|
Loading...
| |
| Topics | | messages | Last message | | | Humor : Funniest Books You Have Read | | 205 | jasond71, Thursday 11:04pm |  |
| All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : All the Discworld's a Stage (Discworld productions world-wide) | | 17 | Kell_Smurthwaite, Thursday 3:13pm | |
| 50 Book Challenge : 50@50 | | 132 | Robertgreaves, Tuesday 10:34am | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Judylou's at it again in 2008 | | 144 | judylou, Monday 11:06pm | |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : Men's names | | 21 | SpiraledStar, August 17 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : ElSee's Year | | 44 | ElSee, July 28 | |
| All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : Are you reading a Pratchett book now? | | 36 | TeacherDad, July 21 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Hobbes' 2008 Set of 50 Books | | 3 | hobbeslibrary, July 14 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : ArmyAngel's 2008 | | 60 | ArmyAngel1986, July 14 | |
| Deutschsprachige Scheibenwelt- Gruppe : Der für Euch beste Scheibenweltroman? | | 8 | leocat, June 25 | |
| Hogwarts Express : Anyone else here a Pratchett fan | | 19 | Ms_Bella, June 18 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 31 May 2008 | | 144 | bell7, June 8 | |
| All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : Favourate and least | | 33 | ArmyAngel1986, June 4 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : TeacherDad 2008 | | 185 | TeacherDad, May 26 | |
| FantasyFans : Fantasy for beginners - or dummies? | | 65 | rojse, April 27 | |
| The Green Dragon : Have you been bad recently (bought any books), Part 4 | | 431 | clamairy, April 8 | |
| The Green Dragon : Personal stories about books. | | 12 | foggidawn, March 25 | |
| The Green Dragon : NOMINATIONS: 1001 Fantasy Books | | 195 | VictoriaPL, March 25 | |
| Austinites : Message Board | | 14 | DianeS, March 16 | |
| All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : heading to the bookstore... | | 12 | punkypower, March 13 | |
| Librarians who LibraryThing : Opinion sought: I just accidentally gave a library book a coffee bath... | | 29 | ryner, February 15 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 3 February 2008 | | 217 | kfl1227, February 10 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : 1001 Fantasy Books | | 21 | fyrefly98, January 15 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : pratchettfan is reading 60 books | | 36 | shanfan, January 4 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : estarriol's 50 book challenge | | 67 | estarriol, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Help, please? Terry Pratchett's Discworld reading order... | | 20 | Delirium9, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: FantasyFans : New Discworld fan! | | 16 | TeacherDad, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: FantasyFans : Epic series recommendations | | 72 | Irisheyz77, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Group Read? | | 24 | Morphidae, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Desperate need for audiobook recommendations | | 15 | WillSteed, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: Death & books : Books about death | | 8 | ghostwire, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : All the (Disc)World is a Stage... | | 4 | Lunapilot, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Discworld? | | 16 | ArmyAngel1986, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : My Little Binky | | 8 | dchaikin, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: Signed books : Signed Books | | 18 | WholeHouseLibrary, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : The Author Paper Trail Game | | 5 | liz83, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Terry Pratchett...which book would be a good start? | | 13 | bibliophool, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Discworld | | 24 | RuneFirestar, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: FantasyFans : Must reads of the genre? | | 61 | 2eclipse, July 2007 | |
| Dormant: List Five Books Parlour Game : Cold Blooded | | 9 | varielle, June 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Zannybuck is gonna give it a try! | | 19 | zannybuck, May 2007 | |
