Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

357 pages Paperback (Fantasy Fiction)

So continues my love affair with Terry Pratchett. Many of his books are set in Ankh-Morpork, but this take us to another land, Omnia. A small tortoise has recently remembered some things. He is God. He can't remember all the details all he knows that he knows for sure is that he has one real believer, Brutha. We follow the misadventures of these two as Brutha starts to come to terms with the fact that not everything he has been told by the church is true. They also have to deal with extreme ambitions of Vorbis, the man in charge of purifying those that would go against the commands of the Great God Om. Most notably he does this in a dungeon under the temple. 

Terry Pratchett is fantastic. I have read a number of his books and I look forward to reading many more. He has a tremendous way with words. He keeps things funny, but intermixes with a quirky world that often resembles our own world. He takes things that we deal with in our everyday lives and by showing the absurdity of it all we can appreciate the lives that we live.

3 Emotional/ Intellectual - Pratchett has so much to offer with his humorous social commentary.

5 Style/Readability - This books is easy to read and enjoyable as well. He strips the story down to what is funny and moves the story along and does it like few others can.

3 Long Term Impact - Let's hope Pratchett fame only continues to grow. It is well worth it.

11 out of 13. This book is well worth your time. The only suggestion I would make it read a couple other books in the world first. A number of characters from other books make appearances that might make more sense once you have immersed yourself in the world.

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