Tag Archives: Terry Pratchett

Good Omens (a review)

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Hatboy

Day 60. 64 pages, 30,172 words. I subscribed to Amazon Prime Video specifically to see this show, because the book was so damn good. It’s not every day you get two of your favourite authors, with such individual yet complementary … Continue reading →

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Pick-me-up

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Hatboy

Okay, let’s try another quick post for today, just to cheer myself up. No big deal really, but this really was a ray of sunshine and I’m very glad Mrs. Hatboy managed to capture it amidst all the coughing and … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Pterry

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Hatboy

What can I say about an author who is one of my greatest inspirations, a figure in literature I have always looked up to and aspired to emulate, in philosophy and insight if not in style? Let’s not mince words … Continue reading →

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This Week in Review

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Hatboy

A couple of 4-star reviews bumped down my perfect-5 record to a measly 4.7-star book, but that’s fine. Sales seem to be ticking over and the reviews – although I still sort of know the people who made them – … Continue reading →

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Not goodbye, not really

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Hatboy

I’m only about 10 pages into Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett, but from this and at least the last two or three of his books – in fact, more or less everything since Nation – I’ve gotten this strong vibe … Continue reading →

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