
