What about a distinguished-looking sergeant major, shiny with braid, loaded with medals, arriving at the front door in a grand coach and telling him he’s his father?” she said. Terry Pratchetts Hauptthemen in diesem Buch sind für mich die Sinnlosigkeit von Kriegen und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit, und wie so häufig kriegt auch die Religion ihr Fett ab.

They were losing the war. Everyone knew that, but nobody would say it. It was as if they felt that if the words weren't said out loud then it wasn't really happening. They were losing the war and this squad, untrained and untried, fighting in dead men's boots, could only help them lose it faster. The vampire, when being recruited says "you can call me Maladict" which is both a play on the name 'Benedict' and on the word 'maledict', which means "accursedness or the act of bringing a curse" ('mal' meaning 'bad' in French versus "bene" meaning "well" in Latin, combined with 'edict' meaning a 'proclamation'. The line "Oh Damn," said Maladict is therefore a very clever "Tom Swiftie". It is also a play on the words 'mal' and 'adict' (bad addict) which Maladict is when deprived of her coffee later in the novel.Son söz olarak; Kademe kademe açılan, her parçasında da yeni yerlere uzanan, harika bir kitaptı Canavar Alayı. Beni en çok etkileyen, en sevdiğim Disk kitaplarından biri oldu ve üzerinde yazabilecek kadar sindirmem biraz vakit aldı. Ama Tereddütsüz tavsiye ediyorum ve değişim için pantolon içine çorap tıkılması gerekmeyen bir dünyada (veya adına) Terry dedemin hayal gücüne bir kez daha şapka çıkarıyorum. Civis Morporkias sum, sir." is a reference to the time of the Roman Empire, where a person could supposedly walk anywhere in the Empire protected only by the words "Civis Romanus sum" or "I am a Roman citizen", knowing that the Empire would extract swift punishment on anyone who dared harm even one of its people. That night, Polly encounters an unknown supporter whilst answering a call of nature, who assures her that although they know that Polly is a girl, they won't give her away. They also give her some hints on how not to be discovered. Over the next few days, Polly makes a startling discovery: Lofty is also a girl. Since Lofty and Tonker are always together, Polly assumes that Lofty joined the army to follow her man, just like in " Sweet Polly Oliver". Later, she finds out that Shufti is another girl, and a pregnant one. She also joined the army to find her man; in this case, the father of her child, who she'd only known for a few days, and is known as Johnny. Every single guy in Polly’s regiment is a woman! What a cool way to point out how stupid sexism is. And the brilliant thing is, this revelation actually comes quite early in the story. This revelation could have so easily been the climax of a really strong satire on sexism and traditional gender roles. And it would have been awesome. Especially if you add some Terry Pratchett comedy magic to the mix. But the story doesn’t end there, it’s only just beginning at that point. Monstrous Regiment is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 31st novel in his Discworld series. It takes its name from a 16th-century tract by John Knox opposing female rule, titled The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.

