Moving Pictures

by Terry Pratchett

electronic resource

English language

Published Nov. 10, 2007 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-144060-1

(5 reviews)

Discworld's pesky alchemists are up to their old tricks again. This time, they've discovered how to get gold from silver -- the silver screen that is. Hearing the siren call of Holy Wood is one Victor Tugelbend, a would-be wizard turned extra. He can't sing, he can't dance, but he can handle a sword (sort of), and now he wants to be a star. So does Theda Withel, an ambitious ingenue from a little town (where else?) you've probably never heard of.But the click click of moving pictures isn't just stirring up dreams inside Discworld. Holy Wood's magic is drifting out into the boundaries of the universes, where raw realities, the could-have-beens, the might-bes, the never-weres, the wild ideas are beginning to ferment into a really stinky brew. It's up to Victor and Gaspode the Wonder Dog (a star if ever one was born!) to rein in the chaos and …

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jonn reviewed Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 10)

Woof

5 stars

This is quite a book!

Perhaps it's not as packed with philosophical exploration, but it's a very solid work with a coherent storyline and cute plot twists.

It deserves a careful read. The setups are very smart, with my favorite one unseen camera crew in chapter 9.

This book is never unfun or draggy. Certainly one of my favorite books in Discworld series so far at the reread time. Not lastly because of a great character design of Victor.

Richard Degenne reviewed Moving Pictures : (Discworld Novel 10) by Terry Pratchett

Starts off slow...

5 stars

This one starts off a bit slower than other Discworld novels, but as soon as it starts picking up speed, it never backs down.

Pratchett is as original and as funny as ever in this adventure that's noticeably closer to our world than previous novels.

Meadhbh Dhommnail reviewed Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett (Discworld series)

Welcome to Holy Wood

3 stars

Not my favorite Discworld book, but like all of them, worth the read to see the history and worldbuilding and an excellent commentary on fame.

Andrés reviewed Imagenes En Accion/ Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett

Frases para recordar

4 stars

Finas ironías y chistes al más puro estilo Pratchett, esta vez con el mundo del espectáculo y la fama como diana. Quizá echo en falta más profundidad de los personajes al ser una historia ajena a las cuatro grandes líneas argumentales.

Al final le falta algo.

Calliope

rated it

March 22, 2008