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| The Green Dragon : Nabs in November (or what I ought *not* to have purchased) | | 136 | hfglen, December 2008 | |
| FantasyFans : Discworld: where to start? | | 20 | isirion, November 2008 | |
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| 50 Book Challenge : ArmyAngel's 2008 | | 63 | ArmyAngel1986, September 2008 | |
| All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : Favourite series within the series? | | 28 | PerkinHobson, September 2008 | |
| The Green Dragon : Discworld series | | 22 | littlegeek, September 2008 | |
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| The Green Dragon : Beautiful Bountiful Blessings! | | 455 | fleela, June 2008 | |
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| LT's list of great books you should read : Top 25 | | 30 | Joles, May 2008 | |
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| Dormant: All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans : Which was your first Pratchett Book? | | 53 | cmbohn, March 2008 | |
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| Dormant: FantasyFans : New Discworld fan! | | 16 | TeacherDad, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Discworld? | | 16 | ArmyAngel1986, October 2007 | |
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| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now, part II | | 279 | readhead, July 2007 | |
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| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 20 January 2007 | | 118 | zoeone, February 2007 | |
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| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Book Discussion: American Gods Chapters 1-4 | | 57 | wyvernfriend, December 2006 | |
Just finished with The Last Continent and nearly through with Eric. I think that I may start Small Gods next. ... Turns out I was right, hopefully you won't be.
Also, I just finished Thief of Time and getting ready to start either Small Gods or Eric #3 try Small gods
The Turtle Moves, brother
(and apparently is speaks too)
#59 Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
I am enjoying the Discworld books more and more. A friend of mine read The Color of Magic but could not get interested. Then she realised how many books there are in the series and decided not to read anymore. I told her, as I tell you, that all the ... ... underpinning of his world too, but get along okay by avoiding the ones that satirise Christianity such as Good Omens and Small Gods. His satire of everything else is so well done, I just keep on reading his books. I do spend half my time of reading him thinking 'okay okay, get on with it', ... ... moment. Ther should be a rush of other stuff in the next week or so as there are quite a few currently on the go.
63) Small Gods was part of the ongoing plan but got accelerated after going to a lecture given by a friend at the local library where she made a few passing comments about it ... ... side of the bookshelf where I hardly ever look, which is why I couldn't remember seeing them. (And, then Mr TQD chose Small Gods instead of Guards, Guards. My favourite Pratchett, and we didn't have a copy!) I started with Small Gods and have been hooked ever sense. ... the spoof on music ("music with rocks in it", but I can't remember the name of the book!), Sourcery, and I thought Small Gods was brilliant. I know there were a few dull ones in his "middle" period, but I can't remember what they are now. He just seemed to be churning them out on a ... I only discovered Pratchett last year so I haven't read many of his books, but I've enjoyed them all. Small Gods sticks in my mind, and having read Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH several times to assorted progeny, I find The Amazing Maurice and His Amazing Rodents hysterically funny. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett small gods by terry pratchett
TBR I enjoy books by Terry Pratchett, such as Small Gods and The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (this last is especially good if you've read The Rats of NIMH). The Amber Spyglass books are excellent. Homeless Bird and The Lady of Ch'iao Kuo. These are a few of my favorites. Octane has it! Small Gods it was. ... Chronicles (the first five books)
- Some Fafhrd & Grey Mouser tales by Fritz Leiber
- Terry Pratchett: maybe Small gods, Pyramids, Soul music or one of the witches books.
- Robert Paul Holdstock's Mythago wood
Personally, I'd love to see the ... ... to ask, are there any characters who are your least favorite?
I don't know that he's my least favorite, but in reading Small Gods, I can't say I was very enamored with Brutha. He just seemed flat to me.
ETA: My head's not working so well, just after I posted this I see we already have a ... 58. Terry Pratchett: Small Gods
59. Val Biro: Gumdrop on the Brighton Run
60. W. H. Ainsworth: Old Court Volume 1
61. Charlaine Harris: An Ice Cold Grave
62. Tim Keller: The Prodigal God
63. Kathy Reichs: Bones to Ashes
64. Charlaine Harr ... Small Gods is a good one. I love the Wee Free Men series too. But in the discworld series I like the ones surrounding the character DEATH (like Mort and Thief of time) but the one called Reaper Man is my favorite... I just can't help laughing when I read that one. ...
