Monstrous Regiment (Discworld Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (582 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0552149403 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 553 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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But there's a war on. And Polly and her fellow recruits are suddenly in the thick of it, without any training, and the enemy is hunting them. And as they take the war to the heart of the enemy, they have to use all the resources of the Monstrous Regiment.. All they have on their side is the most artful sergeant in the army and a vampire with a lust for coffee. Learning to fart and belch in public and walk like an ape took more time And now she's enlisted in the army, and searching for her lost brother. Cutting off her hair and wearing trousers was easy. Polly Perks had to become
Readers will encounter Pratchett's subtle and disarming wit, his trademark footnoted asides along with a not-too-shabby tale of honor, courage, and duty in the face of absurd circumstances. Off to war, Polly/Oliver learns that having a pair of, um, socks is a good way to open up doors in this man's army. This peevish tendency has all but expended Borogravia's ranks of cannon fodder. What do you get when you cross a vampire, a troll, Igor, a collection of misfits, and a young woman who shoves a pair of socks down her pants to join the army? The answer's simple. Polly becomes Private Oliver Perks, who is on a quest to find her older brother, who's recently MIA in one of the innumerable wars the tiny nation of Borogravia has a habit of starting with its neighbors. You have Monstrous Regiment, the char
Polly Is Oliver Monstrous Regiment is one of my favorite Discworld novels, and I got a second copy for a friend. Polly wants to find/save her brother after he has gone off to fight in the Borogravian army, which is facing a large opposition from several nations, including Ankh-Morpork, But due to the backward religion/laws of her country, women cannot fight and so she must disguise herself as a boy to get into the army. This leads to some interesting developments/adaptations for Polly, calling herself Oliver, to act and appear as a boy as she manages to get into one . FTA ad ridiculum SPOILER ALERT ! ! !Read no further if you wish to be surprised.You were warned.A satire on the military in which the only effective soldiers turn out to be women (an abomination in the country). Pratchett takes many of the cliches of military fiction and turns them in to a funny story. Sir Terry was never a fan of war or the army. That is quite clear in this and some of his other stories.The country fighting is one of random, persistent repression that has managed to declare war on all of its neighbors and some distant countries as well. The war is pr. WAR - What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Zazu There isn't a single Sir Terry Pratchett novel I haven't enjoyed. MONSTROUS REGIMENT is the most melancholy of his works, however. The novel speaks to the futility and absurdity of War -- and just for a little something extra -- sexism. Regardless, it is a fine work and worthy of your reading.