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A review by woolfardis
Terry Pratchett: The Spirit of Fantasy by Craig Cabell
2.0
Obviously only bought because it is related to Terry Pratchett, but apart from his name being on the cover, I really don't see how this is all that PTerry at all.
I added another star purely because I learnt some things about PTerry and his Discworld series (and a couple other books) that I didn't know previously and probably would not have ever learnt about as it seemed quite niche at times.
However, the book seemed to be mostly the author trying to high-key flex about his knowledge and opinions on the Discworld. Sometimes it was quite interesting, but even then his annoying turn of phrase or manner of explanation really were off-putting; it read like a journalism article padded out to fit a publishing word count. From the title of the book, one would expect perhaps a bit more about PTerry himself, his earlier life and career or even just some of the wonderful, clever and kind things he's ever said.
As a Terry Pratchett collector, I can say safely that this book is not one that you need to own to have a complete or even incomplete collection.
I added another star purely because I learnt some things about PTerry and his Discworld series (and a couple other books) that I didn't know previously and probably would not have ever learnt about as it seemed quite niche at times.
However, the book seemed to be mostly the author trying to high-key flex about his knowledge and opinions on the Discworld. Sometimes it was quite interesting, but even then his annoying turn of phrase or manner of explanation really were off-putting; it read like a journalism article padded out to fit a publishing word count. From the title of the book, one would expect perhaps a bit more about PTerry himself, his earlier life and career or even just some of the wonderful, clever and kind things he's ever said.
As a Terry Pratchett collector, I can say safely that this book is not one that you need to own to have a complete or even incomplete collection.