![]() ![]() The characters of Sam Vimes, Carrot, Nobby, Fred Colon, Lord Vetinari, etc., reprised their roles in my mental cinema without any need for lengthy recap. And since I haven’t visited Discworld since 2002 or -03, it’s worth saying that it took me no time to get back into it. Published in 2002, it shows the author still in full possession of his gifts as a storyteller and humorist. The news of his condition is deeply saddening, but this book will cheer you up. Little as I suspect he believes in prayer, I ask my faithful readers to “do a lap around the rosary” for Mr. He really has no choice, since Alzheimer’s disease is taking the ability from him. Why did I start reading Discworld again? At least partly, I was prompted by the news that Terry Pratchett had decided to stop writing them. But the only excuse that really matters is that I have been reading other books. ![]() Why did I stop reading Discworld? Any answer that I can give must have the word “momentum” in it. I have been content to let subsequent installments in Pratchett’s fantasy-philosophy-humor extravaganza pile up on my shelf, so that I can guiltily look at them while I pick other things to read. Nevertheless, I haven’t cracked a single book in the series since then, the Tiffany Aching trilogy excepted. My reviews of them were essentially the egg out of which the Book Trolley hatched. Several years ago, I read straight through the first 26 Discworld novels. ![]()
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