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skolima@bookwyrm.social reviewed Długa Ziemia by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Długa Ziemia' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

There's very little Pratchett in this book, unfortunately. It's based on his 30-year old short story, but it feels like Terry had practically no input in growing it into a book. It's really underdeveloped.

If you're looking for an interesting read on parallel worlds, go check out [b:The Family Trade|17861|The Family Trade (The Merchant Princes, #1)|Charles Stross|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1408262924l/17861.SY75.jpg|930587] by [a:Charles Stross|8794|Charles Stross|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1355510574p2/8794.jpg] (and frankly, Long Earth reads like a fanfic rewrite of parts of this one).

loppear reviewed The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett (The Long Earth series book 1)

entirely here for the world premise

3 stars

Mostly entertaining characters in a thoroughly begun-to-be-explored world laid next to our own, I'm both drawn in and worried by how many more books they wrote in this series.

Taru Luojola reviewed The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett (The Long Earth series book 1)

Kolonialismin ja valkoisen uudisraivaajahengen ihannointia, kaiken lisäksi tylsää

2 stars

Romaani, jossa whatiffaillaan kvanttifysiikan suhteen tai jotain. Joka tapauksessa ihmiset oppivat äkkiä kulkemaan maan rinnakkaistodellisuuksien välillä, ja alkaa valjeta ajatus, että ihmisistä tyhjiä maailmoja on loputtomasti. Sitten seikkaillaan jotenkin loputtoman itseääntoistavasti ja mielikuvituksettomasti ja kolonisoidaan uusia lännen rajaseutuja tavalla, joka muistuttaa Pohjois-Amerikan alkuperäisen kolonisoinnin ihannointia. Koska tosiaan, vaikka ihmiset kaikkialla maailmassa oppivatkin kulkemaan rinnakkaistodellisuuksien välissä, näkökulma on hyvin yhdysvaltalainen ja valkoisen uudisraivaajamainen. Välillä vilkaistaan muihinkin maihin, jotta luotaisiin vähän mielikuvaa ilmiön maailmanlaajuisuudesta, mutta ne valitut muut maat ovat Britannia, Australia ja Ranska... Tämä on sarjan avausosa, ja ilmeisesti tästä on joku tv-sarjakin tehty (kirjoitustyylikin oli sellainen että filmatisointi oli varmasti mielessä jo alusta asti), mutta plääh plööh enpä taida vaivata itseäni jatko-osilla.

kyonshi reviewed The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett (The Long Earth, #1)

Review of 'The Long Earth' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I expected a bit more considering that both authors are kind of prolific. In the end it was ok.
It obviously is only the first part of a series and suffers for it. The plot is a bit too 90s TV, although at the same time the themes of it are such that they actually do explore some areas not trodden yet.
The plot concerns the discovery and further exploration of the Long Earth, that is a line of parallel Earths that humans can travel to. These Earths are mostly identical to our Earth, except for the fact that they are devoid of humans. This becomes important because travelling to these parallel Earths turns out to be incredibly easy once one knows what to do.
Unfortunately despite being good the book still is lackluster. Somehow one would have expected either less or more exposition and exploration of the social and …

I expected a bit more considering that both authors are kind of prolific. In the end it was ok.
It obviously is only the first part of a series and suffers for it. The plot is a bit too 90s TV, although at the same time the themes of it are such that they actually do explore some areas not trodden yet.
The plot concerns the discovery and further exploration of the Long Earth, that is a line of parallel Earths that humans can travel to. These Earths are mostly identical to our Earth, except for the fact that they are devoid of humans. This becomes important because travelling to these parallel Earths turns out to be incredibly easy once one knows what to do.
Unfortunately despite being good the book still is lackluster. Somehow one would have expected either less or more exposition and exploration of the social and technological implications of this frontier.

Tattooed_Mummy

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March 17, 2023