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Ika posted:Just ordered an English version of the last german discworld book I hadn't replaced yet... so it sort of counts as a new book, right? Sell them for a few euros.
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Ika posted:I need to figure out what to do with the box of german language books that I no longer need.
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Feb 9, 2017 20:14
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Don't do that without asking them first or checking the catalogue. The usual way book donations go at libraries is someone will have to take time out of their day to check them, only to confirm that yes, they do have them already. Then again German libraries are usually understocked on good fantasy books. Might actually be worth a shot in this case. Ask the person in charge of Erwerbung, not the folks at the counter, and don't show up with the box unannounced.
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Feb 9, 2017 22:59
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Definitely see if the library wants them, I stumbled onto a copy of Going Postal at mine and that's how I got started on the Discworld Train.
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Feb 9, 2017 23:01
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YggiDee posted:Definitely see if the library wants them, I stumbled onto a copy of Going Postal at mine and that's how I got started on the Discworld Train. Funny, even though my older sister and my best friend read the discworld series, I didn't start reading the series until I was at a bus stop, sitting next to it was a little free library. In there there were tons of discworld books. I picked Going Postal. I regret not taking them all. There were some first editions in there of the 1990s versions.
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Feb 10, 2017 01:40
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My Lovely Horse posted:Don't do that without asking them first or checking the catalogue. The usual way book donations go at libraries is someone will have to take time out of their day to check them, only to confirm that yes, they do have them already. I don't know how matters stand in Germany, but Terry Pratchett is officially the author whose books are most frequently stolen from UK libraries. A donation of his books is only likely to be refused on basis of condition.
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Feb 10, 2017 08:57
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Jedit posted:I don't know how matters stand in Germany, but Terry Pratchett is officially the author whose books are most frequently stolen from UK libraries. A donation of his books is only likely to be refused on basis of condition. Let's hope some guild licenses were shown or else a lot of people are going to end up covered in bruises and banana skins.
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Feb 10, 2017 09:02
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Ika posted:Just ordered an English version of the last german discworld book I hadn't replaced yet... so it sort of counts as a new book, right? are those the ones with the soup ads
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Feb 10, 2017 13:11
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Hogge Wild posted:are those the ones with the soup ads I'm planning on checking when I dig out the box, I'm pretty sure I have color of magic and its 15-20 years old. I will ask the library, but I think they usually don't keep donated paperbacks. E: Apparently the soup ad was in pyramids, I don't have a first edition of that Ika fucked around with this message at 14:05 on Feb 10, 2017 |
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Feb 10, 2017 13:46
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Jedit posted:I don't know how matters stand in Germany, but Terry Pratchett is officially the author whose books are most frequently stolen from UK libraries. A donation of his books is only likely to be refused on basis of condition.
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Feb 10, 2017 18:47
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My Lovely Horse posted:Don't do that without asking them first or checking the catalogue. The usual way book donations go at libraries is someone will have to take time out of their day to check them, only to confirm that yes, they do have them already. In the USA, or at least in and around Chicago, most public libraries have a Friends of the Library sale every few months. Some even have permanent stores. All donations go to the Friends who sell the books and the proceeds go to the library.
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Feb 10, 2017 22:00
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Just watched Back in Black, the Pratchett documentary. gently caress that was hard 
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Feb 13, 2017 20:10
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thespaceinvader posted:Just watched Back in Black, the Pratchett documentary. gently caress that was hard Neil Gaiman tearing up was heartbreaking.
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Feb 13, 2017 20:32
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Jesus uh, maybe later this week for me....
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Hogblob posted:Neil Gaiman tearing up was heartbreaking. My tear ducts were perfectly synchronised with his at that point :/ It's good though, definitely worth watching. Crying is good for you. So Facebook keeps throwing sponsored links at me for an author named John Logsden saying things like "Fans of Discworld and Monty Python will love this!". The blurbs make them sound like somebody who wants to jump into a Discworld-shaped hole that suddenly appeared in the market, but has completely missed the point of why Pratchett was such a good writer and so has produced a line of generically zany Monkey Cheese Pants wizards and dragons fanfic. Maybe I'm being overly harsh. Has anyone taken the plunge on this guy yet?
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Feb 16, 2017 21:51
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Haven't read them - going by the amazon reviews, they're saying it's good for what it is (fantasy parody) - but no Pratchett. If I see one in the wild, I'll report back. -- Back in Black is such a good watch. Hard to watch, but a good 'un.
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Feb 17, 2017 18:52
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So I had a dream last night that Big Finish Audio announced they were doing a line of Discworld adaptations. I'm really sorry that's not a thing.
