Funnily enough, according to his fan mail, both believers and non-believers have praised the book for supporting their position! The main target of Pratchett’s perceptive, satirical wit in Small Gods is religion and intolerance. Yet the tale is never heavy-handed, thanks to some deftly comical plot twists, as well as all the levity that comes from picturing an angry god trapped in the body of a tortoise.” (Australian author Jack Heath) In what has been described as one of the 20th century’s finest satires, "the gods are pompous, the worshippers cowed, and the priests violently closed-minded. A small god, to be sure, but bossy as hell. ![]() Until one day he hears the voice of a god calling his name. Brutha is a simple novice who only wants to tend his melon patch.
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