Terry Pratchett

[pobz]

A brilliant Author and nic ebloke but how much longer do you think the discworld series can run?

 

[Brian G Turner]

Read a lot in long moments of otherwise boredom many summers ago. Found him to be a but variable - some of his concepts are well used - such as the Death character - or simply hilarious - cf, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, while getting drunk in a tavern, having their horses stolen and missing the end of the world. But the stories themselves...hmm.

"Small Gods" I remember fondly, and "Guards Guards!" and the other book accompanying that storyline.

I never could stand the wizard character, though - no association. Can't even remember his name...

 

[nemesis]

He will make it run for as long as it fills the bank account he boasts of.

 

[pobz]

rincewind was the wizard i think, but my favourite books were any involving DEATH, Mort was an especially good one.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Yeah, the Death character was well used. There was one book involved Death wondering what it was like to be human. That was good. But the rest of the work was spoiled by Rincewind running around trying to beat back an invasion of shopping trolleys and the like. I ended up having to skip everything but the Death chapters. Was that "Mort"?

 

[pobz]

Mort was the one with a human that he took in an married his daughter i think, haven`t read it in a few years but was one of my favorites.

The 4 horsemen one was good, when he took a job on a farm reaping hay (i think thats the human one your on about anyway)

 

[Brian G Turner]

I found somewhere that there was a sequel to the "Men at Arms and "Guards! Guards!" series. Maybe I'll have to chase it down when I've finished writing?

 

[dwndrgn]

Did you like those because of Carrot or Commander Vimes? Commander Vimes is the lead character in The Fifth Elephant.

I especially liked Small Gods, if you haven't read that one you might want to give it a 'skim'.

 

[dwndrgn]

There is also Night Watch, more recent and his award winner of the series - Pyramids. Also, if you haven't read Good Omens his book with Neil Gaiman, you should. Not a Discworld story but with much of the same type of humor and flavor. The Four Horsemen show up there as well.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Yes - I read "Small Gods" - that was one another one I particularly enjoyed.

I simply remember the whole ethos of the "Men at Arms" and "Guards! Guards!" being enjoyable - the whole group of people and the overall mentality, rather than any particular character.

Wasn't keen no "Pyramids", though - found it a little waffly, and didn;t care about the characters. Some great scenes, though - and when it was good it was great - for example, the Four Horsemen.

Amazingly, I didn;t like "good Omens" much either - I found it very boring. Surprisingly, as I read it at the same time as I was really into Gaiman's "Sandman" series.

 

[Marianne]

Terry Pratchett is a small god. If you haven't read some of his later works in the series then you are missing a good read. Night Watch continues the Vimes story, Truth, Thief of Time all great. No one mentioned the Witches...Nanny Ogg and her pals are so much fun.

 

[dwndrgn]

Terry Pratchett is a small god. If you haven't read some of his later works in the series then you are missing a good read. Night Watch continues the Vimes story, Truth, Thief of Time all great. No one mentioned the Witches...Nanny Ogg and her pals are so much fun.

Oh yes, gotta love the witches! Their complete and utter selflessness tied into their complete and utter self-absorbedness (like that one?

) cracks me up. Cranky, cool, magical, and plain old down to earth. Love em. I'd like to see lots more of them.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Hi there, Marianne - and welcome to the chronicles-network!

Yes, the Guards (Vimes and co) were my personal favourites.

I don;t really remember reading much on the Nanny Ogg front - a little, but not much.

 

[Marianne]

Wyrd Sister, Witches Abroad are a couple I remember. I love Terry's rural books populated by the witches, vampires, and the country folk who are just too funny.

 

[dwndrgn]

He does know how to create a quirky/funny character that you can't help but love. One of my personal favorites is CMOT Dibbler (I see characters just like him at swap meets, flea markets and garage sales - they always make me laugh which doesn't do well when you are trying to bargain) as well as Death of Rats, he gets no respect. The librarian kills me as well as some of the wizards at the University, they just seem to be a huge collection of idiot/savants. Just thinking about them made me giggle.

I also like the way that the Ankh is almost alive as it has so much character.

Nanny Ogg strikes me as the kind of person I might end up being later on in life...I've got the cranky down pat, I need to work on the magic though...

 

[Marianne]

One of my favorite characters in the Unseen University books is the luggage. I liked it so much I have a luggage motif running in the current book I am writing....sort of a tribute to Pratchett.

I love the librarian...wouldn't you love to visit a library like that? ook?

Sometimes I like to read a book and just have fun...not have to think much, and laugh a lot. Terry Pratchett's books do that for me.

Marianne

 

[dwndrgn]

One of my favorite characters in the Unseen University books is the luggage. I liked it so much I have a luggage motif running in the current book I am writing....sort of a tribute to Pratchett.

I love the librarian...wouldn't you love to visit a library like that? ook?

Sometimes I like to read a book and just have fun...not have to think much, and laugh a lot. Terry Pratchett's books do that for me.

Marianne

Oh yes, I fell for the luggage! Loyal, intelligent, and very defensive of it's contents and companions! Who wouldn't want one?

I wish my librarians could be bribed with bananas lol! Ook!

The Discworld novels are definitely fun, when I first started The Light Fantastic I started laughing out loud at the first page. I don't remember the passage exactly but it was a desciption of how the dawn light was spreading...makes me giggle just thinking about it. We all need a good laugh every now and again.

Dawn "Ook! Ook!" Dragon

 

[kiwimac]

Esp. Ponder Stibbons, if ever there was a person who needed a golly good ....... hobby, he's one!

Kiwimac

 

[dwndrgn]

In re-reading 'Lords & Ladies' last night I was overjoyed to have re-met several of the magicians from Unseen University. The poor Bursar reminds me so much of me on my 'duh?' days. Maybe I should run out and find some dried frog pills...

 

[Yvienn]

Marianne, in which of Pratchett's books are there vampires?

Sometimes I like to read a book and just have fun...not have to think much, and laugh a lot. Terry Pratchett's books do that for me.

Pratchett's books are funny, but they are not silly. That's right that you don't have to think reading them, but on second thoughts they contain some important and wise things. The perfect caricature of our behaviour. You know, reading his books makes me thinking if there is actually no such absurd in the way I or some other people live.

The Discworld novels are definitely fun, when I first started The Light Fantastic I started laughing out loud at the first page. I don't remember the passage exactly but it was a desciption of how the dawn light was spreading...makes me giggle just thinking about it. We all need a good laugh every now and again.

I remember these days when I first discovered Pratchett's books and it was really laughing at loud. But now, after having read some of them, I am used to such humour and it don't have such an impact on me. I can't read these books one after another, because then I can't catch the humour. Therefore I read one Pratchett's book from time to time, when can have certain certainty that it will make me laugh. And fortunately there are still some that I haven't read. So, there is sth to wait for.

BTW, Pratchett will soon be in Poland! I know that for you - people from UK this is no attraction, because he is in England all the time, but for me it is.