Eric (1990)

Not sure about the pictures but I enjoyed the story. Always good to meet the luggage again. ( )

This is my second read and my reaction is pretty much the same as the first time.

Rincewind is funny.

Or rather, the situations he always gets into showcases the Discworld in awesomely epic ways and we always get vast adventures. Usually with some kind of weird sidekick and a healthy dose of Death.

All true, sure, but what if Rincewind was mistaken for a demon, summoned by a nerdy kid who insists that he is, because, after all, Rincewind came at his demon summoning. :)

Or how about Discworld's version of Troy? Meeting the Creator? Seeing the bureaucratic hell that is... um... hell? :)

It's a tongue-in-cheek romp and while it's quite hilarious and imaginative as hell, I'm caught in that unenviable place of having to judge it among all of Pratchett's other works rather than against the backdrop of all humor or fantasy books.

It's not my favorite Discworld novel. Not by a long shot. BUT it is a lot higher than some, and not even close to many of the later novels. Even so, I loved having Rincewind back again. :) ( )

Not the brst Pratchett. In fact seemed like it was written by someone else.

I think just an excuse to bring back Rincewind.

Eric a boy summons Rincewind from the dead. A jolly romp through space and time follows. They end up in hell. That's about it.

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I hadn't read this for over 20 years, and liked it better than I had expected. Ninth in the Discworld series, this is a short book. It sees Rincewind emerging from the Dungeon Dimensions when summoned as a demon by a pubescent teenager called Eric.

It's lightweight, full of classical references and some theology. There's low-key humour, primarily involving a talkative parrot who has forgotten a lot of words. But the writing is good, and if the plot is more straightforward than some of the later Discworld books, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Recommended as part of the series; it doesn't stand out as special, but it is useful from the continuity point of view, since Rincewind features in future books in the series.

Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/02/eric-by-terry-pratchett.html ( )

I stopped reading Terry Pratchett because his books eventually had a sameness about them, but "Eric" was one of the earlier Pratchett tomes I read so the humour and style was still fresh to me.

This Disc World entry is based on the legend of Faust, but in this case, the lead character is named Eric and instead of the devil, it's Rincewind the wizard answering Eric's commands. There are some good ideas here and more than a few laughs. ( )