Truckers

by Terry Pratchett

Paperback, 1990

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Publication

CORGI CHILDRENS (1990), Edition: New Edition, 208 pages

Description

Reluctant to believe that there's a world outside the department store in which they live, Torrit, Dorcas, and the other nomes look to Masklin, a newly arrived "outsider," to lead them to a safe haven when the store goes out of business.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Bitter_Grace

The Bromeliad trilogy is one of my favorite children's series. Pratchett's humour is absolutely one-of-a-kind genius; the characters and situations he describes are so clever and so absurd. I loved the Book of Nome extracts with their satirical take on the Bible (especially the Genesis of the

store), and Pratchett's somewhat daring challenge to the narrow-mindedness that sometimes arises from strict adherence to religious principles.

The bits about Prices Slashed and Bargains Galore, the store signs of fate, and how seasonal sales mark the progress of a year were inspired, laugh-out-loud funny.

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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey

Hmmm. A complicated book. The beginning just felt silly and cute and childish, even with literal life-and-death events going on. And even at the end, there were cute bits where the bickering overrode the story - a child could read the book and enjoy it. But somewhere in there, some important ideas

started to grow - about beliefs and how they can blind you, about the responsibilities of leadership, about what you can accomplish even if it looks impossible...about the meaning of "help". I definitely want to read the next two books.

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LibraryThing member purplequeennl

This is my second time reading this book - the first was in my teenage, this time I was reading it to my 11 year old son - and it is still as hilarious as it ever was; we both laughed so much.

Terry Pratchett has a unique ability to relate every day things and turn them into something different in

another world, like in Truckers with the Nomes creating a whole religion based on the selling signs in a store, and believing there was a monster called 'Prices Slashed'. He creates such brilliant characters, so easy to envisage and engage with, and enables us to see our world world through a new set of eyes.

This was my son's first Terry Pratchett book, and he is keen to move onto Diggers now, as am I.

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LibraryThing member webtarkeena

Classic, highly enjoyable, always recommended Pratchett. Not Discworld, this time, but our own, which we apparently share with a race of 4-inch high gnomes that just want a safe place to call home.

LibraryThing member thioviolight

I'm really loving Terry Pratchett's work! [i]Truckers[/i] is the first book in [i]The Bromeliad Trilogy[/i]. That it was written for children does not diminish the fact that it's a highly entertaining comic fantasy that even grown-ups will enjoy. The book is very witty and clever, and there were

many laugh-out-loud moments for me. Once begun, I found it hard to put down. Highly recommended!

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LibraryThing member macfly_17

This story about nomes was very interesting and different than most nome stories that I have read. There are lots of valuable life lessons wrapped up in this book.

LibraryThing member cranbrook

Masklin and his ageing companions living hard on the land think they may be the last Nomes but when they hitch a ride on a lorry they arrive at a vast new world of Nomes living in a department store with food and comforts but who all firmly believe that the entire world IS the store and 'outside'

is a myth.
Nomes are tiny creatures who live 'fast'—short lives at the mercy of the gigantic, slow humans. When 'the Thing', a sacred object from long ago, is activated and proves to be a sophisticated computer, Masklin learns that Nomes are descended from space voyagers. Inspired by news of their past abilities, Masklin and others lead the Nomes to a new home when the store is demolished

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LibraryThing member birdy47

The first Terry Pratchett book I didn't enjoy

LibraryThing member shavienda

Engaging little gnomes discover theres more to the world than they can see, and even if they are quite literal about it theres more than one meaning to what they do see.

LibraryThing member shavienda

Engaging little gnomes discover theres more to the world than they can see, and even if they are quite literal about it theres more than one meaning to what they do see.

LibraryThing member SimoneA

I really enjoyed this satirical children's series from Terry Pratchett. The first book makes fun of religion, which made me laugh out loud a few times.

LibraryThing member Novak

TRUCKERS should be compulsory reading for all children up to the age of 99. A detailed study would also bring a lot of religious wing-nuts down to earth.......If they still had any thinking powers.

LibraryThing member SueinCyprus

This is an excellent 'cross-over' book - intended for children, but all the more enjoyable for adults.

Pratchett at his best, in my view, creating a world of 'nomes' who live in the human world, modifying it a little, yet at the mercy of the larger, slower creatures who make things happen.

Lots of

subtle humour - first in the 'Bromeliad' trilogy, and very enjoyable. I first read this about fifteen years ago, then read aloud to my sons when they were around seven or eight. Makes an excellent read-aloud for children this age.

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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV

After reading the Ramona books and Narnia together, by youngest son and I decided to read these. They were ok... but then he didn't want to have our special reading time together anymore... :(

LibraryThing member Fiddleback_

A fine day to drive.

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