There was a time, when I dearly loved #TerryPratchett and #DouglasAdams, and they will always have a sweet spot in my heart for the many laughs and for all the cultural heritage, they left us.
However: Whenever I now grab one of their #books, their style and language feels terribly outdated and, frankly, boring to me.
@mina I don't quite agree. These two authors plus @neilhimself write stuff that appeal to me no matter how many times I've read it. For Douglas Adams I can somewhat understand as #hhgttg was a bit overplayed (plus #scifi is not my thing) but otoh, the Dirk Gently holistic detective series is a lot more enjoyable and timeless to me.
@mina I have issues putting DA and TP in a bucket, they both were great comedic writers, but they differ greatly in language and style.
DA was way more absurd and dadaistic, and I still think it holds up today. I think what you feel there might be that it has been quoted and referenced to death by now.
With TP it’s way more complicated, since you also need to factor in his illness, which clearly shows in his later works, there’s a huge difference in style over his career. 1/2
But to be honest, while I love the world and the characters of Discworld, I never found him to be a strong writer. I like a few books, but there’s a whole lot of filler material in his work, and I think he peaked in the late 80s early 90s.
@mina I love Pratchett just as the next guy, but some books are just better than others. I remember that Moving Pictures and Soul Music were very labored, and the Nightwatch books were always a hit, except "Guards! Guards!", which was merely good.
So maybe you picked a "wrong" one?
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