Still reading
I’m still reading Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett. It’s getting good now and I’m finally giving it some attention. I not sure what I’m going to read next. I think it might be On Beauty but it could be anything off the shelf really. I also have a collection of Lovecraft’s work I want to properly read.
Apart from reading I’ve been spending time drawing and trying to spend more time with InDesign (the typesetting package). It’s amazing the work that goes into actually making the books, magazines, and papers we see everyday. Good design in those products is under-appreciated.
I’ve been skimming the limited-edition collection by Matthew Francis (which I only found out about in a review in the Guardian) and apart from the poems, which I’m yet to really read, what has impressed me is the design and layout of the pages and the care that has gone into making the book itself.
More later
Nac Mac Feegle? Not my favourite Terry Pratchett, that award would go to anything with Granny Weatherwax in it. But there is something endearing about little blue men who give you the ability to laugh aloud on public transport!
I blame the witches for getting me reading back when I was sixteen. I started with ,Equal Rites and never looked back. I wish he’d do another adult witches one but I guess it will remain a wish.
As for the Feegles. I want a hundred of them.
Hey there gav -nice style to the blog.
I too started with Equal Rites many moons ago and read all of Pratchett’s work up until about 5 years ago, when I ended up with too many academic books to read and not enough time. I’m intent on catching up with the latter day Pratchetts over this winter.
You should! Especially by re-reading Hogfather. I personally feel it should be a Christmas tradition - though I’m not sure I want to see the Sky One version. It seems like it has a fine budget, but it might spoil the magic, maybe.