{"product_id":"small-gods-discworld-the-gods-collection","title":"Small Gods: Discworld: The Gods Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power . . .' Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration' The Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the beginning was the Word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the Word was: \"Hey, you!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders adore \u003ci\u003eSmall Gods\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOne of Pratchetts best works\u003c\/b\u003e, retelling what has happened, happens, and will happen as soon as faith goes mad, uncontrolled, and vicious, tries to expand its sphere of influence and doesnt care about the foundations and rules, contradicting its own commandments' Goodreads reviewer,          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIt makes you contemplate so many things.\u003c\/b\u003e Beyond religion too. There were so many passages when I was musing \"It's like this thought has sprung out of my head but it's written a hundred times better than I would have said it\"' Goodreads reviewer,          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pratchett creates a host of \u003cb\u003echaracters that represent people and our relationship with religion\u003c\/b\u003e, done with thought and hope, \u003cb\u003ea thoroughly laugh out loud experience\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer,          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The book is \u003cb\u003enever preachy\u003c\/b\u003e (see what I did there? ;P) or boring. On the contrary, the \u003cb\u003emad romp\u003c\/b\u003e through several hitherto unseen countries on the disc was \u003cb\u003edelightful\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer,          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003ePratchett at his theological best\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer,          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This \u003cb\u003eextremely cleaver religious satire\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the top Pratchett's work as organized religion becomes target of his wit and cynicism' Goodreads reviewer,          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  '\u003cb\u003eA true delight\u003c\/b\u003e. Also, as I finished the book, I felt my cold go away . . . \u003cb\u003ehallelujah for the curative properties of wonderful books\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer,          \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 352 pages | Published January 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986410193245,"sku":"9781473200159","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781473200159.jpg?v=1774498482","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/small-gods-discworld-the-gods-collection","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}