The Truth: (Discworld Novel 25) (Discworld Novels)

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Foul Ole Ron says, "Gottle o' geer, gottle o' geer," which is a reference to the old ventriloquist routine. When they wanted to demonstrate how good they were they included the phrase "bottle of beer" as part of their act. Since it is impossible to pronounce the 'B' without moving your lips, the phrase comes out as "gottle of geer". For someone like Foul Ron who has trouble putting two coherent words together beyond "millennium hand and shrimp" this seems an appropriate line. For example, the dwarfs found out how to turn lead into gold by doing it the hard way. The difference between that and the easy way is that the hard way works.” The two newspapers competing show mainstream journalism, with its heroic abilities, that are sometimes beyond those of the police, and yellow journalism (also known as "red-top" in Great Britain), with its potential to do damage. You will find it very hard to print that," said Mr. Carney, ignoring the lawyer's frantic hand signals, "with no damn press!" Meanwhile, a conspiracy is afoot in the city to depose the Patrician, Lord Vetinari. The wealthy and powerful (but anonymous) Committee to Unelect the Patrician hire Mr. Pin and Mr.

The hero, William de Worde, is a rebellious scion of a rich aristocratic family. William's rebellion is quiet. He loves words, so instead of following in his father's arrogant and loud footsteps, he is trying to make a living as a humble writer. Until he stumbles upon a printing press, operated by dwarves. Until a secret cabal concocts a plot to depose Patrician Vetinari. Until William's conscience and his thirst for news make him turn to investigative journalism.As is often the case with Pratchett, the novel is stuffed with quotable materials. Below are a few quotes I couldn't resist. Not that there is anything wrong with the way that Mathew Baynton has interpreted the part of Vetinari (or indeed any of his (and his director’s) choices in voicing all the characters he portrays in this production. Prvobitno sam dala knjizi 3 zvezdice, jer jednostavno nije na humorističkom nivou starijih Pračetovih knjiga. Pogrešila sam, jer Pračet, kao i svaki pisac, ima pravo da evoluira; u ovom slučaju krećemo se od specifičnog teripračetovskog humora ka satiri. Ka kritikama modernog društva, sa osvrtima na politička, sociološka i ina događanja. De Worde tells Sacharissa that she is "not (his) type." a reference to both his preference in women and also to the printing trade. Maybe, if you haven´t already chosen wisely and stopped consuming worthless news, this novel may give you the inspiration to think about why you should be willingly consuming any kind of left, right, economic, faith, etc. propaganda, when real hard facts, science, and the best worlds of all, fiction, can give joy and happiness.

I loved the voice-acting, the many humorous quips, and (most of) the characters. Gaspode the Wonder Dog and his mafia-boss impressions were priceless. In contrast though, William de Worde was just too... pathetically predictable. Perhaps this was intentional, but for me it's the first time I actively dislike the main character from a Discworld novel. As a last resort, we might consume some dried tropical frogs with the Bursar of the Unseen University and fly away into a better future. All we have to do is believe we can do it, work toward it, tell it true:William de Worde is the accidental editor of the Discworld's first newspaper. Now he must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist's life -- people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, some more people who want him dead in a different way and, worst of all, the man who keeps begging him to publish pictures of his humorously shaped potatoes. It's a big news week: the most powerful man in the city has been arrested, leaving Ankh-Morpork without a leader. And a dangerous criminal organisation will do anything to control the story... He leaned against the wall and produced a cigar. "Well, I say dogs," he said, striking a match on Goodmountain's helmet. "Mostly dogs, perhaps I should say. Some cats. More cats now, in fact, 'cos, hah, there's nothing like a, yes, a tidal wave of dogs, fighting and biting and howling, to sort of, how can I put it, give a city a certain . . . busyness. Especially underfoot, Gaspode's alias, "Deep Bone" comes from Deep Throat, the anonymous informer who leaked information to the Press. This is a very important book as it represents a turning point in the Discworld series in more ways than one.