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Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography

Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography

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  • Create Date：2022-09-29 20:21:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Rob Wilkins
  • ISBN：B09R2B8J17
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Reviews

Louise Culmer ，

Very interesting biography of Terry Pratchett written by the man who was his personal assistant for many years。 The first half of the book， which deals with his life before he started writing the Discworld series， is particularly entertaining。 I would have liked a bit more about the books， the characters， plots etc， which aren’t gone into very much。 But in general very enjoyable。

Katy Wheatley ，

I wasn't sure what I was going to make of this to be honest。 I have been a Pratchett fan since pretty much the beginning and my loyalty and love to Sir PTerry is one of the constants of my life。 I didn't know what Rob was going to do in this book and I was very， very nervous。 I needn't have worried。 This is a wonderful， funny， glorious and deeply moving thing。 I read it so fast and then as the last chapter loomed I slowed right down because I just didn't want it to end。 And when I finally finish I wasn't sure what I was going to make of this to be honest。 I have been a Pratchett fan since pretty much the beginning and my loyalty and love to Sir PTerry is one of the constants of my life。 I didn't know what Rob was going to do in this book and I was very， very nervous。 I needn't have worried。 This is a wonderful， funny， glorious and deeply moving thing。 I read it so fast and then as the last chapter loomed I slowed right down because I just didn't want it to end。 And when I finally finished it， I cried and cried and cried。 The perfect homage to a great man and his writing。 。。。more

Beth ，

“Who would want to read a book that is suitable for you？ Not me， for one。 I wanted the unsuitable books。” - Terry Pratchett…I feel exactly the same， but I can say that as a ticket to uncovering the life of one of the UK’s best loved writers， this book is absolutely suitable。A truly wonderful and heartbreaking tale， filled with memories typed by Pratchett himself and lovingly woven with those of writer and ‘best PA in the world’ （read the book）， Rob Wilkins。 The unique humour and storytelling tha “Who would want to read a book that is suitable for you？ Not me， for one。 I wanted the unsuitable books。” - Terry Pratchett…I feel exactly the same， but I can say that as a ticket to uncovering the life of one of the UK’s best loved writers， this book is absolutely suitable。A truly wonderful and heartbreaking tale， filled with memories typed by Pratchett himself and lovingly woven with those of writer and ‘best PA in the world’ （read the book）， Rob Wilkins。 The unique humour and storytelling that carries you along in all of the adventure’s in Prattchett’s fiction is present throughout this biography which is filled with characters and situations as colourful and as rich as those from his books， making this a really enjoyable read。I received a proof copy of this publication to review and I’m so pleased to have learnt more about this important writer and his contributions to literature。 After I finished this book all I wanted to do was disappear into his work and into the worlds Pratchett left behind for us。 So that’s where I’ll be for the next few months and after that I’ll probably be working through all the writers that inspired a teenage Terry Pratchett to put pen to paper in the first place。 。。。more

Jon ，

This book is a wonderful insight into the life and mind of the late Sir Terry Pratchett。 We follow his whole life story， through early years as a reporter onto his highly successful Discworld writing and ending with， well， The End。 The author Rob Wilkins worked very closely with Pratchett for many years and it was wonderful reading his views and insights， and this， combined with quotes and notes from Terry himself in years past， really help deliver a personal experience。 Reading this often felt This book is a wonderful insight into the life and mind of the late Sir Terry Pratchett。 We follow his whole life story， through early years as a reporter onto his highly successful Discworld writing and ending with， well， The End。 The author Rob Wilkins worked very closely with Pratchett for many years and it was wonderful reading his views and insights， and this， combined with quotes and notes from Terry himself in years past， really help deliver a personal experience。 Reading this often felt like being in the room with the pair of them， so much so that I felt I should offer them a drink when pausing to make a cuppa。This isn't a new novel。 This isn't some crazy story of wild adventures。 This is a chance to learn more about Sir Terry; about his books， about his writing processes， and about facing a looming darkness。 Yes parts of it are sad， but it's also heartwarming and funny and thoroughly interesting throughout。For any Pratchett fans this is an absolute must。 。。。more