tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post6228826173047558076..comments2024-01-22T14:32:22.110+00:00Comments on An Armchair By The Sea: Getting Started with Pratchett: A Beginners Guideanarmchairbytheseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-74519052039870293042015-03-18T21:01:20.428+00:002015-03-18T21:01:20.428+00:00The first time, I tried to start at the beginning ...The first time, I tried to start at the beginning with The Colour of Magic and just could *not* get into it. Second time around, I began with Wee Free Men, and I fell in love. I really love how his Discworld books can be read in just about any order or no order at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-71733036028416698212015-03-18T11:26:34.121+00:002015-03-18T11:26:34.121+00:00Another excellent post! :D
I really wish I had ti...Another excellent post! :D <br />I really wish I had time this week to post stuff too, but if I did that I would have no time for reading! Stupid work suddenly becoming stupidly busy, grumble grumble. I'm at least going to try to get a round-up post up on Friday!!<br /><br />Although I've only read the Hogfater out of the books you recommend to start with, I agree with that one so I'm sure the others are good suggestions too!<br /><br />I think you could also start with the Johnny books, (with Only You Can Save Mankind being the first), if any of those sound interesting!<br /><br />I think that one of the beauties of the discworld books is that you can pretty much start anywhere and enjoy it! I have to say, now that I've finished The Colour of Magic (and am onto The Light Fantastic) I do think that the beginning in this case is not a very good place to start. The book isn't bad or anything, but it doesn't capture so much of what the best discworld books do. Although there is some continuity between all of the books, most of the time it just provides background information rather than being vitally important to the future books. Although The Light Fantastic appears to be a direct continuation of The Colour of Magic, so maybe don't start there!<br /><br />But yeah. Apart from what you've suggested, as I said yesterday I think you could just pick a series of novels in the discworld books and start at the beginning of it and be happy. I would probably personally recommend Mort, but I think you can probably go for whatever series sounds most interesting to you.Jimjamjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.com