"Neil Gaiman explores just this ebb and flow of living Gods in his novel, American Gods."
Pratchett does too in Small Gods, in which the once mighty god Om, although nominally worshiped by the powerful Omnian Church, is in fact only one remaining true believer and can no longer ... ... with Macophile about agreeing about Terry Pratchett! They're all good, but some of them are better than others. Small Gods is most definitely a favorite.
Personally, I'm still reading Capt. Hook, although I must confess that I've only read one chapter in the last two weeks. And ... I just finished Small Gods. Loved it. :) Today I plan to slip into Discworld and study religions in Small Gods. For my more sober reflections, I'll read about a man named Elbert Hubbard who seems to be someone of importance from the early 1900s. I have never heard of him before. 26F.) Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Minor Gods try to gain power, Major Gods lose power, and holy wars and intrigues are constantly occurring.
This book felt more like a "real" book than most stuff I have read by Pratchett in teh past. ... really enjoyed The Colour of Magic, but then I was 11 when I read it... I stopped reading Discworld somewhere around Small Gods, although I'm bound to go back one day. Death and the Witches are my personal favourites - Mort is classic. Do persevere! Book 24: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
excellent, as always. I'm reading two right now, when they are finished, I'll read:
Small Gods by Pratchett
Elbert Hubbard of East Aurora by Felix Shay
Augustine: Confessions and Enchiridion
Life of James Rolph, Jr. ... make it - I keep reading books that don't fit my categories.
Here's one bonuscategory: Discworld books:
1. Small Gods / Terry Pratchett
2. Lords and Ladies / / Terry Pratchett
3. Men at arms / Terry Pratchett
4. Small Gods was next up.
This is still not one of my favourites. I re-read after a gap of several years to see if this remained the case, and it is. It's very hard to pin down why I don't like this anywhere near as much as some of his other work. I think basically it is too direct, most TP's ... ... of magic et al work well, but they are far from his best.
moving pictures looks at Holywood and the film industry, small gods pokes fun at abrahamic religions, maskerade parodies the Opera, the last continent steriotypes australians name just a few. Other common themes involve: life, ... ... had to do in the various freedom books, had a quick dip into the seas and deserts of Omnia while communing with the small gods which I still don't think is anywhere near one of his best, and am now in London with Inspector Dalgliesh looking at the murder room 55) Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Synopsis from Amazon:
In the beginning was the Word.
And the Word was: "Hey, you!"
For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and ... >46
riani1, if you like the idea of a god needing worshippers to survive, and possibly a giggle too, check out Small Gods. ...
Friends have been recommending Pratchett to me for ages, and I've finally started reading Discworld. Last Continent and Small Gods were both amazing. Can't wait to read this one. Dragonflight was another recommendation from some RL friends, and I know three people, including another guy, ... Yes it´s from small gods ... is still one of my favorite Pratchett books. Flossie, you really ought to catch up--he's done so much good stuff since Small Gods. And Kate, I'm delighted you are exploring Discworld--it's a great trip!! ... a toss-up for me as to whether the Witches or Death are my favourite Discworld characters. I stopped reading Discworld at Small Gods and periodically think I ought to catch up.... I loved Small Gods. I think Terry Pratchett is just brilliant. He is my favorite author. and I also have Magic Lost, Trouble Found on my TBR list. I just picked it up at the bookstore. I hope it's fun! ... after Mort I'll have got to the end of all the Discworld I have, at least that's in the right order - I've got Jingo and Small Gods too, but I really want to read the ones in between, too, in order. I don't know what it is, I just read hate reading books out of order, even a series as fluid ... 23 Small Gods
This isn't really a laugh out loud book, but its a good read, which Pratchett does pretty reliably. He also manages to throw some interesting ideas around. I especially like his idea of how Gods get power and then run the risk of starting to die as the people who believe in them ... I'm jumping between the country of Omnia and its surroundings on the Discworld in Small Gods, and 1800's America in Nine Women. Soon I'll be returning to a Chicago where magic and the occult live and breath in Jim Butcher's Turn Coat, the newest novel in the Dresden Files series. small gods yep! it's Small Gods, Octane got it! #23 I like the logic in Small Gods.
