Terry Pratchett and other, less important stuff.

So I have a confession to make: I’ve never read a Terry Pratchett novel.

It’s not like I went out of my way to avoid them, it just nobody ever really pushed me and said “Jason, youreallyneed to read this book” like they’ve done with other authors (John Steakley is one who comes to mind). So I never felt compelled to pick up a Pratchett novel. It was just one of those “things”, you know?

So when I heard that Sir Terry Pratchett died yesterday, I felt bad for his family, friends and fans. There...