tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post7237215663399399126..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: Pratchett’s embuggerancejams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-27797870976766845002007-12-15T23:52:00.000+00:002007-12-15T23:52:00.000+00:00I've not read his younger fiction but I can imagin...I've not read his younger fiction but I can imagine ti's thoroughly enjoyable. I love his adutl fiction.. not that its particularly racy!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-65456035581722875612007-12-15T19:54:00.000+00:002007-12-15T19:54:00.000+00:00Yeah I saw this story the other day. My Sunbum has...Yeah I saw this story the other day. My Sunbum has a few of his young adult fiction reads that she really enjoyed.elasticwaistbandladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643871078268503643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-89085848130030675502007-12-15T16:22:00.000+00:002007-12-15T16:22:00.000+00:00Oh yes. I did not really enjoy the first two Pratc...Oh yes. I did not really enjoy the first two Pratchett books but Cohen and his Silver Horde in Interesting Times and the Last Hero are wonderfuljams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-88894430415018536102007-12-15T15:07:00.000+00:002007-12-15T15:07:00.000+00:00JamsCohen the barbarian is a great spoof of the fa...Jams<BR/><BR/>Cohen the barbarian is a great spoof of the familiar Robert Howard genre.beakerkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088967209404588378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-21121325145752125912007-12-14T08:14:00.000+00:002007-12-14T08:14:00.000+00:00It is very sad Sean. There is no cure but hopefull...It is very sad Sean. There is no cure but hopefully the worst symptoms can be ameliorated<BR/><BR/>Absolutely Bryan. He has a legacy of fine works that I am sure will be read long after he is gone. For that we can be thankfuljams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-12065849126635110222007-12-14T02:20:00.000+00:002007-12-14T02:20:00.000+00:00It is definitely a shame for him and his family, b...It is definitely a shame for him and his family, but as you pointed out, Jams, he has already compiled quite a lot of books with archetypal characters.<BR/><BR/>Even though it's "fantasy" you recognize people you know in the books.<BR/><BR/>I will celebrate his life and work, and be grateful for whatever he may produce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-9631725733444784042007-12-14T00:41:00.000+00:002007-12-14T00:41:00.000+00:00This diagnose such early sounds even more terrifyi...This diagnose such early sounds even more terrifying. On the other hand there is (hopefully) a better chance to "react", to decelerate the speed of decline.<BR/>For the same reason as told by Steve I had to learn what it means to witness your mother decline.<BR/>Yes, it's sad. Very sad.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-48275209101071810082007-12-13T21:08:00.000+00:002007-12-13T21:08:00.000+00:00That's terrible Steve, I can only imagine what it...That's terrible Steve, I can only imagine what it must be like to see the rapid decline of a loved one.<BR/><BR/>If nothing else he has already left quite a legacy. If we see Nation and maybe even Unseen Academicals it will be a bonus.jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-86689478231603248892007-12-13T20:51:00.000+00:002007-12-13T20:51:00.000+00:00I am grieving over this. I watched my late mother ...I am grieving over this. I watched my late mother lose her mental faculties beginning at a distressingly young 65 years old, declining rapidly and dying two years after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. So I have some idea what Pratchett and his family are going through at this stage. They have my deepest sympathies.<BR/><BR/>And what a loss for all of us who are fortunate to have discovered his clever, good-natured books. I still have more than a dozen I haven't read, but the thought that he must stop writing them is sad indeed.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-68844156969123304452007-12-13T18:42:00.000+00:002007-12-13T18:42:00.000+00:00It is a shame. His books are very entertaining. Yo...It is a shame. His books are very entertaining. You are quite right that not all dementia is Alzheimersjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-38802166428247507082007-12-13T18:38:00.000+00:002007-12-13T18:38:00.000+00:00The luggage is a great creation jrd. I love the Wa...The luggage is a great creation jrd. I love the Watch and the wonderful characters of Ankh Morpork, and death and the good people of Lancre! He has created such a rich tapestry<BR/><BR/>I can imagine a handbag sized one would be the ultimate anti mugger device. Gaspode is a wonderful character bettered only by Greebo of course!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-3520449501463470342007-12-13T17:05:00.000+00:002007-12-13T17:05:00.000+00:00Very sad post.I'm not sure Alzheimer's is technica...Very sad post.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure Alzheimer's is technically a correct diagnosis. It seems like some unique form of dementia. All dementia is not Alzheimers.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-63957127996957698562007-12-13T11:55:00.000+00:002007-12-13T11:55:00.000+00:00Thanks for this info. Not a good time for him.Yes...Thanks for this info. Not a good time for him.<BR/>Yes, I like the luggage, too - always fancied a handbag-sized version.<BR/>Gaspode is amongst the most intelligent of the Discworld characters. It's hardly his fault that he's stuck in the shape of a disreputable dog (though maybe "disreputable dog" is tautological!)Dragonstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935435587527038459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-25377015726840055162007-12-13T08:48:00.000+00:002007-12-13T08:48:00.000+00:00Yes, a sad story today. I like the luggage in his ...Yes, a sad story today. I like the luggage in his books, just makes me laugh for some reason!JRD168https://www.blogger.com/profile/11623002999736612354noreply@blogger.com