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Les Annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 10 : Les Zinzins d'Olive-Oued (original 1990; edition 2001)

by Terry Pratchett (Author)

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'Holy Wood is a different sort of place. People act differently here. Everywhere else the most important things are gods or money or cattle. Here, the most important thing is to be important.' Alchemists have always thought that they can change reality, shape it to their own purpose. Imagine then the damage that could be wrought on the Discworld if they get their hands on the ultimate alchemy- the invention of motion pictures, the greatest making of illusions. It may be a triumph of universe-shaking proportions. It's either that or they're about to unlock the dark secret of the Holy Wood hills - by mistake...… (more)
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Title:Les Annales du Disque-Monde, Tome 10 : Les Zinzins d'Olive-Oued
Authors:Terry Pratchett (Author)
Info:Pocket (2001), 416 pages
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Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett (1990)

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I’m not keen on this one, though at least it features the first appearances of Gaspode the talking dog and Mustrum Ridcully, the Archchancellor of Unseen University, both of whom I rather like. ( )
  jpalfrey | Dec 17, 2024 |
the parrells between our Hollywood and discworld's Holy wood were cute and as always there were some funny gems but ultimately I was bored and this one just wasn't as good as the others. ( )
  Wishbear83 | Dec 17, 2024 |
Книгата иронизира Холивуд и филмовата индустрия и е твърде забавна, но по никакъв начин не дълбокомислена. ( )
  Longanlon | Nov 19, 2024 |
Holy Wood dreams and calls out to people. People like Victor the perpetual student wizard and Ginger the milkmaid and Gaspode the talking dog. Come to Holy Wood and make it in the clicks and learn what we mean when we call you larger than life.

I have read and re-read Moving Pictures for 30 some years and I am not tired yet of following the starry eyed characters through their paces. This novel brings me a lot of memories and a lot of joy. ( )
  elorin | Feb 17, 2024 |
DNF Takes absolutely forever for the story to start. Pratchett’s quippy quibbling isn’t enough on its own to sustain interest in these characters, he needs to propel them with a legitimately entertaining story with twists and turns. I waited 262 pages for the other shoe to drop and it didn’t. It wasn’t worth sticking around. Jason Isaacs has a fine voice for audiobooks, but he couldn’t save this either. There are more than a few Pratchett books that end in under 250 pages and this one’s longer than 400. For what reason? Beats me. (p262) ( )
  bobbybslax | Feb 6, 2024 |
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Most alchemists were nervous, in any case; it came from not knowing what the crucible of bubbling stuff they were experimenting with was going to do next.
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Reality is not digital, an on-off state, but analog. Something gradual. In other words, reality is a quality that things possess in the same way that they possess, say, weight. Some people are more real than others, for example. It has been estimated that there are only about five hundred real people on any given planet, which is why they keep unexpectedly running into one another all the time.
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The universe contains any amount of horrible ways to be woken up, such as the noise of the mob breaking down the front door, the scream of fire engines, or the realization that today is the Monday which on Friday night was a comfortably long way off. A dog’s wet nose is not strictly speaking the worst of the bunch, but it has its own peculiar dreadfulness which connoisseurs of the ghastly and dog owners everywhere have come to know and dread. It’s like having a small piece of defrosting liver pressed lovingly against you.
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"Why is it all Mr. Dibbler’s films are set against the background of a world gone mad?" said the dwarf.
Soll’s eyes narrowed. "Because Mr. Dibbler,” he growled, “is a very observant man.”
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'Holy Wood is a different sort of place. People act differently here. Everywhere else the most important things are gods or money or cattle. Here, the most important thing is to be important.' Alchemists have always thought that they can change reality, shape it to their own purpose. Imagine then the damage that could be wrought on the Discworld if they get their hands on the ultimate alchemy- the invention of motion pictures, the greatest making of illusions. It may be a triumph of universe-shaking proportions. It's either that or they're about to unlock the dark secret of the Holy Wood hills - by mistake...

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