science fiction

Jingo - Terry Pratchett Book Review

Enter a review
of your own!
Other books by
author Terry Pratchett

"Jingo"
Message Board
Terry Pratchett Resident Scholar Profiles
TOP SCHOLAR: David Loftus

SCHOLARS:
Beth Winter  Jóhanna  Liza Higgins  Confusing Manifestation  Eugenia Huang  Steve Arthur  Marina Thonus  T. Eggleston  Espen Hegge  snowy  Cheryl  Jacob Dart  Isabel  John D. Dougherty  Tommie Lee  Rosemary Warner  Jenni  Carol Pennel  Dee  
Would you like to be a scholar and make five dollars per review? Click here to submit a review!
Review Summaries
"Ankh- Morpork and Klatch is on the verge of war because of the small island of leshp, and comander Vimes has to stop them before thousands of people die."
Isabel, Resident Terry Pratchett Scholar


Click above for the new Obama Girl Parody video!

Overall Review
Our unique search engine breaks down books and movies into
dozens of literary elements, all of which are searchable.
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control - preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Parody Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Desert - Water

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
Most similar books by Gordonator ranking
Never After by Rebecca Lickiss
The Truth by Terry Pratchett
The Color of Her Panties - Xanth 15 by Piers Anthony
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett





Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
Try our new Star Wars & Star Trek puzzle pictures! Click here

Advertise with us
Feedback
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith plot spoilers
Hobbits
The politics game
The lawyer game

3 Book search options!
1) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
2) Detailed book search
(click here)
or

3) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot below!

Animal Story

Clones

Coming of age

Cultural problems, alien culture

Explore/1st contact/ enviro story

Family relations

GIANT monster(s)

Horror story?

Inner Struggle

Lifeform altered?

Mental/magical powers focus

Parody

Political power play

Religious overtones?

Repressive society story

Robots, Computers, VR

Romance

Spying & Investigations

Tech./$$$/Info hunt

Time Travel story?

Training/Apprent.

War or Invasion


Games:
Trivia Masters!

Rescue your favorite
scifi characters from
slavery!


Talk to your favorite
scifi characters!


Eating New Yorkers
Computer Game


Pomeranians

Most recent TV & Movie discussions:

Charmed: Who is cutest, Prue, Phoebe, Piper, or (ug!) Paige? 11/19/2008 1:26:01 PM

Blade Runner: Blade Runner 11/19/2008 12:59:50 PM

Charmed: How can Phoebe Halliwell get an abortion? 11/12/2008 8:07:59 PM

Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Episode III: Who is cuter, Carrie Fisher or Natalie Hershlag? 11/9/2008 10:37:23 PM

A Boy and His Dog: A Boy and His Dog 11/7/2008 1:14:27 PM

Xena: Last Episode: Lesbian Kiss Scene 11/2/2008 2:11:08 PM

Star Wars: Why did they need a floating syringe to interrogate Princess Leia? 10/15/2008 12:45:30 AM

Star Trek Enterprise: Jolene Blalock on T'Pol and Star Trek Enterprise 10/12/2008 3:22:58 AM

Blade Runner: Was Harrison Ford on Tranquilizers or an Actor's Strike When Filming Blade Runner? 9/20/2008 3:18:54 AM

Doctor Who: Who was the best companion? 9/18/2008 6:59:25 AM


Newest slaves:
Rebecca DeMornay 10:48:07 AM
Heather Graham 10:47:18 AM
Jaclyn Smith (Charlies Angels) 10:46:41 AM
Shannon Elizabeth 10:45:48 AM
Valenka 10:44:48 AM
Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) 10:25:08 AM
Gabrielle 10:10:38 AM
Willow (Alyson Hannigan) 10:06:20 AM
Tpol 10:04:43 AM
Kirsten Dunce (Dunst) 9:53:52 AM
All slaves
(click here)


Celebrity interviews:
President George W. Bush 6:32:00 PM
Jan-Michael Vincent 2:16:51 PM
Captain Kathryn Janeway 3:47:46 PM
Jack ONeill (Richard Dean Anderson) 1:39:22 PM
Jennifer Aniston (Friends) 5:01:07 PM
All celebrities
(click here)