Re: OK, who is this dude?mulberryfieldsMarch 11 2005, 22:22:10 UTC
You're Dorfl!!? I love Dorfl!!
And ...strong, dedicated, wise, quick learner, how true!
Let's see - who is this dude - Terry Pratchett (the discworld author) has a unique take on various classic monsters and creatures, and Dorfl is one of his version of golems. His golems are clay men who get their prime directives from little scrolls of paper placed in their heads. They're feared and misunderstood, and sometimes people try to manipulate them or their lives by messing with their scrolls. Dorfl demonstrates that he can't be manipulated for other people's purposes. The novel I read that featured him (I think I've only read one where he played a prominent role) had a mysterious, poignant feeling to it, and well as being very funny (which almost all discworld novels are).
I have a couple billion discworld novels, so let me know if you ever want to borrow some.
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And ...strong, dedicated, wise, quick learner, how true!
Let's see - who is this dude - Terry Pratchett (the discworld author) has a unique take on various classic monsters and creatures, and Dorfl is one of his version of golems. His golems are clay men who get their prime directives from little scrolls of paper placed in their heads. They're feared and misunderstood, and sometimes people try to manipulate them or their lives by messing with their scrolls. Dorfl demonstrates that he can't be manipulated for other people's purposes. The novel I read that featured him (I think I've only read one where he played a prominent role) had a mysterious, poignant feeling to it, and well as being very funny (which almost all discworld novels are).
I have a couple billion discworld novels, so let me know if you ever want to borrow some.
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I think I might want to borrow some of the books sometime. You've sai such great things about them.
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