A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction
Terry Pratchett
A collection of essays and other non fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from his early years to the present day. Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling 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 non fiction 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. Snuff was the bestselling adult hardcover novel of 2011. A Blink of the Screen, Terry's short fiction collection, was also one of the bestselling hardcovers of 2012.From the Hardcover edition.
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A Slip of the Keyboard is a collection of writing from Terry Pratchett, with everything from speeches at various places to essays or commentaries and split into several different sections covering subjects like education, writing as a career, the fantasy genre, fans and the last section is focused on Alzheimer's and the fight for being able to choose the time and place of death when terminally ill.
It took me a long time to pick this up because I tend to not be a huge fan of collected non-fiction like this, where it feels like such an assortment of writing. As expected, there are definitely parts that feel a bit repetitive because it's on the same subject (not a knock on Pratchett's writing, so much as just a drawback of this sort of collection). But I still enjoyed it more than I expected because Pratchett was just an incredibly intelligent, insightful person and it was so wonderful to get to see his perspective on various subjects. I will say that the subject grouping gets painful towards the end because of course, Alzheimer's and dying tends to make for darker subject matter, but overall, I think this is one of the better non-fiction collections that I've read.
I would definitely recommend picking this up if you're a fan of Pratchett and want to get a bit more of the funny, intelligent and sometimes frustrated way he viewed the world.
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