Sunday, May 30, 2004

   Fear not the potato.
Psh. You know what series of books I love? THE DISCWORD SERIES, BIATCH! Hurrah for Terry Pratchett.

Most stories, serieseses, and the like focus on one characer, si? But the Discworld series? ONE character?? Bah! The character development is INSANE. No other author can fully develop so many unique personalities in such a long series. (At least, none that have been brought to my attention. Care to bring some to my attention?)

The books focus on groups of characters, for sure. But they're so diverse! There're the Wizards and the Witches, completely seperate, of course, the Watch, Death & Friends...

Because of all this, I have too many favourite characters. I find myself announcing every few seconds; "OH MY GOSH HE/SHE/IT IS SO AWESOME I LOVE THEM HOLY CRAP!" I can barely remember my list of faves.

First of all, there's Sam Vimes, in all his Watch-Commandering Dukeness. He's so witty. Who else can say that they've arrested en entire battlefield? Besides 71 Hour Ahmed. (He's awesome too! Honour among coppers!) The rest of the City Watch can be amusing as well. Nobby, diqualified from the human race for shoving, Angua, a woman most of the time... There're to many watchmen to name now that it's expanded.

Then, there's the Anthropomorphic Personification of Death. He can't create, but he can copy. He loves cats. Add in an immensely powerful wizrard who founded UU, a granddaughter who wishes she hadn't inherited Death's talents, Mort, once his apprentice, Quoth the Raven and the Death of Rats, and you get a bowl of yummy Deathy Goodness. Mm Mm.

Next we have the wizards of Unseen University. The Archchancellor; "When your up to your ass in alligators, today is the first day of the rest of your life," the obese Dean, the Lecturer in Recent Runes, the Senior Wrangler, Ponder Stibbons and Hex, and the unforgettable Rincewind. (Many-footed Luggage included. Wym would be jealous.) I'm not fond of the books centering on Rincewind, personally. My favourite wizard is the Bursar. Pass the dried frog pills.

"Millenium Hand and Shrimp. Bugg'roff."
Then there're the side characters who we've all grown to know and love. Foul ole' Ron, his stench and his Thinking Brain Dog, along with Duck Man, (What Duck?) and that guy with all the personalities. What's his name again? And ya gotta love them C.M.O.T. Dibblers. My fave has gotta be "Disembowel-meself-honourbly-Dibhala.

Anyvase, read the series or I'll come to your respective houses and eat your brains. I know where you live.

Oh, Dude, the Patrician is cool too.
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