Pratchett and Wolfe

Russell Wodell10 Dec 2001, 16:21original

Just picked up Andrew M. Butler's Pocket Essentials guide to Terry Pratchett, and was struck dumb by one of his notes on "Small Gods": "Brutha, with his photographic memory, and the role of torture in the world echoes Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun (1980-83) sequence." This certainly never occurred to me when reading "Small Gods," Pratchett's most sustained attack on organized religion, especially the Catholic Inquisition, and I don't remember Pratchett ever mentioning Wolfe in ay context whatsoever. Comments?

Michael Straight10 Dec 2001, 17:16original

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On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Russell Wodell wrote: This certainly never occurred to me when reading "Small Gods," Pratchett's most sustained attack on organized religion, especially the Catholic Inquisition, and I don't remember Pratchett ever mentioning Wolfe in ay context whatsoever. Comments?

Having seen lots of praise for Pratchett on the internet, I gave "Small Gods" a try but found it so hamhanded and unfunny that I could barely skim it. I flipped around reading a few pages here, there, and at the end, but couldn't find anything I liked. Do you think there's a chance I'd like any of his other books, or is Small Gods pretty representative? (direct e-mail might be more appropriate since my question is pretty off-topic for the Wolfe list) -Rostrum

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