Suicides and assassinations…well, they’re a dime a dozen, but genuine murders are pretty darned rare. This is a quality you should always pray for in your would-be murderer.” And they were also slightly less intelligent than he was. Someone was trying to kill him, and that made him feel more alive than he had done in days. Review #3 Men at Arms audiobook by Terry Pratchett Whoever told me to read this book without warning me about how much space is devoted to clowns owes me an emotional support raven. They help paint the picture of while the city is ruled over by a Patrician, the bedrock of the city rests in being organized into democratic self-governing communes. And the Guilds actually do an unexpectedly good job at shifting the perspective on my understanding of the power structures of Ankh-Morpork. It also utilized the Guilds more than any Discworld book I’ve read to date. Also at the crux of the story’s central mystery is an item new to Discworld, a weapon that could completely upend the entrenched class and power structures in favor of whoever holds it. The exploration of the nature of power are carried over from Guards Guards is carried over, but it also refocuses it through the lens of race and class. I think Men At Arms isn’t destined to be re-read quite as often or as enthusiastically as Guards! Guards!, but I feel like Terry Pratchett was more ambitious in his approach to his themes in this one.
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