![]() ![]() Along the way she joins up with a ragtag group of recruits, including a troll and a coffee addicted vampire. The story follows Polly, a barmaid from the tiny country of Borogravia who disguises herself as a boy and joins the army, in the hope that she can find her brother who went away to war and never came back. It is, along with ‘ Small Gods’ and ‘ Feet of Clay’, one of the books where Sir Terry’s manifesto shines through he’s got something to tell you and woe betide anyone who isn’t ready to listen. It isn’t my favourite but objectively I must say that it is certainly one of the technically best books of the series. ‘ Monstrous Regiment’ is a powerhouse of a novel. We’re all busy people, after all, and my new goal of July 2017 seems very reasonable to me. ![]() I well into my second year of this re-read marathon, when I hoped it would be done in just over a year, but I am going to take my own advice and not beat myself up about it. ![]() So here we are, a new year and a new book. As Sir Terry was so fond of reminding us, optimism and the sheer stubborn refusal to give up is often all we have. Phew! We made it, guys – 2017 is here, finally, and it is not mindless optimism talking when I say that I hope everyone who suffered in 2016 suffers a great deal less in 2017, and that things pick up for all of us. ![]()
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