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Fantasy · 1990 · PG

Moving Pictures

by Terry Pratchett

Holy Wood is calling, and the Discworld is about to reinvent the movies

For10+GenreFantasyLength288 pagesRead time~7 hours

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Violence

Barely any

Minimal violence; some supernatural threat in the finale

Language

Barely any

Mild language throughout

Sexual Content

Barely any

Mild romantic attraction between protagonists

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moderate: the supernatural element behind the movies and its dimensional implications

What this book is about

A strange new form of entertainment is emanating from Holy Wood hill, and suddenly everyone in Ankh-Morpork wants to make pictures that move. Victor Tugelbend and Ginger become stars against their will as the movie magic reshapes the city — but Holy Wood's power is feeding on something ancient, and the thin place between worlds is getting dangerously thinner. Pratchett's Hollywood parody is one of the most purely funny early Discworld novels, while also being genuinely tense about the dimensional threat.

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