The smaller reincarnation of Big Bad Wolf sale last coupla weeks may not have attracted as much attention as the round before, but I am sure glad I went!
Cause not only I found The Colour of Magic, I also found Soul Music! In hardcover too! You must understand my excitement here.
To tell you the truth I've been a long time fan of Terry Pratchett, but ten years ago I wasn't making much money so the salary goes where it is supposed to go first, and what's left can't be spent of acquiring more Pratchett books.
In fact my first Pratchett, The Truth, is actually a gift from four friends, who back then was making probably a bit more or a bit less than me. Before that all my Pratchett readings came from borrowed titles..
Last couple of years I noticed that if I want to instill the reading hobby to my son, I should do my parents did for me, surround me with books. While he still can't appreciate words, he certainly did appreciate the Pratchett book covers. I've come up with a lot of five minutes stories just using the cover of The Last Continent. I mean, who wouldn't be inspired with a wizard, a kangaroo and a case that has legs?
While the hard cover version of Soul Music do not come with those nice colourful covers as the paperbacks do, I still look forward to reading it.
Now if only I can start up on Dahl, Woodehouse and Mayle... Hopefully it won't take me another ten years to complete the collection.. Though I sense a future filled with Blyton and Adibah Amin and Marvel Comics...
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