| Dormant: Hitchiker's Guide to Good Books : Cool Idea! | | 11 | redderik, February 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 20 January 2007 | | 118 | zoeone, February 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 11 Nov 2006 | | 97 | PossMan, December 2006 | |
| All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : Favourite series within the series? | | 26 | wisewoman, August 22 |
 |
| List Five Books Parlour Game : One word says it all... | | 67 | SpiraledStar, August 17 |
|
| 888 Challenge : Me too! CMBohn's 888 | | 69 | cmbohn, August 2 |
|
| Humor : Your First Terry Pratchett Experiance | | 88 | JHLanier, July 21 |
|
| The Green Dragon : I've lost the currently reading thread - so here's number errr lots | | 269 | MrsLee, July 19 |
|
| Hogwarts Express : What are you reading NOW.......IV | | 303 | Whicker, July 9 |
|
| What Are You Reading Now? : What books are next on your reading list? | | 313 | usnmm2, June 25 |
|
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #2: May. 2008 | | 147 | annatapl, June 15 |
|
| LT's list of great books you should read : Top 25 | | 30 | JoleneConnelly, May 19 |
|
| Humor : Message Board | | 191 | Sandydog1, May 6 |
|
| Reading Resolutions : What Did You Read in 2007? | | 23 | Sandydog1, March 30 |
|
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 15 March 2008 | | 158 | Storeetllr, March 28 |
|
| All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : Which was your first Pratchett Book? | | 53 | cmbohn, March 18 |
|
| Dormant: All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : Cover to Cover | | 11 | bdamokos, February 2 |
|
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Have You Bought Any Books Lately Part 3 | | 362 | maggie1944, January 11 |
|
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : Share a line or short passage from your current book | | 261 | Gary237, November 2007 |
|
| Dormant: Read YA Lit : What are you reading in May? | | 55 | waitingformyvampire, June 2007 |
|
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came into Your Home Today? | | 249 | bluesalamanders, April 2007 |
|
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 13 January 2007 | | 113 | Bookmarque, January 2007 |
|
Montmorency: Thief, Liar, Gentleman? by Eleanor Updale
Mort by Terry Pratchett
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl almost finished with Night Watch, a re-read but worth it, and next up is Mort...
(is that the first DEATH one?) 17. Mort Yes, you can jump in there, but I think if you read Mort first you'll enjoy it more. In Mort, DEATH decided to take an apprentice. Named, appropriately enough, Mort. But you don't have to have read any of the others. ... the story revolves around a group of women and their relationships. I thought this one was a bit overlong and dull.
72. Mort by Terry Pratchett
Mort(imer) becomes Death's apprentice. A very clever story and my first of the Discworld books. Just what I needed - another series that I HAV ... ... also be a sealed-bid auction again with details appearing on the KATS website soon.
------------------------
UK - Mort (The Musical) will be performed by the Youth Music Theatre UK from Wednesday 20th - Saturday 23rd August from 8pm. (There is also a Thursday and Saturday matinee at 2p ... Finished No. 74
Starting No. 75 Terry Pratchett's Mort
Not from TBR pile. Still reading my way through the series. So TBR pile = 58 I got the Death Trilogy by Terry Pratchett. I've already read Mort and Reaper Man, now it's on to Soul Music. Just what I needed. So funny! Finished Mort last night, which I loved as much as I expected, and am now reading A Short History Of Nearly Everything, and feel like I'm getting very smart.
Dude, seriously, the universe is HUGE. Finished Mort yesterday at my brother's baseball game, and since my copy of Sourcery had been moved by a well-intentioned parent, I'm now reading A Short History Of Nearly Everything.
Science is AWESOME. Caspette, how can you dislike Mort?! And enough to list it twice?
It's the one I always used to give people as a gateway into the series. How can anyone resist "Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job."?!!
I'm on another Terry Pratchett kick, which is always disastrous for my reading list. Currently reading Mort, then Sourcery, then I want to go buy the rest of Discworld, because it makes me inordinately happy.
