Terry Pratchett

[duplessis3]

Any fans out there? I just finished reading Small Gods, and his description of institutionalized religion is spot on.

[keen23]

Huge fan (please see location of my info section for example). Small Gods is a fabulous book. Pratchett is great at poking fun at religion in a kind, gentle way (for the most part). I think Offler is one of the more amusing gods of the Discworld. And who doesn't love a Death with a personality?

Reaper Man is one of my most favorite books ever written. When Death (as Bill Door) interacts with Miss Flitworth and takes her to the Harvest Dance, I cry buckets every time I read it.

[Eclipse]

I love Terry Pratchett. Discworld is amazing and some of the best satire I have ever read. Have you read Good Omens? Pratchett wrote it with Neil Gaiman and it is such a great end of the world story.

[Terrie]

Always a favorite. Men at Arms is probably my favorite of his work. Currently waiting for my library copy of his latest.

[duplessis3]

I've been calling Pratchett my spiritual guide. Some people like the Pope, some people follow Doug Phillips. Me, I'll take Granny Weatherwax and Brutha.

[Lillybee]

Such a favorite. I discovered him, because one of my kids had a book and I wanted to know what he was reading.

[AuntCloud]

Joining the Pratchett fandom. A little sad I couldn't apprentice at a witch's cottage - I'll even milk the goats if the need arises.

And I make a point of saying a little prayer to Anoia any time a drawer sticks.

[Conuly]

Pterry is positively BRILLIANT. I constantly learn about real world things via Discworld footnotes (even with early onset Alzheimers the guy knows more than I can ever hope to) and I quote the Vimes boot theory of economic inequality at least once a month to people online. My Discworld books are full of various dog-earings and highlights, in the way some people note passages in their religious texts for further study.

[dawbs]

Good Omens is still one of my all time favorites.

I kinda tell fundies "it's what would have happened if Frank Peretti had decided to poke minor fun @ religion and not be super-uptight. Basically, imbue him w/ a sense of humor and take away the moralizing"

[saraelise]

I'm reading (listening to the audiobooks, actually) through the series right now. I'm halfway through Hogfather currently. I've loved every single books so fair. He is such a wonderful writer.

[terranova]

Good Omens is one of my top 10 all time books. I'd take it to a desert island.

Also love the wizards, Carrot, Sam and Sybil, Death, Susan...

I do think some of his later books have gone a bit serious for my tastes.

[LittleMy]

Everyone in my family is a Pratchett fan :D

And although I wanted to be Angua partnered to Carrot, I am in fact a Lady Sybil married to a Sam Vimes :mrgreen: ......wish I had thought of Lady Sybil as my user name :geek:

[terranova]

My husband drew me a picture of Susan. I knew it was love. :D

[LittleMy]

My husband drew me a picture of Susan. I knew it was love. :D

Now that is love, and I really appreciate the character of Susan. I am a Susan myself, born in the early sixties, and I suffered long with the character of Susan in the Narnia books , finally with Susan Sto Helit, I have the Susan of my childhood dreams!

[terranova]

Now that is love, and I really appreciate the character of Susan. I am a Susan myself, born in the early sixties, and I suffered long with the character of Susan in the Narnia books , finally with Susan Sto Helit, I have the Susan of my childhood dreams!

Susan Sto Helit has balls! I love her with the kids, the boogeymonster and the fire place poker. Brilliant.

[crassy]

Been a fan since the 80s! I love him to death.

[terranova]

Did anyone else struggle to get through Unseen Academicals? Maybe it's because I'm not a football fan but I found it really hard going. :(

[crassy]

Did anyone else struggle to get through Unseen Academicals? Maybe it's because I'm not a football fan but I found it really hard going. :(

It is my least favourite of all the books and that makes me sad. I just couldn't get into it at all.

[Conuly]

Did anyone else struggle to get through Unseen Academicals? Maybe it's because I'm not a football fan but I found it really hard going. :(

I actually really liked it.

But you know, I often find that the first read of a Discworld book is hard going, and then the second time I'm madly folding down every other page because upon re-read I like it much better. I don't know why this should be at all.

[JesusFightClub]

I really liked Unseen Academicals but I am a football fan (all my family are Arsenal supporters on one side and Hearts supporters on the other) so I got loads of the references.

[nimerha]

*points to avatar*

His was the first fantasy book my dad ever bought to me (and the first book I ever owned personally), as well as the first ever book I bought with my own money. His humour and wisdom are just fucking endless. Such a first class human.

Slightly off-topic, anyone watched his documentary on assisted dying? It was painful to watch, but very well done, I thought.

([link=http://vimeo.com/25239708]it's here[/link] if anyone's interested. Warning: graphic descriptions of illness and death, and an assisted death on screen)

[AuntCloud]

Thanks, nimerha, I'll watch when I'm not so tired/emotional.

I'm currently reading Lords and Ladies. Sir Terry gives one of the best female narratives written by a male. I guess his books are chicken soup for this cynical atheist's soul.

[AuntCloud]

I liked Unseen Academicals. Nutt's constant "do I have value" pulls at my heart-strings, and the football references are hilarious. Of course the story is shaky, but I'd rather have a subpar Pratchett than anything else.

[ChickeyMonkey]

I'm not big on fantasy, but I've started reading Glen Cook books, which are fantasy and mystery together, so I'd call it fantasy-lite. I think I tried to read Terry Pratchett, but couldn't. Any suggestions for someone trying it again? I also tried Carl Hiaasen, but his writing was too forceful in trying to be funny.

I do like series, but I must read them in order from first to last, so if you have any suggestions, can you please at least mention the first in the series? Thanks. :)

[terranova]

I'm not big on fantasy, but I've started reading Glen Cook books, which are fantasy and mystery together, so I'd call it fantasy-lite. I think I tried to read Terry Pratchett, but couldn't. Any suggestions for someone trying it again? I also tried Carl Hiaasen, but his writing was too forceful in trying to be funny.

I do like series, but I must read them in order from first to last, so if you have any suggestions, can you please at least mention the first in the series? Thanks. :)

I ususally recommend TP's standalone books to get started with. Small Gods is brilliant, or Pyramids. They are two of my favourites.