Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography by Rob WilkinsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This hardback had been sitting on my shelf since it was released, pre-ordered as soon as it was announced and delivered promptly by Amazon. However unlike Shepherd's Crown which I devoured straight away this felt like the end and well we always want to put things off as long as possible. Naturally after reading this incredibly moving, insightful and educational endeavour by Rob Wilkins with the aid of copious notes from Terry and his many friends and family I wish I had opened the book straight away. There is consolation in seeing someone you consider a legend be nothing more than a human being with a few gifts and a drive which can set them apart. The look at Terry as a boy and then a young man laying the groundwork for what was to come was inspirational yet it was all so normal. That doesn't mean anyone could do it, no there was something special about Terry and by extension all those that do wonderful things to benefit themselves and the world and in this book we see aspects of the man's character known only to those closest to him. I was never one to rush to get an autograph and subscribed to the never meet your heroes mindset but Terry was a man who if you caught him at the right time would make things all good and worthwhile if only for those moments you shared while he signed a book.
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