After I finish Mort,
* Sourcery
* The Thirteenth Tale
* A Short History Of Nearly Everything
* Swann's Way
So many more.... Finished my ARC The 19th Wife, which I quite enjoyed, and am now reading Mort which I love. Pratchett can do no wrong. But I'm still sad about my books being so far away - it's screwing up my reading schedule! Finally gave in to the Book Monkey on my back, and bought
Sourcery &
Mort, continuing my Discworld love. Has anyone read Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk? (The author touchstones NEVER work for me). Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
I occasionally enjoy Pratchett. I haven't read many of the Discworld books, though -- just Mort, The Truth and the Tiffany Aching books (The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith). I think there are other Pratchett fans around, though! ... have such an interesting variety of books. Also, you might want to read the Death novels by Pratchett. They start with Mort then Reaper Man. His young adult series is also really good. It starts with Wee Free Men. ... a toss up between Men at Arms and Witches Abroad I really cant decide between the two.
Least Fave would have to be Mort I found it really hard going. Not sure why but I did. My favorite is Mort, although I loved Eric. Both of them had me laughing out loud over and over again.
Least favorite was Colour of Magic. I'm glad I kept going after that one, because I liked it all right, but not enough that normally I would have bothered reading any more by him, if I ... ... holidays, Reaper Man and Soul Music. Because of the spoilerific nature of Soul Music I didn't touch it until I had Mort on my shelf... but Reaper Man will always be remembered by me as my first "real" Discworld book, not Mort, because I read it first.
Reaper Man blew me away. I'd ... ... ove
Small Gods
Murder in Mesopotamia
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
A Clockwork Orange
American Psycho
Mort
Eric
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
A Caribbean Mystery
The Hobbit
Noughts and Crosses
Angels and Demons
Cirque du Freak
Travels with Charley
Fev ... Just finished Shelter and The Poisonwood Bible and picked up Terry Pratchett Mort because I need to read something fast and funny after both of those. My daughter handed me her copy of Rules, Britannia: An Insider's Guide to Life in the United Kingdom by Toni Hargis to read before I ... Mort, Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters and Pyramids the first Pratchett books I read, in that order, they always have a special place in my library and in my head for that matter. ... The Light Fantastic and I've been a fan ever since.
There was a rough patch in the fall of '02 when I couldn't get Mort, Sourcery or Eric and had to special order all of them. I walked around like I was going through detox not being able to read my Pratchett books. I had to check ... >23 Yes, I did read it. I read it right after finishing Mort. I loved both, but I enjoyed Mort more; it made me laugh more. Those are the only two Terry Pratchett books I've read recently, but I did read The Colour of Magic a long time ago. I don't remember much about it now, other than Rincewin ... ... arker
52.Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
53.The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
54.Mort by Terry Pratchett
55.The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker
56.Cold Service by Robert B. Parker
57.Hush Money by Robert B. Parker
58. ... ... tastes vary a lot.
I'd recommend reading the first books of the various story arcs (e.g. Colour of Magic (Rincewind), Mort (Death), Equal Rites or Wyrd Sisters (Witches), Guards! Guards! (Night Watch) to see which ones you like.
In my experience, after having read about 15 of the ... ... Man arrived at the library yesterday, and so I started it last night; I had to get it and read it after absolutely loving Mort. I'm also about halfway through The Shoemaker and the Tea Party - part biography of a poor shoemaker (obviously), part essay on when and why people started calling ... Has anyone read My Friend GOD by Dave Berg? I think this one and Mort by T. Prachett are the funniest books I've read so far. ... by my rant in the cranky crabcakes thread, sadly :(
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Stardust by Neil ... ... of these have appeared on others buy first lists.
Is this your first exposure to discoworld? if so maybe
Equal rites, mort, guards guards, wyrd sisters and wee free men would be a good place to start.
My personal top 5 favourites are:
Hogfather, the truth, thief of time f ... In my opinion, Pratchett started really getting into his stride by about Mort, at Book 4. In the first three I think he was still looking around at Discworld with his mouth open, going, 'whoa, where do I start?'
Then somewhere around Jingo (21) up to but not including The Truth (25) he ... My nominations are:
Discworld
Harry Potter Series
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Fragile Things, Coraline, and Stardust (illustrated version) by Neil Gaiman
The Eternal Champion
Deltora Quest
The Stolen Child
Beowulf
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Lion, ... 10. Mort discworld by Terry Pratchett - 36 books so far
The Colour of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Equal Rites
Mort
Sourcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Guards! Guards!
