I just finished reading Jingo, by Terry Pratchett. While the Watch series is my favorite, the main plot of war and xenophobia didn’t hit for me.

That said, the novel was packed with amusing sub-plots. Vimes’ daily planner, Carrot’s penchant for football, 71-hour Achmed’s backstory, Vetinari drafting Colon and Nobby for his mission, Nobby unexpectedly flourishing as a woman, Leonard of Quirm’s naming conventions and unwelcome urge to design weapons of mass destruction, and more. So I’ll think of this novel as an opportunity to spend time with some of my favorite characters in literature.