If you're a deity down on his luck and having to rely on one last believer to bring you lettuce when all you can manifest is a tortoise, then having some non-believers around to convert or give some serious smiting to later is a real comfort. ... Not sure why it took this long to read, but I'm addicted, I can honestly say I've found a new favorite author. Next up: Small Gods. LONG LIVE TERRY PRATCHETT! ... recently introduced me to Terry Pratchett and I'm currently enjoying the Last Continent. I also picked up a copy of Small Gods which will probably be my next Pratchett read. I'm making my way through Watchmen in preparation for the movie. I'm also reading Jesus and the Disinherited ... ... C. Hines
30. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
31. The Grand Sophy* by Georgette Heyer
32. Small Gods* by Terry Pratchett
33. The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
34. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
35. The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
... I just finished a re-read of Small Gods myself--it had been quite a while. Such fun to visit Discworld! ... C. Hines
30. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
31. The Grand Sophy* by Georgette Heyer
32. Small Gods* by Terry Pratchett
33. The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
34. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
35. The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
... Small Gods? This is really hard, it could be anything!
small gods? #32 Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
This re-read of a favorite Pratchett (just the second, and it's been years) was something I could read a little of each night this week, and then finish in a grand slam in the bubble bath this morning. In a fable-like tale, it explores the nature of the Dis ... #32 Small Gods* by Terry Pratchett
This re-read of a favorite Pratchett (just the second, and it's been years) was something I could read a little of each night this week, and then finish in a grand slam in the bubble bath this morning. In a fable-like tale, it explores the nature of the Di ... Just left Omnia to Om and Brutha in Small Gods. ... The books are a fun read the first time and then the second and third time you start to understand his humor. Oh and Small Gods... I will stop at this point. My son is a fan of Rincewind I prefer Vimes and Vetinari. ;) Anne: I had fun with the highlighting, I went through Small Gods over the weekend and highlighted all my favorite quotes! I'm loving my Kindle, the only downside I've found is that footnotes are pushed to the back of the book, instead of appearing on the page they were published on. ... starting another, simply read the earlier ones within a series before reading the later ones. Also there are some, like Small Gods, that don't fit into a series. If you wanted a good feel for Pratchett for a start, though, read the first Witches book and the first City Watch book.
As ... ... should be played by David Bowie, so now I imagine him as Bowie). But there are some great stand-alones as well, like Small Gods.
The witches, too, are very funny. Could it be Small Gods? ... on Death (who features heavily in 5 books)
Equal Rites which first features The Witches (who are in 7 books)
Small Gods which first features The History Monks (who are in 3 books)
and Going Postal which features Moist von Lipwig who is so far in 2 books.
Hope that helps ... My Fave is Interesting Times, and I also really like Hogfather, Small Gods and all the Guard novels.
Least favourite Maskerade and Sourcery My favorite would have to be Small Gods. My upbringing, education, and past work in churches makes this one a classic for me that I re-read often.
My least favorite would probably be Monstrous Regiment. Out of the 35 or so Pratchett books I own, there are very few that I haven't re-read at ... Sweet! I after I posted I was sure it was Small Gods.
I guess I go next right?
"The twin City of Ankh-Morpork, foremost of all the cities bounding the Circle Sea, was as a matter of course the home of a large number of gangs, thieves' guilds, syndicates, and similar organizations. This is ... ... Chevalier
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan
An Anthropologist On Mars - Oliver Sacks
Small Gods - Terry Pratchett
The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
* Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agen ... ... Pratchett
6. Eric by Terry Pratchett
7. Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
8. Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
9. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett ... hinking
Disgrace
Guards! Guards!