Faust Eric
Moving Pictures
Reaper Man
Witches Abroad
Small Gods
Lords and Ladies
Men at Arms ... ... like Epiphany (?) (King's Day? Three Wise Men Day?) in Spanish it's just Día de Reyes) gift for myself in the mail:
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Good Omens by Neil G ... Well, I've just placed my New Year's order of books for myself :D
Among other books, I bought Mort, Reaper Man, and Soul Music.
Now I'm gonna go bite my nails while I wait for them to arrive.
So, read and enjoy entering into this strange, bizarre and entertaining world...
Th ... ... record for me.
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11-Lawrence Wright
Bel Canto-Ann Patchett
Mort-Terry Pratchett
Your Two-Year-Old : Terrible or Tender-Louise Bates Ames
The Glass Castle: A Memoir-Jeannette Walls
Strangers Within the Gate : Poem ... How about we all read something fun, but makes you think too?
Here's a few suggestions:
Mort by Terry Pratchett
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Neil Gaiman's Stardust
The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay
Or alternatively we could try horror:
... ... DEATH sequence, but didn't take to Soul Music that well, and have gotten bogged down a bit) but I've a real soft spot for Mort. I think that I do want to read Hogfather before the holidays, however :) ... gs...
And there's also The Old Man and the Sea read by Donald Sutherland...
Oooh, and there's Terry Pratchett's Mort read by Tony Robinson...
Basically Audible is the place to go for these sorts of things, bookshops don't stock that many audiobooks.
My first book was Mort, given to me by a boyfriend at the time. I loved it and bought another after I read it. We swapped the first couple of books, and I've been catching up on them ever since. I hope to be entirely caught up within the next few months. ... it on my nighttable and pick it up now and again, but I just don't like it as much as I expected. The best one so far was Mort, but even that didn't convince me.
Makes me sad because I so wanted to like them... and I already have the next one lined up.
I loved Good Omens and expected to ... ... Most people tend to find that Colour of Magic is not his best, so common starting points suggestions are Equal rites or Mort, or his nominally children's version Wee Free Men. I don't suggest this though, as I feel you need some of the discworld background first.
With the exception of ... My first one was Mort, found in the bookstore completely by accident. I was randomly looking through the fantasy section and liked the cover. Or something like that.
Then I read the Death books, Witch books, then the rest, mostly in order. The Death storyline is still my favorite. "Any humorous one out there?"
Mort Reaper Man et al by Terry Pratchett
What happens when Death doesn't, is the basic premise. Very funny. Reading Mort: a novel of Discworld myself.
>68. I know that problem! Stopped by to sign shelf-stock at my local Waldenbooks on Saturday, and walked out with two Prachett books.
>76. Book three is June! I was able to get them to bring that one out earlier. ... put it down, it was so riveting! Creepy without being scary, magical without being silly-loved it! more, please!
13.) Mort by Terry Pratchett
eh. Not my favorite book of death. Not a candle to On a Pale Horse, the first "anthropomorphization of death" book I ever read.
14.) Sou ... ... that you go through, often finding books you never knew you liked.
Currently I'm following this one:
Terry Pratchett (Mort, Good Omens) -> Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) -> Alan Moore (Watchmen) / H.P. Lovecraft (The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories)
Post your paper trails!
... J.K. Rowling
32. The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
33. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
34. Mort by Terry Pratchett (Audio)
35. Knights by John Matthews (Audio)
36. Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
37. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. R ... The first one I read was Mort, and while I haven't read a huge amount of Discworld since, I really liked it. Death is an awesome character. ... of a dead loss! I realise however that some themes are fairly universal, e.g. death ;-)
I know lots of people suggest Mort as a starting point, but I've never been such a huge fan of it so, all other things being equal, I would be tempted more by either Pyramids or Guards! Guards! (whic ... 1. Witches (especially Lords and Ladies)
2. Death (especially Mort and Hogfather)
3. Wizards
I also really enjoy it when death crops up briefly in other books. I forget which one it was, when he turned up early and said ‘don’t worry, I have a book.’ Comedy itself.
