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Now mostly I’ve been trying to get these novels second hand, having reached a point where I need the next book and wanting something to read, I decided to read one of his other books, which I’d bought second hand some time ago and as you may have guess it was, The Carpet People.
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Advantages: An interesting read Disadvantages: Not quite as good as his other works
...stared to read all of the series from beginning, having read the latest five first. At the moment there are about 27 ish discworld novels, so I’ve been alternating between Terry Pratchett novels and other fiction.
Now mostly I’ve been trying to get these novels second hand, having reached a point where I need the next book and wanting something to read, I decided to read one of his other books, which I’d bought second hand some time ... ...written by Terry Pratchett at the age of 17, and after his discworld books became popular fans kept asking about this other book - The Carpet People, which had by then, sold out. So a reprint was needed, but Terry Pratchett now aged forty three, thought that a little re writing was needed here and there, and so what you have is a book that’s been co written by the same man, only many years apart.
I got into reading Terry Pratchett a couple of years ago, and have been reading his books ever since, you may be aware of his incredibly successful discworld series, well I stared to read all of the series from beginning, having read the latest five first. At the moment there are about 27 ish discworld novels, so I’ve been alternating between Terry Pratchett novels and other fiction.
Now mostly I’ve been trying to get these novels second hand, having reached a point where I need the next book and wanting something to read, I decided to read one of his other books, which I’d bought second hand some time ago and as you may have guess it was, The Carpet People.
~~The Carpet People~~ This novel was originally written by Terry Pratchett at the age of 17, and after his discworld books became popular fans kept asking about this other book - The Carpet People, which had by then, sold out. So a reprint was needed, but Terry Pratchett now aged forty three, thought that a little re writing was needed here and there, and so what you have is a book that’s been co written by the same man, only many years apart.
It originally came out in 1971 and this edition in 1991, it cost me £1 second hand but for new expect £4.99 for 190 pages.
~~Plot~~ Life in the carpet is a fairly uneventful thing for the Munrungs, every 10 years a message is sent for them to travel to the town of tregon marus to be counted. One year though they receive no message, and what’s more Fray is back, and the things that come with it. The people of the village are no longer safe and pack up their belonging to go.....well where will they go?.
~~Opinion~~ Well overall I liked it, but then I like Terry Pratchett novels. Terry Pratchett is a fantasy writer and a humours fantasy writer at that. You’ve seen Lord of the Rings - a trailer at least, or perhaps the cartoon Dungeons and Dragons?, well stuff like that, The Never Ending Story, Labyrinth etc. If you like that kind of genre then this will be good for you.
Terry Pratchett has a way of taking something real and adapting it into a fantasy world. The film industry, for instance, in his discworld novel, Moving Pictures, instead of camera’s tapping the action onto film, it was little demons drawing pictures in little boxes and a whole surreal Hollywood type of thing. The Carpet People is on a similar platform. Its a ‘what if there were little people who lived in the carpet....’
Its different to his usual offerings at least in the way of the discworld novels, but then this is to be expected because the way in which it was written. Its not humorous (well not so much anyway), but it is fairly light hearted.
It does take a little time to get going, its more descriptive dotted with little pieces of conversation, had it continued well into the book I doubt I’d of liked it so much. It also seems to have little direction, once you start to get into it, you really wonder where its all heading, of course as soon as things get going your hooked.
The lead character seems to change, first your not quite sure who your rooting for, but minor characters seem to come forward, to be the central drive before making way for another. Characters that seemed to be very important in the beginning seem to almost disappear, which can be a little distracting.
It is enjoyable and succeeds at engaging you, there are parts where you don’t want to put the book down, because you want to know what’s happening next, this is always a positive thing for a book to do, and I love it. Any book that I just want to keep reading, has some very interesting concepts or is well written I love, and this book does these things well.
I found this slightly more hard to follow than most books I’ve read, not reading it everynight/day doesn’t help, and I don’t take in the information as well as I should, but a couple of times I had to go over previous chapter to remind myself of what I’d already read.
It is quite pleasing, some of the situations and concepts are quite good, and nicely resolved, another sign of a good writing is not to leave you readers feeling cheated by not giving a realistic or genuine way of getting out of situations. When you remember the people are living in a carpet and all the things are things you find in a carpet, its quite amusing, it adds an extra dimension to the novel, and fantasy situations like this are ones I love.
