'The last 6 or so have been superb'?
I fear your herbal habit has eroded your taste, I'm afraid - the last 6 have been shite. I agree the very earliest ones were a little shaky and that they got better as he developed the characters, but the last decent TP was Nightwatch, which was an absolute blinder and one of my favourites. I do not like the way his writing style has changed at all.
(berk, Thu 2 Dec 2010, 15:24, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I think he dipped for Jingo and Maskerade
but since then he's been on an upward trend. Apart from Nation, that was a little twee.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 2 Dec 2010, 15:28, Reply)

I absolutely disagree
I don't like Tiffany Aching or Moist von Lipwig, and if you read those books and then re-read something decent like Soul Music, it's painfully obvious how his writing style and wit have degraded. His new stuff is readable, but it's just not comparable to his earlier work.
(berk, Thu 2 Dec 2010, 15:31, Reply)

Oh dear.
Your boobs have just become repulsive to me.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 2 Dec 2010, 15:34, Reply)

I do not need to read 'Tiffany Aching or Moist von Lipwig'
to tell you that you are right to dislike them. How fucking lame.

I wish he'd hurry up and forget he's a novelist.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 2 Dec 2010, 15:36, Reply)

You are right about Nightwatch
and I may have the order mixed up in my head, but all the recent Guards ones have been excellent, and despite you disliking Going Postal and Making Money they are far better written than a great deal of the earlier stuff.

Even Soul Music is showing its age now and that was my favourite one for a long time.

Monty would particularly hate that one, I have absolutely no doubt.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Dec 2010, 15:53, Reply)