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It is well known that eight colors make up white.

Eric by Terry Pratchett

December 4, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is my second foray into Discworld, and where the first novel I read felt big in scope and purpose, this one feel decidedly small. For one, this novel is about half the length of the first in the series The Color of Magic, and for a second one, this one feels very much like we spend the whole of the novel in same room. It’s not quite true, but it’s something. Throughout the book, from the epigraph from Faust to the literally crossed word Faust (and replaced […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Eric, Terry Pratchett

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:669 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Eric, Terry Pratchett ·
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Not the most Pratchetty of Pratchetts, but solid

Eric by Terry Pratchett

November 14, 2019 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

A friend recommended the podcast Myths & Legends, and I chose to start with the two-part episode on Faust and Mephistopheles, because I have a sculpture of those two that I absolutely love (pictured). The episode was great, and inspired me to reread Pratchett’s Eric, which has barely anything to do with the Faust story, but is still a damn fun ride. Eric is a horny teen gothling, trying to summon a demon to grant him all his wishes. Rincewind is a terrible wizard (in that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Bothari43, discworld, Eric, Faust, Sir Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett

Bothari43's CBR11 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Bothari43, discworld, Eric, Faust, Sir Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett ·
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