(Éirinn go Brách)

[eleneariel]

I am in despair, I am cast down. Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's.

All is not lost and he thinks he has at least several more books in him, but contemplating - sooner than I anticipated - a world with no new Terry Pratchett books in it is a dismal thing indeed.

This is what comes from my falling in love with the books of a modern author. I much prefer discovering novelists when they are already dead.

Comments

[ruthette.livejournal.com]

SAD!

On the plus side, maybe we can hook him up with my Grammy.

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

And then we could write funny stories about them.

[fogwood214.livejournal.com]

:-(

I am greatly saddened to hear this.

[ladyrita.livejournal.com]

NO!! That's so sad.

[mrsaudio.livejournal.com]

That's really sad news. He's become one of my very favorite authors. A world without new Discworld books is indeed a sad one.

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

I've never read anything by him - what sort of books does he write?

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

He's a British author of ... I guess "fantasy comic satire" would be a good description. Think Douglas Adams or a fantasy version of Wodehouse.

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

Oh man, that's so sad! He's not even that old is he?

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

He's only 59 - considerably younger than my dad, if that puts it into perspective. =\

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

I just went to the article, and I have to say he looks strangely a lot like my dad in that picture.

[princess-mia.livejournal.com]

How sad! I would hate to have Alzheimer's.

[radiantlove.livejournal.com]

:( I heard there was speculation that he might. How sad that it's for sure!

[beccabug33.livejournal.com]

So--totally unrelated, but since we are goodreads friends, and since windandtherain said we should do so, I'd like to friend you if that's okay. <3 Pretty please?

[eattheolives.livejournal.com]

I would be delighted! Besides, I always obey Lizzi. *wink*