The new day is a great big fish" is the last line of the Borogravian national anthem and refers to something new and exciting and good about to happen. This ending to the novel makes a nice counterpoint to Vimes' earlier comment that any anthem that starts with "Awake" is going to cause trouble. The line, "One, Two, Three! What We Are Fighting For!" is yet another reference to the famous anti-Vietnam War song 'I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag' by Country Joe MacDonald and the Fish.Commander Vimes said that there is going to be no first use of magic in this war". This is a reference to the constant theme during the Cold War of "First use of nuclear weapons". Vimes says, "People set a lot of store by shaving" a nudge to the fact that the company is made up of women who don't shave but have spent most of the novel pretending to and in Polly's case, trying to avoid shaving Lieutenant Blouse and accidentally cutting his throat. Elbette özellikle sanayi devrimi sonrası yaşanan süreç sonrası artık Civis sumculuktan pek söz edemesek de, bugün "I am an American"a dönüşüp dönüşmemiş olduğu da başka bir yazı içinde tartışılmak üzere kalsın burada. This is a book about women enlisting in the Army for a variety of reasons (finding a brother, running away from dire circumstances, finding a “husband”, looking for a way to prove one’s skills, etc.) and it’s here where the novel sometimes didn’t quite land for me. The business card from William de Worde says "The Truth Shall Make you Frep". Throughout the novel The Truth, the headline for William de Worde's newspaper says "The Truth Shall Make Ye Free" but there are a series of type setting errors which are continually changing this line to "The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret" and still later it becomes "The Truth Shall Make Ye Fred". This latest line is a continuation of the type setting error theme. The original quote is from is from bible - John 8:32: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Sonu itibariyle de gri bir kitap bu aslında. Çok da spoiler vermeye niyetim yok ama tüm bunların sonunda değişimin mümkün olduğunu ama gerçekten bunun için çok fazla şey gerektiğini söylüyor bir bakıma. Terry'nin de dediği gibi bu bir peri diyarı kalesi değil ve burada geçen hikayeler de sonsuza kadar mutlu yaşadılar diye bitmiyor. Hem hayal kırıklığına uğruyor hem de umutlanıyorsunuz enteresan şekilde aynı anda. Yani bu yönüyle de tanıdık geliyor. The troll who charges extra if crossing his bridge with a billy goat is an obvious reference to the fairy tale, "The Three Billy goats Gruff". Pratchett uses this reference often in his books; trolls being a natural for guarding bridges and not being big fans of billy goats butting them off bridges. Aslında bu söz Roma'da basit bir güvenlik önleminden fazlasını ifade etmişti tarih boyunca. Evet elbette özünde bir şiddet sözü yatıyordu. Roma'nın vatandaşlarına dokunmak demek Roma'nın korkunç gazabını üzerine çekmek demekti aynı zamanda. Ki dönemin adalet anlayışına göre suçun pek de bireysel olmadığını, suçlunun selam vermiş olduğu her canlının enlemesine kesilip de kazıklarda sergilenmesi gibi kimi tatlılıkların vaka-ı adiyeden sayıldığını da unutmamak gerekiyor.

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It's hard finding soldiers when you're always at war. Especially when you're fighting a war that you may not be winning. I don't love this book. I just don't. Mr. Pratchett has a gentle and funny way of adding real world elements to his books, poking fun at some pretty difficult moral issues. And yet this book seemed too heavy-handed, too obvious, and too repetitive.

Despite her apprehensions regarding Strappi, she kisses the Duchess - that is, she kisses a painting of said noble - and by doing so, joins up.

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Bu arada Maladict'in kahve krizlerini dindirmek için kullandığı metotlardan biri de yine tarihsel bir olaya dayanıyor. Amerikan İç Savaşı sırasında Birleşik Devletler ablukası sayesinde Konfederasyon askerleri için kahve neredeyse temin edilmesi imkansız bir hale geldiğinde denedikleri şeylerden biri de meşe palamuduymuş. N*ran tarafından, kendisi mental yetenekler açısından dezavantajlı bir insan olduğu için Kaldırım Çiçekleri olarak çevrilen genelevin orijinal adı "The Solid Doves" ve 19. yy'da fahişeler için sıklıkla kullanılan soiled doves (kirli güvercin) teriminden geliyor. N*ran, Fahişeyi görür görmez yapıştırmış kaldırımı ama Soiled dove aynı zamanda tarihi bir savunmanın da adı. 1899'da Oklahoma'da bir fahişe olan Minnie Stacey adına avukat Temple Lea Houston tarafından yapılmış olan savunmanın tam metinini sadece kitap formatında bulabildim ama savunma şöyle başlıyor. The Sergeant says, "Give him the shilling, corporal." In the English army, taking the King's or Queen's Shilling was a ritual of induction; upon taking a shilling coin as enlistment bounty, the inductee was legally considered a soldier. Some of the older women wore the Motherhood Medal, awarded to women whose sons had died for Borogravia". Countries in the Roundworld also are famous for giving medals (cheap or otherwise) out to commemorate military service for one's country like the Victoria Cross, the Purple Heart, Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross. The more prestigious the medal the more likely it is given posthumously - as if a cheap medal compensates for the loss of one's son or daughter. Yet in the Roundworld too, receiving the medal and the telegram of one's child's exploits did make parents proud - likely a rationalization of their loss.