Levi Kornelsen on Nostr: Lionizing Terry Pratchett's work as universally progressive and incisive denies the ...
Lionizing Terry Pratchett's work as universally progressive and incisive denies the early stuff where he happily used racist tropes for a cheap laugh, and the *climb* he made from there to where he ended up.
This is important because it's not just any given book saying "We can do better"; it's the author, doing better, as you go.
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