Ooo, this is my first post...
Mort was my first foray into the Discworld books, and is a superb introduction to one of my favourite characters, Death. It comes pretty early on as well (book 3 or 4 I think), since you're reading them in order.
#13 dchaikin:
I love your description of Disc ... ... good one
Small Gods was good as well, I like the idea behind it
the Death books are also very good Reaper Man, Mort, etc...
The Truth was another one that I really liked
I haven't read all of the Discworld books, there are several in my TBR pile, but I'm getting there. I have Four Books signed by Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, Good Omens (a collaboration with Neil Gaiman), Mort, and The Last Continent. Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Thud! by Terry Pratchett
Jingo by Terry Pratchett
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
Republic by Plato
Purgatorio by Dante
Satyrica by Petronius
Illiad by Homer
Faust by Goethe ... Scheibenweltroman?
Ich persönlich finde die "älteren" allesamt etwas besser, als die neueren.
Persönlicher Favorit: Gevatter Tod, gefolgt von Wachen! Wachen! ... stand-alone, although it could possibly be considered the first in the Witches series).
The Death subseries starts with Mort; I'm not certain I'd start with that as I don't recall liking it as much as all the following Death books, but whatever.
Some of the later standalones, only start ... Oh yes, they get better... try Mort and you'll be hooked forever. Mort is essentially what would happen if Death advertised in the Jobs page of the newspaper and got an applicant. ... enjoyed Going Postal and A Monstrous Regiment of Women. What was it that you didn't like? I also just checked out Mort from the library. I thought it was great. Some of his earlier books don't have as much humor as the later ones, in my opinion. But that's just the ones I've read, and ... Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Frogs, Toads, Lizards & Salamanders by Nancy Winslow Parker
Hunter's Stew and Hangtown Fry by Lila Perl
Life in the Great Ice Age by Michael J. Oard ... kept recommending Pratchett, so I decided that since I liked the character of Death, I could give it another shot and read Mort, which then was my official start as a Discworld-fan. Wrestling with Death?... Well, Mort tried it.
... not the first time to read this one and won't be the last. If you have never read The Hobbit, you need to.
17. Mort by Pratchett, my third discworld novel and probably the best one yet.
 < ... ...
OA: The Hobbit by Tolkien, one I have read several times and thought I would give a listen to. Enjoying as always.
LF2: Mort by Pratchett, not YA, but just discoverd Pratchett and loved it.
... and I haven't read it more than once (yet), so I'll say that one.
Since we're all cheating, I also love Small Gods and Mort, and I don't like Thief of Time or Colour of Magic as much as others. Though I do love the luggage.
I liked Thief of Time better the second time, though. I ... ... seen a very good amateur performance of it performed by a local dramatics group). I also directed several scenes from Mort while I was a college studying drama.
Has anyone ever taken part in a performance of one of the plays? What do you think of them overall? ... plausible faces. I have to admit, though, I love the sleek new covers. (As an example, here's a link to the cover of Mort:
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l124/kell_smurthwaite/Mort.jpg
I think the new covers look so much classier. ... Wee Free Men. My favourite charachter is definetly Rimcully. He rocks!
I really liked Reaper Man, though I thought Mort was good too. No one can replace Death though... =P ... I didn't like it that much, so I didn't read any of the other books until a year later, when someone urged me to read Mort, so I picked up a copy at the library where, of course, they only had the German translation. I liked that one better, but also realized that for me Pratchett would ... ... odd books he's written. The inital works have a different feel to the later ones I'd suggest starting at Equal rites or Mort and reading them more or less in order after that. ... mood when I picked it up (middle of the night, not-quite-sleeping baby on my lap, what else could I do)
I finished Mort this past week. I'm little confused by my reaction because I love Terry Pratchett and this book had wonderful characters, lots of good lines, and lot of charm and ... ... backwards and forwards in the background. Thankfully, it’s starting to fade. Powerful little book.
