The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld, #28)

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The Barnes Noble ReviewWith the debut of his first young adult novel, science fiction writer Terry Pratchett invites readers ages 12 and up to visit Discworld an imaginary land well known to Pratchett s adult following At the heart of this tale is a slightly twisted take on the old Pied Piper theme, a talking, thinking cat named Maurice, and a supporting cast of equally talented rats who bear such comical names as Big Savings, Nourishing, and Dangerous Beans Maurice and the rats have teamed up with a young lad named Keith to implement a clever moneymaking scheme Upon entering a town, the rats make a general nuisance of themselves stealing food and widdling on things until the townsfolk become desperate to get rid of them Then Maurice and Keith appear on the scene and offer to save the day by ridding the town of its infestation for a small fee It seems like a surefire plan until the group arrives in the town of Bad Blintz and gets hooked up with Malicia, a young girl with a vivid imagination and a knack for finding trouble When it s discovered that Bad Blintz already has a rat problem one that a couple of shifty eyed rat catchers claim to have under control things turn deadly For lurking beneath the town s streets is an obstacle course of mangling rattraps and noxious poisons And beyond that is a monster so powerful and ugly, even Malicia couldn t imagine it As Maurice and the rats battle for their very survival, a number of provocative themes surface life after death, good versus evil, and the sacrifice of the few for the many But be forewarned those in search of lighter fare in these troubled times may not find what they are looking for in Pratchett s vision Despite plenty of razor sharp wit and lighthearted moments, this tale has an underbelly as dark as the tunnels beneath Bad Blintz Though The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is deeply witty and engaging, some readers may find parts of the story descriptions of how some of the rats die and how others eat their dead rather intenseBeth Amos New Read [ The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld, #28) ] by [ Terry Pratchett ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr For children Maybe, but there are some dark issues going on and dealt with from the master himself.Terry Pratchett s first Discworld story designating it as written for children followed by the wonderful Tiffany Aching sub series but I would submit this is YA territory, no warm fuzzy Disney moments here.First of all, if there was a film this reminded me of it would be the 1995 Chris Noonan film Babe In this very good movie, a young piglet confronts the contrast and distin...Maurice, a talking cat, leads a group of talking mice and a stupid looking kid into a town called Bad Blintz looking for one last score with their pied piper scam Only Bad Blintz has troubles of its ownTerry Pratchett really knows how to write a kids book I would have devoured this thing when I was a lad Maurice and the rats are good characters, as is Keith, the aforementioned stupid looking kid The origin of Maurice and the rats intelligence was fairly well done Hell, it s a fantasy st Maurice, a talking cat, leads a group of talking mice and a stupid looking kid into a town called Bad Blintz looking for one last score with their pied piper scam Only Bad Blintz has troubles of its ownTerry Pratchett really knows how to write a kids book I would have devoured this thing when I was a lad Maurice and the rats are good characters, as is Keith, the aforementioned stupid looking kid The origin of Maurice and the rats intelligence was fairly well done Hell, it s a fantasy story How much explanation do you need Pratchett took the classic story of the pied piper and Discworld ed it up with questions of philosophy, destiny, and leadership And rat kings.Why only a three The rat king bit felt tacked o...Pratchett at his best.This is his first YA Discworld book although I think that label is putfor marketing purposes This is one of his darker works and like all good Discworld book there is so much going on beneath the surface Behind there is story of clash of generations, finding one identity, spirituality and religion and Pratchett s realistic or pessimistic if you are an optimist view of humanity and muchand his signiture cynical humor 5 stars aren t enoug, that is why we ha Pratchett at his best.This is his first YA Discworld book although I think that label is putfor marketing purposes This is one of his darker works and like all good Discworld book there is so much going on beneath the surface Behind there is story of clash of ...Standardno dobar Pra et ovo zapravo mogu da napi em za svaku njegovu knjigu, osim za one s Rinsvindom, koje zbog ne eg ne podnosim koji je iz nepoznatih razloga marketin ki plasiran kao de ja knjiga Nekad imam utisak da je za marketin ko plasiranje ne ega kao de jeg dovoljno da nema eksplicitnog seksa i ru nih re i.Mala bele ka mnogo mi se svi a kako aktuelna prevoditeljka Pra eta, Nevena Andri , re ava probleme lokalno obojenog kolokvijalnog govora Nisu sva re enja idealna i da itam upore Standardno dobar Pra et ovo zapravo mogu da napi em za svaku njegovu knjigu, osim za one s Rinsvindom, koje zbog ne eg ne podnosim koji je iz nepoznatih razloga marketin ki plasiran kao de ja knjiga Nekad imam utisak da je za marketin ko plasiranje ne ega kao de jeg dovoljno da nema eksplicitnog sek...Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma which reading list to follow it up with Variety is the spice of life, so I ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously This book falls into my FINISHING THE SERIES list.I loves me a good series But I m terrible for starting a new series before finishing my last so this reading list is all about trying to close out those series I ve got on the go.I remember being given a copy of Reaper Man wh Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma which reading list to follow it up with Variety is the spice of life, so I ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously This book falls into my FINISHING THE SERIES list.I loves me a good series But I m terrible for starting a new series before finishing my last so this reading list is all about trying to close out those series I ve got on the go.I remember being given a copy of Reaper Man when I was a wee boy When Death took on th...Maurice watched them argue again Humans, eh Think they re lords of creation Not like us cats We know we are Ever see a cat feed a human Case proven.Maurice and his savvy, talking rodents arrive in town, ready once again to pull the old Pied Piper scheme They scare the bejeezus out of the townsfolk, nibble on the comestibles and widdle everywhere The citizens waste no time hiring Keith to play his magic flute, rats follow him out of the village, everybody splits the money and VOILA i Maurice watched them argue again Humans, eh Think they re lords of creation Not like us cats We know we are Ever see a cat feed a human Case proven.Maurice and his savvy, talking rodents arrive in town, ready once again to pull the old Pied Piper scheme They scare the bejeezus out of the townsfolk, nibble on the comestibles and widdle everywhere T..., everybody wants to be a cat , What was up with that bullshit message of Ratatouille I hope I m spelling that correctly I m gonna look so dumb In my defense, I ve always been the pickiest of eaters That whole Don t steal from humans thing They were rats What did they care if humans stuck flags and paper umbrellas in every little thing They shouldn t The rat had as much right to saffron as stupid Lugini did.The rodents in Terry Prachett s Maurice and his Educated Rodents are D oh Sorry, Maurice The AMAZING Mau What was up with that bullshit message of Ratatouille I hope I m spelling that correctly I m gonna look so dumb In my defense, I ve always been the pickiest of eaters That whole Don t steal from humans thing They were rats What did they care if humans stuck flags and paper umbrellas in every little thing They shouldn t The rat had as much right to saffron as stupid Lugini did.The rodents in Terry Prachett s Maurice and his Educated Rodents are D oh Sorry, Maurice The AMAZING Maurice and his Educated Rodents anthropomorphized But they are not slaves to the morality of man They ...Another author I was slow in finding, Pratchett has a wicked and beautifully twisted sense of humor I would call this book a recrafting of the Pied Piper story, but that really doesn t even begin to describe it All the characters, human o...Talk to the paw, because the whiskers aren t listening Overdrive has informed me that I listened to the entirety of this I say, it s debatable.Here s why Pratchett is a miss with me I want to experience the story as a character This requires a deep point of view But Pratchett always does this to the tune of Row Your Boat Tell, tell, tell, the tale,tell the fricking tale.If you want to be shown,you can go to Hale.Yes, one minute you are a star whistling through the cosmos, the next, a cat Talk to the paw, because the whiskers aren t listening Overdrive has informed me that I listened to the entirety of this I say, it s debatable.Here s why Pratchett is a miss with me I want to experience the story as a character This requires a deep point of view But Pratchett always does this to the tune of Row Your Boat Tell, tell, tell, the tale,tell the fricking tale.If you want to be shown,you can go to Hale.Yes, one minute you are a star ...

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld, #28)
  • English
  • 19 August 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 006001234X
  • Terry Pratchett
  • The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (Discworld, #28)