Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Font
I really loved this Prachett series. One small reason being the font. It isnt that, the font is so unusual, but the fact that by increasing or decreasing the size, or changing the case, there is a subtle change in tone, atmosphere, or volume. For example, in The Wee Free Men,p 187, Rob Anybody is trying to tell Tiffany that to officially be Kelda, she has to choose a feegle husband and set a wedding date. Mid sentance, Rob trails off into a "mutter, mutter, mutter," each word being a size smaller than the last word. A small visual clue that Rob's voice was becoming quieter. This tecnique is more peevelent in the second book when the hiver has taken over Tiffany. Occasionally when the hiver speaks, smaller words(like "help me") are sqeezed in rrpresentong the real Tiffany that was still fighting the hiver. Yhis exemplifise the simple, subtle way that Prachett also handles the rest of the series.
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Haha i noticed those too! I took me a little while to figure out that it was Tiffany speaking in the Hat Full of Sky.
ReplyDeleteWhat editions of the book do you have? I just checked my copies out from the library, and judging by the looks of them, they are the very first editions. Unfortunately I didn't get this unusual font perk (the limits of my copies stopped at italics), but I can image how fitting it would have been. The Wee Free Men are little people, and decreasing the font size is humorously appropriate.
ReplyDeleteI have the first paperback edition (2007). That is probably the difference. The book was much more convincing with the font changes, and caused me to literally laugh out loud at some moments.
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