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So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
Matilda Posted Sep 10, 2003
It is clear from reading all these comments that this could just be a matter of taste - or the generation gap I suppose! I do agree that BOTH authors offer escapism and humour of a high calibre, but for some reason, I feel that this is ALL that Terry Pratchett offers. As I stated before, I also found getting into Terry's books a bit of an effort, and perhaps this shows that the difference may just be taste. Simply put, Douglas Adams had a sense of humour that I could instantly connect with and appreciate, whereas Terry Pratchett's was not initially homour I appreciated. After a while and several books later, I can enjoy his humour, but still think of Douglas Adams' books as superior.
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
fords - number 1 all over heaven Posted Sep 10, 2003
Yet I found Pratchett's books easy to read, and I quite like his footnotes 
Both of them have the same sense of humour I think, but they chose to express it in two different ways. DNA with his pragmatic, more cynical approach and Pratchett with his philosophies.
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
ex Brigadeer, now Tealady Werekitty aka Tobru De'ran; ex sith extraordinaire, well poked veggie fascist and Goo Goose Posted Sep 10, 2003
This conflicts tearing me apart 
And where does Robert Rankin come in on this. I always thought they came as a kind of trio...
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
[...] Posted Sep 10, 2003
Well you could go with the:
Best comic fantasy writer= Pratchett
Best comic sci-fi writer= Adams....
Though I actually consider the Red Dwarf novels to be funnier... *ahem*...
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
[...] Posted Sep 10, 2003
...as far as sci-fi books are concerned of course...
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
fords - number 1 all over heaven Posted Sep 10, 2003
Choices, choices!
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
creachy Posted Sep 10, 2003
i will have to admit that DA's books did seem a little more deeper in detail to the concepts than Pratchett's. but Pratchett does have some hilarious parallisms in his writings and there is definate philosophy in each writers style.
Rankin? who's Rankin
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
[...] Posted Sep 10, 2003
Mr. Rankin is an author of extreme me-not-knowing-of-his-books....
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
Sudoname! Posted Sep 10, 2003
isn't this whole topic just a *little* biased, seeing as it is on a site based on DNA's stories? 
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
ex Brigadeer, now Tealady Werekitty aka Tobru De'ran; ex sith extraordinaire, well poked veggie fascist and Goo Goose Posted Sep 10, 2003
no, there's loads of people here who are seriously into Pratchett's work.
I for one, must say that I enjoy Pratchett's books more.
I'm not saying they're 'better' just that I find them easy and more fun to read.
Rankin is an insane genious.
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
ex Brigadeer, now Tealady Werekitty aka Tobru De'ran; ex sith extraordinaire, well poked veggie fascist and Goo Goose Posted Sep 10, 2003
sshhh! 
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
ex Brigadeer, now Tealady Werekitty aka Tobru De'ran; ex sith extraordinaire, well poked veggie fascist and Goo Goose Posted Sep 10, 2003
aaaaanyway. Back to Pratchett n Adam's.
Pratchett definantly read Adam's before writing the discworld.
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
Sudoname! Posted Sep 10, 2003
hmmm... I thought his stories were a little over the top. TP and DA aren't as silly as Rankin. In my opinion.
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
creachy Posted Sep 10, 2003
yeah, i can't get on with Rankin in the slightest.
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
[...] Posted Sep 10, 2003
That was to Ms. Kit for those whom have never used the 'this is reply to' button...
So it's Discworld versus Hikers then is it??
Sudoname! Posted Sep 10, 2003
Nah. Pratchett's stuff is completely different from DNA's.
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