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• This book is essentially Romeo and Juliet and Soccer.The Wizards don't play much of a role, instead there is the introduction of some new characters. Lord Vetinari of course makes an entrance, and while not at all a prominent character is very tied to the plot.Juliet is from Dolly Sisters, and her father and brothers are part of the supporters of their team. Romeo (Trevor) is a supporter of a rival team, a team his father played for. Nutt is an odd goblin who works in the candle vats with Trevor. Glenda is head of the night kitchen, and her grandmother made the best food the Assassin's guild had ever had, so good they wouldn't allow the use of poison in it. Trevor falls in love with Nutt ends up coaching the Wizard's soccer team, and Juliet becomes a model. Trevor is obsessed with Juliet, and Glenda dislikes Trevor, because he is 'no good'.There is, of course, a happy ending. But not before shit hits the fan.

  5.00 out of 5

  TybaltCapulet

• Ponder Stibbons discovers that the university will lose a large bequest if they don't have a football team. The wizards are unsurprisingly reluctant, but when he tells them it will affect the food budget, they decide football can't be that bad.In addition to the wizards we all know and love, this introduces several new characters who work at the university, with three of them (Glenda, Trev, and Nutt) being the main POV characters. There are also several other new minor characters and I especially liked Pepe, the dwarf who might not be a dwarf.This was a bit of a slow starter, but once it got going, I found it really hard to put down. I could have wished for a bit more Vetinari, but I loved him when he did show up. I loved the new characters, especially Glenda, who was awesome and a nice surprise, as I was expecting a book about the university to be a mostly male cast. Which it was, but she was the character we spent the most time with.The whole thing with Nutt was kind of awkward. I liked him a lot and the history was neat, but I wish he'd stop the racism metaphors

  5.00 out of 5

  kyuuketsukirui

• What can I say about Terry Pratchett other than that he is made of awesome? I started reading the Discworld series when I was in grad school. They proved invaluable in keeping me sane. (I really hated grad school.) In this book, the wizards at Unseen University find themselves in need of playing a game football (soccer, to Americans). Not only that, but the Patrician has strongly suggested that the wizards take the street game and clean it up. Now add in a bit of religion, some fanaticism, a couple of bullies, a dwarf fashion show, and a goblin. Right. Like all of Pratchett's book's the story very quickly leads into a mess of giggles that keep the reader on his/her toes. I was in the last quarter of the book when my cousin-in-law interrupted my reading; I was so involved in the book that I was seriuosly jarred when he began speaking to me. I was *that* engrossed in the world of foot-the-ball (and I don't even like sports). Any fan of Terry Pratchett needs no coaxing to read this book as it's likely already on the "To Read" list. Those who have never read Pratchett, but totally enjoy fun satires, would enjoy this, though I always recommend starting at the beginning of the series. Bonus: I have converted my cousin-in-law to the Discworld cause.

  5.00 out of 5

  Jessiqa

• Another great Discworld book - and I don't even like football!

  5.00 out of 5

  rztaylor

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