As Large as Worlds. As Old as Time. As Patient as a Brick.
a question for you: Who is Terry Pratchett talking about, using these similes?
I came across these when I was reading The Light Fantastic, one of the first books I ever attempted to read in English. I failed, of course, because Terry Pratchett is not easy to begin with, and even more so when your English skills are not perfect yet :) Nevertheless, I did read the first few pages and wrote down each and every word that I did not understand. I still have them, it's about 5 pages containing such words as "tortoiseshell", "embarrassingly" and "scoured". I had no chance whatsoever.
Therefore I am even more happy that now I am able to read it, and once (when I have the time - haha, fat chance) I might even try to tackle this particular one again. Wish me luck!
But first, who is Terry referring to? The options are:
a) The Discworld
b) Great A'Tuin
c) The Luggage
Any guesses? :)
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