The Prestige
20th Century Ghosts
Moving Pictures
Dreams From My Father
Small Gods
An Anthropologist On Mars
The Graveyard Book
Girl With A Pearl Earring
Lords And Ladies
Collected Fictions I just finsihed Men at Arms not his very best, but one of my favourites.
I don't like Small Gods at all, although I know I'm in a minority here.
#48 you don't like Susan ?! - she's one of my favourite characters! I'm always surprised at the variety of responses to Terry's works. ... C. Hines
30. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
31. The Grand Sophy* by Georgette Heyer
32. Small Gods* by Terry Pratchett
33. The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
34. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
35. The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
... I liked small gods, polly. I read Night Watch and Reaper Man, then turned around and have been reading them in order (I just finished Small Gods and am majorly jonesing for the next book). It's hard sometimes, but totally worth it. I just finished Small Gods last night (I'm reading them in order), and am annoyed I don't have the next book, because Pratchett makes everything OK in my world. ... where I panic over all the books I haven't read, and desperately need to... so I need to stay away from bookstores.
* Small Gods
* Salt
* Witches Abroad
And that was after an hour of near-hysterical negotiations on why I didn't need $200 worth of books, but I DO need a savings ... ... but she succeeds in re-creating herself, and has great adventures. If you like fantasy I recommend it.
I'm listening to Small Gods on my commute because nothing relaxes me on the way to work like Terry Pratchett. The turtle moves! ... of the detail of the first book to properly appreciate it.
And Discworld... sigh. Don't think I've read a new one since Small Gods. I kind of miss them. I definitely recommend Small Gods. I've read just about every book Terry Pratchett has ever written, but this is still my favorite. And you don't have to know anything about Disk World to read it. Reading Small Gods in between schoolwork. ... is a great one to read this time of year. One of the one-shots is also a good way to test the waters,maybe Pyramids or Small Gods. I've never heard of Hopkins or Bruce or Roberts. Interesting!
I just finished Small Gods. Not sure what's up next, but I need to make another trip to the library. I tried this historical mystery on tape about King Edward, but I just couldn't get into it. ... finger in the general midsection of big corporations as well ;-)
I also enjoyed the Science of Discworld books. Did I.
Small gods I like. I also like the image of the gods playing dice, and being bad losers :P
And I've always been wondering what aussies thinks of The last continent... ... ... and the Witches books, except Equal Rites which I think was written when he was still finding his discworld feet.
Small Gods is one of the odd ones in that it doesn't tie in to the others and have familiar characters cropping up the way the Lancre and Ankh Morpork books do. After ... ... Wyrd Sisters instead. Then someone else told me that it didn't really matter where I start. Years ago I tried to read Small Gods, but although I enjoyed it, I didn't really connect with it... I felt like I was missing out on an inside joke or something.
Does anyone have any suggestions ... ... by Harvey Rachlin
God Save the Sweet Potato Queens by Jill Conner Browne
The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett ... books I read -- the Tiffany Aching series really suited my (admittedly odd) sense of humor.
>148 dchaikin, I might try Small Gods too. My first Discworld book (besides Tiffany Aching, which is pretty much its own series) was Lords and Ladies. It made plodding through Midsummer Night's D ... ... is Pratchett's first discworld book, and it's generally considered one of his weakest. If you ever try again, consider Small Gods. But, as for the SFF aspects, well Pratchett is really more about satire (and silliness) than fantasy. Well, anything by Terry Pratchett, but my personal favourites being Witches Abroad, Reaper Man, Guards, Guards and Small Gods.
I still have my childhood collection of Just William books and they still make me laugh.
Robert Rankin is funny too and some bits of Ben Elton but he does ... Here's my guess, based on the recs for Small Gods, where the combined recommendations show little to no overlap with any of the individual recommendations:
The combined recommendations have been tweaked to heavily downweight or limit the number of books by the same author. Once you get past "P ... ...
18 copies. Average rating 3.
