The Color of Magic

Posted on December 20, 2007 | Comments Off on The Color of Magic

Until I saw a post the other day on Mr. Goon’s Simply Jews about how author Terry Pratchett had fallen victim to Alzheimer’s, I had never actually heard of Pratchett. Well, I may have heard of him and forgotten it, but I certainly never read any of his 33-and-counting Disc World fantasy-scifi novels. Now I have. The Color of Magic, circa 1983, was mildly amusing. Rincewind the failed wizard is charming. So is Twoflower the tourist and his sapient and fiercely loyal luggage. I even think I see a few precursors to Harry Potter. I assume the series will get better. I believe I will venture into the second book, the Light Fantastic. See what the blogosphere is good for? Besides social and political commentary or, occasionally, even actual news, I mean.

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0 responses to “The Color of Magic”

  1. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | December 20, 2007 at 8:13 am |

    Aha! Now don’t repeat that Burke mistake: an overdose could be fatal!
    The world is divided roughly in three categories: Pratchett groupies, Pratchett haters and people who don’t know from Pratchett.
    Can tell you that I belong to the first category and that during a bad patch any randomly chosen book of his helps a lot.
    And another consideration: he and the late Douglas Adams are proof that not all is lost for Brits yet 😉

  2. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | December 20, 2007 at 8:13 am |

    Aha! Now don’t repeat that Burke mistake: an overdose could be fatal!
    The world is divided roughly in three categories: Pratchett groupies, Pratchett haters and people who don’t know from Pratchett.
    Can tell you that I belong to the first category and that during a bad patch any randomly chosen book of his helps a lot.
    And another consideration: he and the late Douglas Adams are proof that not all is lost for Brits yet 😉

  3. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | December 20, 2007 at 8:14 am |

    Oh, and there is that SAS they are so proud of, of course…

  4. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | December 20, 2007 at 8:14 am |

    Oh, and there is that SAS they are so proud of, of course…

  5. subadei's avatar subadei | December 20, 2007 at 2:43 pm |

    The Light Fantastic is the best of the series, I thought. I too belong to that first group Snoop mentions.

  6. subadei's avatar subadei | December 20, 2007 at 2:43 pm |

    The Light Fantastic is the best of the series, I thought. I too belong to that first group Snoop mentions.

  7. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | December 20, 2007 at 4:24 pm |

    Fear not, Mr. Goon. I have already sandwiched another Reacher police procedural book in between the two. Am also awaiting another of Mr. Chabon’s works which I will probably read before TLF. But hearing that it is considered by some to be the best of the series, well, frankly, I waver.

  8. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | December 20, 2007 at 4:24 pm |

    Fear not, Mr. Goon. I have already sandwiched another Reacher police procedural book in between the two. Am also awaiting another of Mr. Chabon’s works which I will probably read before TLF. But hearing that it is considered by some to be the best of the series, well, frankly, I waver.