Terry Pratchett
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The younger reader ones aren't any less wondrous, there is just no explicit swearing, the stories still hold the same weight. Maurice is my particular favourite. Although I reread all the Tiff Aching books recently, and found AHFOS and WS to be much funnier than I remember.
Terry had planned to write a follow up to Maurice...sadly never got round to it...
Terry had planned to write a follow up to Maurice...sadly never got round to it...
I've never seen why the Tiffany Aching ones are deemed for younger readers, I guess because the main character is younger than most, the storylines are just as good as the rest.
Some of his non-discworld stuff like Truckers/Diggers/Wings, and Strata I can see probably are aimed at a slightly younger audience but again they're well worth a read.
Some of his non-discworld stuff like Truckers/Diggers/Wings, and Strata I can see probably are aimed at a slightly younger audience but again they're well worth a read.
I was thinking about this, considering some of the subjects are just as weighty, I mean the stuff that Tiff deals with; death, duty, relationships and justice what it means to live a life etc. This is fundamental meaning of life stuff.
I think it is because the protagonist is a child turning/learning how to adult. And books are generally read by people who identify with the protagonist. Plus no swearing.
As for The Bromleiad....that is one of my favourite works. I don't know if the publisher aimed it at children, but the stuff in there about belief, flipping eck, I think members of the GoP need to read it.
I think it is because the protagonist is a child turning/learning how to adult. And books are generally read by people who identify with the protagonist. Plus no swearing.
As for The Bromleiad....that is one of my favourite works. I don't know if the publisher aimed it at children, but the stuff in there about belief, flipping eck, I think members of the GoP need to read it.
Halb said:
I was thinking about this, considering some of the subjects are just as weighty, I mean the stuff that Tiff deals with; death, duty, relationships and justice what it means to live a life etc. This is fundamental meaning of life stuff.
I think it is because the protagonist is a child turning/learning how to adult. And books are generally read by people who identify with the protagonist. Plus no swearing.
As for The Bromleiad....that is one of my favourite works. I don't know if the publisher aimed it at children, but the stuff in there about belief, flipping eck, I think members of the GoP need to read it.
I think Tiff is my favourite these days, Carrot got very monodimensional after a good beginningI think it is because the protagonist is a child turning/learning how to adult. And books are generally read by people who identify with the protagonist. Plus no swearing.
As for The Bromleiad....that is one of my favourite works. I don't know if the publisher aimed it at children, but the stuff in there about belief, flipping eck, I think members of the GoP need to read it.
Vimes became too much of what the story was instead of being part of the Ankh-Morpork story itself, didn't work for me as well, still fine though
The witches became best of the bunch and Tiffany best of the best
Still all the way through after the Sourcerer there has always been
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