Lords and Ladies
by Terry Pratchett · first published 1992
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The fairies are back - but this time they don't just want your teeth... Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves. It's Midsummer Night. No times for dreaming... With full supporting cast of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and one orang-utan. And lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place.
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Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, particularly: "Mort" and "Reaper Man"; "Guards! Guards!", "Men at Arms", and "The Night Watch"; "Wyrd Sisters", "Witches Abroad" and "Lords and Ladies"; and "Small Gods" and "Pyramids". The first two are about Death, the second three about Samuel Vimes, the third group about Granny Weatherwax, and the last two are stand-alones. All the books are worth…
on “What Would You Recommend to a Bright 14 Year Old?” ↗…can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad." (Quote from Terry Pratchett's "Lords and Ladies")
on “The first fairy stories were never intended for children” ↗Had to look this up. Looks like it's from Terry Pratchett's "Lords and Ladies"?
on “What If You Could Do It All Over?” ↗"If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember." ― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
on “The new science of cute” ↗…has to fix complex problems, but first the people in it have to recognize problems are actually real instead of pretending everything's great. The risk of being 'glamoured' (like the bewitching of the Lords and Ladies in Terry Pratchett's books) is real. You have to either acclimate in places that that live outside of the narrative (the flyover states, the continent of Africa), or use your imagination. Otherwise you…
on “American truck drivers could lose their jobs to robots” ↗Ah yes, this is indeed the subject of a Terry Pratchett bit about elves in "Lords and Ladies" > Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They…
on “Wikipedia users edits over 90k uses of “comprised of”” ↗…that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad. ― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
on “Thoughts on thinking” ↗