Discworld

The Fifth Elephant Book Review The Fifth Elephant is a fiction novel written by British author Terry Pratchett. Copyrighted in the year 2000, it contains three hundred and eighty nine pages. The story chiefly follows the plight of one Captain Vimes of the Ankh Morpork City Watch in a distant land called Uberwald. After the unfortunate disappearance of the previous ambassador to Uberwald, and with a Royal Succession to happen soon, a new ambassador is found in Samuel Vimes, who, apart from being

Eclectic, springs to mind when I look at my collection of books in my equally irregular book storage places. My favourite books are ordered and easy to locate. The yet to be read, books in waiting are less organised, with an air of the un- revered about them. The books I favour most include historic fiction such as The Australian’s series, or fictional mysteries, then there’s my true crime collection, gathered strangely enough when I was pregnant with my first daughter. However, the most esteemed

The Personification of Death in Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus The personification of Death is done by means of a princess of the Underworld in Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus. This Princess is very powerful, yet surprisingly vulnerable. For no one is allowed to love in the Underworld, the Princess falls in love with a famous poet named Orpheus and goes to drastic measures to be with him. But in the end she cannot be with her love, and she realizes this and does what is forbidden in the Underworld and defies

Pratchett’s Discworld has different kinds of investigating team (Vimes, Carrot, and so on.) that we read in his novel “Guards Guards”. In the same way, Vimes was the most interesting detective character from his novel. Here, Vimes being as a detective and taking him as

as well as the meaning both concepts offer to a person’s life. Here they are in no particular order Reaper Man by Sir Terry Pratchett One of the greatest satirists to ever grace the pages of a novel with the written word, Pratchett created The Discworld novels to parody the many

sophomore in the computer science program. I am from Jefferson County, in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. I spend most of my free time creating music, singing, and playing the piano. I enjoy reading high fantasy novels such as Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series and Tad Williams’s Otherland. However, I also enjoy nonfiction about psychology, philosophy, history, and science. Also, I might have a slight obsession with video games. My career goal is to become a sound engineer, basically a fancy title

Q: Who does Teatime recruit to help him kill the hogfather? A: The five criminals Q: Where does the Hogfather live and where is it located? A: The castle of Bones and Ankh Mopork Q: Why is the castle of Bones falling? A: Because kids are not believing anymore Q: What happened to the librarian? A: She turned into a 300 pound orangutan Q: Who created HEX? A: Ponder Stibbons Q: How is the Death of Rats significant to the story? A: It helps susan get involved with trying to find the Hogfather

If someone asked me at the age of five if I liked reading, I would have laughed in their face. I was like many other kids and only read a book when forced. I had favorites of course, for example Goosebumps and Junie B. Jones novels were my go to reads for school projects or library reading contests. If I had no incentive, however, I would not pick up a book for pleasure. This all changed when I was in the third grade. One night my dad came home from work and he had a surprise for me. It was Harry

finished it. Now, here I am, struggling to read this book. I tried reading all sorts of books: nonfiction like The Diary of Anne Frank, self-righteous novels like Pride and Prejudice, and, hoping my favorite authors would be the cure, I picked up a Discworld novel and the Protector of the Small series. Nothing happened. If losing interest in my stuffed animals’ careers and relationships led to me growing up, then losing interest in novels must mean I am growing up again. But into what? Why can’t

The use of magic, activating the imagination and sparking the childlike thoughts we lose as we get older is what Shakespeare intended to project by the use of magic and the belief that magic is real. “ The fairies who haunt the pages of A Midsummer Night's Dream stand for "those pretty children of our childhood." (Ciraulo, 1999). Shakespeare’s use of magic and fairies brings the light heartedness and childlike wonder as he shows how these elements affect each character in the story with his belief