Terry Pratchett Murders and Grinds Up Stories
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March 20, 2006: overlord_mordax was offended by Terry Pratchett's Witch books. It seems that Pratchett had been murdering stories under the nose of countless readers, and overlord_mordax alone had seen through his pretenses and had to warn the Discworld community on LJ. [1]
- "The witch books, in my opinion, are anti-story. They take everything that is beautiful and enchanting and good about stories and says no, this is a lie. Not only does it insult stories, but it attempts to grind them up, and kill them.
- My boyfriend calls me a Magrat, a wet hen (he’s read Pratchett too, obviously, and oddly the witch books are his favorite) maybe I am. I cried when she had to cut up the dress in Witches Abroad. Agnes’ story in Maskerade makes me angry. How dare it be Christine, how dare Agnes not get what was hers by right of narritive? I could barely read Carpe Jugulum for the mockery it made of the vampire mythos. And I just finished reading Wee Free Men.
- There’s only one word I can use to describe the Witch books and their philosophy: bleak.
- I was raised by stories, I love stories, and I believe in their power. So, when I read Pratchett, through Granny Weatherwax and now through Tiffany abusing stories in the way they do, flaying them and stripping them of all their value. It hurts me, it cuts me deeply, it wounds my very soul.
- Because stories do have value; power, to inspire, ignite passion, give hope, to give color and form to a bleak and meaningless world. I see that power, and I use it, and it bears me up, every day of my life.
- And it’s a power Granny Weatherwax will never have."
She didn't respond very well to being told to lighten up. The reason for this is made clear when it's discovered she's part of the Soulbonding community and believes fictional characters really exist in her soul. Or something. [2]
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Quotes
- I could barely read Carpe Jugulum for the mockery it made of the vampire mythos.
- "Vampires are like Scientology and the venom cock. You must revere them. Mockery is not allowed." - brown_betty [4]
- "Ms Rice takes those neck biters seriously. She doesn't have her pretty boys chase after the fat girl!" - kannaophelia
- "But after other pretty boys, as it is meant to be!" - chili_power
- And it’s a power Granny Weatherwax will never have.
- "Um, okay. OTOH, she aten't dead, and that's a *real* achievement." - glossing2 [6]
