Alicorn comments on Negative and Positive Selection - Less Wrong

71 Post author: alyssavance 06 July 2012 01:34AM

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Comment author: Alicorn 06 July 2012 05:34:50PM 1 point [-]

Oddly, I don't like Gaiman much at all on his own, and I don't like large doses of Pratchett either, but I loved Good Omens - they balanced each other's weaknesses.

Comment author: MBlume 06 July 2012 08:01:13PM 3 points [-]

they balanced each other's weaknesses.

Not at all like this

Comment author: [deleted] 09 July 2012 07:45:28AM 0 points [-]

Oh wow, I have the exact opposite reaction; I love both Gaiman and Pratchett separately, but dislike Good Omens-- they undercut each other's strengths.

I tend to describe it as: "They have a similar worldview, but Gaiman is dark, whereas Pratchett is light. When you put them together the result is a rather bland gray."