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Irish Blood English Heart
Joined: 22 Mar 2004
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Location: Gosforth, The United Kingdom
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| latefordinner wrote: |
Pratchett's humour is similar to Adam's but imho he's a stronger, more flexible writer. Each of his Discworld books shows something new. I shipped a box full of Discworld novels to China a few weeks ago, I can hardly wait until some of my friends reads _Interesting Times_.
Has anyone else read any of Orwell's more serious works? _Road to Wigan Pier_, perhaps? No comparison. |
One of my best friend's was engaged to Terry Pratchett's daughter Rhianna for several years, there still on off now, I never realised but Terry is Britain's best selling author apparently and is so succesful that his daughter the aforementioned Rhianna is inheriting 40 million pounds on her 40th birthday!!! She's a succesful journalist in her own right so god knows what she'll do with all that money! I think my friend should stop messing her about and stay with her for that sort of money!! lol (joke) |
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dmb
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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| Isn't Jk Rowling the UK's best selling author? |
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Atlas
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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Location: By-the-Sea PRC
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:19 am Post subject: |
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Much of his work seems more and more relevant today, as "Big Brother" appears to be becoming more and more of a reality. Let's all hope that the future Orwell envisioned so chillingly in "1984" never comes to pass.
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You mean, electronic monitoring, incessant party music, malleable history lessons and corporate-filtered news, war for profits, economic and intellectual oppression and deindividualization? Or do you mean you hope big handlebar mustaches don't come back? Cause brother, the big mustaches are the only thing I haven't seen for a while, and if this trend with the men dressing like girls continues, then maybe the women will start twiddling with facial hair.... |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:38 am Post subject: You'll learn to love us |
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Dear Atlas,
OK - that does it. It's Room 101 for you, smart guy.
Regards,
John |
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Irish Blood English Heart
Joined: 22 Mar 2004
Posts: 256
Location: Gosforth, The United Kingdom
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
| Isn't Jk Rowling the UK's best selling author? |
No I dont think so, maybe its changed now but as far as im aware Terry Pratchett has sold more books than any other British author alive today! |
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denise
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
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Location: finally home-ish
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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Women with facial hair?!?!? Am I a trend-setter or what?
(hopefully i don't need to add that i'm just kidding...)
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