Johnny books
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pip said:
Oddly enough i don't think its dated in the sense that its a computer game drawing him in. If it was a film it would have dated awfully but not as much in book form. Maybe the younger members will disagree 
Penfold said:
pip said:
Oddly enough i don't think its dated in the sense that its a computer game drawing him in. If it was a film it would have dated awfully but not as much in book form. Maybe the younger members will disagree
Penfold said:
pip said:
Oddly enough i don't think its dated in the sense that its a computer game drawing him in. If it was a film it would have dated awfully but not as much in book form. Maybe the younger members will disagree
Well I've recently reread Only You Can Save Mankind and Johnny and the Dead. I think that the last time I read them was when they first came out. It was quite a revelation to read them again.
Only You Can Save Mankind seems to have a subplot about how killing on computer games has changed the way we look at real warfare. The story seems to be taking place during Operation Desert Storm. I can still remember watching the war on CNN and the so-called Smart Bombs that we were told could destroy a building with pin-point accuracy. Watching the war unfold on TV seemed to have a certain unreal feel about it - like a computer game.
Johnny and the Dead is partly an anti-religion book (surprise ). The dead are staying close to their graves waiting for the Day of Judgement instead of experiencing life - or the afterlife. There are some familiar themes in there that a Discworld reader would certainly recognise. The ultimate message, that cemeteries are for the living, not the dead, is a good and well thought out one.
I don't think I've given the stories away. If you haven't read the Johnny books, they are well worth a look.
Only You Can Save Mankind seems to have a subplot about how killing on computer games has changed the way we look at real warfare. The story seems to be taking place during Operation Desert Storm. I can still remember watching the war on CNN and the so-called Smart Bombs that we were told could destroy a building with pin-point accuracy. Watching the war unfold on TV seemed to have a certain unreal feel about it - like a computer game.
Johnny and the Dead is partly an anti-religion book (surprise
). The dead are staying close to their graves waiting for the Day of Judgement instead of experiencing life - or the afterlife. There are some familiar themes in there that a Discworld reader would certainly recognise. The ultimate message, that cemeteries are for the living, not the dead, is a good and well thought out one.I don't think I've given the stories away. If you haven't read the Johnny books, they are well worth a look.
Penfold said:
pip said:
Oddly enough i don't think its dated in the sense that its a computer game drawing him in. If it was a film it would have dated awfully but not as much in book form. Maybe the younger members will disagree
Yes, I saw it. It was good. I have all the books & the audio c/d of Johnny & the Bomb.
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Johnny-Bomb-Terry-Pratchett/9780552551045
http://www.awesomebooks.com/search/?q=johnny+and+the+bomb&s=no&c=all&x=0&y=0
Try these for cheap copies of johnny and the bomb. I thought it was a fair bit better than the first two and it was also made into a tv series
http://www.awesomebooks.com/search/?q=johnny+and+the+bomb&s=no&c=all&x=0&y=0
Try these for cheap copies of johnny and the bomb. I thought it was a fair bit better than the first two and it was also made into a tv series