Interesting Times
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Interesting Times” is Discworld at its most openly comic, with jokes that still find room for sharp remarks on government and human nature. Rincewind, the wizard who would rather do nothing at all, carries it. Some readers feel the satire is laid on so thick that it blunts the story’s impact, so those who prefer Pratchett’s more touching books may rank it lower.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Interesting Times is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett. It is the seventeenth book in the Discworld series and is set in the Aurient.
Reading order · Discworld
Full order & progress →- The Colour of Magic
7.77.7 / 10 - The Light Fantastic
7.87.8 / 10 - Equal Rites
8.08.0 / 10 - Mort
8.38.3 / 10 - Sourcery
7.77.7 / 10 - Wyrd Sisters
8.08.0 / 10 - Pyramids
7.67.6 / 10 - Guards! Guards!Start here
8.58.5 / 10 - Eric
7.47.4 / 10 - Moving Pictures
7.87.8 / 10 - Reaper Man
8.38.3 / 10 - Witches Abroad
8.28.2 / 10 - Small Gods
8.58.5 / 10 - Lords and Ladies
8.28.2 / 10 - Men at Arms
8.68.6 / 10 - Soul Music
7.97.9 / 10 - Interesting TimesThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Maskerade
8.08.0 / 10 - Feet of Clay
8.58.5 / 10 - Hogfather
8.38.3 / 10 - Jingo
8.28.2 / 10 - The Last Continent
7.97.9 / 10 - Carpe Jugulum
8.08.0 / 10 - The Fifth Elephant
8.48.4 / 10 - The Truth
8.48.4 / 10 - Thief of Time
8.38.3 / 10 - The Last Hero
8.18.1 / 10 - The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
8.08.0 / 10 - Night Watch
8.88.8 / 10 - The Wee Free Men
8.48.4 / 10 - Monstrous Regiment
8.38.3 / 10 - A Hat Full of Sky
8.48.4 / 10 - Going Postal
8.78.7 / 10 - Thud!
8.48.4 / 10 - Wintersmith
8.28.2 / 10 - Making Money
8.48.4 / 10 - Unseen Academicals
8.08.0 / 10 - I Shall Wear Midnight
8.58.5 / 10 - Snuff
8.08.0 / 10 - Raising Steam
7.87.8 / 10 - The Shepherd's Crown
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 482 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 52 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 430 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is Interesting Times?
It has 352 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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