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Feb 17, 2017 21:01
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Roller Coast Guard posted:So Facebook keeps throwing sponsored links at me for an author named John Logsden. Has anyone taken the plunge on this guy yet? Try for yourself, he offers free samples.
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Feb 17, 2017 21:02
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quote:Criminals are trying to make erection meds out of Zombie parts.
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Feb 17, 2017 21:08
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My Lovely Horse posted:how do they rise up, rise up, rise up Sounds like a ripoff of True Blood, where vampire blood may as well be called Vampiagra.
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Feb 17, 2017 21:11
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Not quite the same but I always enjoyed Richard Rankin.
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Feb 18, 2017 03:09
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Lovely documentary. I feel a little sad now. Also, going into WHSmith to browse and see what books are on sale it seems a little sad that the huge shelf of Discworld books is now usually just a handful in the corner somewhere.
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Feb 19, 2017 21:14
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How good is the Going Postal movie compared to the other Discworld adaptations?
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Feb 20, 2017 21:07
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double nine posted:How good is the Going Postal movie compared to the other Discworld adaptations? Goons love to poo poo on it, but it's a fun way to kill 3~ish hours.
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Feb 21, 2017 00:57
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double nine posted:How good is the Going Postal movie compared to the other Discworld adaptations? Better than Colour of Magic, not as good as Hogfather.
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Feb 21, 2017 03:12
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double nine posted:How good is the Going Postal movie compared to the other Discworld adaptations? Stellar casting and a general good job. As said, not as good as Hogfather, but still really good.
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Feb 21, 2017 22:36
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cptn_dr posted:Better than Colour of Magic, not as good as Hogfather. Hogfather is bad though. Its just a bunch of people reciting parts of the book.
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Feb 22, 2017 18:06
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Alhazred posted:Hogfather is bad though. Its just a bunch of people reciting parts of the book. 
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Feb 22, 2017 19:32
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Hogfather was all right, but Going Postal was just cringe-inducing. They made Moist Von Lipwig completely unlikable and Adora Belle completely generic, with all of her "flaws"removed the instant the movie was over. Mr. Pump was pretty awesome though, even if they had to wreck the story just to fit him in a bit more. The best part of the movie was Sir Terry's cameo at the end, and his last line sums the movie up completely. "What an embuggerance."
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Feb 25, 2017 10:43
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The A story of Hogfather is pretty decent, It's the B story with the Unseen University and the shower that drops the ball.
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SeanBeansShako posted:The A story of Hogfather is pretty decent, It's the B story with the Unseen University and the shower that drops the ball. But only because the movie can't add the context of BS Johnson's incompetence. Really, the movie would have been better if it had just removed more content to focus on the main aspects of the story. And also if it had been animated. Discworld simply doesn't work with live action characters, but it's never had quality animation. Give us a cartoon series with the Kidby designs and style and you'd have a winner. Or do it like this: 
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Screaming Idiot posted:Discworld simply doesn't work with live action characters, but it's never had quality animation. Are you suggesting that Cosgrove Hall didn't do quality animation?
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Screaming Idiot posted:Hogfather was all right, but Going Postal was just cringe-inducing. They made Moist Von Lipwig completely unlikable and Adora Belle completely generic
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Feb 25, 2017 20:47
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At least he had some vague sense of charisma? They turned fellow charming conman (and dark mirror to the protagonist) Reacher Gilt into a cackling old crippled generic evil guy.
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VagueRant posted:At least he had some vague sense of charisma? They turned fellow charming conman (and dark mirror to the protagonist) Reacher Gilt into a cackling old crippled generic evil guy. I always pictured gilt as Clive russel on spaced
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Jedit posted:Are you suggesting that Cosgrove Hall didn't do quality animation? Cosgrove Hall was on-par with the CD-I Zelda games and in most cases didn't even try to follow Pratchett's descriptions or characterization. At least the soundtrack of Soul Music was pretty good.
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No matter what you think of Going Postal, it was still better than Back in Black. Casting an actor to play Terry was a bad idea, but it might have worked if they had picked someone who was any good at it. If you watch it, just fast-forward all those parts (which is unfortunately about 90% of the drat thing). e: Also, since Terry was famously a huge TMBG fan, I was kinda hoping they would have done a song for it. Did Terry even like AC/DC?
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Okay, after listening to Feet of Clay on audiobook again, that would definitely have been better if Angua talked in Zarya's voice instead of Magrat's.
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I just now made the connection between Angua and "she-wolf of the SS". Wow I feel dumb.
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precision posted:No matter what you think of Going Postal, it was still better than Back in Black. Casting an actor to play Terry was a bad idea, but it might have worked if they had picked someone who was any good at it. If you watch it, just fast-forward all those parts (which is unfortunately about 90% of the drat thing). I liked it? v  v
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