Dear Terry... · 1:14am Mar 13th, 2015
It was a long time ago that I first read one of your books and, bewildered, scratched the back of my head and said: "Wat?"
A few years later, I moved to London and then I got it.
It's sad that I write to you now, when your internet connection might not be steady enough to get this message, but well, stranger things have happened. There's a few things I always wanted to share with you, although realistically I knew I'd be more likely to pen(type) this letter to you than actually get to sit down and tell you about them.
I'm sorry I never got to buy you a Banana Daiquiri.
Terry, your stories were a real treat to read. Yeah, I'm sure people told you that all the time, and now a lot of "readers" will spring out and declare how hipster they are because they read you a long time ago and they knew who you were. I... don't feel like arguing with them, to be honest. I know that the ones that really know who you were, were at your bedside, or sat down with you to write stories, or talk, or have tea or the aforementioned daiquiris. I blame my like of those on you, by the way.
Anyway... what you did is not easy to do. I read other satires by different authors, but they all leaned so heavily on the message that delivering it got lost in the jumble and they were as subtle as Cohen taking over a town. You, instead, wrote in a way that would engage the reader and make us all stop and think about what was said every few lines. There were so many truths and moments in each story that made at least me pause and reconsider that I can't even count them!
I don't think I have to say much about Discworld... it's so well know and so creative! I have to admit, the way it grew with each book is somehow incomparable. Others have attempted the same feat... I won't name any names, don't worry... and none have come close enough to break that very special barrier of disbelief quite like you did.
In the end, Terry, you brought so much joy and laughter to this world that I can't say I feel empty, like some others have. Your work will remain here for a long, long time, and new readers will be born every year. You don't leave us with a sense of loss, Terry, you leave us with a great inheritance of thoughts and ideas and fun.
I only got to know you through your words, like I've gotten to know some authors, and I can only thank you for doing the exact opposite of leaving a hole in me.
I still would have liked to buy you that daiquiri though.
Say, Wanderer, if your house was on fire and you could take out any one thing, but one thing only, what would it be?
2871393 The fire, but I'm not sure this is the right post for that question.
Goodnight, sweet prince.
Well said. We lost another great man.
2871401 HAHAHHAHAHAH The classic trick of wishing for infinite wishes! HA!
Farewell, Sir Pratchett... you're one of the reasons why I began to write stories.
2871393 Would you care to explain to us exactly how your question is relevant to this blog?
2871511 It's a reference to one of Sir Pratchett's books, Masquerade. Granny Weatherwax would ask people that question as a judge of character.
And here I am, having learned of the glory that is Diskworld naught but a few mere months ago.
~Skeeter The Lurker
God bless Terry Pratchett
I wish I had read any of his books, to share in everyone's feels. :(
http://foxintwilight.tumblr.com/post/113457746242/ This is a touching tribute, though.
Terry Pratchett
he will be missed.
His books where, are and will be something to look forward to reading again.
'Tis a sad loss, for sure.
It's funny, but the first of his books I read was Carpe Jugulum, though I was way too young to appreciate it in any meaningful manner. A few years later, I picked up The Colour of Magic. From then on, I was hooked and quickly devoured every Discworld book my parents owned, even though I was probably still a bit too young to get the underlying message. I just wanted to read more of this crazy world full of magic, wizzards (with two z's), witches, giant elephants, in-sewer-ants and man-eating luggage. Oh, and Binky.
I should probably pick up those books again.
I since the day my brother show me the novel "The Color of Magic" im a fan of Terry Pratchett.
There is this lecture that say "all the good things must end" this is the end of era of amaizing writing but not the end of our love for his work. God bless him.
While I loved his Discworld books, I have to say my favourites were his Science Fiction novels Strata (where the idea for Discworld came from) and Dark Side of the Sun which I still feel is his best work; Oh and Good Omens which he co-authored with Neil Gaiman.
Now I feel sad again, only one book left to come out and then no more Pratchet.
RIP Terry Pratchett.
