What do you think about Terry Pratchett? — Books

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Registered: 10/25/2006 4:23 PM UTC

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4/7/2007 4:49 PM UTC #1

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We have a thread about Tolkien; we even have a thread about Perumov. Why not create a thread about another pillar of fantasy – the humorous and philosophical fantasy writer T. Pratchett?
I personally really like his books, especially the series about the Night Watch, about Death, and the book from the Rincewind series, "The Last Continent" – it's a real parody of Australians, plus reflections on evolution/the creation of the world...

С Пути сбивают мелкие достижения, а изощрённые суждения скрывают смысл слов. И вот уже возникают "правильное" и "неправильное"...
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4/7/2007 4:54 PM UTC #2

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Death always puts on a show.

Страшней драколича зверя нет!
Жаль, не лебедь я...

Сандро (не)жив! :D :D :D

Влюбившийся дурак на глупости горазд (с)

В сказке грусти синей я один, как бог... (с)

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4/7/2007 4:59 PM UTC #3

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Death is a very stylish and cool guy :) And when he starts philosophizing or "goes out":D:D:D...

Although I also really like the whole company of wizards (Navar Chudakkuli, dean, professor of modern runology, treasurer, etc.) and Markow :)

С Пути сбивают мелкие достижения, а изощрённые суждения скрывают смысл слов. И вот уже возникают "правильное" и "неправильное"...
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4/7/2007 5:08 PM UTC #4

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Silvanis;80973

Death is a very stylish and cool guy :) And when he starts philosophizing or "goes out":D:D:D...

Guy? :D
Someone recently made a joke: "Death with a scythe... No, he's more like a scythe himself."

Страшней драколича зверя нет!
Жаль, не лебедь я...

Сандро (не)жив! :D :D :D

Влюбившийся дурак на глупости горазд (с)

В сказке грусти синей я один, как бог... (с)

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4/7/2007 5:10 PM UTC #5

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Man, I want to read everything, but I just don't have the time! :) Here! This topic really got to me! As soon as I have some money, I'm going to the bookstore!:smile14:

By the way, has anyone played Discworld?

Бог есть любовь

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4/7/2007 5:24 PM UTC #6

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And who watched "Santa Claws"?

Страшней драколича зверя нет!
Жаль, не лебедь я...

Сандро (не)жив! :D :D :D

Влюбившийся дурак на глупости горазд (с)

В сказке грусти синей я один, как бог... (с)

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4/8/2007 9:27 AM UTC #7

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I haven't watched it, only read it... Has a movie been made based on it already? :eek:

С Пути сбивают мелкие достижения, а изощрённые суждения скрывают смысл слов. И вот уже возникают "правильное" и "неправильное"...
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4/15/2007 12:29 PM UTC #8

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Done. And what’s most interesting is that they didn’t mess it up. You can download it from any file-sharing service.

Страшней драколича зверя нет!
Жаль, не лебедь я...

Сандро (не)жив! :D :D :D

Влюбившийся дурак на глупости горазд (с)

В сказке грусти синей я один, как бог... (с)

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Registered: 10/29/2006 6:09 PM UTC

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4/15/2007 5:30 PM UTC #9

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Terry Pratchett is an amazing author! He has written wonderful books, although I haven't read all of them.

I've got a hole in my pocket!
© Ринго Старр

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Registered: 8/20/2006 6:43 AM UTC

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4/16/2007 5:05 AM UTC #10

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Pratchett is brilliant. I enjoy the entire "Discworld" series. He's also a talented caricaturist.)))

В общем есть еще причины для оптимизма, как говорил умирающий от ран эльф при виде плывущего по реке трупа орка.

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4/17/2007 10:51 AM UTC #11

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I haven't read it (haven't gotten around to it). The only thing I know of his work is the game Discworld, and I actually liked it...

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4/24/2007 5:41 PM UTC #12

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Haven't played it :( but I've read it... yeah... my favorite author of humorous fantasy is O. Gromyko (hiding from the Dracolich...) compared to him, this is an amateur :) Heh-heh-heh... I haven't laughed this much in a long time... but it's English humor...

"Мы не герои. Мы сильны. Мы упрямы. Мы стараемся соблюдать условия контракта. Но мы не умираем за проигравших." Костоправ

"Мы не поклонники честной игры, если ее можно избежать. Девиз Отряда – максимальная эффективность при минимальном риске." Костоправ

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4/27/2007 2:17 PM UTC #13

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Yes, his humor is very atypical for fantasy – usually (for example, in Asprin's works), the jokes are of the type "Now let's see what kind of idiot (character's name) we have, and we'll all laugh at him!", while Pratchett's jokes are completely different – they are purely intellectual, often absurd.
I really like them :)

С Пути сбивают мелкие достижения, а изощрённые суждения скрывают смысл слов. И вот уже возникают "правильное" и "неправильное"...
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5/15/2007 3:11 PM UTC #14

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It reminds me a bit of the humor of the cult British group Monty Python... I personally really like it (Monty Python, I mean :)). Although this English humor is incredibly specific!:smile44:

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5/15/2007 3:15 PM UTC #15

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Silvanis;85626

Yes, his humor is very atypical for fantasy – usually (for example, in Asprin’s works), the jokes are of the type “Now let’s see how much of an idiot (character’s name) is, and we’ll all laugh at him!” Pratchett’s jokes are completely different – they are purely intellectual, often absurd.
I really like them :)

)) And that’s exactly the kind of humor it should be. It’s the highest level.

ДУРАКОВ ОЧЕНЬ МАЛО, НО ОНИ РАССТАВЛЕНЫ ТАК ГРАМОТНО, ЧТО ВСТРЕЧАЮТСЯ НА КАЖДОМ ШАГУ.
Прошу прощения у Arandor-а. Я слишком резко отреагировал. Просто очень люблю спорт. Извини...[/SIZE]

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