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- From: ins450m@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (T.F. Eccles)
- Subject: Re: Douglas vs Terry
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 02:29:28 GMT
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- leo@ph.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart) writes:
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- >erhellfr@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Edgar Hellfritsch) writes:
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- >> [...] the Discworld (like Earth) is 'mostly harmless'. [...]
- >> Of course, the DW series is great fun reading (O yes it is, Mr
- >> Pratchett, sir!), but neither does the series really evolve towards some
- >> new aspect, nor does it ever hurt or offend anyone.
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- >1] I don't *quite* see how Douglas Adams' books manage to "hurt or
- > offend" anyone. Or are you talking about hurting and offending
- > Vogons?
- Yeah. Lost me there too. DW wasn't orignally as 'deep' as
- the HH series... but it didn't suffer in comparison.
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- >2] I think many people will agree with me that Terry Pratchett's
- > writing is very definitely evolving, towards a much more serious,
- > less slapstick oriented form. Have you read "Small Gods" yet?
- Yes. And I lost it. SORRY PEDRO.
- But "Small Gods" was definately moving even further towards story
- from comedy.... not many bits of it made me laugh - well only cynically
- but it was a _good_ story. I lik!
- Eccles
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