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February 17, 2008
Diggers - Terry Pratchett
Book 10 of my 52 books in 2008
This is the second instalment of a small trilogy of books that are primarily aimed at children - "The Bromeliad". [1]
In the first, "Truckers", a group of Nomes (small people that live under the floorboards in a large department store) escape from it's imminent demolition by stealing a truck. This is not a mean feat when you're only a few inches tall.
Now they are living in a disused quarry, and in case you haven't guessed, a digger might well be a key part of the plot. Looking forward to re-reading the third one - "Wings", wonder what that will be about :-)
Like all Pratchett's books, this one is funny and clever, entertaining but also with a lot of intelligent things to say about people and the world in general. I first read this trilogy in the early 1990s, and at the time I was struggling with the idea of becoming a fully fledged manager at the company I was working at. These books actually helped me to understand a lot about the nature of leadership believe it or not, and I guess persuaded me I didn't really want it. I left the job soon afterwards.
Highly recommended for children of all ages.
[1] very interesting name for a trilogy - see here
Posted by se71 at February 17, 2008 10:52 AM
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