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This wonderful standalone novel set in Terry Pratchett's Discworld starts with the idea that gods are only as powerful as their true believers. At the beginning of the novel a distant god who has long ignored his followers comes to awareness trapped in the body of a turtle. He has exactly one believer left; a naive farmboy. In order to stop being a turtle, he has to convince the farmboy that he's really a god, then get the boy to recruit more believers. As his campaign for new believers continue
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Terry Pratchett has written more than thirty-five Discworld books. Of the lot I've ready maybe a dozen. I read Colour of Magic the year it was first published and some how completely missed that the book had become a series. Even though I introduced Ian to Pratchett's books he has read significantly more of the series than I have.
I decided to read Small Gods after hearing it performed on Radio 4 and a copy came my way via BookCrossing. I'm glad I heard the audio version first because I found th ...more
I decided to read Small Gods after hearing it performed on Radio 4 and a copy came my way via BookCrossing. I'm glad I heard the audio version first because I found th ...more
Everything one needs to know about religion, right here in this handy pocket-sized book.
This book is a satire on all things faith, and is hilariously, hilaroiusly funny. Working from the premise that gods derive their power from the extents of human belief, Pratchett, to great effect, explores religion, philosophy, and their impact on society.
When the Great God Om returns to the Discworld to wreak some havoc on humanity, he finds himself reduced in stature and power to the form of a tortoise. Eventually, Om connects with Brutha, his one remaining true follower (and the source of Om ...more
When the Great God Om returns to the Discworld to wreak some havoc on humanity, he finds himself reduced in stature and power to the form of a tortoise. Eventually, Om connects with Brutha, his one remaining true follower (and the source of Om ...more
I always loved the idea that gods are created by belief :)
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