In the fifteenth part of\u00c2\u00a0Feet of Clay<\/i>, I KNEW IT. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read\u00c2\u00a0Discworld<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so close to the truth. I AM SO CLOSE.<\/p>\n
The Means<\/b><\/p>\n
I am allowed to be pleased with myself for figuring out that\u00c2\u00a0candles<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0were used to poison Vetinari, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll last five minutes. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all I get, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m fine with it. Watching Vimes put it all together was a lot of fun, though I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help but feel sad about Miss Easy and what she went through. This particular line destroyed me a bit inside:<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And you take your, er, perks home?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yessir. Gran said they gave a lovely light, sir\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I expect she sat up with your little brother, did she? Because I expect he got took sick first, so she sat up with him all night long, night after night and, hah, if I know old Mrs. Easy, she did her sewing\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yessir.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Simply put, they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t deserve to be victims of such cruelty. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cruelty, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. Whomever was responsible for this most likely didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t consider that there would be collateral damage, and they still poisoned those candles anyway. These people were surviving day to day, barely getting by, and they died because of it.<\/p>\n He stopped at the doorway, and turned. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And if you ever want candle-ends, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always got lots at the Watch House. Nobby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to start buying cooking fat like everyone else.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Vimes. VIMES. When he gets it, he really gets it.<\/p>\n Sergeant Colon<\/b><\/p>\n For the most part, I was entertained by the shenanigans and capers of Colon, who more or less is a victim of every bizarre circumstance that is currently unfolding in Ankh-Morpork. But he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also the character with the least amount of depth at this point in the story, you know? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d argue that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mostly comic relief here, while the other characters are dealing with the more layered stories. At the same time, I kind of want a bunch of adventures where he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s paired up with Wee Mad Arthur. THEY\u00e2\u20ac\u2122RE SO RIDICULOUS TOGETHER.<\/p>\n I also plan to name a pet Mr. Dreadful at some point.<\/p>\n No Masters<\/b><\/p>\n It is just astounding to me how\u00c2\u00a0good<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0Dorfl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s story has become in\u00c2\u00a0Feet of Clay<\/i>. Pratchett had a challenging task ahead of him: conveying the experience of a sentient being realizing that they possessed freedom.\u00c2\u00a0Truly<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0possessed freedom, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all! I feel like he accomplished that prior to this section, but here, he demonstrates the experience in greater detail. Dorfl comprehends his newfound agency by applying it to other beings in his life. His first act?\u00c2\u00a0To free all the caged animals in the slaughterhouse<\/i>. He instinctively recognizes the similarities between what the golems go through and how that relates to the struggle of creatures bred for human consumption. (Hey, I was vegan for over ten years. I understand this logic quite well.) That kind of empathy blows me away. He doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t act out of self-interest once he has no master. HE TRIES TO HELP OTHER BEINGS FIRST.<\/p>\n Protect Dorfl at all costs. AT ALL COSTS.<\/p>\n So it was unsurprising that the mob of men were utterly shocked by Dorfl fighting back against their attack. As one of them said, everyone knows golems can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fight back. And yet, Carrot and the others walk upon the aftermath of Dorfl defending himself. It might be incomprehensible to these men, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to theorize that Carrot has figured out that Dorfl took Carrot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s advice to heart. Which is good! (I could do without the humorous references to Dorfl shoving vegetables in people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bottoms, though. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not funny to me.)<\/p>\n Carry<\/b>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Tallow Works<\/b><\/p>\n WHO??? WHO DID ALL OF THIS? Was it a member of a guild or a person independent of them? Obviously, Carry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is the end of this specific plot thread, especially since we discover that the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153string\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that was used to tie up Colon is actually candlewick. Clearly, Dragon has something to do with everything, but who else? I just need the last few pieces, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all!!!<\/p>\n I expected that scene to happen in this section, but the action was derailed by Dorfl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beautifully rebellious destruction of the seamstress factory. I imagine, though, that Dorfl faces a huge problem he did not consider: it will not be easy to convince the other golems that they have free will. Dorfl had to be ordered to do it, more or less. When it comes to Vimes, though, the transformation is already happening. The scene in the seamstress factory helps him finally come to terms with how unfair the golems are treated as well as the poor workers. And this is an explicit part of the text! It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not subtext or a subtle theme! He acknowledges the exploitation happening here, so he decides to not only encourage the golems, but he also orders Colon to sign up zombies for the Watch, just to spite Mr. Catterail\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bigotry.<\/p>\n THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD.<\/p>\n Diane Duane is still offering a massive discount on the first 9 books in the\u00c2\u00a0Young Wizards<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0series just to this community, so please take advantage of this deal while you still can:<\/b><\/p>\n http:\/\/bit.ly\/markreadsYW<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NDOPtdqbUpM<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – I am now on Patreon<\/a>! There are various levels of support, from $1 up to whatever you want! You’ll get to read a private blog, extra reviews, and other such rewards.<\/b> In the fifteenth part of\u00c2\u00a0Feet of Clay, I KNEW IT. Intrigued? 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