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“The more seriously you take Discworld, the smarter you get about Roundworld.” Love that. I love LoTR too. I would never feel the need to pick one OR the othe

“The more seriously you take Discworld, the smarter you get about Roundworld.” Love that. I love LoTR too. I would never feel the need to pick one OR the other. It’s not about WHICH. Much better to love BOTH. AND is the correct operator to place between these two great sets of works. I think an under appreciated subset of Discworld is the Tiffany Aching series. If you really want to see Pratchett’s notions of “good morality” on display, these model it the best IMO.

mulakosag 2y ago
I don't think anybody is asking to choose one over the other. You can love both or either of them.
- lolinder 2y ago
  TFA explicitly sets out to contrast the two: > The Lord of the Rings on the other hand — the more seriously you take Middle Earth, the dumber you get about Roundworld. > ... > The thought I began with, that The Lord of the Rings, whatever its merits as a fantasy tale, is brain-rot for the technological mind, is one that I find so obvious it feels barely worth stating. It's honestly hard to read the piece because of how clearly visible the author's sneer towards those who love Tolkien is.
Ygg2 2y ago
> The more seriously you take Discworld, the smarter you get about Roundworld.” Depends where. Getting serious about Discworld would make you think thinking something makes it real. Which is a different set of crazy.
Macha 2y ago
> I think an under appreciated subset of Discworld is the Tiffany Aching series. Yeah, the author indicates he skipped them, probably because of the YA moniker, but honestly, _maybe_ Wee Free Men exempted, they're equally as mature as any other discworld books, with really the only YA thing about them being their underage protagonist.
- Scarblac 2y ago
  The main thing with his YA books is that the themes are darker and they're scarier than the regular stuff, imo.
zem 2y ago
yeah the tiffany aching subseries is perhaps the most consistently good one. loved every book in it.
dmd 2y ago
My 10 year old - who has never really been exposed to religion, much less the 'WWJD' meme - told me a few months ago that when she wonders what she should do in a situation, she asks herself what Tiffany Aching would do.

mulakosag 2y ago

I don't think anybody is asking to choose one over the other. You can love both or either of them.

lolinder 2y ago
TFA explicitly sets out to contrast the two: > The Lord of the Rings on the other hand — the more seriously you take Middle Earth, the dumber you get about Roundworld. > ... > The thought I began with, that The Lord of the Rings, whatever its merits as a fantasy tale, is brain-rot for the technological mind, is one that I find so obvious it feels barely worth stating. It's honestly hard to read the piece because of how clearly visible the author's sneer towards those who love Tolkien is.

Ygg2 2y ago

> The more seriously you take Discworld, the smarter you get about Roundworld.” Depends where. Getting serious about Discworld would make you think thinking something makes it real. Which is a different set of crazy.

Macha 2y ago

> I think an under appreciated subset of Discworld is the Tiffany Aching series. Yeah, the author indicates he skipped them, probably because of the YA moniker, but honestly, _maybe_ Wee Free Men exempted, they're equally as mature as any other discworld books, with really the only YA thing about them being their underage protagonist.

Scarblac 2y ago
The main thing with his YA books is that the themes are darker and they're scarier than the regular stuff, imo.

zem 2y ago

yeah the tiffany aching subseries is perhaps the most consistently good one. loved every book in it.

dmd 2y ago

My 10 year old - who has never really been exposed to religion, much less the 'WWJD' meme - told me a few months ago that when she wonders what she should do in a situation, she asks herself what Tiffany Aching would do.