Last year I reread all of the collected works of Terry Pratchett on my Kindle, which necessitated re-buying all of the books. Since I no longer need hard copies, and I do have a need for shelf space, would anyone like them? It's paperbacks until Thud! or so, when I was buying hardbacks as they were released.
If nobody wants them, then I will donate to my local library.
I read a lot on my Kindle, but the haptics of an actual book can not be beat IMHO. Keep them. My Paperbacks are tattered but now and then I dig them out, it is like a warm memory...
And yeah I got hardbacks from um.. The fifth Continent and up.
Now and then you just need to cuddle in the bed with a good book, and TP is my go to for that.
One thing I noticed is Terry liked to do things with fonts and formatting in a few books, and the kindle versions don't reproduce that nearly as well, if at all.
AgnesPerdita 'projecting' her voice around the page, or switching to another font when having someone speak Golem, Klatchian or Umnian. Or the two font styles in Reaper Man (I don't remember if the NOYES was different at all, but it definitely didn't have the same impact as in print).
That is a problem when they repackage things. They lose the original intent.
gog games lose some of the extras that came with old games. eXoDOS Lite has allot of that stuff.
One thing I noticed is Terry liked to do things with fonts and formatting in a few books, and the kindle versions don't reproduce that nearly as well, if at all.
AgnesPerdita 'projecting' her voice around the page, or switching to another font when having someone speak Golem, Klatchian or Umnian. Or the two font styles in Reaper Man (I don't remember if the NO was different at all, but it definitely didn't have the same impact as in print).
Did they mess up
The page filling NO by Azrael? Cause I still remember that page... 20 years or so after I read it?
One thing I noticed is Terry liked to do things with fonts and formatting in a few books, and the kindle versions don't reproduce that nearly as well, if at all.
AgnesPerdita 'projecting' her voice around the page, or switching to another font when having someone speak Golem, Klatchian or Umnian. Or the two font styles in Reaper Man (I don't remember if the NO was different at all, but it definitely didn't have the same impact as in print).
Did they mess up
The page filling NO by Azrael? Cause I still remember that page... 20 years or so after I read it?
Oh good I was looking for a way to fill the time between finishing Bayonetta 3 yesterday and Pokémon S/V dropping on Friday. (Well, other than having Desert Bus on in the background.)
I'm approaching the end of my start-to-finish Discworld read, currently goingthrough I Shall Wear Midnight and well and truly into books I'd never read before by picking up odd ones here and there. I just don't want it to end.
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Just Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music, but Soul Music was enjoyable too
Very fun imagery of The Band With Rocks In
The dvd set I bought was originally from a library so I had to remove all the stickers. Now, I got Goo Gone to handle that. That stuff actually evaporates too. I got it on a paper cover once and thought it was ruined, but the stain disappeared.
Once a week I go to read for my nephews (11 and 8). They can read; I just like reading to them and they like being read to.
I read them the graphics novel versions of Guards, Guards! and they asked me if there were any more comics like that. And I said yes, but not as good. But then we read the graphic novel version of The Color of Magic/The Light Fantastic anyway.
So now when I ask them what is best in life – which I do every time I visit – they know to answer "good dentistry, hot bath water, and soft lavatory paper".
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Took the family to the opening night show of The Amazing Maurice. It was fine, but I think there's a much better version of the film that spends about 10 more minutes up front establishing the characters and making us care about them.
Plus (I'm sure for understandable commercial reasons) the film takes a fairly dark and philosophical book that's more for young adults and turns it into something much closer to a family cartoon with a cackling Disney villain. Some of the truly memorable bits of the book get excised entirely to lighten the tone, e.g.,
the moment where DarkTan considers burning down the dog-fighting barn, and the scene in the basement where they encounter the cages of crazed rats.
So I'd been doing a front-to-back read of all the Discworld books, some here and there I'd read before at random times but I'd say a bit over half were new to me.
I finished Raising Steam around Christmas, then we had a few sad things happen and I had to put starting Shepherd's Crown aside for a bit because I just wasn't emotionally prepared to say goodbye, so read a couple of other books for the first time since starting this re/read.
Finished it last night, and while I can't say it was his best work, as a send-off it was nearly perfect. Shed a few tears reading the afterword and thanks as well.
GNU Sir Terry
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Took the family to the opening night show of The Amazing Maurice. It was fine, but I think there's a much better version of the film that spends about 10 more minutes up front establishing the characters and making us care about them.
Plus (I'm sure for understandable commercial reasons) the film takes a fairly dark and philosophical book that's more for young adults and turns it into something much closer to a family cartoon with a cackling Disney villain. Some of the truly memorable bits of the book get excised entirely to lighten the tone, e.g.,
the moment where DarkTan considers burning down the dog-fighting barn, and the scene in the basement where they encounter the cages of crazed rats.
