Polly Perks disguises herself as a boy to join the army and find her brother in a witty, war-torn Discworld tale.
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Polly Perks disguises herself as a boy to join the army and find her brother in a witty, war-torn Discworld tale.
In the twenty-eighth Discworld novel the Discworld goes to war.It began as a sudden strange fancy... Polly Perks had to become a boy in a hurry. Cutting off her hair and wearing trousers was easy. Learning to fart and belch in public and walk like an ape took more time... And now she's enlisted in the army, and searching for her lost brother.But there's a war on. There's always a war on. And Polly and her fellow recruits are suddenly in the thick of it, without any training, and the enemy is hun...
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Minor innuendo and slang references to sex; no explicit scenes.
Frequent war violence with graphic battle scenes and death.
Mild language and crude humor like belching references.
Recurring coffee addiction theme with a vampire character.
Central themes of gender identity and cross-dressing in disguise.
Satirical depiction of fundamentalist religion and a capricious god.
Minor fantasy elements; no overt occult or ritualistic content.
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Strong commentary on war, gender inequality, and societal norms.
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Themes of systemic abuse in military and societal structures.
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