![]() ![]() These have nothing in common with Tolkien and the least of them is far more human than your standard fantasy hero. It is hard to know how to characterize this and so many of Pratchett's other books in order to convey the desired impression which is, "If you have not already tried them, you really should read one right now." If a review mentions the goblins and trolls and werewolves and vampires, and the Leprechauns and, oh yes, the witches, it risks giving entirely the wrong impression. Pratchett is a master of juggling multiple plotlines and multiplying punchlines.” His books are almost always better than they have to be.” He’s far more than a talented jokesmith, though. ![]() “Given his prolificacy and breezy style, it’s easy to underestimate Pratchett. Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World In his range of invented characters, his adroit storytelling, and his clear-eyed acceptance of humankind’s foibles, he reminds me of no one in English literature as much as Geoffrey Chaucer. “Terry Pratchett may still be pegged as a comic novelist, but. It is at the level of the sentence that Pratchett wins his fans.” Discworld’s success, like that of Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, has never been driven by the plots. Most aficionados, however, will be on the look-out for in-jokes and references from previous novels-of which there is no shortage. "Terry Pratchett’s creation is still going strong after 30 years. ![]() I could tell which of my fellow tube passengers had downloaded it to their e-readers by the bouts of spontaneous laughter.” He remains one of the most consistently funny writers around a master of the stealth simile, the time-delay pun and the deflationary three-part list. “From the first, the novels demonstrated Pratchett's eye for telling detail and the absurdities of the human condition. A tremendous synthesis of everything that makes Pratchett one of the world’s most delightful writers.” “A spectacular novel, and a gift from a beloved writer to his millions of fans. ![]()
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