![]() The names they gave themselves are on par with Ian M. The cat is the most cat-like character I’ve ever seen. At which point things get horribly wrong. ![]() ![]() This of course, works great right until the last job they plan to do. They all became sentient, gave themselves names and learned to speak.Īnd because Maurice is a cat, he convinced them to find a dim boy with a flute, have the rats visibly infest a city and then the boy will show up and lead them away - for a fee. The fantasy equivalent of a radioactive spill. Except the rats and Maurice (the titular cat) got contaminated by the latent magical field seeping out of the garbage of Ankh-Morpork’s Unseen University. The premise is of course your classic Pied Piper story. Which is not quite true, but the animals definitely take the stage. So first, the boy plays very little role at the beginning and is more of a figurehead for the cat & rats troupe. I dunno, the setup just didn’t capture my imagination. ![]() It’s about an 11-ish year old kid, a talking cat and some rats. I didn’t have high expectations of this book. This review was originally posted at Goodreads and imported here later with next to no spell/grammar checking. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett - Aimlessly Going Forward Aimlessly Going Forward ![]()
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