tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post6490180405605721418..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: BooksFirst - November 2007yellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-42290995719124493532007-12-12T12:40:00.000-05:002007-12-12T12:40:00.000-05:00Nice job driving the above potterhead nuts ;)Let m...Nice job driving the above potterhead nuts ;)<BR/><BR/>Let me know how Beowulf is. I have heard that translation is outstanding, but I haven't seen it yet.trusty gettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428191762443615975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-6434397204508153642007-12-10T07:31:00.000-05:002007-12-10T07:31:00.000-05:00I love Terry's books. There are so many too :)I love Terry's books. There are so many too :)The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-3854662019257084062007-12-09T03:37:00.000-05:002007-12-09T03:37:00.000-05:00I just started reading Pratchett a week ago or so,...I just started reading Pratchett a week ago or so, and I'm enjoying it immensely. I stumbled across "The Fifth Elephant" at the library, read it, and now I'm on to another one that I can't even remember the title of. "Lords and Ladies" maybe? So far so good.Impetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354915621349760545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-11371004885416790122007-12-08T12:00:00.000-05:002007-12-08T12:00:00.000-05:00You're really doing yourself a disservice by readi...You're really doing yourself a disservice by reading the Potter series the way you are. It's a bit like reading <I>Lord of the Rings</I> to the point where Frodo leaves Bag End, jumping ahead to Mt. Doom, and then going back to Helm's Deep or Moria. You get an idea of what's going on, but you miss a lot of the subtleties. Seeming throwaway lines can turn out to be significant one or two books later. The woman can conceal vital clues better than most mystery writers.<BR/><BR/><I>Color of Magic/Light Fantastic</I> almost don't belong in Discworld. Pratchett himself says that he discovered the importance of plot over episode somewhere around the 3rd or 4th book. The later books are so much richer and deeper. I'm sure your enjoyment of the audiobooks was enhanced by the fact that they are read by Tony (Baldrick) Robinson. Truly brilliant readings. The cover you have there is terrible. The luggage looks like an old trunk or chest and has hundreds of feet. If you really want to get everything out of a Discworld novel, check the <A HREF="http://www.lspace.org/books/apf" REL="nofollow"/>. Its grievously overdue for an update, but up through roughly <I>Monstrous Regiment</I> it's an amazing source of references.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com