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Jan 03, 2017storywizard rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
great fun, especially if you are an ex Brit football fan...many sub plots, a little wisdom and humor whats not to like....
Nov 14, 2015KYMK2014 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Trevor Likely is the son of a dead football player, Dave Likely. He has a knack for kicking cans around, and could probably do very well in football, if it wasn't for his old mum, not wanting her son to turn out the same way as his father.…
Sep 15, 2013Evilida rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This novel is about English football and in particular features a couple who seem based on Posh and Becks (Mr. and Mrs. David Beckham). Not being a fan of English football, I found it rather dull. I wanted less Posh and Becks and more…
Sep 06, 2011Gaia rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
As Terry Prachett books go, this is not one of my favorites. It started off strong and witty, but I lost interest by the middle of the book. It takes too long for the book's main plot to start, and by the time it does, it just gets in the…
May 10, 2011GuyN rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Pratchett takes on sport (somewhat disguised futbol) and crowd psychology as Unseen University enters the fray. Discophiles (you know who you are) will enjoy this most if they happen to know what the Premier League is or hooligans are.
Sep 07, 2010Librarymans rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you like soccer/Football this one is good. If you like the staff of the Unseen University then this one is good. If you don't care for either of those and want more Sam Vimes, then this one isn't as good. I liked it, but I am hoping his…
Apr 08, 2010doubleplanet rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I didn't find this book made as much sense as his others. (I know -- a complaint about lack of sense in Discworld? Ironic.) But that may have been because I don't know a darned thing about soccer; many of the jokes probably went over my…
Feb 28, 2010nightshift rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This book seemed to me to be different than his usual style of book writing. Instead of one story idea running through the whole book with one big moral speech at the end, this one seemed to have 3 mini stories running side by side with…
Feb 09, 2010library_heaven rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Took me a little while to get absorbed in this story but thoroughly enjoyed it afterwards. A good story, but not one of his best.
Jan 25, 2010Hathor rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great book in the traditional Pratchett style. It was interesting look at the University because it concentrated somewhat on the wizards, who usually have a cameo, but we've never had a whole book about them, until now.
Dec 30, 2009history_wingnut rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Personally, I like the direction in which Discworld is going- less gag comedy and more comedy disguised as coherent worldbuilding - and that means I like this book. A unique look at the "little people" of the Unseen University, combined…