Just got back myself*. Agreed on both points but I don't think the film was really hurt by the omissions. I do question the changes that were made to the "real" Piper, mostly because it felt out of left field especially when everything else was so mostly-true to the book. But seeing the name "Terry Pratchett" up there on a big screen product that I'm sure he would have appreciated was worth the adaptational liberties.
My only serious problem with the movie was David Tennant as Dangerous Beans. He's great of course and his performance wasn't the issue but he was 100% using his Scrooge McDuck voice and it kept pulling me out, especially since I had just watched a couple of DuckTales episodes earlier today.
*Our 4.5yo's first actual trip to the movies! She did fine; got a bit squirrely about an hour in but otherwise stayed in her seat and was focused on the screen more often than not.
I doubt Practchett would have wanted them to be sold for profit.
I trust Rhianna Pratchett on this one. She could just start writing more Discworld books if she wanted to make a buck, and Terry Pratchett gave his blessing to do so. This feels pretty much like the continued sales of any of his books. These just happen to be more rare.
I doubt Practchett would have wanted them to be sold for profit.
I trust Rhianna Pratchett on this one. She could just start writing more Discworld books if she wanted to make a buck, and Terry Pratchett gave his blessing to do so. This feels pretty much like the continued sales of any of his books. These just happen to be more rare.
Literally just came here to point out that Rhianna has been extremely faithful to Terry's wishes and I trust her on this.
It is possible the publication rights where not in the estate's control though.
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I read a lot on my Kindle, but the haptics of an actual book can not be beat IMHO. Keep them. My Paperbacks are tattered but now and then I dig them out, it is like a warm memory...
And yeah I got hardbacks from um.. The fifth Continent and up.
Now and then you just need to cuddle in the bed with a good book, and TP is my go to for that.
gog games lose some of the extras that came with old games. eXoDOS Lite has allot of that stuff.
Did they mess up
How well do you remember it?
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I dunno, "There's Godot" is up there
Oh good I was looking for a way to fill the time between finishing Bayonetta 3 yesterday and Pokémon S/V dropping on Friday. (Well, other than having Desert Bus on in the background.)
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I'm at the part where it's not funny at all. You know, the bit where you want to smash things.
I will have to see how many cartoons they made.
Very fun imagery of The Band With Rocks In
I loved the music they did in Soul Music, especially Buddy's final(?) harp performance. And the 'we're more popular than cheeses' bit they added.
The dvd set I bought was originally from a library so I had to remove all the stickers. Now, I got Goo Gone to handle that. That stuff actually evaporates too. I got it on a paper cover once and thought it was ruined, but the stain disappeared.
I own them both in a set, but weirdly one of them (I forget which, I think SM) doesn't auto-play the episodes for whatever reason.
Overall, I liked it - they combined some characters, and contracted the story, but it was fun
According to the official site it should hit US Theaters on February 3!
"A Life With Footnotes" wins Best Biography from The Times (UK) Audiobooks of the Year.
I read them the graphics novel versions of Guards, Guards! and they asked me if there were any more comics like that. And I said yes, but not as good. But then we read the graphic novel version of The Color of Magic/The Light Fantastic anyway.
So now when I ask them what is best in life – which I do every time I visit – they know to answer "good dentistry, hot bath water, and soft lavatory paper".
Plus (I'm sure for understandable commercial reasons) the film takes a fairly dark and philosophical book that's more for young adults and turns it into something much closer to a family cartoon with a cackling Disney villain. Some of the truly memorable bits of the book get excised entirely to lighten the tone, e.g.,
I finished Raising Steam around Christmas, then we had a few sad things happen and I had to put starting Shepherd's Crown aside for a bit because I just wasn't emotionally prepared to say goodbye, so read a couple of other books for the first time since starting this re/read.
Finished it last night, and while I can't say it was his best work, as a send-off it was nearly perfect. Shed a few tears reading the afterword and thanks as well.
GNU Sir Terry
PSN / Xbox / NNID: Fodder185
Just got back myself*. Agreed on both points but I don't think the film was really hurt by the omissions. I do question the changes that were made to the "real" Piper, mostly because it felt out of left field especially when everything else was so mostly-true to the book. But seeing the name "Terry Pratchett" up there on a big screen product that I'm sure he would have appreciated was worth the adaptational liberties.
My only serious problem with the movie was David Tennant as Dangerous Beans. He's great of course and his performance wasn't the issue but he was 100% using his Scrooge McDuck voice and it kept pulling me out, especially since I had just watched a couple of DuckTales episodes earlier today.
*Our 4.5yo's first actual trip to the movies! She did fine; got a bit squirrely about an hour in but otherwise stayed in her seat and was focused on the screen more often than not.
I trust Rhianna Pratchett on this one. She could just start writing more Discworld books if she wanted to make a buck, and Terry Pratchett gave his blessing to do so. This feels pretty much like the continued sales of any of his books. These just happen to be more rare.
Literally just came here to point out that Rhianna has been extremely faithful to Terry's wishes and I trust her on this.
It is possible the publication rights where not in the estate's control though.
https://youtu.be/mlR9fCXfWyM
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