Unseen Academicals

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Terry Pratchett: Unseen Academicals (2011, Transworld Publishers Limited)

544 pages

English language

Published Jan. 7, 2011 by Transworld Publishers Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-552-16533-4
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Unseen Academicals is the 37th novel in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. The novel satirises football, and features Mustrum Ridcully setting up an Unseen University football team, with the Librarian in goal. It includes new details about "below stairs" life at the university. The book introduces several new characters, including Trevor Likely, a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can; Glenda Sugarbean, a maker of "jolly good" pies; Juliet Stollop, a dim but beautiful young woman who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been; and the mysterious Mr Nutt, a cultured, enigmatic, idealistic savant. According to the publisher, Transworld, the "on sale" date for the hardback was 1 October 2009 although the official publication date is 8 October 2009. Bookshop chain Borders included a small set of exclusive Discworld football cards with each book.The title is a play on the …

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Reseña Atlético Invisible

3.5 y aquí concluyo la saga de los magos.

Me ha costado mucho entrar en el atlético invisible, las primeras 100 y pico paginas me han casi aburrido y las bromas no colaban como en otros libros. Lo primero de todo es que detesto el futbol y su imaginería y eso me hacia escéptico, lo segundo que (al principio) Huebo me recordaba a un Zanahoria pero con menos carisma, a Trev no le acababa de coger el punto entre macarrilla y ser "el mas listo de los tontos" y las Glenda y Juliet me parecían casi relleno, pero por suerte ha ido mejorando conforme leía, especialmente con estos tres titanes:

  • Glenda en mi opinión es el gran sostén del libro, el eje que une a todo el resto de personajes, una gran definición de la clase obrera consciente pero atrapada en el flujo diario que le …

Review of 'Allez les mages !' on 'Goodreads'

Ce roman nous raconte comment l'académie de l'invisible a relancé la noble (et brutale) tradition du foule-ta-balle pour en faire un sport praticable par des gens biens (comme par exemple des mages).
Evidement, les héros ne sont pas les mages (pas même Rincevent, hélas).
Ce n'est pas non plus Vétérini (qui fait joue pourtant un excellent rôle de marionnettiste).
Ce sont plutôt les sous-fifres de la dite université qui, par hasard, par chance, par talent, ou par un destin aussi cocasse que typique de l'auteur, vont se retrouver sous les feux de la rampe.
Je dois dire que j'ai maintenant bien en tête les recettes de Pratchett, parce que j'ai lu ce bouquin en comprenant parfaitement où il voulait en venir (en même temps, le genre roman sportif est assez convenu). Cependant, j'ai quand même beaucoup aimé. Parce que Pratchett, tout simplement : les personnages sortent littéralement des pages, qu'il …

reviewed Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, Book 37)

Review of 'Unseen Academicals' on 'Goodreads'

A good cast of new characters introduces football to the world of Discworld but unfortunately they are not as interesting of complicated as some of the other well known characters such as Sam Vimes or Granny Weatherwax. Nonetheless its still a good read and will having you laughing out loud more often than not. Of course as a football fan myself I loved the actual football in the book!

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  • Discworld (imaginary place), fiction
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