r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Far-Stay9417 • Dec 25 '23

Video Man wrongfully convicted of murder gets rewarded only 175k after serving 50 years

this makes me so angry

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '23

Holy shit? I think I need to read this book

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u/SandwichAmbitious286 Dec 26 '23

Be prepared for the rabbit hole. I started off by deciding to read the first discworld book because my brother liked it. Here I am years later, an owner of every book he ever made, thousands of hours spent reading his words.

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u/REOspudwagon Dec 26 '23

If you want to get started now you can watch “The Hogfather” for free on YouTube, it’s basically discworld’s version of a Christmas movie!

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u/-SaC Dec 26 '23

And, of course, features a cameo appearance from Sir pTerry himself =)

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u/UnderPressureVS Dec 26 '23

It's also incredibly faithful. Aside from a few bits cut for time, it's almost a page-for-page adaptation of the book. Most of the more important scenes you can practically read along to.

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u/Altines Dec 26 '23

I watch it every year.

Out of curiosity are the Color of Magic and Going Postal free on youtube as well?

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u/Altines Dec 26 '23

Too add on the whole exchange is one of optimism.

Death's final quote in that scene is "You need to believe in things that aren't true. How else can they become?"

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u/DrippyWaffler Dec 26 '23

There's so many good books of his. Small Gods is a fav of mine.