Okay so this is a big deal

To me, and to a significant subset of Sir Terry's fans (including most of you who've found this by the tags), his writing is serious commentary on the human condition - politics, prejudice, self-control, revenge vs. justice, religion, idealism, faith in people vs. cynicism, and more - dressed up with fantasy settings and a hefty leavening of humor to make it fun to read. And it is WILDLY fun to read, actual laugh-out-loud or at least a snicker averaging about every page.

But there's this common idea among the "important literature" people that fun and funny books are not also worthwhile or important in the same way.

This is a Discworld book being released WITH ACADEMIC COMMENTARY and AS A PENGUIN CLASSIC. That's a HUGE amount of recognition.

@thebibliosphere

Oh, I’m about to tear up. I had to fight so hard to do my thesis on Pratchett because the university didn't like what they considered pop culture being studied as literature and this is just... Existing. 🥹

pocket puppies

A is for the apple that he gave to me, but I found a worm inside. 🍎

Kept thinking about how weak and disorientated Jon gets when cut off from the Eye, which got me thinking about Martin having to help him as his state got worse.

Surprisingly, instead of getting angsty, I ended up with Jon being carried around like a ragdoll.

Over the Garden Wall

Laurel: devourer of pumpkins! 🎃🐀

This is definitely a regular size pumpkin and the world's biggest rat

good night officer

just so you know

How the gentle wind,

Beckons through the trees,

As autumn colours fall.

my dealer: got some straight gas 🔥🤪 this strain is called “into the unknown”💀 it’ll have you making a pilgrimage in a place between our world and the next 💯☝️

me: yeah, whatever. I don’t feel shit.

five minutes later: bro I swear I saw the beast following us through these mysterious woods that I don’t remember entering

the highwayman: I’m the highwayman

susan sto helit!

[id: photo 1: A page with several digital drawings of Susan Sto Helit from the Discworld books. She is drawn as a Black woman with medium brown skin, curly, chin-length white hair with a black streak, and brown eyes. Two full-body drawings are on the left. In one, Susan is wearing a black dress with a corset, white lace at the cuffs and hem, and black boots. She is holding a scythe. The other full-body drawing is wearing her school uniform, a navy blue dress. To the right is a drawing from the waist-up, looking angry, with scars across her right cheek, wearing a cloak. On the far right is a drawing from the bust-up, with a neutral expression. At the bottom is a drawing in profile. On the far right bottom is a small drawing of Ysabell and Mort, her parents. Ysabell is chubby, with darker skin than Susan, and longer white hair, wearing a pink dress. Mort is tall, with orange hair, wearing brown pants and a beige shirt. Both look annoyed. The background is off-white with a crumpled paper texture.

photo 2: A close-up of the faces of the full-body drawings. photo 3: A close-up of the drawing with the scars. /end id]

susan!!!!!!!!!!!

LET'S ROCK

New cover!

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