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Evfedu posted:Holy poo poo, really? I'm surprised he let that go on air without comment. Why? The whole point of the documentary was to make an impact on the viewer and get some momentum up for Alzheimer's research. "Well, there's a few inconveniences but nothing I can't handle because I'm rich" is not the message you want to send if you aim to do that. Besides, it's not like the filmmakers were making it up. Pterry is lucky enough to have a relatively slow progression, but he was getting worse even as they filmed; all they did was make it look as bad at the start as it was at the end. A lot of sufferers do get that bad that quickly, so it's not unfair to project that as an image of what life is like with Alzheimer's.
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I get all that, I'm just really averse to artificial manipulation in programmes professing to be documentaries.
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withak posted:The World of Poo Came here to post this. Can't wait. This is a good year for Terry. 2 books!
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Gaspode? Gaspode! Better be Gaspode.
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That ... isn't the best cover I've ever seen him come out with.
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rejutka posted:Gaspode? Gaspode! Looks too clean to be Gaspode, and I don't think he'd wear a collar.
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It's set in Victorian London people, he's pretty much doing an Artful Dodger fanfic.
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If not for the face, I'd have wagered that was Moist and his rich little dog. I could see him wear the same suit but remove the fancy gold and make it "regular" again.
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Mister Roboto posted:If not for the face, I'd have wagered that was Moist and his rich little dog. I could see him wear the same suit but remove the fancy gold and make it "regular" again. That was my first thought as well.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Could possibly be young Moist. I'd be surprised if it was, it seems to be fairly chronological ever since Thief of Time.
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In the comments section of his Facebook post Pratchett says "This is not a Discworld book but you haven't seen the last of the pancake shaped planet."
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Izz posted:In the comments section of his Facebook post Pratchett says "This is not a Discworld book but you haven't seen the last of the pancake shaped planet." Suppose I should've guessed that from the lack of "A Discworld Novel" on the cover.
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ThaGhettoJew posted:I'm still hoping for a Nation-world sequel. This is supposedly it. Set in the same world at least.
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I am a huge fan of Terry Pratchett. I have read each of his Discworld novels many times, and I love them all (Monstrous Regiment and Snuff included). I have attempted only one of his non-Discworld novels; his first, Dark Side of the Sun, and I couldn't get further than a couple of chapters, mostly because it wasn't Discworld. I have this insane loyalty to the series that makes no sense to me but is restricting my ability to purchase and enjoy his other works. I am ashamed to admit I hadn't even heard of Nation until I discovered this thread a few minutes ago. I am debating whether purchasing it would be a waste of my time and money. Would it be too cheeky to ask someone to briefly summarise the book and tell me whether my irrational fear of non-Discworld Pratchett literature would be removed by the reading of it? Is it written in a similar vein? Is it still full of well-observed humour, great characters and dialogue? I would appreciate any assistance greatly. (I know I can find summaries elsewhere, but having read a few of the pages in this thread I would much prefer help from goons. If this is too much to ask, please tell me to be on my way and I will gladly vacate the premises).
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It's a terry pratchett novel that happens to not be in a Discworld setting. It's still very much his writing style. It's not quite in the "real world" but it's not a fantasy setting. Everything else is still there.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:It's a terry pratchett novel that happens to not be in a Discworld setting. It's still very much his writing style. It's not quite in the "real world" but it's not a fantasy setting. Everything else is still there. Enough for me, much appreciated.
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stickyfngrdboy posted:Enough for me, much appreciated. Dark Side Of The Sun is the only Pratchett book I haven't been able to get into. I have no idea why that is. I've read and enjoyed everything else he's done. Even The Carpet People. Nation is awesome, I don't imagine you won't love it. It has all the things you mentioned, and even though it doesn't really have as many characters as most Discworld stuff, it's still great. I have to find my copy now, it's been missing for a while.
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Dark Side of the Sun and Strata are both very different from his other non-Discworld books (written as they were back in his earliest days of writing). I'd say almost everything non-Discworld is worth reading. Nation in particular.
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Nation was confusing as hell to me until the last 1/5 of the book when it clicked that it wasn't the real Earth. Also, the part about adult circumcision literally makes me cringe to the point where I can't read it, too many bad memories.
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The recommendations posted here convinced me I would be a fool not to at least try the book. As an added bonus, it cost only £1.80 on Amazon (new) with a couple of pounds shipping. Excellent, thanks everyone.
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Izz posted:In the comments section of his Facebook post Pratchett says "This is not a Discworld book but you haven't seen the last of the pancake shaped planet." God I pray It's a return of the Witches. We could all use a bit more Weatherwax in our lives.
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:God I pray It's a return of the Witches.  ALISON WEATHERWAX
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It is just me? Or would it be interesting to see a team up of Sam Vimes and Granny Weatherwax? Just the clashing their personalities would be something to see.
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SeanBeansShako posted:I never could get into Strata too. Strata is a lot more entertaining if you've read Larry Niven's Ringworld, as it's a parody/homage to it.
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Mighty Kraken posted:It is just me? Or would it be interesting to see a team up of Sam Vimes and Granny Weatherwax? Just the clashing their personalities would be something to see. I think someone actually posted a mashup earlier in this thread. I thought it was pretty amusing. I have actually myself avoided Nation, for no other reason than "It's not Discworld  " but I have to get it now after these glowing recommendations.It's... it's still funny, right?
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Iacen posted:It's... it's still funny, right? Yes. But like most discworld books, it's also insightful.
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Iacen posted:"It's not Discworld This doesn't make sense to me. You like Discworld but not Terry Pratchett? Or what? It's not like he's writing an entirely different genre even, it's still fantasy. This isn't only directed at you, but you are the second person to say that, so I'm sure there's other people that feel the same way, and I just don't understand it.
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subx posted:This doesn't make sense to me. You like Discworld but not Terry Pratchett? Or what? Just to clarify, my opinion on his non-Discworld efforts was based on the attempted reading of Dark Side of the Sun, which I thought was awful. I (obviously wrongly) assumed the rest of his works would be similar to this, so chose to stay away. Now I know that his non-Discworld fiction is still just as funny and insightful, I can't wait to read it all. Are there any others - Nation aside - that I should be looking at?
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I'd personally recommend the Johnny books - Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny and the Dead, and Johnny and the Bomb. They're excellent portrayals of 1990s British kids/teenagers, and while OYCSM has dated in its portrayal of technology/video games, it's still great (and spot-on for the time it was written). If you haven't done so, you should read Good Omens too, Pratchett's collaboration with Neil Gaiman. It's one of my favourite Pratchett books.
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The Bromeliad Trilogy is a good (fairly short) read. There's a lot of great humor in the books. I listened to them as audio books on a trip and they made the trip much more enjoyable.
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subx posted:This doesn't make sense to me. You like Discworld but not Terry Pratchett? Or what? Nah, more like I didn't know the style. Discworld is a funny universe and I'm guaranteed a fun time reading Discworld novels. Nation didn't have to be a fun read, even if it was a Pratchett book. He could have tried to write a drama or something.
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