Discworld marathon blog...

[pip]

Didn't want to tackle Last Continent with an Aussie

 

[Quatermass]

Didn't want to tackle Last Continent with an Aussie

You'd probably know as many references as I do.

 

[pip]

well i get one or two of the obvious ones such as Priscilla and the beer stuff and of course the Ned ones . Pretty sure i missed a few but with this book i love the mixing of religion and evolution more than the aussie references but hey thats just me. Ponder is also brilliant in this book and you can see him finding his niche in the faculty

 

[Quatermass]

Ponder is also brilliant in this book and you can see him finding his niche in the faculty

Agreed. Ponder undergoes a hell of a lot of character development in this book. I'm surprised he didn't break earlier and give the other wizards hell before. But then again, what he manages to do by the events of Unseen Acdemicals is pretty good.

I'm pretty sure that I don't have the motivation to do Carpe Jugulum. So I'll leave this book-reading blog for the time being.

 

[pip]

Nul Anxietas. a break can always help

 

[Quatermass]

Nul Anxietas. a break can always help

Hope so...

 

[Quatermass]

*BUMP*

I am seriously considering starting this up again. I may not in the event, but it may be soon, so watch this space. I'll be starting with the book I left off at, Carpe Jugulum.

 

[The Mad Collector]

Well if you do start again I for one would be very interested. I enjoyed your reviews of the books and they prompted me to pick up a few again.

 

[DaveC]

Here here, I was enjoying those

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Yeah go for it Q I know I didn't comment v. much in here but it's always interesting seeing other's reactions to books you think you're familiar with - gives you a new perspective on it

 

[Dotsie]

Do it, dude

 

[deldaisy]

Yeah go for it Q I know I didn't comment v. much in here but it's always interesting seeing other's reactions to books you think you're familiar with - gives you a new perspective on it

What she said.

No pressure though Q. Don't do it because WE said to. Only if you FEEL like it.

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

Oi Beanie Baby! He needs the applause not the touchy feelys 'do it for you' b/s

 

[Quatermass]

Actually, I'd prefer encouragement than applause.

Though I'd prefer money to either.

*Bazinga*

But with all due seriousness, reviving this is still a tentative thing. I need to build up the motivation for it. I might lose interest in doing this for another little while.

 

[deldaisy]

Well how about reviving your germ/virus thread then. I loved that.

 

[Quatermass]

Well, who knows? I may actually revive this thing. The problem is how far I will go.

This time around, I might avoid the whole one Discworld book per week thing, though...

 

[Tonyblack]

Sounds like a good idea to me. As I said in the past; turning something enjoyable into a task can ruin it.

Why not try one more and see how it goes?

 

[Maura:-D]

I might try this! I read quick, so I should be okay- I read UA in a night! BUt then again, I have to study for exams and if I set myself this I might not do that... Oh well. I'll see.

 

[Tristan]

Great initiative, Quatermass! I'd love to do it some day, but I can't even manage reading one of the series in order (witches, death etc). I have tried, though it didn't work out. Usually I just wake up one morning thinking "I need to read Jingo" or "Maskerade next!" and follow my own orders immedeatly. (ignoring any reading plans)

But I think that's the case for most of us. And it's a part of the fun.

 

[Quatermass]

Okay, I'm seriously considering reviving this before long. As mentioned in a previous post, I will be starting again from where I left off, which will be Carpe Jugulum.