Now I’m reading Mort…Terry Pratchett, discworld, certainly seems like one of the better ones.
... and The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Bought them due to recommendations on LT.
Found at Barnes & Noble: Mort and Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. Also due to LT recommendations. Bought a 2007 World Almanac for my DH who loves to fill his head with minutiae. What gets me is ... From Mort, because we can always use another line from Terry Pratchett
“’You See, everything’s fixed. History is all worked out, from start to finish. What the facts actually are is beside the point; history just rolls along straight over the top of them. You can’t change ... ... and an awful lot of fantasy books.
I think I'd recommend Earthsea first, though. My husband read a few early Discworld books but wasn't convinced, and has been rather put off fantasy ever since. It's all a matter of individual taste. ... as an epic series to others among you-but I'm counting it as one! Speaking , of course,of Terry Pratchett('s) Discworld Series. I've only just begun-having finished The Color of Magic. Reading Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman was what lead me to want read more ... ... George R R Martin A Song of Ice and Fire series starting with A game of Thrones as well as the Terry Pratchett Discworld novels probably starting with Mort.
I have just read the fabulous Alison Croggon and her series of books The Gift The Riddle and the Crow too and ... I think MORT is the first book starring DEATH - it is one of my frequent rereads :-)
Anyone who enjoys the DEATH-character should check out Good Omens where he is sort of seconded by his sidekicks... say no more! It is about the funniest book I've ever read, and I find new things in it every ... ... little I know about my own country's politics/history) and when I need something a little less intense, I'm also reading Mort by Terry Pratchett.
(And sitting on my couch are a bunch of others I'm "currently reading" but haven't necessarily touched in a few weeks... I should get on ... ... the Watch-novels, and the Witches and of course DEATH. It's hard to name a favourite novel, as there are a few of them, but Mort, The Night Watch (more for the theme and the characters than for the story, 'tough), Witches Abroad, Small Gods, Moving Pictures... well, you see what I mean.
... I started with Mort, like many others-- I wonder if that coincided with his first US releases? Anyway, my best friend and I got into Pratchett at the same time, and we shared our collection-- one would buy one and we'd read it, then the other would buy the next one. All the way up to Interesting ... Read Witches Abroad as my first Pratchett experience, then Mort, and then went back and read them more or less in the order they were published. I swear, I would marry the man. He is a satirical genius! ... books, soon. I'm supposed to be getting The colour of magic from a bookcrosser in Finland soon to begin. If anyone has Mort, I'd love to borrow it. ... .
The Colour of Magic (Rincewind)
The Light Fantastic (Rincewind)
Equal Rites (Lancre Witches (Weatherwax only))
Mort (Death)
Sourcery (Rincewind)
Wyrd Sisters (Lancer Witches)
Pyramids
Guards! Guards! (Night Watch)
Eric (Rincewind)
Moving Pictures
Reaper Man (Dea ... Personally I think Mort is a very good place to start, particularly if you haven't read much 'classic fantasy' before. The first two in the series are essentially just straight parodies of other fiction, but by Mort (number 4) he'd hit his stride. It introduces you to some of the major ... ... omens which is a collaboration of Pratchett and Gaiman. It took me a while to get into it and I just finished Mort (I'm reading them in order so that was only the fourth part). But I have already bought the next three parts and can't wait to get to them. But so far, in my opinion, ... I borrowed Mort from a colleague around the time Lords and Ladies was coming out in hardback. I read through her copies of the first five, then went and bought myself all the paperbacks then out. I nearly bought L&L in hardback but opted for Felidae instead, and have kicked myself ever since - ... ... really interesting, so when I needed some reading material for the 8-hour car drive to Hannover for Expo 2000, I picked up Mort. Instantly hooked; I finished the book before we arrived.
|
|
