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mutant hedgehog worm Member  |
Just finished Going Postal, it was ok, but i will admit it i now have a Susan, Death, Death of rats fixation, which was not satisfied in this book. Still very good book in comparison to other authors etc..
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is part of the international oatmeal conspiracy Member  |
I think we own all the discworld novels. (All in paperback of course). I love Vimes, Veternari and Susan. They also get more funny the more I learn, funny that. Nightwatch is way up there with Theif of Time, they just have such great characters!
High Ranking Official of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination, Dean of the UUP, First Class member of the order of the Pineapple. scruffy ambulating reanimated hypothetical vegetarian leigonairre of the undead. ~ Cav Look, I've got a cape and a tendency towards violence. It does not make me a superhero! ~ Domitella |
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knows there is no spoon Member  |
Indeed, I think it's those characters who set Discworld apart and make it special. For me, Vetinari and Susan are totally cool to read, but the main guy I always look forward to reading is Vimes, and whenever he pops up, Lu Tze.
Hmnn, I wonder exactly what it says about me that my heroes are a half crazed lawman and a gleefully insane and choatic monk . . . Oh, and I'll be picking up Going Postal as soonas it's in paperback. James Wandering, but not lost. "You are a Knight Errant. All of the fun of rescuing damsels, and none of the paperwork." |
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Archus dracomagii Member  |
I loved Susan in Hogfather, and look forward to reading more about her.
I agree that Vimes is very cool. I can really identify with someone who manages to do The Right Thing in his government job despite bureaucracy and the temptation to slack off and be mediocre at best. I like the multi-layered-ness of the humor in these books. Did anyone notice that HEX seems to be running the classic "ELIZA" program ( see http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3) at one point in Hogfather? The many little cultural references are beginning to make me think that Pratchett is the Lewis Carroll of our time: you can enjoy both authors without getting the little intellectual in-jokes, but it's even more fun when you notice them. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ You are a Confectioner. Who can take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew? Actually, that's Bob The Enchanter, two doors down on the left. But you make delectable treats, which is no simple feat considering Oompa Loompas won't be invented for three centuries. Not only do you delight with your sweets, but you've paved the way for a new profession: dentistry! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the blog thing: From an Ayewards World ... |
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Read Going Postal and flat-out loved it. Moist was a little overdone as a character in parts, but the book had its story and knew how it wanted to tell it and did so with great vigor.
__________ AJGraeme "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking: if you ask for it, I have to let you have it." -Taylor Mali "Science is the foot that kicks magic square in the nuts." -Scratch Fury |
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mutant hedgehog worm Member |
quote: Psst. Read Thief of Time! And I totally agree with you, when you pick up on the little extra bits and pieces he throws into the mix, it's just plain brilliant. |
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is part of the international oatmeal conspiracy Member |
Checked out a Terry Pratchett site, L-Space I think...anyway; two more novels about Tiffany Aching in the works as well as a Nightwatch novel called "Thud" which may include more about the Battle of Koom valley...sweet!
High Ranking Official of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination, Dean of the UUP, First Class member of the order of the Pineapple. scruffy ambulating reanimated hypothetical vegetarian leigonairre of the undead. ~ Cav Look, I've got a cape and a tendency towards violence. It does not make me a superhero! ~ Domitella |
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Psittacula servus Member  |
Terry Pratchett was kind enough to take part in an online discussion group through one of the online book sellers this past month.
Science of Discworld 3 should be out this spring. Thud should be out this fall. It takes place in Ankh-Morpork and involves the watch. After that he said he is working on a book called Nation. He said that he started wondering how many people does it take to make a nation, so he came up with the idea of a nation made of just one individual. Should be interesting. And there should be another Tiffany book somewhere in there, too. He also said he was thinking about a young readers book about the adventures of a young boy who enrolls in Unseen University, but I'm not sure if he was just making a jest about Harry Potter. |
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Another Watch book? I like them, but how much more powerful can Vimes get? Maybe this one will take them down a bit, allow other AM characters a shot...
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thanks for the info parrotslave.
welcome to the board. why don't you head over to worlds end, where all the action takes place. and introduction often gets followed by gifts of balloons, cookies and various animals and stuff  ~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. trolls are like pigeons..keep feeding them and they keep coming back and shitting in your street. |
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is part of the international oatmeal conspiracy Member |
it says at the Dreamhaven website that Terry Pratchett is signing there on the 24th...so if any of you Minnesota people have nothing to do...you can go and gloat about it afterwards to us that aren't near .
