At its heart, this is an intelligent, cheeky love letter to football, its fans and the unifying power of sports. Though the book suffers from a few awkward moments (Pratchett’s attempts to discuss racism through the strained relationships of dwarves, humans and goblins fall particularly flat), the prose crackles with wit and charm, and the sendups of league football, academic posturing, Romeo and JulietĪnd cheesy sports dramas are razor sharp and hilarious but never cruel. As the wizards struggle to learn the game, aided by the university’s hired help, Ankh-Morpork’s ruler schemes to use the competition for his own purposes. The always out-of-touch wizards at Ankh-Morpork’s Unseen University stand to lose a very big bequest unless they enter a team in a violent but popular street sport competition. ), an affectionate satire on the foibles of sports and sports fans. Football, food, fashion and wizards collide in Pratchett’s 37th Discworld novel (after 2007’s Making Money Four Discworld novels - Hogfather, Going Postal, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic - have been adapted for television, with more to follow. One of the more serious novels on the list, Coetzee’s book is more an exploration of violence than of university life.
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