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Reread Monstrous Regiment a few months ago and forgot to show y’all my doodles of the booyyyysssssss

#sigh.. maladict…. I missed u #artists on tumblr #traditional art #discworld #discworld fanart #monstrous regiment #jack jackrum #polly perks #maladict #tonker #lofty #ignorina #shufti #wazzer #bro I think Wazzer might be my like… third fav character from that book #tbf tho all of the characters are top tier so

Reading a Terry Pratchett book is literally just: Here's a funny little joke Here's something that you can tell is a joke but don't get and will only figure out five years later Here's a surprisingly cool fantasy concept Here's a unique and well written simile Here's a lil guy Here's something that has aged depressingly well into the modern day Here's something that has aged remarkably queer into the modern day Here's a character that you can barely understand what he's saying Here is the most terrifying and deeply disturbing concept you have ever heard, casually mentioned Here is the dumbest fucking pun you've ever heard but in the best way Here is a quote so profound that it makes you view morality and the world in a different way Here is a plot twist that you can't tell if it's genius or stupid Congratulations! You've finished the book! It has fundamentally changed you as a person and you will never be the same!

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btw i read monstrous regiment and i think it's one of the best discworld books i've read so far. it can be read simultaneously as a commentary on misogyny and differing standards based on gender and war AND a possibly unintentional exploration of transmasc experiences. like one of the characters has expressed as male literally most of his life and went back to his family as a man, which is both a really good commentary on how differently men and women are treated and how the standards for 'gross habits' are vastly different for men than for women but also it is literally someone who's been presenting masc their whole life finally returning to their family as themself.

ALSO it handled the female characters so well!! most pieces of media that have women in positions of power make them good and moral, but monstrous regiment treats them as people, who, when in an environment surrounded by stupid masculine ideals and having to conform to those, will fall into the same stupid patterns!! it treats women as people who can be utterly stupid, belligerent and hardheaded and it was so refreshing.

also the jokes are really good, it's an entertaining read and presents all those topics (including the utter devastation that was brings, the propaganda used to coerce people into fighting, which are both REALLY heavy things!!) in a way that is easily comprehended and keeps your attention.

terry pratchett was such a good fucking writer istg

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Monstrous Regiment fellows for Ari ♥

Carborundum, Polly ‘Ozzer’ Perks, Maladict, Igor, ‘Shufti’ Manickle ♥

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I fucking love Mulan-type stories does anyone have any recommendations?

#Ones I've read/watched:#mulan #(obviously)#monstrous regiment #victor victoria #(that one has NOT aged well but nonetheless I love)#yentl #(had some really interesting commentary about consent #I should rewatch it)#ori originals

the thing about reading discworld in publication order is that while it's still not recommended: from 2002-2005 pratchett put out night watch -> monstrous regiment -> going postal -> thud like what a crazy generational run from someone who already had several generational runs