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Discworld fans?
If reading as a form of entertainment offends you, then haha, you just read all that.
But seriously.
Am I the only Discworld fan in these parts?
But seriously.
Am I the only Discworld fan in these parts?
There is something Pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything. - Lord Byron
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
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Well, the good news is this paradox does not involve hurdling head first through a box. Or blowing up Santa's head. Or trying to buy a microwave and dissecting Dr. Zoidberg in 1950-era Roswell.
Futurama is Paradox-A-Plenty.
And Discworld is a fantastic series of satirical fantasy novels written by the one and only Sir Terry Pratchett. They're awesome, if you ever chose to give them a whirl.
Futurama is Paradox-A-Plenty.
And Discworld is a fantastic series of satirical fantasy novels written by the one and only Sir Terry Pratchett. They're awesome, if you ever chose to give them a whirl.
There is something Pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything. - Lord Byron
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
I wouldn't qualify myself as a fan, but i read a few Discworld novels, such as Small Gods and The Colour Of Magic. They are patently gut-busting. Pratchett's style of humor reminds me of Douglas Adams a lot.
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I would honestly advise you to give them a shot. The Colour of Magic is laughably short (probably a day or two of dedicated reading, depending on your speed) but is incredible. He's honestly not a typical fantasy writer. He's just...awesome. I really can't put it any more eloquently.
And I have never heard of the Read or Die series until I looked them up on google. Are they worth a shot?
And I have never heard of the Read or Die series until I looked them up on google. Are they worth a shot?
There is something Pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything. - Lord Byron
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
C W St. J Nobbs wrote:I would honestly advise you to give them a shot. The Colour of Magic is laughably short (probably a day or two of dedicated reading, depending on your speed) but is incredible. He's honestly not a typical fantasy writer. He's just...awesome. I really can't put it any more eloquently.
And I have never heard of the Read or Die series until I looked them up on google. Are they worth a shot?
I did not read the novels, but I watch the anime, the OVA, and read the mangas. Eva-ish in that the first half of the anime is comedic and action packed while the second half gets very sad and serious but on a smaller scale. Plus the enemy is the British Empire, and I'm a Yank, so...
I kid, I kid. :P
It failed to make me a book lover, but the story and cast are both great.
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So, Read or Die is kind of like Evangelion except I won't have to be on acid to understand the second act of it?
There is something Pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything. - Lord Byron
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
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I somehow totally missed that you posted that. My bad. But yeah, it is very much like DNA (whom I also love). And have you read Eoin Colfer's sequel And Another Thing... ? I just finished it, and it is awesome.
There is something Pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything. - Lord Byron
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
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I might end up torrenting the anime or something like that. And it's good that mental journeys are not key plot telling points. I don't think my head can handle another Evangelion level head game.
There is something Pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything. - Lord Byron
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
London calling, see we ain't got no swing/'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
Boards don't hit back. - Bruce Lee
I do not fear the man who practices 10000 kicks once. I fear the man who practices one kick 10000 times. - Bruce Lee
ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS. LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? - DEATH
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The only Discworld novel I've seen here and bought was Mort. I really like the writing and the characters.
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I started off on the wrong foot with Pratchett -- my first Discworld novel was Thud. I came across a cheap copy of The Light Fantastic, which is significantly more lighthearted, and I intend to read the rest of the series. Discworld is satire, and so it makes sense that the newer ones might hit a little close to home (Thud can easily be construed as being about race relations, the antagonism between the various mainstream Abrahamic religions, and -- I suppose -- a bit of a pastiche of 24 near the end.)
Major Discworld fan here. Exstatic over Sky making the LA Discword movies. the only book I havn't read is 'Witches Abroad' and about half of the side material (Science of Discword 2 and 3, etc).
For getting into the series, I recomend the City Watch trilogy to get a good grasp of how the world works (Guard! Guards!, Men At Arms, Feet of Clay).
For getting into the series, I recomend the City Watch trilogy to get a good grasp of how the world works (Guard! Guards!, Men At Arms, Feet of Clay).
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Funny, I just - not even 2 mins ago - got to that page while wiki surfing. I was looking for the basic Eva synopsis and ended up there on a tangent; the journey looked something like this:
Evangelion>Hideaki Anno>Hedgehog's Dilemma>Lancre>Discworld
Wiki Surfing: Arrive at a wiki page with the intent on uncovering knowledge about a single thing, and then find yourself having clicked multiple links to other pages on a tangent. Hours can pass for me, especially if I'm STONED
One time I was looking up decompression sickness and arrived at EVA
But yeah, I remember reading 2 or 3 in early High School. I thought it was creative and surreal that the Discworld is carried by 4 Elephants on the back of a giant tortoise.
Evangelion>Hideaki Anno>Hedgehog's Dilemma>Lancre>Discworld
Wiki Surfing: Arrive at a wiki page with the intent on uncovering knowledge about a single thing, and then find yourself having clicked multiple links to other pages on a tangent. Hours can pass for me, especially if I'm STONED
One time I was looking up decompression sickness and arrived at EVA
But yeah, I remember reading 2 or 3 in early High School. I thought it was creative and surreal that the Discworld is carried by 4 Elephants on the back of a giant tortoise.
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Discworld ... Pratchett started off writing blatant Larry Niven parodies (Strata, Dark Side of the Sun), extended this to a broadside at many standard fantasy clichés (first couple of Diskworld books), hit his stride by the 90s, but then got to be rather preachy in his satire, and I hit a wall around 2001 (I think it was the one about chocolate that I crashed on).
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A Discworld book about chocolate? The only thing I can think of is Thief of Time (where chocolates are utilised towards the end), or The Fifth Elephant, which had the premise that fat was a resource that could be extracted from the ground...and neither of those could be considered 'preachy'...
True, his works have had a steady shift from parody to satire, but I've never felt that this lessened his works in any way.
True, his works have had a steady shift from parody to satire, but I've never felt that this lessened his works in any way.
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