High Ranking Official of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination, Dean of the UUP, First Class member of the order of the Pineapple. scruffy ambulating reanimated hypothetical vegetarian leigonairre of the undead. ~ Cav Look, I've got a cape and a tendency towards violence. It does not make me a superhero! ~ Domitella |
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Archus dracomagii Member |
Cho Girl recently picked up 8 Discworld books with some of her Bat Mitzvah money, including The Color of Magic.
What a lame book that is (IMO, of course!) ... I'm so glad I'd already read some of his more recent books first. You'd hardly think it was the same writer. On the other hand, she also got the first few "witches" books, which were fun, and Jingo, which I've almost finished and am enjoying a lot. - Cho _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ You are a Confectioner. Who can take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew? Actually, that's Bob The Enchanter, two doors down on the left. But you make delectable treats, which is no simple feat considering Oompa Loompas won't be invented for three centuries. Not only do you delight with your sweets, but you've paved the way for a new profession: dentistry! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the blog thing: From an Ayewards World ... |
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always wears a tie - just not around his neck Member  |
Thats what I love about Pratchett you read his discworld series from the beggining and you can see him growing and changing and still be a powerfully funny writer
Head of internal security of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination, Catnip Master in the order of the Pineapple. |
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the Wicked Little Critta Member  |
I may not have started at the beginning of Discworld, but thank goodness for the turtle on the cover of Small Gods attracting me to that book. I love Small Gods. Terry Pratchett has recently been filling a hole in my reading that was left when Douglas Adams left us.
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is a loose cannon Member  |
I liked his first few books, but I definately think that he hit his stride with "Equal Rites." I discovered Pratchett and Gaiman at the same time, when my S.O. gave me a copy of "Good Omens" for X-mas.
"You pass through the places, and the places they pass through you, but you carry 'em with you on the soles of your travelin' shoes." --The Be Good Tanyas, "The Littlest Birds" http://hatchingphoenix.livejournal.com www.xanga.com/hatching_phoenix |
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is part of the international oatmeal conspiracy Member |
i got into pratchett through another person. i read them haphazardly except for the last ten, which i read all i a row. but i've read them all now. (well discworld, anyway.) he gets funnier the more i learn.
High Ranking Official of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination, Dean of the UUP, First Class member of the order of the Pineapple. scruffy ambulating reanimated hypothetical vegetarian leigonairre of the undead. ~ Cav Look, I've got a cape and a tendency towards violence. It does not make me a superhero! ~ Domitella |
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Archus dracomagii Member |
Just finished Equal Rites, which is a very quick read. Too quick, in many ways - the ending just sort of rushes together. And I'm getting the feeling that we never will see Eskarina again, although she ought to be a big deal - the only female wizard, after all - in later books. But of course, that would take a lot of fun out of the ridiculous "men's club" atmosphere of the UU.
I was also immediately struck by similarities to the much more recent Wee Free Men. I think maybe the more recent book is where he finally decided that the whole basic idea of the magically talented little girl from the sticks ought to go. - Cho _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ You are a Confectioner. Who can take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew? Actually, that's Bob The Enchanter, two doors down on the left. But you make delectable treats, which is no simple feat considering Oompa Loompas won't be invented for three centuries. Not only do you delight with your sweets, but you've paved the way for a new profession: dentistry! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the blog thing: From an Ayewards World ... |
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is a loose cannon Member |
I really didn't like "Eric." It seemed mostly like a plot device to show that Rincewind wasn't dead.
"You pass through the places, and the places they pass through you, but you carry 'em with you on the soles of your travelin' shoes." --The Be Good Tanyas, "The Littlest Birds" http://hatchingphoenix.livejournal.com www.xanga.com/hatching_phoenix |
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it's not the best - but did you read the illastrated one? that was the original - I'm not sure how it would have worked in just text. ~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. trolls are like pigeons..keep feeding them and they keep coming back and shitting in your street. |
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I just read The Last Hero. The illustrations made me laugh my ass off. Especially since Cohen and Rincewind looked exactly like I'd always pictured them. I was kind of dissapointed that the luggage only got a brief mention though.
"When the going get weird, the weird turn pro." |
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