I'll be celebrating my 8th BC birthday on August 29th.

I was introduced to Pratchett thanks to you, fellow bookcrossers !

And this summer I'm reading the books I haven't read so far :-)

To tell the truth, I bought them all online... Er, don't tell my banker ;-)

So, all the books will be turned into international bookrings from September onwards...

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Actors, Hollywood, Movies


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PJLBewdy (Australia, international)
ResQgeek (USA, USA)
PurplyPup (USA, USA)
biisbsw (USA, USA)
candy-is-dandy (UK, international)
Lintulai (Finland, Europe)

Received from Ms bilbi as part of a TEN book package. A truly awesome feat of Bookcrossing! I cannot stress enough how impressed I am with these packages! Thank you so much! I have added a French comment in deference to your Gallic awesomeness although I fear it is only an auto-translation and as a consequence won't make sense at all.

Reçu de M. bilbi comme faisant partie d'un DIX paquet de livre. Un tour de force vraiment impressionnant de Bookcrossing! Je ne peux pas insister sur assez comment a impressionné que je suis avec ces paquets! Merci tellement! J'ai ajouté un commentaire français par déférence pour votre fait d'être impressionnant gaulois bien que je craigne que ce soit seulement une auto-traduction et n'aura pas comme conséquence du sens du tout.

Another entertaining and insightful Discworld book. In this one Pratchett ponders the nature of reality, plays tricks with some classic Hollywood scenes and amuses us with both real and faux wonder-dogs. Great fun! Will send this book off to the USA as the next leg of its journey quite soon.

On its way to the USA as the next leg of its Bookray journey. Hope you enjoy the book!

A Christmas gift in the mail today! I'll be reading this soon and passing it along.

The alchemists of Ankh-Morpork may be trying to make gold, but when discover how to make Octo-cellulose instead, they suddenly realize that while they may not be able to transform other materials into gold, they might have found a different way to make gold. Afraid that the wizards of Unseen University will not understand that their new moving pictures don’t make use of magic, the alchemist move to a remote location known as Holy Wood to build their new industry. Soon, the new town of Holy Wood is churning out clicks (as they call their motion pictures), and they are drawing huge crowds back in Ankh-Morpork.

The lure of fame draws many people to Holy Wood, including perennial Unseen University student Victor Tugelbend, who is always on the lookout for ways to live comfortably with minimal effort. When he reaches Holy Wood, he suddenly becomes the hottest leading actor, starring in a series of successful clicks. However, strange things begin to happen. The magic of Holy Wood alters Reality, which is only barely stable on Discworld to begin with, and it threatens to open a hole to the Dungeon Dimension, allowing the Things that live there to enter the world. Victor, with the assistance of Gaspode, the talking dog, must figure out how to stop this threat before it destroys Ankh-Morpork and Discworld.

While the Discworld story is compelling in-and-of itself, the references to Hollywood and movies that flesh out that story are used to terrific comic effect along the way. We see all the classic movie clichés, with heroes saving the day at the last moment and against impossible odds. Perhaps the most interesting visual reference is the homage to King Kong. While a deep knowledge of movie-lore is not necessary to appreciate this book, it certainly will allow for a deeper appreciation of the satirical nature of the Holy Wood analog to Hollywood.

My daughter is a bit overwhelmed with school work currently and isn't going to be able to read this anytime soon, so we'll look for another copy for her. I'm mailing this along to biisbsw to continue its journey.

Arrived in the mail today with several other Pratchett books. I will read it just as soon as I can and send it along to the next reader. Thanks!

Another enjoyable Pratchett book. Glad I signed up for these rings.

Mailing off to the next reader in this ring. Enjoy!

A well-travelled book! Received safely with Eric (another TP book). Thanks for sharing.