No thanks! | Why? (close why) Recommendation based on:
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
I'm not exactly sure what Discworld has to do with linguistic theory. I would be interested in that book, ... One big damn puzzler by John Harding
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
The great good thing : a novel by Roderick Townley
The great automatic grammatizator : and other stories by Roald Dahl
The Little Country by Charles De Lint
#358, 360 MrAndrew and Maggie--
Talking about smiting, I just got Small Gods by Terry Pratchett this weekend from my girlfriend. (There's a lot of smiting in there, if you've never read it. Really funny smiting.) Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings
Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard
... I was kind of hoping the universe might just do the dirty work for me though.
I was hoping for a Terry Pratchett Small Gods sort of solution where a small angry tortoise might smite the deserving at random.
I accept that by chosing true, as with all my other misdemeanors that ... ... childhood and reread a Just William book by Richmal Crompton.
But for more grown-up laughs I like Guards Guards, Small Gods or Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett.
Bill Bryson's Down Under and Notes from a Small Island are also good for a laugh (I love the bits where he is ... ... Norrell
And Then There Were None
To Kill A Mockingbird
His Dark Materials
Good Omens
From Russia With Love
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 Caribb ... I'm rereading my Discworld books and I'm reading Equal Rites right now. Just finished Moving Pictures and before that Small Gods. I'm not rereading all of them, just the ones that didn't grab me the first time around. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. 5 stars.
Leeny, I haven't read that book, but can I ask why you thought her situation was unrealistic? 18. Small Gods My first book was Small Gods. I ran across it on the new book shelf in the library, loved it, and have been devouring them ever since. I like the witches, the watch, and tend to like the later books rather than earlier.
I've had the pleasure of introducing a couple of people to them at the ... Chelonian - no idea what it means, think I read it in a Terry Pratchett book (Small Gods maybe) but think it might mean turtle. I used to see this man walking along our street that I always thought of as Mr Chelonian, because he looked a bit like a turtle.
I think it's pronouched Ch like in ... ... opinion varies.
I'd put the 5 to Buy Last Only For The Sake of Completeness as:
Colour of magic
Light fantastic
Small Gods
Eric
and maybe interesting times
Several of these have appeared on others buy first lists.
Is this your first exposure to discoworld? if so maybe
E ... ... could start with one of the sort-of stand-alones, like Going Postal or The Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents or Small Gods.
... rcery
Wyrd Sisters
Pyramids
Guards! Guards!
Faust Eric
Moving Pictures
Reaper Man
Witches Abroad
Small Gods
Lords and Ladies
Men at Arms
Soul Music
Interesting Times
Maskerade
Feet of Clay
Hogfather
Jingo
The Last Continent
Carpe J ... Small Gods. Best. Discworld. Book. Ever. It's not part of a sequence, so you just go buy it! A friend loaned me Good Omens, Soul Music and Small Gods and told me I MUST read them. Read Good Omens first and have been hooked on Gaiman and Pratchett ever since. I think I read Soul Music next followed by Small Gods shortly after. I have since then bought and read every ... ... and the Night/City Watch (should be read in order).
Also the ones that are marked as Ancient civilisations in the chart (Small Gods & Pyramids) + one of the Industrial revolution novels - Moving pictures. ... first two times I had T. Pratchett recommended to me was through The Fifth Elephant, the first one I actually read was Small Gods. I still savor that book, especially the climactic scene: What an imagination it takes to combine all those details into one moment! ... game of “Spot the God” as I progressed. Large chunks of his thinking are similar to that of Terry Pratchett (his Small Gods and places of power theories in particular), and, indeed, Neil Gaiman gives Mr Pratchett a nod of recognition early on in his lengthy acknowledgements.
... Small Gods by Terry Pratchett - went a long way to forming my views on religion and the problems that occur when individual faiths end up becoming organised religion.
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson - I read this and it hit me... we are going to have to do something about our ... Pagan's Crusade, Pirates in An Adventure with Scientists, and Small Gods children of chaos
Thief of Lives
Altered Carbon
Moon Called
Small Gods Welcome to Discworld! My favourites (so far) are Small Gods, Monstrous Regiment, and anything with Inspector Vimes (e.g. Guards! Guards!).
