Guards! Guards! Paperback - 1991
by Pratchett, Terry
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Readers largely praised Guards! Guards! as a standout early Discworld entry, citing sharp satire, vivid world-building, and an exceptionally likable cast—especially Vimes, Carrot, Vetinari, the Librarian, and Lady Ramkin. Many found it genuinely funny and unusually quotable, with moments of poignant insight and an ending some called pitch-perfect. Several recommended it as a strong starting point or the book that finally sold them on Pratchett. Criticisms clustered around pacing lulls, an underwhelming villain, and humor that can feel culturally specific; a few readers felt the stakes were low or were put off by the book’s cynical view of power and its focus on policing. Even so, enthusiasm to continue the City Watch arc was high.
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- Title Guards! Guards!
- Author Pratchett, Terry
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2nd Printing
- Pages 350
- Language EN
- Publisher RoC, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Publication date 1991-07-01
- ISBN 9780451450890
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