~~Conclusion~~ Its not a typical example of a Terry Pratchett novel, though it does have its drawbacks, they are only slight ones, and in the grand scale are nothing, I found it to be very enjoyable.
So maybe not a typical example of a Terry Pratchett book but a good one.
seagulls-lost-horizon 29.12.2002 (29.12.2002)
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Advantages: Creative Story, Humorous dialogue, Full story in one book (advantage for some) Disadvantages: Only one Carpet People book (disadvantage for some), not quite on the level of his Discworld novels
...Comic Fantasy
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The Tagline: In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet…
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The Book:
This particular book, The Carpet People, is Terry Pratchett’s debut novel, though a little later in time. In other words it is co-written by Terry Pratchett at two different times in his life, he initially ... ...but people started asking about The Carpet People. When he decided he would release it again he reread it and realized that he'd changed a lot and his view on fantasy writing had changed so he edited his first version and published this new and updated version of The Carpet People as the well known 43 year old author he has become. The Carpet People is a stand alone novel. Some people view this as a pro and some as a con, it all depends on what you're ...
Rahielli 29.03.2005
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Advantages: Pratchett's writing here is good, perhaps very good... Disadvantages: ... but he reaches far higher heights later on. (Is that really a con?!?!?)
The Carpet People was Terry Pratchett's first novel, written when he was 17. It was printed, it sold, no new print run was planned. End of story. Well, not quite. Some time passed, and Pratchett wrote Strata. This explored the idea of a planet that was actually a disc - flat. Some more time passed, and Pratchett wrote The Colour of Magic - the first Discworld novel. More time passed, more Discworld books appeared, and Pratchett's popularity soared. ... ...came about that they asked the publisher of this book. And the publishers would continually tell people that there was no demand for a reprint. But people kept asking, and eventually the publishers felt that it would be easier to just do a reprint than keep telling all these people who were interested that there was no interest. But then a funny thing happened. Pratchett, by now a famous and successful author, wasn't too impressed with his first ...
CaptainDisaster 02.06.2005
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Advantages: Imaginative concept, nice flow of action. Disadvantages: Overly simplistic and poorly realised. Lack of any real imagery or characterisation.
...no intention to republish. Following the success of the Discworld Series the version in my possession is an edited version in that Pratchett has re-written it to reflect the change and hopefully, the improvement in his writing. As such this novel was written by a seventeen-year-old and then re-written by the same person only twenty-five years older and republished in 1992.
Such a strange book is certainly deserving of such a history. "The Carpet ... ...live on "The Carpet". The origins and history of the carpet are unknown but its legacy is vast. Unfortunately, the entity known only as "fray" has been ravaging the land obliterating the hairs and all tribes in its path. Directly following a visit from fray the Munrung tribe are attacked by Mouls, a merciless tribe who worship fray and use its destruction to their advantage. Can the Munrungs find a way to defeat the Mouls and is there a way to combat ...
Shortsharpshock 09.12.2005
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Advantages: A great story, Very funny, Good pace & good characters Disadvantages: No sequel
The people and tribes of "the Carpet", are under threat from a terrible enemy - Fray. Two brothers and their tribe must battle the followers of Fray, the Mouls, power hungry creatures who will stop at nothing... This is one of the lesser known books by Pratchett, and was in written by 2 people - Terry Pratchett age 17, and Terry Pratchett age 43. Originally published in 1971, Pratchett kept the characters and story and added a touch of his (by then) ... ...published in 1992. How many of us can create a entire world of tribes, good and evil in a rug! It is my opinion that to truly appreciate this author you should read "The Carpet People". With a great selection of characters, and a marvellous story line, this book has given me many hours of joyous reading. I may be biased in my opinion, but then every book, written or co-written, by Pratchett that I have read, I have greatly enjoyed, and I recommend ...
WallaceSP 24.08.2001
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Children's
Title
The Carpet People
Author
Terry Pratchett
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0385403046; 0552527521; 0552551058; 0900675497
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This is a reading of the author's first novel, published in 1971 when he was a teenager and now extensively re-written. It is an adventure about a group of little people whose whole world consists of a carpet - including the dread world of underlay and the monster, Fray. See all Product Description
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