A Slip of the Keyboard
Collected Non-fiction
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A Slip of the Keyboard
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Narrated by:
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Michael Fenton Stevens
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By:
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Terry Pratchett
About this listen
With a foreword by Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of listeners the world over with his best-selling Discworld series - but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer’s research and animal rights.
A Slip of the Keyboard brings together for the first time the finest examples of Pratchett’s nonfiction writing, both serious and surreal: from musings on mushrooms to what it means to be a writer (and why banana daiquiris are so important); from memories of Granny Pratchett to speculation about Gandalf’s love life, and passionate defences of the causes dear to him.
With all the humour and humanity that have made his novels so enduringly popular, this collection brings Pratchett out from behind the scenes of the Discworld to speak for himself - man and boy, bibliophile and computer geek, champion of hats, orangutans and Dignity in Dying.
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Very well read by Michael Fenton Stevens, it reinforced the absolute brilliance and humanity of the man, I am so glad for him that he died before his illness could make things bad for him.
Delightful and a fitting tribute to a great man
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What did you like most about A Slip of the Keyboard?
" What a jolly old elf Sir Terry is. And I thought no. No he is not."There's a reason this book has quickly climbed its way to the top of my most favourite autobiographies. Whilst listening or reading (I have done both) you feel as though you are sat at the table talking to the great man over a pot of Tea. A simple telling of a life story full of turns and sidesteps.
If I was to imitate Sir Terry to answer this question it is thus:
What do you like most about A Slip of the Keyboard?
" It's simple"
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Slip of the Keyboard?
(I don't want to spoil the flashing moments of a brilliant man's life. Rest assured its worth listening to, even if you've never read a Pratchett novel.)Have you listened to any of Michael Fenton Stevens’s other performances? How does this one compare?
I have not. But in the audiobook he delivers warmth and wit in the breath of his voice.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
A simple man. A complex life.Witty, heartwarming and heartbreaking!
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