http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31858156
A true gentleman. As one of my friends posted elsewhere:
"THIS WAY, SIR"
A Great Loss to writing, humour and humanity
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Too true, such a loss.
Too true, such a loss.
Sad
that was early onset for Alzheimer"s very sad
Possibly the funniest novelist ever
Whenever I want to write funny, I think, how would Terry Pratchett say it?
He will be greatly missed.
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Met him once at a book
I got to meet him twice, and
I got to meet him twice, and have a number of his books signed by him - he was surprised to see british editions in Houston :)
It's sad how horrible people can thrive, and people that give nothing but enjoyment end up dying, maybe not young, but before their time.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
Sad news about my all-time favorite author
More than anyone else, Terry Pratchett is responsible for my love of the written word.
Sure, I'd loved reading before I'd found his work. I'd wanted to be a writer before I found his work. But until I found his work, I'd never seen writing so vibrant, so funny, so... ALIVE. Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, or Good Omens, or anything he wrote really, it was more than just someone telling a story where the character's personalities or the world shined, though those things were in fact true of what he wrote. No, when reading Terry's work, HE would shine through it just as brightly, and it was always a tremendous joy to read anything he touched.
I'll miss his work dearly.
Melanie E.
Apart from his obvious talent as a writer
I admired him for his matter of fact method of dealing with his illness which understated the courage he showed and the way he spoke publicly about it. A great loss all round.
Angharad
A lesson in 'upfront' honesty
Although I read and enjoyed Terry Pratchett's 'Mort' an even greater contribution to the world than his writing was, I feel, his upfront honesty about his Alzheimer's. Concerning a condition increasing numbers of us are going to face, "Thank you Terry"
Rhona McCloud
I was shocked ...
... when I heard the news this afternoon. I knew he had Altzeimer's but so did my mother-in-law and I'm fairly sure it didn't actually kill her body but it certainly killed her mind. I really expected him to be around for much longer. Perhaps it's better he died sooner rather than later - at least for his fans rather than his family and friends, because we mere fans haven't seen his brilliantly creative imagination gradually stunted.
It is truly a dreadful and cruel disease.
Thanks Terry for all joy you have given me and all your myriad readers. Now you know why Death always speaks in CAPITALS!
Robi
I'll miss him
but at least I can re-read his stories
Sir Terry Pratchett
and Douglas Adams
Two towering authors, both with very clever minds and wide streaks of humour.
I am so very sad to know that Sir Terry shall not output any more. At least I have a couple of references to his work in my Julina series.
Thanks so much, Sir Terry.
Further to some demand .....
.... I will spill the beans as to one of my Discworld references in "Julina".
In Tranidor, the most popular (and high quality, I stress) pies are sold by the company with the name 'Seemot and Deebla'
Discworld fans will, I'm sure, get the connection.
Let that be my way of honouring a great writer.
P.S. I urge anyone who has yet to do so, to read Sir Terry's book "Nation". Three major themes run throughout the book: the movement from a child identity that is received to an adult identity that is self-created; the relationship between the individual and the society; and the nature of the struggle between science and religion.
And it's funny as well.
He'll be missed
More than once, I drove up to Canada to pick up his latest book, back when his US publishers were lagging the UK/Canada releases by about a year. (That was also back before ordering online was a thing.) I met him at WorldCon about ten years ago, and he seemed charming and affable, and quite funny in person, too.