patsylabrador Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Breaking my rule here but I feel genuinely sad. I loved his books and his philosophy. I would have loved him to have been writing at full capacity for many years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 So sad - very brave man and lived with his dementia and mad others aware of what its like to live with it. Not old at 66 either - RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Such a fantastic writer, and seemed like an all round good chap. My son got to meet him at his school last year and has a book signed by him. I got into his discworld series when i met my now hubby and now our kids read the books. He will be very much missed, but I am sort of glad for him he didn't lose everything to Alzheimer's. I do like the way his death was announced on Twitter though. RIP Sir Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangediva Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Really sad news, an amazing writer and an amazing man. RIP Terry, you will live on in your books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Very sad news! My absolute favorite writer of all time! Not to be able to get lost in flatness of the Discworld, the antics of Rincewind and the adventures of Commander Vimes... This not so flat world will never be the same again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 'Million to one chances happen nine times out of ten' - thanks for all the laughs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Oh my gosh! I knew he was suffering with dementia/Alzheimers but it didn't seem that long. Oh dear, probably my most favourite author in adult years (as a child it was J T Edson and Willard Price). He seemed to be on a wavelength with my sense of humour. I remember looking for a Sci-fi book that my brother had recommended and I chanced upon one of these books, picked it out and read the back - about a 6ft dwarf and I burst out laughing in the shop. I did put it back that time but next time in the shop I took ages trying to find it because I couldn't remember who it was. Am so glad I found it again. They've been the bugbear of my reading in bed. Terry Pratchett books were banned because I kept laughing and when the bed bounced with my silent laughing and my OH whinging, it just made me guffaw. So in future all of those books had to be read downstairs after that. RIP Terry, no doubt checking out Ankh Morpork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I was hugely saddened to hear of Terry Pratchett's death. I have read a few of his books but wasn't a massive fan. However, I had huge respect for him and his values. Like him I am also a member of Dignity in Dying and he was a perfect figurehead for the cause. I took great strength from him when I had cause to seriously confront my own death choices in 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Awww, that's very sad. I didn't even know he had died until I read it on here. Poor chap xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 First book I ever read was Moving Pictures - brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 "Guards, Guards" will always be my favourite, though I love "Nigh"Ooops, word censored!"ch" and "Mort" too, and "Good Omens", which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. The easiest way to get a seat to myself on the train was to have a Terry Pratchett, as it always made me laugh The Discworld stories and characters brought smiles to so many faces - hard to believe there will be no more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 At the top of the list are Mort, Equal Rites and definitely The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents. The last one I must have read at least 4 times. Oh and I can't remember which one it was, but the one about the suddenly appearing shopping carts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Reaper Man - when the Auditors try to replace Death and the shopping centre tries to hatch ... excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Yes! Reaper man! Death is one of my favourite characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I liked Truckers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I struggled with his books apart from 'The amazing Maurice & his educated Rodents', which I loved. This was a long,long time ago though, & I do have them all on my Kindle with a view to trying them again, now I am older, wiser & more receptive. I enjoyed him as a character greatly - sad loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
