From: mol@jyu.fi (Mika O. Latokartano)
Subject: Re: Yawn.
Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Distribution: alt
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 05:30:31 GMT

In article <GNAT.92Jul30145154@kauri.kauri.vuw.ac.nz> gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington) writes:

>
>I certainly hope not :) (tho' I must admit, I did get a chuckle out of
>the idea of the Clay III).  I just think it's kinda sad that over the
>last week or so, we've descended into blather.  What happened to
>probing questions about the nature of the Disc?  Where are questions
>about book availability, etc?  Where is Jimmy Hoffa?
>

  They'll come back.  We're just in a transient phase...

    (Someone elso wrote:)
>   But I have to agree with him that it is remarkable how all of a sudden 
>   everybody has become a comic. What is it about the presence of someone
>   like Terry Pratchett that makes us react this way?

  I keep wondering, if there should've been a smiley at the end of the
  above paragraph.  Hmm... I think the reason for this temporary, already
  passing, stage of competition in outwitting each other is rather 
  obvious.  I don't know about the rest of you a.f.p readers, but I was
  totally surprised to find out that Terry Pratchett was really actively
  involved in this group.  Kind of a rare opportunity to be able to get
  direct answers from an author whose books one greatly enjoys.  

  It takes a while for us to let this sink in ;)  Things will 'stabilize'
  soon.  But I must say I've enjoyed some of the puns occasionally thrown
  in the comments!  

  So, don't worry about it too much.  Let's quit this talk about "how things
  aren't the same as they used to be" - 'cause they are not.  This group
  has, after the initial gosh-wow-isitreallyreallyHIM?-stage settles, an
  excellent potential to create some very interesting threads!

-----------------------------

  And a couple of points about "Eric", which I'm about 3/4 through.  I enjoy it
  a lot.  It is funny, although it is not quite as involving as some of the
  other DW books.  I thought, that the character of the King of Demons
  (or somesuch) whose name no one could properly pronounce (and I can't recall)
  was very good.  The dialogue between the King and one of the lesser demons
  after Rincewind had been summoned by Eric, was hilarious.  It wasn't very
  very original (Big Boss demanding an explanation of something gone wrong
  from a subordinate who is less than comfortable about the situation...),
  but I could just _see_ the characters, the situation, the surroundings...
  I dunno.  It just hit me.

  BTW, is "Eric" really available as a Corgi publication with Josh Kirby
  cover-art?  Mine is published by some other company in association 
  with Corgi.  I like the looks of the back of the books, with the
  rectangle and the name of the book inside it....

  When we've talked (we meaning alt.fan.pratchett) about our favorite DW
  novels, Wyrd Sisters hasn't ranked very high, or at least not to the
  Top Lot.  I dunno (still), but I liked it a lot!  The withces, especially
  Granny, are excellent characters!  Well - what can I say.  The book was
  good.


	- Mika

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