Scumbags misunderstanding what they read are everywhere.
There are many who read Discworld and believe Pratchett was anti-trans, just like there are people who read Rowling's books and conclude she isn't, for example.
*gestures in all directions*
Based on the incredibly sound moral decisions his characters often make, I think he'd be horrified by Gaiman.
This is how I would die in Discworld.
That's happened to me, too. It's really only those in similar genres that lost their appeal. Fortunately, he wrote a lot.
Black cat with a purple collar sound asleep with her front paw holding her tail while her hind legs stick straight up to her face.
If you see me sleeping in this position, please call for medical help.
serialephemera Follow Thematically speaking, the most important thing Terry Pratchett taught me was the concept of militant decency. The idea that you can look at the world and its flaws and its injustices and its cruelties and get deeply, intensely angry, and that you can turn that into energy for doing the right thing and making the world a better place. He taught me that the anger itself is not the part l should be fighting. Nobody in my life ever said that before. 20,650 notes
I'm glad to hear it! You have two of my favorites, in addition to all the Witch books. Pratchett's writing matured as the series progressed. After a while, I realized he was explaining human nature better in the guise of entertaining us.
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Have you seen the charts showing the subseries? They're a good way to decide whether to begin with the first, or with one of the themes that appeals to you the most.
The ring would find its way back to Sauron by noon that same day. And Rincewind would be running away before Sauron saw him coming.
Give Carrot the One Ring!
Cheerfulness and thoughtfulness can't coexist, I think.
Later in the series, I'm sure they expect this from each other, since they're both good men.
In the generous left pocket of my dangerous blue coat, I carry seditious leaflets. Fairness, kindness, common sense, and equality have long been the enemies of oppressors. I've added empathy, due process, and birthright citizenship. Credit due to Sharon Owens, for her poem "Dangerous Coats."
In the generous left pocket of my dangerous blue coat, I carry seditious leaflets. Fairness, kindness, common sense, and equality have long been the enemies of oppressors. I've added empathy, due process, and birthright citizenship.
Credit due to Sharon Owens, for her poem "Dangerous Coats."
They're not my favorite. The Witch and Industrial Revolution ones are. I think the series gets better as he moves further and further from the parody of fantasy the series started as.
And this here is at the root of all evil. Not viewing other people as real humans just like yourself.
Whether you call them animals, savages, or NPCs, you can do what you like to them because they're unhumans.
The first Discworld book I ever read was Feet of Clay. I loved that he gave Cheri Littlebottom a friend who understood what it's like to have a mind and body that don't match in the way others assume they do.
He's been accused of committing Literature. J K has not.
I like to think that if I met her, she'd have little or nothing to say to me. That's how I'd know she didn't see me as a source of work for her.
This photo has been doctored to remove the turtle and the elephants.
In the generous left pocket of my dangerous blue coat, I carry seditious leaflets. Fairness, kindness, common sense, and equality have long been the enemies of oppressors. I've added empathy, due process, and birthright citizenship. Credit due to Sharon Owens, for her poem "Dangerous Coats."
In the generous left pocket of my dangerous blue coat, I carry seditious leaflets. Fairness, kindness, common sense, and equality have long been the enemies of oppressors. I've added empathy, due process, and birthright citizenship.
Credit due to Sharon Owens, for her poem "Dangerous Coats."
She'd probably have Magrat do the stirring while she drained a flask.
I didn't know STP met Trump.
I sacrifice a smaller utensil to Anoia. She usually accepts it as a fair trade for the one I need.
Even before the allegations of his horrible behavior came out, there were hints in his stories. In Stardust, Tristan leers at Yvaine in the bath, and wants her to know it. This is supposed to be appropriate for children. He was good at creating a mood, but he made readers voyeurs for his pleasure.
I read a few of Gaiman's book based on how much I liked Good Omens. I assumed I'd like him for some of the same reasons I liked Pratchett and a few different ones. All I found was he set up interesting characters and events that didn't really have a purpose. Pratchett explained universal truths.
Nice use of Pratchett for a #NoKings sign
Terry Pratchett wrote most of Good Omens. The humor is definitely his. And now I feel as if I should have noticed how humorless Gaiman's work is, too.
