I've been listening to the audio book version of Jingo by Terry Pratchett read by Nigel Planner. The books is hysterical and brilliantly performed. I've also listened to Guards! Guards! and Feet of Clay and have come to thoroughly love Pratchett's dry, sarcastic humor. It's based in a fictitious old world setting with humans, trolls, werewolfs, etc. but is far from fanciful with it's rough edged existence and truly daft characters. Satirical British humor and some great mystery make Pratchett's Discworld series a lot of fun. Here are a few quotes from Jingo:
"One of the universal rules of happiness is: always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual."
"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
"[...] Vimes's grin was as funny as the one that moves very fast towards drowning men. And has a fin on top."
"Sergeant Colon had had a broad education. He'd been to the School of My Dad Always Said, the College of It Stands To Reason, and was now a post-graduate student of the University of What Some Bloke In The Pub Told Me."
| September 20, 2005 04:42pm | 
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