Book Review - The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Terry Pratchett is one of my favourite authors and I have been a fan of his books since I was about fifteen. I love the way he writes – he writes with a delightful humour, his books are light, fun reading and he paints fascinating and intriguing worlds. The characters are loveable and funny – they utter some wonderful lines and every now and then give me a good old LOL. So I was looking forward to reading this science fiction venture he co-wrote with Stephen Baxter, but I found it a huge disappointment. It lacked humour, the characters weren't easy to like and the usual clever way Pratchett plots his stories was missing. The story is really an ode to evolution – more philosophy than science fiction adventure – and with a strong anti-God and anti-Christianity message. This was what turned me off the most. I am writing this assuming the reader already is familiar with the book - spoiler alert. This imaginary world of a Long Earth – millio...