Jingo

Jingo (1997) Terry Pratchett

What surprised me most about this book was that it was written in 1997.

A new island has risen between Ankh Morpork and Klatch, and war seems to be the only way to determine who really owns the island.

Jingo features Commander Samuel Vimes and the Watch, including Sgt Colon and Corporal Nobbs, Captain Carrot and Angua, and Sgt Detrius. There are some others of course, but I have to admit that those are my favorites.

Well, because it is submersed in a marine environment “I’ve always called it the Going-Under-the-Water-Safely Device,” said Leonard, behind him. “But usually I just call it the Boat.”

I think what I like best about Terry Pratchett is that he gets to be political, but funny at the same time. I mean just look at the title:

Main Entry: jin·go·ism
Pronunciation: ‘ji[ng]-(“)gO-“i-z&m
Function: noun
: extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy

Of course now that I look at it, that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the book.

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