Nation
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.72 (955 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846576946 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mau just wishes they would shut up about it and let him get on with saving everyone’s lives!. She’s certain her father, distant cousin of the Royal family, will come and rescue her but it seems, for now, that all she has for company is the boy and the foul-mouthed ship’s parrot, until other survivors arrive to take refuge on the island. Together, Mau and Daphne discover some remarkable things (including how to milk a pig, and why spitting in beer is a good thing), and start to forge a new nation.Encompassing themes of death and nationhood, Terry Pratchett’s new novel is, as can be expected, extremely funny, witty and wise. Thank goodness the powder was wet and the gun only produced a
Daphne is a close literary cousin of Tiffany Aching in her common sense and keen intelligence wedded to courage. Then, just as readers are settling in to thinking that all will be well in the new world that Daphne and Mau are helping to build, Pratchett turns the story on its head. When raiders land on the island, they are led by a mutineer from the wrecked ship, and Mau must use all of his ingenuity to outsmart him. Worlds are destroyed and cultures collide when a tsunami hits islands in a vast ocean much like the P
karissima said One of the very best. Nation is one of the finest books ever written for young readers. It may be Pratchett's masterpiece.What sets this apart from other good reads is the sophisticated way the characters grapple with nationhood, empire, religion, culture, and personal responsibility. They are forced to consider such issues critically, raising questions about the kind of orthodoxies for which people go to war and conquer empires. Yet, like all Pratchett's books, it raises such serious issues while being at times laugh-out-loud funny.And like all the best children's literature, Nation simultaneously en. Terry called it his Favorite Book While i still would have an Impossible time choosing just One (Equal Rites? Guards Guards? The Truth? Good Omens? ) i have to admit that Nation is without a doubt some of his most Amazing Writingbut in the Endi Worship Terry Pratchett for the way he makes me LaughBless His Insights into Life & HumanityBut i Bow to those who Ignite my Laughter. Timely, thoughtful, compelling, and funny 3tabbies Lately, TP's young adult books have been stronger than his adult books. I was fairly certain I wouldn't like this one, though, being both non-Discworld and about a couple of kids on an island. I had visions of Blue Lagoon Meets Lord of the Flies. I should have had more faith in TP. This may be one of his best books, period.Set on a slightly-alternate Earth, the plot may have sounded convoluted a few years ago--giant wave comes along and destroys everyone and everything in its path. But the 2004 tsunami lent a heart-breaking credibility to it. The characters could have easily been