Subject: RE: BS: Terry Prattchet and folkies
From:
Raedwulf
Date: 12 Feb 05 - 09:42 AM
Yep. From the start (more or less). Me dad brought the first two books home from Westminster Libraries (where he worked). The family promptly devoured them...
No. He takes sly digs at a lot of things. But the way he does it, I think you have to have some understanding & affection for the target. Look at his take on Morris dancing, frex, at the start of Reaper Man. I think he understands. He's not mocking, he's poking fun. There's a world of difference. And anyway, there are enough cliches in folk music for there to be targets for him!
Partly because I was in at the start, Rincewind. Pratchett doesn't actually like having to write him, apparently! Ridcully & Death are not too far behind... Book is a much harder pick. Interesting Times or The Last Continent, possibly.
How about the two questions you didn't ask?
Least favourite book?
Least favourite character?
I'm prepared to forgive him Equal Rites, it was only his third Discworld effort, but I though Monstrous Regiment was pretty poor, especially the ending.
The Witches, I'm afraid. They stopped developing a long time ago, & everything is very, very predictable. They're cardboard cutouts, not characters. Nanny is a mere sidekick, & Granny will always win by (narrow-minded certainty in her own superiority) "per-sy-kology" (or however he spells it). I know Rincewind is The Eternal Coward, but his 'victory' is reliant on other characters, which keeps things interesting. Granny needs no-one except herself & has been getting increasingly boring, IMHO.
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