Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Teaser Tuesday - Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

Oh Terry Pratchett, how I love your humour, and for the most part your writing! This is the third book I am reading as part of the Terry Pratchett 2010 Reading Challenge that I am hosting. I loved the first half, but not quite so keen on the second half of the book. It didn't help that I got stuck on the train tonight and so there was lots of noise with everyone grumbling and so I kept on getting distracted.

My teaser comes from page 119:

Esk, of coursee, had not been trained, and it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting to do can't be done. A person ignorant of the possiblity of failure can be a halfbrick in the path of the bicycle of history.


Teaser Tuesday is host by Miz B at Should Be Reading. Head on over to find out all about it, and how to join in!

34 comments:

  1. Terry Pratchett is hilarious! I love how this book was different to the first two and all the comic dislike of Ektarina.

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  2. Even that snippet makes me smile. Great teaser and a great author.

    thanks for stopping by my place

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  3. Great teaser. Sound like an interesting book. Here's my Teaser and book giveaway: my teaser

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  4. Man that's such a great quote...not just a teaser but a quotable quote. :)

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  5. wow...I love the second sentence!! it's inspiring.

    Thank you for visiting my blog :)

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  6. I really have to pick up one of his books... Great teaser!

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  7. That made me laugh. I hope I'm not a halfbrick.

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  8. I'm pretty sure that this is one of the only Discworld books I've read, and I liked it!

    I'm feeling like a halfbrick today, I have to admit.

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  9. Great book, awesome author, excellent teaser.

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  10. Sounds interesting. Hopefully you can enjoy it without distractions. Here's MINE

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  11. ..."bicycle of history". Now that's an interesting way of phrasing. Here's my teaser and giveaway

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  12. Ooh ... I like this one! And yes, sometimes that is a vital ingredient of success. :-)

    My teaser: A Bit of Chick Lit for Teaser Tuesday

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  13. Nice teaser, I hope the 2nd half picks up for you. I usually love reading on the train, until that one person has to be louder than the general monotony by screaming into their cell phone. Good luck! My teaser is at The Crowded Leaf.

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  14. He sure has a way with words. Great teaser.

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  15. SUPER teaser.

    Here's mine:

    http://www.steeleonentertainment.com/2010/03/teaser-tuesdays.html

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  16. I'm reading a Pratchett book now, too! I'm reading The Wee Free Men- so glad I am doing Pratchett now as I needed something nice and fun and he is SO fun :-)

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  17. Love the wisdom in that teaser!

    <a href="http://aseasontoread.blogspot.com/2010/03/care-to-be-teased.html>Here's mine</a>, also from ZAN-GAH.

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  18. I love his books too, and this is one I haven't read!

    http://fredasvoice.blogspot.com/2010/03/teaser.html

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  19. "bicycle of history"? Never heard anything like that before!

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  20. never read anything by Pratchett. must remedied that.

    Thanks for stopping by On the Bookcase.

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  21. I have read heaps of Terry Practhett books and some I definently enjoy more than others.

    Thanks for visiting my teaser

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  22. I've never read any Pratchett, but my husband really likes him. Maybe I should give one a try sometime! Great teaser :)

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  23. I've not read much Pratchett, only one he cowrote with Gaiman...but lots of folks have recommended him!

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  24. Great teaser. I haven't read this one. Thanks for visiting my blog today.

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  25. LOL, that's true. Great teaser.

    Thanks for dropping by mine! :)

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  26. Interesting teaser, and I have never read any books by Terry Pratchett. I might have to check this out.

    Thanks for visiting my blog today.

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  27. I see a lot of his books on blogs--must be good.

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  28. I'm not going to read your teaser only because I've just started the book myself. :D

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  29. Must be an enjoyable read Equal Rites: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett. loved the way you wrote it. I find your review very genuine and orignal, this book is going in by "to read" list.

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