How do they rise up? Rise up? Rise up? 
 Terry gets people. The few cliches in this book are easily forgiven because Terry just gets how people work. This is probaly a terrible place to start reading Discworld but is one of the best. I did start on this one way back when as this was the only Pratchett my library had at the time but you really should read the Guards books in order. 
 It's wonderful seeing the Vimes of today in the old Ankh, without any of his connections, power or men. The line about teaching young Sam to walk gets me every time. I just love this book. 
 "You'd like Freedom, Truth, and Justice, wouldn't you, Comrade Sergeant?' said Reg encouragingly. 'I'd like a hard-boiled egg,' said Vimes, shaking the match out. There was some nervous laughter, but Reg looked offended. 'In the circumstances, Sergeant, I think we should set our sights a little higher--' 'Well, yes, we could,' said Vimes, coming down the steps. He glanced at the sheets of papers in front of Reg. The man cared. He really did. And he was serious. He really was. 'But...well, Reg, tomorrow the sun will come up again, and I'm pretty sure that whatever happens we won't have found Freedom, and there won't be a whole lot of Justice, and I'm damn sure we won't have found Truth. But it's just possible that I might get a hard-boiled egg." 
 GNU TERRY PRATCHETT