It's been 4 months since I finally got around to digging into Pratchett's works. I'm 4 books in, and absolutely hooked. I've been following an odd chronology, since I'm sort of limited by my local library's selection, I'm in a small town and there is apparently another nerd around here that keeps snatching them up.
I've been working my way through the Vimes books, since he's such a fun character. Having a cop that is completely un-super dealing with extremely supernatural things makes for really interesting reading. My favorites so far are Thud and The Fifth Elephant.
Anyone else in the community a Pratchett nerd?
It's been 4 months since I finally got around to digging into Pratchett's works. I'm 4 books in, and absolutely hooked. I've been following an odd chronology, since I'm sort of limited by my local library's selection, I'm in a small town and there is apparently another nerd around here that keeps snatching them up.
I've been working my way through the Vimes books, since he's such a fun character. Having a cop that is completely un-super dealing with extremely supernatural things makes for really interesting reading. My favorites so far are Thud and The Fifth Elephant.
Anyone else in the community a Pratchett nerd?
He writes some awesome stuff. I like the Vimes arc the most, but there's a lot of really good bits in the DEATH arc as well. Not a huge fan of the witches, and the Rincewind books turned me off Pratchett when I first tried to read him. When I went back to them later I enjoyed them a lot more, even more than the others to an extent. I think The Last Continent is my favourite.
He writes some awesome stuff. I like the Vimes arc the most, but there's a lot of really good bits in the DEATH arc as well. Not a huge fan of the witches, and the Rincewind books turned me off Pratchett when I first tried to read him. When I went back to them later I enjoyed them a lot more, even more than the others to an extent. I think The Last Continent is my favourite.
The Last Continent is actually my next book, will probably pick it up tomorrow. I feel like I'm jumping back and forth through time, since I started with Night Watch, then Thud!, then Feet of Clay, then Fifth Elephant, and next The Last Continent. Considering the novels are already sort of timey-wimey, it hasn't really been too big of a deal yet, as far as I can tell.
The Last Continent is actually my next book, will probably pick it up tomorrow. I feel like I'm jumping back and forth through time, since I started with Night Watch, then Thud!, then Feet of Clay, then Fifth Elephant, and next The Last Continent. Considering the novels are already sort of timey-wimey, it hasn't really been too big of a deal yet, as far as I can tell.
i like the guards, death and one offs the most, i really enjoy mort and small gods
i like the guards, death and one offs the most, i really enjoy mort and small gods
I tried to read The Colour of Magic first, then put it down. I picked up Guards! Guards! a year or so later and couldn't stop reading. I'm pretty sure Guards! Guards! is the first installment of the Vimes story arc, it's really good. I also liked Men at Arms, and Night Watch (guess where my name comes from).
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I tried to read The Colour of Magic first, then put it down. I picked up Guards! Guards! a year or so later and couldn't stop reading. I'm pretty sure Guards! Guards! is the first installment of the Vimes story arc, it's really good. I also liked Men at Arms, and Night Watch (guess where my name comes from).
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Big fan here, I've got at least half a dozen books on my shelf (and read a lot more too). I recommend Pyramids, it's primarily original characters and unrelated to the Ankh-Morpork stories but it's got a really execellent plot. If you like rock and roll or appreciate the history, read Soul Music too, it's pretty good and it's got a lot of stealthy jokes about the genre.
Big fan here, I've got at least half a dozen books on my shelf (and read a lot more too). I recommend Pyramids, it's primarily original characters and unrelated to the Ankh-Morpork stories but it's got a really execellent plot. If you like rock and roll or appreciate the history, read Soul Music too, it's pretty good and it's got a lot of stealthy jokes about the genre.
I fucking love Pratchett's Discworld. I've read most of them, too - the Moist von Lipwig books are *excellent*. Just like apparently everyone else, the Watch books are my favourite, and if you get the chance, read Thief of Time.
I fucking love Pratchett's Discworld. I've read most of them, too - the Moist von Lipwig books are *excellent*. Just like apparently everyone else, the Watch books are my favourite, and if you get the chance, read Thief of Time.
If you're liking Discworld, be sure to check out the book "Good Omens" that Pratchett wrote with Neil Gaiman (if you haven't already)
If you're liking Discworld, be sure to check out the book "Good Omens" that Pratchett wrote with Neil Gaiman (if you haven't already)
I started reading his first book (The colour of magic? i think), enjoy it a lot. I'm about half way through but saving the rest of it for a trip I have coming up. Looking forward to continuing on with the series.
I started reading his first book (The colour of magic? i think), enjoy it a lot. I'm about half way through but saving the rest of it for a trip I have coming up. Looking forward to continuing on with the series.