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From the entry on one of my favorite characters, John Dortmunder:

Another interesting comparison can be drawn with the character of Rincewind in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett, with whom John shares the trait of extreme pessimism brought on by a seemingly endless supply of bad luck. Dortmunder does not share Rincewind's obsession with the potato.

(emphasis mine)

Color me amused. Yeah, it probably needs to be edited out from a "Wikipedia standards" POV, but I like it (and find it appropriate in light of both characters).

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From:

lonesomenumber1

The new Dortmunder, What's So Funny?, comes out tomorrow. But you probably already knew that.

Have you heard that Great Big Sea has announced new dates in the Northeast in August?

From:

yendi

*nod* That's what led me to the Wikipedia entry. :-)

As for GBS, dude! I knew they'd be hitting the Cape, but Lowell's even closer!

From:

jcfiala.livejournal.com

New Dortmunder? Just in time for my trip? *boggles*

Life... life is good after all.

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smallerdemon.livejournal.com

This past year, at the age of 41, I read Candide for the first time, well after having read the Discworld series. I was actually quite struck by the odd similarities between Candide's and Rincewind's sort of "tossed about by fate" experiences. Rincewind, though, never tries to fool himself the way Candide does.

OTOH, if you look at Rincewind as a bit of post-optimistic Candide, i.e. what Candide would be like AFTER he abandons the philosophy of optimism, then Rincewind and Candide share a lot of similar traits.

My wife thought it was rather amusing that I described Candid as "Well, it's a Rincewind Discworld novel, but Candide isn't smart enough to run."

From:

yendi

My wife thought it was rather amusing that I described Candid as "Well, it's a Rincewind Discworld novel, but Candide isn't smart enough to run."

Ha!