tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post6914046252169066577..comments2023-10-24T01:47:32.025-07:00Comments on Professor B. Worm: Review: The Color of MagicCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-87056719879134793422009-03-09T13:28:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:28:00.000-07:00Thanks for the info, Kim--that was unusual marketi...Thanks for the info, Kim--that was unusual marketing, but a good ploy.<BR/><BR/>But my copy will have Pratchett's name first, even though I looked the book up under Gaiman.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-75464805128801264672009-03-08T06:05:00.000-07:002009-03-08T06:05:00.000-07:00The different author dominance was decided when th...The different author dominance was decided when the book was first published. Pratchett took dominance in thr UK where he was better known, and Gaiman took it in the US where he was better knownKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-20653471361204795362009-03-06T10:46:00.000-07:002009-03-06T10:46:00.000-07:00NURSE: Welcome to about the fourth incarnation of ...<B>NURSE:</B> Welcome to about the fourth incarnation of my blog!<BR/><BR/>Since both you and Kim recommend <I>Good Omens</I> I'll get a copy. It's still available on Amazon with two different covers: one lists Pratchett first as the author, and the other lists Gaiman as first.<BR/><BR/>I guess that's a better way to do it than a cosmic fistfight.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-65052435331538556122009-03-06T10:29:00.000-07:002009-03-06T10:29:00.000-07:00I haven't read this one, but have read a couple of...I haven't read this one, but have read a couple of the Discworlds... I think they're great, but unfortunately can't keep them straight in my head. I read Wyrd Sisters and Small Gods then decided to take a break so that they wouldn't all meld together in my brain as Vonnegut's books have done (though I LOVE them).<BR/><BR/>Like Kim, I read Good Omens several years ago and laughed through the whole thing! Pratchett and Gaiman together is a match made in heaven... or hell... but REALLY good stuff. It was my introduction to both of them.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318552174626792579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-33486862925249664132009-03-03T11:32:00.000-07:002009-03-03T11:32:00.000-07:00MARY: I have no idea why you are behind in your re...<B>MARY:</B> I have no idea why you are behind in your reading. Since time is merely an illusion, you <I>should</I> have plenty of it to read and relax.<BR/><BR/><I>Mary cusses like a sailor as she reads this . . .</I>Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-41737540499469356892009-03-03T11:07:00.001-07:002009-03-03T11:07:00.001-07:00The Big Bang hypothesis -- that is hilarious!The Big Bang hypothesis -- that is hilarious!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-4335531156749079922009-03-03T11:07:00.000-07:002009-03-03T11:07:00.000-07:00My husband is a big Pratchett fan and has read alm...My husband is a big Pratchett fan and has read almost all of his novels. I'm so far behind on all reading right now -- God knows why -- but I mean to read at least half a dozen Pratchetts when I get the chance. We've certainly got a lot lying around this house. This one sounds great. They all sound great, actually.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-20339647593749655102009-03-01T17:41:00.000-07:002009-03-01T17:41:00.000-07:00I KNEW that Sir Terry is one of your favorites and...I KNEW that <B>Sir</B> Terry is one of your favorites and that I'd be hearing from you.<BR/><BR/>You mention a lack of Shakespearean knowledge, but something different bothers me. Since Terry is English, I wonder how many names are puns or play on words that <I>I</I> will miss. Of course, if I miss something and don't know it, then I didn't really miss it at all because I never had it in the first place.<BR/><BR/>And about walkabouts: I wonder where in the universes they go because I'm missing a lot of books I did have in the first place.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-63286712749029739602009-03-01T11:47:00.000-07:002009-03-01T11:47:00.000-07:00Terry Pratchett is one of my all time favourite au...Terry Pratchett is one of my all time favourite authors, and I've read all 30 something Discworld novels. Some are funnier than others, but all of them are worth the read. I think chronologically is as good as any other. Certainly it makes sense to read "The Light Fantastic" next.<BR/><BR/>The more well read you are, the more little references you pick up on throughout his books. For me, "Small Gods" was one of the funniest of the lot, because so much of it is to do with Greek Philosophy. And I know my lack of Shakespeare means I'm constantly missing stuff - but never obviously so.<BR/><BR/>Another one that's really worth getting hold of is "Good Omens" by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It's bloody hysterical. Or at least it was when I read it last about 15years ago. Must get another copy of it as mine went walkabout.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.com