[ SECRET POST #2217 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2217 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Early because sick, sorry.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

False. Pratchett and Gaiman are both pretty tedious, and I felt like Good Omens is hysterical in a Douglas Adams Does Angels and Demons kind of way. It has very tight writing, and it kept me in tears of laughter.

I can't even slog through a few pages of Prachett's work and don't even get me started on the self-important blowhardedness that is American Gods.

[thene]

sorry anon but i genuinely wonder if people who hate discworld even have souls

[(Anonymous)]

SA

It's not that I don't like the miniseries or his humor, it's that I find it extremely difficult to begin his books to read the books.

[thene]

I think it took a while for him to find his groove - Mort is the only early Discworld book that is good - but he is just one of those wonderful sincere funny-people who the world would not be the same without, ;___;

[blueonblue]

They may have been given the wrong book to start with. I remember picking up a copy of Wyrd Sisters at the Swiss Cottage library and falling asleep in a very uncomfortable chair. A couple of years later someone gave me a copy of Mort and then I went through and read them all in publication order.

[thene]

Yeah, there is no way to start a Discworld argument like asking which book to read first. XD I started with Men At Arms, which I still think is a pretty good place to dive in, as is Witches Abroad, which was my second. Mort is my usual suggestion though.

[(Anonymous)]

I started with Colour of Magic (which I didn't like AT ALL). A couple of years later, I bought Night Watch on a whim and LOVED it. Night Watch is a perfect blend of action and humour, with added commentary on policing and governance! Personally, I'd recommend Night Watch just because I honestly think that if the reader doesn't like Night Watch, they can't possibly like any other Discworld book.

[(Anonymous)]

DA, I read one of the Discworld books and it was entirely unremarkable... I'm not even going to bother with the rest, even if some might be better, because there are far too many books in the world that I'm curious about.

[republicanism]

i am of the opinion that there is at least 1 discworld book for everyone. i've definitely liked some a lot more than others.

anything where Death is one of the main focuses tend to be my favorite. now that im thinking about it i want to get back into discworld again. dammit

[thene]

It's Granny Weatherwax, for me. Mm, some of them are duds, but considering how MANY there are it's a pretty damn consistent series. My favourite part of it tends to be the run between roughly Lords and Ladies and Night Watch, excepting Jingo and The Truth obviously. There are just so many amazingly on-target books in there.

[(Anonymous)]

I usually introduce people to the series with Guards, Guards, myself.

[thene]

I like Guards! Guards!, but I've found there's this odd pattern where people mostly seem to only like it if they read it after Men At Arms, as I did. I feel like it's more fun after the point where he's got the characters completely down.

[(Anonymous)]

A passing by nonny would like to say they started with The Colour of Magic and Men At Arms, but is not sure if it supports your point or not.

[andromedary]

Aw, I liked American Gods well enough. But Good Omens definitely appeals to me more all-around, and is the only book that's ever made me cry from laughing - the "Best of Queen" phenomenon and Crowley getting a message in the middle of Bohemian Rhapsody still kills me every time. Douglas Adams is a good comparison!

[(Anonymous)]

DA, you just convinced me to move Good Omens to the top of my TBR list.