Two books from the Discworld's City Watch series. While Guards Guards wasn't my favorite book, I rank Men at Arms as being at the top of the Pratchett books I've read so far. I'm not sure if it could be considered better than Color, mostly because that would be comparing apples to oranges, or police to wizards. Or whatever. Fifth Elephant was also good, but good in a who-dun-it sort of way. Men at Arms was a brilliant novel.
Well, the Night Watch team is back. In both books. And like good coppers, they're solving mysteries. In Ankh-Morpork. Where it's better for you to run to another street if "all isn't well." But that's the joy of watching Sam Vimes and Carrot Ironfoundersson struggle with being good guys trying to do the right thing in a town which by all means is run by thieves, crooks and killers. Of course, they happen to have licenses to do said crookery, but nonetheless. Satire at its finest and wonderful characters that I have fallen in love with. However, I'm a bit bothered by the difference in Detritus' character from one book to the next. I imagine Pratchett has a very difficult time juggling his plethora of unique individuals from one book to the next.
I have also begun to understand how to better approach the Discworld universe. Some kind wikipedia editor has put up a list of proper reading order for the different Discworld series books.
I want to make it clear that Angua doesn't look like this and Carrot looks like an Olympic swimming medalist, not like this fan image of him. People like those depicted in this fan's renditions would get eaten alive, possibly with a side of sardines in the Ankh-Morpork I envision. However, Sam Vines does look like Pete Postlethwaite.
Go read Men at Arms. It's a good book. And that's all I have to say about that.
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