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Do you like his writing

 
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Iliad wrote:Tiffany aching was good, Interesting times and last continent were good too! What are you talking about. If you had actually been in Australia or knew anything about it you would've enjoyed it too.


Sorry, I've not been to Australia, or China for that matter. But I have seen both Crocodile Dundee and Hong Kong Phooey, so I'm PRETTY SURE I know Pratchett's source material!

WHAT are you talking about, "if I'd been to Australia"? That book was one goofball stereotype after another strung together without order or reason. Oh, hey, the continent is called Fourecks! Hahahaha, it's named after a slightly popular beer! I think that's supposed to be funny or something!!!
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Guiscard wrote:I actually think either Interesting Times or Feet of Clay are my favourite books overall! I prefer the books in the Guards and Death series for their continuity and I like the way jokes and plot-lines carry through to an extent. The newer books seem to pick a 'theme' (say the Library or Post Office) and go with that. As I said before, though, I can see their merits so don't jump down my throat with caps-lock :D


I WILL BURN YOU AT THE STAKE GUISCARD. THE FIRE WILL BE FUELED WITH COPIES OF INTERESTING TIMES AND THOUSANDS WILL GATHER AROUND TO SING SOLEMN HYMNS OF JOY AS YOUR FLESH BROWNS AND CURLS AND YOUR SCREAMS CARRY TO THE SKY.

We'll keep Feet of Clay. We see your point with that one.
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ZawBanjito wrote:
Iliad wrote:Tiffany aching was good, Interesting times and last continent were good too! What are you talking about. If you had actually been in Australia or knew anything about it you would've enjoyed it too.


Sorry, I've not been to Australia, or China for that matter. But I have seen both Crocodile Dundee and Hong Kong Phooey, so I'm PRETTY SURE I know Pratchett's source material!

WHAT are you talking about, "if I'd been to Australia"? That book was one goofball stereotype after another strung together without order or reason. Oh, hey, the continent is called Fourecks! Hahahaha, it's named after a slightly popular beer! I think that's supposed to be funny or something!!!

Actually it was funny Especially if you had experienced the australian environment and knew what each of the joke was about.

For instance do you remember how the aboriginals painted hands and Rincewind rambled on? Aboriginals do that. If you had been to Australia you would've understood more jokes.
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No worries?


And ZawBanjito, keep in mind that satire and parody don't have to refer to the real world. This would be the case with the early books and some of the witch ones.
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Post by Tommy Hobbes »

hogfather is still the best
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i would say that the vimes books are among the most consistently great books - pratchett has struck a perfect balance between the surrealism and a linear narrative with a plot that is believable(in a discworld sense!)
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bump
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again bump.
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double bump
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Personally, Thud was my favorite, but I think that Small Gods was good also.
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Lord_Paul wrote:Personally, Thud was my favorite, but I think that Small Gods was good also.

Small gods was awesome.
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Post by helmut »

Personally, I didn't like any of his books except "Good Omens", which he wrote with Neil Gaiman. I highly recommend it. It's one of those books that is actually gut-wrenchingly funny.
2007-06-19 21:57:54 - helmut gains 101 points
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helmut wrote:Personally, I didn't like any of his books except "Good Omens", which he wrote with Neil Gaiman. I highly recommend it. It's one of those books that is actually gut-wrenchingly funny.

really? What books of his have you read?
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Post by funkeymunkey »

whos terry?
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funkeymunkey wrote:whos terry?

OMG
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long live iliad (and terry. i like his books)
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