![]() ![]() Parts of the book has the characters trying to come up with rules that mean that they don’t have to worry about keeping their teeth or, possibly, death, on the field. And this is where the sadly underused allusion to Romeo and Juliet comes in, when a Dimwell fan falls in love with a Dolly Sisters fan (and vice versa). Fans of one team don’t mix with the other. But by this time, soccer has devolved into a street fighting matches between nearly tribal groups in the city. One of their bequests had that annoying clause stuck into it. The book starts when the wizards of Unseen University ( nunc id vides, nunc non vides*) find out that their funding is in trouble if they don’t field a soccer team. It’s kind of a messy book, because these lesser targets sometimes steal the stage. ![]() In Unseen Academicals, not only is Pratchett lampooning soccer and soccer fans, but he also takes shots at psychoanalysis, Romeo and Juliet, and fashion. The books are not only entertaining satires in and of themselves, but I also get to try and chase down the references. I always look forward to book by Terry Pratchett, especially the Discworld books, because I know I’m going to have a good time. ![]()
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