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In case y'all didn't get this from the reposts, i read Feet of Clay. You know what that means

That's right, it's opinion and review time

Firstly, i would like to say i wish i didn't read this as the first Watchmen book, but it's whatever. Im currently reading Men in Arms, don't have Guards! Guards! available, but will eventually read that as well.

Back to the main topic. I absolutely love it. As always, Pterry ate and left no crumbs. I love every character, im loving Cheery's journey, as well as her and Angua together.

Since im new to the Watchmen, i was just surprised about all the titles, but also about Nobby being a noble. Turns out you can read it as a standalone and still think that. I really love Nobby casually jumping out the window to escape being king.

Some of my favourite moments were the one where Vimes spills the whiskey on the carpet and fakes being drunk. I also love him saying (im paraphrasing here) 'you made me spill perfectly good whisky. That's punishable by hanging' because honestly, iconic.

As I'm reading Men in Arms, im seeing that a repeating theme is revolution and the people(in charge) finding new kings when not needed.

Personally, i admire Vimes for not only his self-control, but also the ability and more importantly need to hold himself accountable. If i had to pick someone to look up to, it would be him. Well, a mix of him and Carrot.

I love Carrot because he's just this 6 foot dwarf that just takes things really literally and is an absolute sweetheart (but actually a badass inside).

I love Angua and her problem with self acceptance, to which i relate to in a certain level. How she handles herself when faced with prejudice, as well as how she holds Carrot accountable for his own prejudice (towards Cheery) is what makes her, well, her. It's what makes me love her, and aspire to be her to an extent (i would like to skip the self-esteem and acceptance part)

Also, Vetinari knowing what's happening all along but letting Vimes loose sleep and tear his hair out gave me mixed feelings - suprise, little bit of anger in Vimes' name, and others that I can't quite name.

All in all, 9/10 book, 10/10 humour as well as philosophy, and +2 for the iconic Vimes.

Σ(･o･;)

Aunt Vetinari...

I don’t know how anyone could say Terry Pratchett only made Cheery trans on accident. This man was out here writing about how gender identity and gender expression are two different things, making a point to show that Cheery does not have to perform femininity for her gender and pronouns to be respected, and he wrote all that in the year 2000.

Cheery is a woman. When she is surrounded by people who refuse to accept that, she feels pressured to look as girly as possible to stand up for herself and others like her. When she is surrounded by people who accept her, she may or may not feel in the mood for certain looks on certain days. She was able to stop being the Symbol For Gender Freedom In Ankh Morpork because she no longer had to prove that was worth fighting for. And she is still a girl when she wears pants. And she is treated as one.