# Please, Mr. Pratchett, ditch the fucking Igors already **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 22, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383 "2003-04-22T19:11:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/21 "2003-04-23T21:54:40Z")
Igors suck hard. So do the werewolves. I like the early books better. I just skip Igor dialog now. ---
**Author:** ![Xploder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a183cd/32.png) [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/22 "2003-04-24T10:49:34Z")
ell, the funniest part about igor in the watch is that he doesn’t lithp all the time…he hath a speech impediment… ---
**Author:** ![Xploder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a183cd/32.png) [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/23 "2003-04-24T12:01:29Z")
Pleathe add a **W** up there…sheeth. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/24 "2003-04-24T18:54:16Z")
You pick Earth Day to rant against the greatest recyclers of all time? For shame. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/25 "2003-04-24T23:12:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*Hey, Terry Pratchett on a bad day still beats 98% of the authors out there. 😉 > > And how come nobody is listing _The Last Hero_ among his recent works? I know I’m not the only person to have bought it – you can even buy it here in the States, fer cryin’ out loud… \*\* [Minor Hijack] How was that book, anyway? I was tempted to buy it when it first came out (and I definitely had it on all of my holiday/birthday “want” lists), but I couldn’t rationalize my curiosity enough to wrap my wallet around the sucker. Is it worth it? [/Minor Hijack] ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/26 "2003-04-25T08:06:56Z")
I’d say yes, but I haven’t met a Pratchett book I didn’t dislike. 😉 Yes, I even enjoyed **Strata** and **The Dark Side of the Sun.** Anyway, **The Last Hero** is great, and does a good job of mixing in jokes and various cameos along with reflections on the meaning of life, heroism, and gods (not necessarily in that order). There’s a climactic showdown with Cohen and **[DELETED]** at Dunnmanifestin that made my jaw drop the first time I read it, just for the realization of how The Law works. And, of course, there’s page after page after page of glorious Paul Kidby art – he’s crammed so much insane stuff in there that’s easily worth the cover price alone (Leonard’s sketches, in particular, deserve close scrutiny). Boffo stuff, go grab it already. ---
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/27 "2003-04-25T08:21:41Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m sorry, but no one who dislikes puns has any business reading Pratchett. That’s EXACTLY what I was thinking when I read that, lol. Terry Pratchett is far and away one of my all-time favorite authors, he’s to fantasy what Douglas Adams was to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I don’t think anything will EVER trigger my funny bone than a good healthy dose of really witty, dry British humor. I most love the Lord Vetinari-Commander Vimes line, and I have to say I adore the Igors. (Just finished reading The Truth, and Otto has completely made me rethink the vampires he does, haha, that was a GREAT character!) The Witches are my second favorite; the relationship between Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg never ceases to make me laugh. I’ve got to say, the Rincewind ones are the ones I like the least. I’ve always felt the Faculty of Unseen University make great sub-plot characters, but as main focuses of the book, I’ve always felt they were the most cartoonish with the least substance. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/28 "2003-04-25T13:58:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*I’d say yes, but I haven’t met a Pratchett book I didn’t dislike. 😉 Yes, I even enjoyed **Strata** and **The Dark Side of the Sun.** > > Anyway, **The Last Hero** is great, and does a good job of mixing in jokes and various cameos along with reflections on the meaning of life, heroism, and gods (not necessarily in that order). There’s a climactic showdown with Cohen and **[DELETED]** at Dunnmanifestin that made my jaw drop the first time I read it, just for the realization of how The Law works. And, of course, there’s page after page after page of glorious Paul Kidby art – he’s crammed so much insane stuff in there that’s easily worth the cover price alone (Leonard’s sketches, in particular, deserve close scrutiny). > > Boffo stuff, go grab it already. \*\* Sold! ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/29 "2003-04-25T14:32:19Z")
I loved it too, incidentally. In some ways, it’s one of the best. ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383/30 "2003-04-25T21:15:24Z")
I don’t mind the Igors. They don’t detract and often add to the scenes they’re in. I would, however, beg TP to relegate the witches to cameo roles only. I do not now, nor shall I ever, really care for the witch books that much. THEY were a one time gag whose time has past. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-mr-pratchett-ditch-the-fucking-igors-already/170383.md?page=1)