[dwndrgn]

Ah, see, there's the reason I hadn't figured out why anyone wouldn't like it. I don't look for obvious satires. I take the stories as they come. I never considered that Pratchett was preaching against or for anything, only that he was telling a story. Because Joe Bloe writes a story about a skinny woman who is evil, doesn't say to me that all skinny women are evil - just that the one character is. Sure, you could look deep and find stuff like that, but as often as not, what you find is what you are looking for and not necessarily what the author was going for. I take them at face value because that is what they are to me. An entertainment. If I want enlightenment, I'd probably read some ancient latin tome full of avuncules and whatnot. Bah, I say, Bah! I'm reading for a giggle and a smile and an hour of exercise for my imagination.