Re:Stories We’ve Seen Too Often
by the_af on Monday May 15, 2023 @12:38PM
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> A notorious offender is Terry Pratchett's Discworld
The wording implies an offense has been committed, but this is not the case.
For one, because it's false: progress happens in book in Discworld. There's a series of "industry/progress" novels that illustrate change in the Discworld.
But also, because the timelessness of Discworld is what makes it appealing. With some exceptions, you can read a lot of the novels in any order. This makes them good, not bad.
The wording implies an offense has been committed, but this is not the case.
For one, because it's false: progress happens in book in Discworld. There's a series of "industry/progress" novels that illustrate change in the Discworld.
But also, because the timelessness of Discworld is what makes it appealing. With some exceptions, you can read a lot of the novels in any order. This makes them good, not bad.