Small Gods

At his best, Terry Pratchett is absolutely hilarious with a sharp sense of wit. At his worst, his books can be rather thin and formulaic. Small Gods is definitely among his best work although not quite awesome as The Hogfather (which is my favorite TP book of all time). This story about faith, religion, politics, and morality is both touching and funny. I still find myself laughing out loud...more

At his best, Terry Pratchett is absolutely hilarious with a sharp sense of wit. At his worst, his books can be rather thin and formulaic. Small Gods is definitely among his best work although not quite awesome as The Hogfather (which is my favorite TP book of all time). This story about faith, religion, politics, and morality is both touching and funny. I still find myself laughing out loud when I read it. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for a fun read.   hide

This is my favorite Discworld novel and epitomizes Pratchett's work for me, for two reasons. First, there are many hilarious encounters, cultures, characters and conversations in Small Gods. Second, Small Gods is, at its heart, the same double dip of silly and serious that is a calling card of this fantastic author. Do not read if you are deeply religious and devoted only to the "One...more

This is my favorite Discworld novel and epitomizes Pratchett's work for me, for two reasons. First, there are many hilarious encounters, cultures, characters and conversations in Small Gods. Second, Small Gods is, at its heart, the same double dip of silly and serious that is a calling card of this fantastic author. Do not read if you are deeply religious and devoted only to the "One True Faith". Do read if you are open minded and thoughtful about your place in the cosmos, and like a good laugh.   hide

Gloomier than some of Pterry's other works, but still incredibly intelligent and packed with humor, although in this case mostly of the gallows sort. De Chelion (sp?) Mobile, and don't forget it

"6. This is religion, boy, not comparison-bloody-shopping. You shall not subject your god to market forces." - The great god Om That sums up the book pretty well. Terry Prachett takes an irreverent (in a very literal sense) look at gods, belief, and religious organizations. It begs the question: which is more important, faith or the institution? Or are they inseparable?