1) have you read any Terry Pratchett?
Yes.
2) if so was it Discworld or something else or both? How many books?
Just Discworld. About ten of them, maybe a few more.
3) what is your overall opinion of Pratchett's writing?
I like it, his books are fun and rather amusing, but I don't love it to the point that I've bought any of his books yet (but then, I don't buy many books, or didn't in the past anyway).
4) which are your favourite arc of books by TP? (e.g Tiffany Aching, Vimes, Strata, the truckers etc.)
I'm thinking anything with Death in it, though I like the wizards too. Haven't read that much with the Watch.
5) have you noticed a change in his style or quality since his diagnosis with Alzheimers?
No, but I don't believe I've read any of his books written since then.
6) do you think it is right for an author to be knighted on the basis of fiction he has written?
Sure, why not? It is unusual for it to happen to a fantasy author, but then he is inordinately popular in the UK.
7) what is your favourite individual Pratchett book?
Small Gods.
do you also think this is his best work?Among those I've read, yes, but then I haven't read some that are generally considered very good.
9) do you ever find that you don't think of your favourite book by an author etc as the best one? Why is this (not) so?
It happens, yes, one can really have a soft spot for some characters or storylines or topics, and thus prefer a book above another one that is better as a whole.
10) have you read I Shall Wear Midnight? What did you think?
No.
11)do you prefer TP's funny satires, his somewhat darker mire serious works (generally still satirical) something in between or do you see his work as something else? Or do you hate all of it?
I haven't really read much of the darker ones, I don't think... so can't really answer that.
12) have you seen any of the tv sealskins of his works? How do you think they compare to the novels?
Only the Hogfather one, which I rather liked, even if the person who said they lost some of the humour had a point. And just what was the word that you intended to write instead of sealskins?
Sir Terry Pratchett
- 07/01/2011 05:42:34 PM
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I'm torn between my love of Pterry and my inherent laziness.
- 07/01/2011 05:55:25 PM
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Why do think you don't like unseen academicals as much as the others? *NM*
- 08/01/2011 05:41:30 PM
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Re: 
- 07/01/2011 05:58:54 PM
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- 07/01/2011 05:58:54 PM
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What do you particularly enjoy about Pyramids?
- 08/01/2011 05:44:31 PM
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Re: It is self contained, it examines its themes and then moves on, it is packaged to my tastes.
- 08/01/2011 07:45:23 PM
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*NM*
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett
- 07/01/2011 08:21:35 PM
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Heh. I forgot Good Omens.
- 07/01/2011 10:15:01 PM
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Good survey, thanks for posting. 
- 07/01/2011 09:55:39 PM
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- 07/01/2011 09:55:39 PM
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Humorous. But his underlying nihilism always leaves me somewhat disturbed after finishing a book..
- 08/01/2011 09:21:56 AM
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Interesting
- 08/01/2011 12:18:56 PM
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To me atheism = nihilism...
- 08/01/2011 12:47:04 PM
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Ok, I fundamentally disagree with you, but I respect your opinion
- 08/01/2011 12:49:54 PM
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Fair enough. However...
- 08/01/2011 12:54:24 PM
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To quote the Angel line that is in the quotes here...
- 08/01/2011 03:29:33 PM
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A lovely word confusion (not quite a paradox but I'm not sure what to call it)
- 08/01/2011 05:38:38 PM
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re: Death
- 08/01/2011 01:33:10 PM
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What nihilism?
- 08/01/2011 04:28:59 PM
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not really a big fan
- 08/01/2011 04:25:33 PM
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A couple of new questions;
- 08/01/2011 06:03:15 PM
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