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Terry Pratchett's Reading List

The author of the Discworld series — most recently, “Raising Steam” — read “The Wind in the Willows” and “just exploded”: “I thought to myself, This is a lie, but what a fabulous lie!”

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By the Book: Terry Pratchett (2014)

NYT By the Book column (2014-08-14).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Cover of The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame · Buy on Amazon
"I found a book called "The Wind in the Willows," by Kenneth Grahame, and I just exploded. There were rats and moles and badgers and they were all acting like humans, and I thought to myself, This is a lie, but what a fabulous lie!"
Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain · Buy on Amazon
"I would have to say that Mark Twain is up there with the gods and probably cursing it. "Life on the Mississippi" blew my mind."
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark Twain · Buy on Amazon
"reading him meant that I got to read "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." I hope it's still read and that people read the book he wanted people to see."
The Man Who Was Thursday
G. K. Chesterton · Buy on Amazon
"Well, it would have to be "The Man Who Was Thursday." It's a damn good read that I believe should be read by everyone in politics."

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