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Work InformationThe Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (1983)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is the first Discworld novel I read, despite many people recommending starting with a later book. I enjoyed it, but recognized that it wasn't really up to snuff with many later Discworld books. The humour is present and funny but the story feels relatively basic and, in a way, disjointed as a sword-and-sorcery parody. I'd still recommend it, but not as a first Discworld read. ( ) És un bon llibre, però palideix davant l’inmensitat del Discmòn. Es nota que és el primer de tots. Segurix sent un Prattchet molt entretingut, pero l’he notat un poc dispers, cosa que no ha ajudat a capficar-me del tot. L’estructura és interesant i acaba sent més un recull de relata casi que una novela com a tal. Pero pot ser aixó és el que m’ha fallat un poc. Pero en aixó entraven les expectatives personals. Tot i així, he rigut com pocs llibres i tinc ganes de veure com Gratavent segueix esquivant la Mort. This was a re-read for me, though aside from knowing Rincewind the wizard finds himself acting as escort to the tourist Twoflower, and his enigmatic Luggage, I'd forgotten basically every detail. It was fun being back in a world that felt vaguely familiar and also new. This is a goofy collection of short stories, though they are told in a linear fashion. You've got to be prepared to encounter the absurd and just roll with it. Though there are also a lot of ways Pratchett parodies our everyday lives through his fantasy, which I appreciated. I'm looking forward to actually moving through the series (following Rincewind for now) at a pace where I won't just forget everything that happened by the time I read the next book. The Colour of Magic is to Fantasy what The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is to Science Fiction (theoretically). In actuality, this book is not at all good. Similar to Hitchhiker's Guide, if you do not enjoy the humour, then it can be an extremely unpleasant experience. I laughed once on the first page. What's even worse is that I saw the film beforehand. I'm not saying I wasn't overwhelmed at first, being thrown into this world full of unfamiliar beings, places, ways things worked, but I started feeling the ground under my feet soon enough when the focus narrowed down a bit on main characters I got familiar with. Then it was easier to get acquainted with new characters, events and places having them by my side. It wasn't overwhelming anymore, or let's say Rincewind took the weight off my shoulders and I was able to happily plunge into this wonderful world of wild imagination and a sense of humour I utterly loved. I'm glad to see there are 40 more books in this series. (All right, I was aware, but haven't started getting to know this series before, and now I'm happy I have so many more to look forward to.) I really hope to see these old friends again in some of them. no reviews | add a review
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Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent, bestselling novels have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to the likes of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins -- with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind. No library descriptions found.
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