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Jingo

Discworld, Book 21

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Jingo

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Jon Culshaw, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
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Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before.

'Neighbours... hah. People'd live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.'

When the neighbours in question are the proud empires of Klatch and Ankh-Morpork, those are going to be some pretty large garden tools indeed. Of course, no-one would dream of starting a war without a perfectly good reason...such as a 'strategic' piece of old rock in the middle of nowhere.

It is after all every citizen's right to bear arms to defend their own. Even if it isn't technically their own. And even if they don't have much in the way of actual weaponry. As two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch faces unpleasant foes who are out to get him... and that's just the people on his side. The enemy might be even worse.

The Discworld novels can be listened to in any order but Jingo is the fourth book in the City Watch series.

'Generous, amusing and the ideal boarding point for those who have never visited Discworld' Sunday Telegraph

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I do like these stories with The Watch very amusing as the banter between Nobby and Colon

the characters of The Watch

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I really can’t think of an audio performance I have enjoyed more. There are some wonderful narrators out there. Stephen Fry, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith to name a couple but the variety here is spectacular every character is pitch perfect in their bringing to life. The interplay between Colon & Nobby is genius. I have listened to Tony Robinson, Nigel Planer read discworld and enjoyed them but this another level. 7 or 8 stars if I could give it. Off to find if they have re done going postal !!

Just top, top notch.

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Writing 10/10 performance 10/10 pace 10/10 I can’t rate highly enough - love this series want to read them all

Another triumph

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I love the Guards books and Vimes has always been a favourite character so I was delighted to find this audiobook so fantastically narrated.
Culshaw is brilliant - each character is distinctive and consistently voiced - I know some haven’t liked the choices of accents/voices but they work for me (and seriously - they can’t match up everyone’s inner narrative, can they?) Vimes as a grizzled Yorkshireman, Carrot’s earnest tones, Nobby’s… well, Nobby, and Vetinari oozes the right mixture of intelligence, ruthlessness and charisma.
The dialogue zings and it’s given me a whole new appreciation for these old favourites. The material is handled respectfully and Pratchett’s humour and darker observations of humanity shine through it all.
I’m absolutely blown away - quite simple brilliant - thank you to everyone involved.

Practically a dramatisation!

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This is a really enjoyable performance of the Discworld satire on war and diplomacy. The characters of Vimes, Carrot and Vetinari are particularly well realised.

One of my favourite Watch stories

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I read this book, but Jon Culshaw really brings it to life. It seems so much funnier read out. I literally laughed out loud at certain points. Brilliant. For the lovers of Discworld, this is a must! Highly recommend it.

Hilarious

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I adore Terry Pratchett’s writing and this is one of my favourite stories of his. The narration is fantastic, well produced.

Pratchett’s incredible Discworld

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I miss Sir Terry of Pratchett.
Jingo is a delight. The story takes the reader, or listener, on a series of surprisingly relevant circumstances that mirror the world we live in. The absurdity of war and the nonsense that is used to motivate a nation to fight a nation are laid bare in a pointedly humorous way.

I found it difficult to read Disc world novels at first, until Guards Guards. That got my eye in and something clicked. All the books can be read in any order.

For those of us who like to live in the universe that Sir Terry constructed, I have a suggested reading order.

01 Colour of Magic
02 and The Light Fantastic
03 Mort
04 Sourcery
05 Eric
06 Equal
07 Guards Guards
08 Wyrd Sisters
09 Moving Pictures
10 Reaperman
11 The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
12 Witches Abroad.
13 Men at Arms
14 Lords and Ladies
15 Soul Music
16 Small Gods.
17 Feet of Clay
18 Interesting Times
19 Wee Free Men
20 Maskerade
21 Carpe Jugulum .
22 Hog Father
23 A Hat Full of Sky
24 The Last Continent
25 Jingo
26 Fifth Elephant
27 The Last Hero
28 The Truth
29 Pyramids.
30 Night Watch
31 Going Postal
32 Wintersmith .
33 Thud
34 Making Money
35 Unseen Academicals
36 Monstrous Regiment
37 I Shall Wear Midnight
38 Snuff
39 Thief of Time
40 Raising Steam
41 The Shepard's Crown

This is my preferred order, it is not definitive.
For those who give it a try, enjoy.

From Here to Absurdity

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Brilliant story expertly told. A must for fans of the Discworld series, but unless you have read the books they are best listened to in correct book order.

Well read and expertly performed

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An enjoyable listen the narrator has really gotten to grips with the story and characters, the only one I am unsure of is Willikins. A good job overall.

There are some great insights into people, war and diplomacy in this book. Some good character development too. If you liked the previous books you should enjoy this one.

I have said it before but I still think the older versions of this audiobook should be available so listeners have options regarding which version they prefer. The series is good enough and popular enough to merit it in my opinion.

Very good

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