tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post974409968906898824..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Color Is Bright, Fun, FlatLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-60115230400647661202012-01-03T08:40:12.023-05:002012-01-03T08:40:12.023-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Carmina. From what I'v...Thanks for stopping by, Carmina. From what I've heard, Pratchett really does improve as the books go on, and I approached <i>Color</i> with that in mind. I'm looking forward to reading some more of his work, especially given that The Luggage allegedly turns up later.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-15992928807847782302011-12-30T09:51:03.165-05:002011-12-30T09:51:03.165-05:00it's "Twoflower"
And if you've ...it's "Twoflower"<br /><br />And if you've read the rest of the novels you will notice that Pratchett grows a lot in his craft, including creating, if not likeable, then very real characters like Sam Vines. What makes Pratchett great is that in spite of being very realistic about human failure and mocking human foibles, he still likes people and in the end, virtue does win, in spite of our basest inclinations. For instance, Rincewind is a great coward with no redeeming qualities - and yet proves to be the only real friend of the incredibly naive and innocent Twoflower. Pratchett's core sermon is that human (and creaturely) goodness does triumph - in spite of ourselves.carmina gaedelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04783801456339916458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-69203286697798703302011-06-20T11:09:24.346-04:002011-06-20T11:09:24.346-04:00Nonono, I like The Luggage. It's the most like...Nonono, I <i>like</i> The Luggage. It's the most likeable character in the book -- which doesn't speak well for Rincewind and everyone else.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-75210112331665220792011-06-20T09:11:26.053-04:002011-06-20T09:11:26.053-04:00Don't you be hatin' on the Luggage, now. ...Don't you be hatin' on the Luggage, now. The Luggage is pure win.Scattercathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302815654553659644noreply@blogger.com