Poll: Terry Pratchett

[ShakyFiend]

Thought id make this thread, 1. cos his new just came out. 2. A stage version of 'Nation' is playing at national and im going to see it. 3. He is a truly brilliant author.
Also there seem to a disproportionate amount of gamers who like Terry Pratchett, is there something about him that appeals specifically to gamers? So do you like him or not? say why and if you haven't read any yet I strongly recommend you do.

 

[NuclearPenguin]

Have only read Guards! Guards! and Mort.

 

[Distorted Stu]

His new .. what?
Sorry ive never heard of him?

 

[El Poncho]

Yeah, i've started reading Granny Weatherwax's books, i've got Lords and Ladies next but i've took a break from that and i'm reading Pyramids but i've also read Mort.

 

[Cargando]

I like the Discworld series, used to read a lot of them, then I branched out into everything else. Particularly delicious Sherlock Holmes.

 

[walls of cetepedes]

Bahhaha!

I've read almost all of his.

Bloody fantastic.
Damn shame about the Alzheimers, though.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Read the whole Watch and Death series so far, and I love the guy to death. Fantastic humour, and Guards Guards! was the first time a book ever that had me roaring with laughter. Gods I loved that Dirty Harry reference.

 

[ShakyFiend]

Bahhaha!

I've read almost all of his.

Bloody fantastic.
Damn shame about the Alzheimers, though.

Interestingly it dosent seem to affecting his writing style that much

 

[walls of cetepedes]

Interestingly it dosent seem to affecting his writing style that much

Hmm?

He only got it rather recently.
We'd have to wait for his new book to come out to see any difference.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

I love Terry Pratchett, especially the Discworld series. I've read pretty much all of them. I wouldn't say his books appeal more to gamers, but that gamers (and nerds in general) are more open to the idea of quality writing in a book placed in a fantasy setting.

 

[Clashero]

Read the whole Watch and Death series so far, and I love the guy to death. Fantastic humour, and Guards Guards! was the first time a book ever that had me roaring with laughter. Gods I loved that Dirty Harry reference.

And so few people actually understood that "FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC" was a joke. Cookie to you.

 

[sune-ku]

Love his books, I've read all the Discworlds (most several times)

It's such a shame about his Alzheimers, hope he can get a few more books out before it starts affecting him badly.

 

[Clashero]

I haven?t read much of him but I do think he is great
My favorites would the night watch ones just because of Corporal Carrot (best charter ever)
I am reading going postal at the moment and will probably finish it tonight
Any reconditions

Oh just wondering any one here read the truckers trilogy

Go with Maskerade! You don't need any prior knowledge of the Witches series to read it, and it's a marvellous parody of The Phantom of the Opera and Opera in general.

 

[Kiefer13]

Take a look at my avatar, and then guess.

 

[ConstantJoe]

I got into Terry Pratchett after forcing myself to read my father's copy of the Hogfather.

The cover of that book scared me shitless the first time I saw it (what, I was four years old and Santa's a skeleton?), so it was basically me conquering a very odd fear.

 

[ShakyFiend]

Interestingly it dosent seem to affecting his writing style that much

Hmm?

He only got it rather recently.
We'd have to wait for his new book to come out to see any difference.

He's written two books since he was diagnosed (Nation and Unseen Academicals) both are brilliant

 

[Duruznik]

Any world with a kingdom called "Djelibeybi" has GOT to be good. Terry Pratchett is pretty much my fave author.

 

[walls of cetepedes]

He's written two books since he was diagnosed (Nation and Unseen Academicals) both are brilliant

Wait, what?

Noo!

I didn't know about those.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Interestingly it dosent seem to affecting his writing style that much

Hmm?

He only got it rather recently.
We'd have to wait for his new book to come out to see any difference.

He did say he was preventing (not curing himself, merely lessening the effects) it quite successfully with a less-than-easily-available-to-the-average-Joe-drug. He was pretty pissed that Viagara was easier to get commercially than it. He can get it easily because of his much-deserved riches, but he was annoyed those less economically-enabled couldn't. He's lovely isn't he?