Also be sure to check out Good Omens, the novel he wrote with Neil Gaiman. This is an excellent intro to both writers' styles. And hilarious, of ... I like them all, but here are my preferences
1. Small Gods (stand alone) or anything to do with Om (like Carpe Jugulum) and, um, the sweeper guy whose name I can't remember (like Thief of Time)
2. Rincewind series. I love the luggage and I have a strange affection of Two Flower. He is ... ... pretty good, I seem to remember
Guards Guards of course, as it was my first
Monstrous Regiment is another 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 ... ... family is unhappy in its own way."
This is Anna Karenina by Tolstoy
The second line message #2: A guess, Small Gods?
(No new lines from me today, unless I miraculously have free time at home tonight, which isn't likely. Sorry.)
... 1990's with books like these (I haven't read these all):
Good Omens
Witches Abroad
Reaper Man
Lords and Ladies
Small Gods
Soul Music
Maskerade
There are a lot of really good books after that (Carpe Jugulm, Fifth Elephant, Thief of Time...) but IMO, at this point the ... ... you mentioned did it, maybe you should try something with the witches, as Witches abroad or Lords and Ladies, or maybe Small Gods, which is kind of stand alnoe? ... bland Fantasy parody to crazy, weird general satire seems to be a sign of the series maturity. (This would be about around Small Gods give or take a few books, depending on who you ask and what factors of satire maturity you are looking for...)) ... slightly less, but starting people there has worked every time I've tried. So I guess Equal Rites or Wyrd Sisters. Also Small Gods is one of my favorites and it's a one-off. ... and better as you go.
Absolute favorite books: The Fifth Elephant, The Truth, Interesting Times, Witches Abroad, Small Gods, and Night Watch...
I do recommend reading the books of each mini-series in order, although I agree with reading_fox that it doesn't matter what order you ... ... Sky is about, 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 ... My first was Small Gods, which I picked up in a local bookstore. Feet of Clay was the second, I think, and it bugged me that I couldn't get the earlier ones--it was before they were out here. So I went to amazon.uk and ordered way too many of them.
Small Gods is still one of my favorites. ... high-school and it seemed both relevant and fun. If that doesn't count (since the book was co-written), then the second was Small Gods, which I chose to start the Discworld series with because it was a stand-alone rather than part of a mini-series, and because I like religion-based satire. :P ... high-school and it seemed both relevant and fun. If that doesn't count (since the book was co-written), then the second was Small Gods, which I chose to start the Discworld series with because it was a stand-alone rather than part of a mini-series, and because I like religion-based satire. :P ... like Pratchett's religious discussions, esp. in Carpe Jugulum where a witch gets involved. I'm not sure why.
I love Small Gods for many reasons, partly because it was my first Pratchett, but I also just love Om harmlessly cursing everything in sight.
I love the religion-based ones (grew up Catholic, so I have a huge appreciation for Small Gods), although I don't have a real favorite. At the moment it's Jingo, but that might just be because that's the one I've just finished reading.
My least favorite is probably Eric so far, probably ... On Small Gods - I've had an decidedly atheistic upbringing... when I grew up at the end of each term the school gathered in the church singing psalms etc. and my parents wrote to the headmaster saying I should be excused for not believing in God (at that point which God was not an issue - there ... fav: Small Gods ...(sorry reading_fox)
least: The Truth
Others favorites include Carpe Jugulum, Thief of Time, The Light Fantastic (partially because of the luggage), and The Fifth Elephant
My lowest rating is three stars, so the least isn't that bad.
