The Carpet People

If Terry Pratchett's writing could be said to have an over-arching message, it is this: 1. There are better ways to do things than hitting people over the head. 2. Other people are still people, no matter how different their culture; we should respect them. His agenda of peaceful toleration is more exp......more

I love that this was written by Terry & Pterry: first written by the 17yo Terry & published in 1971, then tweaked a little by 43yo Pterry for re-issue in 1992. It is a children's tale, simple & straightforward, but you can see a hint of the ingredients that make up the later Wizards, Witches & Watch......more

Before Discworld there were The Carpet People... This was Terry's first novel and, well, you can sort of tell. It is still wonderfully written and there is the trademark humour he has so wonderfully carved out as his own, but it was definitely not his best. There were ideas and characters and the ima......more

Dopala mi se i originalna priča (koju je napisao sa samo sedamnaest godina) i ova prerađena, koja je baš pračetovska. Nije petica, jer mi je malo pred kraj postalo konfuzno. Omiljeni lik mi je Brokando, koji nikako da ukapira zašto ne može da baca neprijatelje sa stene 😂 i zašto nije dozvoljeno ubij......more