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[monriatitans]

LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH QUOTE 8 OF 9

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The three rules of the Librarians of Time and Space are: 1) Silence; 2) Books must be returned no later than the last date shown; and 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality. – Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

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[merlinmerlot]

no hate at all to the syb*lvimers out there but if i'm being 100% honest i Don't get the appeal. i think u guys are inventing a dynamic between them that is actually interesting and not just the 'emotionally unavailable man and his wife who tolerates it'.

like i think their relationship was fun in guardsguards, so i assume that's where most of the appeal comes from, but in later books sybil just becomes a 'the ol ball and chain' joke. she's not even mentioned in feet of clay except in reference to her bed being cold bc vimes literally isn't there lol. and this is all very strange bc pratchett is Definitely capable of writing interesting dimensional women! he just very much gave up after guards guards for sybil, and when she does get a major part later on (fifth elephant) she's still just the 'wife' archetype, and there's not much else really going on. it's clear pratchett wanted to do a 'vimes finds comfort and home in his Wife bc that's his Wife, and he's suuuch an emotionally repressed man but his Wife brings out the best in him or whatever' and i don't know how to explain that i adamantly dislike that. and usually tp would try to Subvert that trope in someway! he literally did in guards guards, and then immediately gave up!

also, and i Am just a m/f hater in general, but a common fandom thing for these two (which i don't think has a lot of basis in the books), is that sybil is the dominant person in the relationship and ahhh look how much of a wifeguy vimes is! which 1. i hate this. making female characters #powerful #commanding with Nothing else going on is not like. feminist writing or whatever. relationships where the woman pegs the man is not automatically #girlpower. and 2. i can only fathom you getting these idea from these two characters if you like, extrapolate from select passages in guards guards.

idk maybe i'm missing some Key stuff from them since i've only read til fifth elephant, but the relationship is not particularly salvageable to me.

[old-stoneface]

i love guardsguards. i love vimes. i love vetinari. sybil deserved better

[darleksaresupreme]

A disc world swamp dragon I did as a commission

Commissions £35+postage

#discworld #swampdragon #terrypratchett #pratchett #dragon #guardsguards #discworldfanart #fantasy #britishfantasy #fantasyfiction #dragonsculpture #petdragon #plasticine #polymerclay #handmade #clay #sculpture #claysculpture #clayart #clayartist #clayfigure #claymodel #clayfigurine #claycreations #polymerclayart #polymerclayartist #polymerclaycreations #polymerclaycreations #polymerclayminiature #sculpting #sculptor

[candyglynnwilder]

#TSSChallenge Day 3: OTP - Fave Couple My favorite fictional couple is Sam Vimes and Lady Sybil Ramkin from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. In "Guards! Guards!" City Watch Captain Samuel Vimes isn't feeling the best about himself or his life. While on a fact-finding mission to learn about dragons, he meets Sybil, a member of nobility who is friendly, charming and down-to-earth, despite being at least a foot taller than him. Sybil can see the good man behind the gruff exterior and thinks of Sam as a gallant hero. They were made for each other. Art by Taly Reznik @trollworks . #samvimes #sybilramkin #guardsguards #discworld #terrypratchett #tss #thesaviorssister #jennamoreci #fantasywriter #indiewriter #writersofinstagram #candyglynnwilder #writingcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CErDbfgAi7v/?igshid=vj6bjr0h0i3p

[fosterdoom]

"¡GUARDIAS! ¡GUARDIAS!" del genial Terry Pratchett. Me está costando tiempo leerlo, pero cada vez que lo cojo es genial. #terrypratchett #guardsguards #ankhmorpork #books #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BzMATxViSxp/?igshid=1x5ajwmk9tuu9

[fearku]

#discworld #guardsguards #realale but not as glass but #springmeadow #sorted for the next hour #weymouth (at The Doghouse Micro Pub Weymouth) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZq-heMTWR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fictionfans]

We had some technical difficulties with the sound file for this episode, but it turned out okay in the end. Featuring a little bit of Robot Sara, a lot of talk about how great the Cold Comfort Farm movie was, and an essay on why the swamp dragons in Guards! Guards! are the Discworld equivalent of pugs. You can find the episode here: -on our website: https://bit.ly/38u8c5J -on @applepodcasts: http://apple.co/2ZPDCyB -on @spotify: http://spoti.fi/3aVBhsB . . . #coldcomfortfarm #stellagibbons #movieadaptation #guardsguards #discworld #terrypratchett #satire #humor #classicliterature #books #bookdiscussion #bookreview #goodreads #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #booknerd #booklover #wordsareweird #bookpodcast #fictionfans #fictionfanspodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSeVg8veoW/?utm_medium=tumblr

[atticspindye]

#discworld #pratchett #guardsguards 🐾🐾🐻🐰🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 #knitterslife #spinning #knittinginstagram #igknitter #crochettherapy #yarnclub #knittingtherapy #knittingmom #iloveyarn #kraftcolour #pinkbearandjemima #yarnhaul #yarnhoarder #atticspindye #sockyarn #crochetersoftheworld #mrsatticknits #indiedyersofinstagram #knittersofig #atticspindye #knittersofinstagram #knitting #wool #handdyed #yarn #ravelry #crochet #justacard (at Ashton in Makerfield) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMPWkn7phqQ/?igshid=srlva9qe466o

[penelopecat]

Getting caught up on the photos I couldn’t post last week, and finally getting back to reading the Discworld series in publication order. As a longtime fan of police procedurals, I was excited to finally read one of the City Watch novels. It was just what I needed to read at that time! For me, part of the fun of reading the books in this order is I know I’ll get to see certain characters again, but it won’t necessarily be in the next book, which helps the world building & surprises in my mind. #thismakesmehappy #books #2020reading #terrypratchett #discworld #guardsguards https://www.instagram.com/p/CHVZ55hhLKr/?igshid=ybcqkzfdclad

[wintersmitth]

Ловлю тепло надворі та перечитую одну з улюблених книжок. #discworld #guardsguards #coffee

[marlasomething]

Amazing book #guardsguards #terrypratchett #discworldseries #citywatchseries #book https://www.instagram.com/p/BwNd-AcFl4A/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qijgf7e601e2

[robyn-weightman]

I wish there was another Pratchett book coming out :,( #terrypratchett #guardsguards #hotchocolate #marshmellow #cafe #coffeeshop #relax #read #reading #bookworm #bootfactory https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs99NeQH57G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c8834lmvy1qn

[qualitymoonsuit]

Yesterday, I finished reading Pyramids, by Terry Pratchett. That was the seventh Discworld book. I'm now reading the eighth book in that series. It's called Guards! Guards! #currentlyreading #discworld #discworldseries #terrypratchett #guardsguards

[bites-of-books]

I guess yesterday's picture and today's would have worked for both prompts of cracked spines and pile of books by the same author huh? 🤣😅 #grimdragon #terrypratchett #discworld #thelightfantastic #witchesabroad #guardsguards #wyrdsisters #hogfather

[lyndalfaye]

Finished... next book. #discworld #terrypratchett #theturtlemoves #guardsguards #menatarms #dragons #books