PS: Reading_Fox... link ... ... but right now I'll say Jingo
(there are actually seven contenders to this one; which I enjoy most depends on mood - Small Gods, Moving Pictures, Night watch, Reaper Man, Feet of Clay (Discworld), Soul Music and Witches Abroad)
Least: Going Postal (Discworld)
*edited ... ... to ONE choice each for your favourite and least favourite Discworld book. I know it's hard
Fav: Hogfather
Least: Small Gods but there are a few other close contenders. Oh wouldn't it be a boring world if we were all the same Small Gods is probably my least favourite discworld. ... last I gave it a third attempt and that was the one that did it. I chose Guards, Guards at the behest of a friend, and Small Gods because it looked interesting, and then I was hooked. I still haven't read all of the Discworld novels - my guess is, I've read about 60 %. I'm a bit of a ... ... it - my favorite book, maybe
Desert Solitaire - for the line "implacable indifference" in reference to the desert
Small Gods - got me reading Terry Pratchett
Annals of the Former World - sorry, a bit of a specialized interest for my geology side.
The Prize - sorry again, I work ... ... the truer it is. Hogfather demonstrates this quite well, as has already been discussed; I also particularly liked Small Gods.
Going along with believing in myth and being an English major, I believe very strongly in perceptions and definitions. And this is where atheist sciencey ... Recently finished:
The Great Bridge
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (audiobook)
Small Gods
Now reading:
The Path Between the Seas
Everyman (audiobook)
Carpe Jugulum Recently finished:
The Great Bridge
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (audiobook)
Small Gods
Now reading:
The Path Between the Seas
Everyman (audiobook)
Carpe Jugulum ... Pierce
The Little Locksmith
Now reading:
The Great Bridge
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (audiobook)
Small Gods
... don't read much of either of those, so I personally would be inclined to do short stories/novellas there. Also did not read Small Gods, but that would fit with the deific interaction mentioned in post 41. And the Dark Materials trilogy is on my TBR list as soon as I finish moving and can spend ... ... 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 that he ... ... at it. But humorous fantasy is a good choice and I would probably choose something from later on in the Discworld series - Small Gods probably. ... any of the main characters of the main series -es. (What's the plural of series? serii?)
Anyway, my two favorite are Small Gods and Interesting Times. When I met Pratchett at a book signing, I asked him about the use of chaos theory in those books, and he recommended a work by an Englis ... ... Hitchhikers... but it was a LONG time ago. Maybe I should reread it! Thanks for pointing to it.
I join in recommending Small Gods - it is very funny, in a reflective sort of way. Besides elaborating and exploring the concept of all those gods or spirits we secretly blame for the missing ... Hee, Small Gods looks funny... I've been underimpressed by Pratchett I've read in the past, but I might have to check it out.
Actually the book it reminds me the most of - and one I'm kind of shocked that no one's mentioned yet - is The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, by Douglas Adams. It ... I've just finished ch 4 and so far I'm liking it. I'm still interested anyways. This story also reminds me of Small Gods, where a god shows up whenever someone mentions a god of ... (fill in blank). By the end of the book they were trying to get rid of a God of Missing Pencils and a God of Sock ... ... side-stories remind me both of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, with all of the fairy tales hidden in the footnotes, and of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, which is my favorite treatment of the "gods are fueled by faith" theme. ... 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.
The newest work, like Going Postal, Monstrous Regiment and Thud! is not as good, even if I enjoyed them. ... Small Gods was the first one recommended to me, and I've been hooked since. (It also helped that I married the person who made the recommendation and that she already owned a bunch of Pratchetts). Small Gods is still my favorite Pratchett... even though it doesn't have The Luggage. I would ... ... the Pratchett Discworld books, and still have about 8 to read. I have enjoyed them all so far, but my favorites were Small Gods, Interesting Times and Reaper Man.
My favorite characters are Vetanari, The Luggage, The Librarian, and Death.
I read them out of order, and my plan ... ... in Pine Cove. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove is probably my favorite.
Terry Pratchett is good too - I like Small Gods and Interesting Times.
David Sedaris is funny too, but I prefer listening to him on audio books rather than reading him.
I like Gerald Durrell's ... ... Guards! (Night Watch)
Eric (Rincewind)
Moving Pictures
Reaper Man (Death)
Witches Abroad (Lancre Witches)
Small Gods
Lords and Ladies (Lancre Witches)
Men at Arms (Night Watch)
Soul Music (Death)
Interesting Times (Rincewind)
Maskerade (Lancre Witches)
Feet of C ...
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