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HO. HO. HO.
Dec. 18th, 2015 12:59 pmI'm having a high anxiety day. Travel this evening is getting to me. Also, I have far too much to do.
To make today be a little better, I'm listening to "Hogfather" again.
Many of Sir PTerry's books talk about Big Important Concepts underneath a layer of silly and jokes. Of these, the two that are the most important to me are "Hogfather" and "Small Gods". Small Gods talks about organized religion and faith and makes very good points about both.
Hogfather, though, talks about belief and faith in concepts instead of gods. It's about holiday traditions and what it means to be human. It's hilarious and wonderful. My paperback copy has a bunch of little scraps of paper in it that mark pages with interesting or important statements.
If you've never read this book, I won't spoil it for you. It's well worth reading, especially during this time of year. It would help if you'd read any of the Discworld novels in the Death arc, but it's not necessary.
If you've read it, you will enjoy the long, long list of quotes on the Goodreads page for this book. https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/583655-hogfather
Happy Hogswatch, everyone. HO. HO. HO.
To make today be a little better, I'm listening to "Hogfather" again.
Many of Sir PTerry's books talk about Big Important Concepts underneath a layer of silly and jokes. Of these, the two that are the most important to me are "Hogfather" and "Small Gods". Small Gods talks about organized religion and faith and makes very good points about both.
Hogfather, though, talks about belief and faith in concepts instead of gods. It's about holiday traditions and what it means to be human. It's hilarious and wonderful. My paperback copy has a bunch of little scraps of paper in it that mark pages with interesting or important statements.
If you've never read this book, I won't spoil it for you. It's well worth reading, especially during this time of year. It would help if you'd read any of the Discworld novels in the Death arc, but it's not necessary.
If you've read it, you will enjoy the long, long list of quotes on the Goodreads page for this book. https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/583655-hogfather
Happy Hogswatch, everyone. HO. HO. HO.
