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2009-11-19T18:30:01ZGoogle GroupsClareclare.wa...@blueyonder.co.uk2009-11-19T18:30:01Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/e90a888e12499270/18b7b804f572b38d?show_docid=18b7b804f572b38dRe: pratchett interview in new scientist
Thank you for posting that. As always, slightly choked about his <br> embuggerance. However, I do like that he actually answered the <br> question about the hat, and where to get your own!
Daniel Ornerdmor...@gmail.com2009-11-19T16:32:13Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/014fb3d683bf8e53/e0811ab3da37ca7a?show_docid=e0811ab3da37ca7aReview: Small Gods
R <br> E <br> Q <br> U <br> E <br> S <br> T <br> E <br> D <br> S <br> P <br> O <br> I <br> L <br> E <br> R <br> S <br> P <br> A <br> C <br> E <br> _Small Gods_ is a departure for Terry Pratchett. The result is probably <br> his most significant and certainly one of his most philosophical novels, <br> and a true masterpiece. <br> Brutha is a novice in the byzantine religious hierarchy of Omnia, a <br> rather extreme pastiche of 15th-century Christianity. One day, he hears
Daniel Ornerdmor...@gmail.com2009-11-19T16:09:15Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/50f08a4598157284/9cc4fea88314fea0?show_docid=9cc4fea88314fea0Re: Review: Witches Abroad
Dom wrote: <br> I recall seeing the first ten seconds of animation and practically <br> vomiting. I just hated the character art for some reason.
Domdom...@blueyonder.co.uk2009-11-18T17:44:51Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/50f08a4598157284/363e6f4211dbb845?show_docid=363e6f4211dbb845Re: Review: Witches Abroad
(About "Witches Abroad") <br> Not that I'm aware of. <br> The one you're probably thinking of is "Wyrd Sisters". <br> I think Witches Abroad would have been an excellent choice of <br> material for an animated version. <br> OTOH Wyrd Sisters is quite good and fairly true to the book. <br> Probably worth a watch if you can get hold of a copy.
Emma Anneemma_a...@mac.com2009-11-18T16:30:28Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/50f08a4598157284/ad1337a1874f0da3?show_docid=ad1337a1874f0da3Re: Review: Witches Abroad
(top posting because no spoilers) <br> I believe there is an animated miniseries of this book (like Soul <br> Music). Is it good? Worth getting? Or should I just Netflix it?
Sofiapinkmonster2000rem...@allcapsyahoo.com2009-11-15T00:50:22Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/a2ad0f3eaf51d09b/1d3e3bd46733bdb3?show_docid=1d3e3bd46733bdb3Re: Review: Pyramids
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:31:40 -0800 (PST) <br> Yes, I agree it was a great novel and one of Pterry's best, but what <br> ever did happen to Pteppic I wonder - he was one of my favourite <br> characters!! <br> Sofie
richard e whitechiph...@cox.net2009-11-14T16:17:02Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/0c6a57b99c8f4d21/0da5351e31fd235c?show_docid=0da5351e31fd235cBooks on audible
Well they finely fixed the problem on audible dot com for people in the <br> USA wanting thief of time! <br> I checked earlyer today and it is now listed as avalable. <br> Not only did I find it listed but I down loaded it already. So thanks <br> to everyone who wrote in asking for the audio book.
Whoops!amerikan-idle...@hotmail.com2009-11-13T13:51:55Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/70079af1e31dcffd/bd1a2b6dd99e1bc9?show_docid=bd1a2b6dd99e1bc9THUMBS UP FOR SARAH PALIN'S NEW BOOK
< <br> <a target="_blank" rel=nofollow href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/GoingRogueAnAmericanNightmareSpoofBook.jpg">[link]</a> <br> < <br> I have just read Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rouge <br> -- An American Nightmare" . <br> < <br> I loved the part where she spared the life of one turkey -- not <br> herself -- and let the kiddies see a lot of others lose their heads.
Nigelncwa...@hotmail.com2009-11-13T10:04:36Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/043e020ea0636c4b/59ada8485c0e3f6c?show_docid=59ada8485c0e3f6cRe: UA cover - now with added spoilers
Of course - especially since Pepe wants to use a picture of Trev in <br> his underwear for advertising. <br> Mind you, since Trev's surname is "Likely", I was also vaguely <br> reminded of the 60's BritCom "The Likely Lads". Trev and Nutt sort of <br> correspond to the working class Terry and the more aspirational Bob in
Esmeraldusmucluc59...@mypacks.net2009-11-12T23:24:57Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/baa22a5f962e70ca/3edb49fbd0f8116f?show_docid=3edb49fbd0f8116fRe: Making Money on first read
Took me a second or third reading to warm to _Thief of Time_.
Daniel Ornerdmor...@gmail.com2009-11-12T16:42:24Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/50f08a4598157284/f2b9141b83357e83?show_docid=f2b9141b83357e83Review: Witches Abroad
R <br> E <br> Q <br> U <br> E <br> S <br> T <br> E <br> D <br> S <br> P <br> O <br> I <br> L <br> E <br> R <br> S <br> P <br> A <br> C <br> E <br> _Witches Abroad_ is classic mid-series Pratchett - funny and never dull, <br> with an emphasis on comedy and hijinks but a serious philosophical <br> undercurrent. <br> The third book in the "witches" stream, this follows Granny Weatherwax, <br> Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick as they travel to Genua (a pastiche of New
Daniel Ornerdmor...@gmail.com2009-11-12T16:27:00Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/baa22a5f962e70ca/619ecf9d0116ae86?show_docid=619ecf9d0116ae86Re: Making Money on first read
I had the same reaction as well. Not only to MM but also to Monstrous <br> Regiment and Thud!
Daniel Ornerdmor...@gmail.com2009-11-12T16:10:08Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/53c7173e8299a8b8/13e6716dd1458f3e?show_docid=13e6716dd1458f3eRe: Review: Guards! Guards!
Yes. Although in the Fool's case, he was referring to the very <br> real-world phenomena of history and media changing the way people think. <br> _Guards! Guards!_ really came up with the idea of "narrativium" (which <br> wouldn't be named until _The Science of Discworld_) indicating that <br> stories can actually *change* stuff on the Disc.
Nigelncwa...@hotmail.com2009-11-12T11:55:29Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/53c7173e8299a8b8/dbaf418b65b8d9e5?show_docid=dbaf418b65b8d9e5Re: Review: Guards! Guards!
<snip> <br> Arguably, he didn't knwo what he had in Carrot. It was the arrival of <br> Carrot that inspired both Vimes and the Watch to greatness. <br> This book also re-inforced the idea that stories have power [1]. The <br> whole concept that "last, desperate million-to-one shots always <br> succeed", the plot of the secret society (involving the myth of the
Emma Anneemma_a...@mac.com2009-11-11T19:58:08Zhttp://groups.google.com.au/group/alt.books.pratchett/browse_thread/thread/53c7173e8299a8b8/2fe57fb9c9696da1?show_docid=2fe57fb9c9696da1Re: Review: Guards! Guards!
Good review! <br> I surprised myself by liking the Watch books best. I would have thought <br> it would be the witch books. <br> Although I woud say that it also demonstrates that Vetinari is not <br> all-knowing. He did not know what he had in Vimes or the watch.