Today, I googled for “Yin! Tan! Tetra!” on a whim, and landed up here- the Annotated Pratchett File. I’ve spent a happy five hours or so browsing through it, and other documents on lspace.org.
In case you don’t already know, I’ve been hooked to Terry Pratchett ever since I first received The Truth as a birthday present two years ago. Since then, I’ve read twelve of the Discworld novels, with sixteen more to go. I plug them unashamedly (and no, I’m not getting any money for this).
I’m quite pleased to find out that I’d already spotted most of the references in the books (which, by the way, are parodys of a high order). What I’m blushing about is not spotting most of the references made in Soul Music, the book that I’ve found the funniest ever yet.
Soul Music is a delightful parody on rock n’ roll. Though most of the references in it are to Blues Brothers and Meatloaf, which I’m not really informed about, there were lots of others that were about songs or bands that I knew. I’m kicking myself for not seeing ‘in a coat that he borrowed from James Dean’. Urrgh.
I realise that most of you will not understand a word of what I’m saying. The solution to this is simple. Go buy the book and read it. Once you’re done, make a small altar and place it there. Worship it daily.
On the other hand, just read the synposis at the site. If you really want to do the wimpy thing.