UnsinkableKristen Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 After hearing so much great stuff about him this week, I'd love to read some of his books. Where should I start?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The kids and I are listening to "Wee Free Men" on audiobook and I'm reading "In Search of Small Gods." I checked Goodreads before picking what book I read. I'll be interested to see what others suggest. I big puffy, sparkly heart love "Wee Free Men." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I like Reaperman. It is about Death who has been laid off and he decides to take all his unused vacation time. Pratchett also wrote a book with Neil Gaiman, Good Omens. It is a wonderfully hilarious book about the Apocalypse. I recommend it to everyone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Anne Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Guards! Guards! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The Color of Magic.... not necessarily absolute best one, but it's the first Discworld and it kind of sets things up.... then you can read in whichever order you want after that. They don't really build on each other. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I really loved "The Carpet People". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 I like Reaperman. It is about Death who has been laid off and he decides to take all his unused vacation time. Pratchett also wrote a book with Neil Gaiman, Good Omens. It is a wonderfully hilarious book about the Apocalypse. I recommend it to everyone. I have this! I forgot that I bought it awhile ago. Awesome :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Handy chart. Start at the beginning of any of the strands, but it's best to have read both strands before the point where two connect. :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: Seriously, the best way to read Pratchett is as he wrote them. I cried when I heard he died. I am not a sappy celebrity follower type but it's just so very sad that there'll never be another Discworld book. ETA: you can read them out of order, but you won't always get the joke. Plus one particular character changes so much that your first impression of him will be so very different from the last. -I've read all the Discworld books several times and my favorites are the Guards or Moist von Lipwig stories. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I have this! I forgot that I bought it awhile ago. Awesome :D If you mean you have Good Omens then you are in for a delightful read, don't skip the footnotes. The footnotes are some of the funniest bits. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: Seriously, the best way to read Pratchett is as he wrote them. I cried when I heard he died. I am not a sappy celebrity follower type but it's just so very sad that there'll never be another Discworld book. ETA: you can read them out of order, but you won't always get the joke. Plus one particular character changes so much that your first impression of him will be so very different from the last. -I've read all the Discworld books several times and my favorites are the Guards or Moist von Lipwig stories. Terry Pratchett's daughter helped him with some of the more recent books and he announced awhile back that he intended on leaving Discworld in her hands. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Wee Free Men was great. There are three books, so less of an undertaking than what I'm sure that chart shows, but still related! Boy, audio book would be great!! Off to check the library. I bogged down somewhere in the chat, but I intend to get back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I started with Witches Abroad. :zombie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I read them as he wrote them, but stopped when I had kids and started back up again with my daughter at age 9 and read the Wee Free Men. It's one of my favorites. My daughter and I also love Monstrous Regiment. It has a few characters and ideas from the other books but is pretty self-contained. I like Moist von Lipwig and the watch and The witches and Susan. I don't care for the books with Rincewind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Terry Pratchett's daughter helped him with some of the more recent books and he announced awhile back that he intended on leaving Discworld in her hands. Yeah I'd heard that..... Have you read Raising Steam? I'm going to assume he had help and you can really tell. It's not that it was bad but it was not the same. It lacked the lightness and pacing that all of his books have (even the Long Earth books have a definite Terry Pratchett style to parts of them). Good Omens is excellent and will introduce you to two great writers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Going Postal. It's my favorite still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I read part of Wee Free Men before I had to return it to the library. This page includes publication dates if you need them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld I'm not sure where to jump back into the series, maybe The Colour of Magic. Maybe I'll finish Good Omens, had to return it to the library too....I'm sensing a theme on not finishing books, should just buy them. :coolgleamA: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Seriously, the best way to read Pratchett is as he wrote them. Mmm, I can't stand his earlier Discworlds. I'll gleefully skip most of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Condessa Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Definitely Guards! Guards! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yeah I'd heard that..... Have you read Raising Steam? I'm going to assume he had help and you can really tell. It's not that it was bad but it was not the same. It lacked the lightness and pacing that all of his books have (even the Long Earth books have a definite Terry Pratchett style to parts of them). Good Omens is excellent and will introduce you to two great writers. The type of Alzheimers he had removed his ability to write, he had to use voice software for everything. He was diagnosed after he noticed he was having spelling and typing issues. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/15/a-butt-of-my-own-jokes-terry-pratchett-on-the-disease-that-finally-claimed-him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 If you mean you have Good Omens then you are in for a delightful read, don't skip the footnotes. The footnotes are some of the funniest bits. Yeah, this is the downside to reading it on Kindle. I prefer print copies of Discworld books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yeah, this is the downside to reading it on Kindle. I prefer print copies of Discworld books. The kindle versions don't have footnotes? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I love Guards! Guards! as a start -- it's what hooked me after an unsuccessful attempt with a different book (feet of clay maybe? that one really requires some knowledge to enjoy). Pyramids is also a magnificent book and still one of my favorites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 The kindle versions don't have footnotes? :( Footnotes on the kindle tend to end up being more of end notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Footnotes on the kindle tend to end up being more of end notes. Gah. The footnotes make the books so much better. They show up on my computer in my versions that I've converted to PDF, but I guess not on the Kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I read Pratchett on my kindle, and when I touch a footnote superscript number, a bubble pops up right in front of me with the footnote in it. It's very very easy for me to read them and then resume the story. I'm surprised to hear that this is not the case for others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I read Pratchett on my kindle, and when I touch a footnote superscript number, a bubble pops up right in front of me with the footnote in it. It's very very easy for me to read them and then resume the story. I'm surprised to hear that this is not the case for others. I have an OLD kindle :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegs Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I miss my OLD kindle. My kid dropped a step-ladder on it. -_- Can you highlight the superscript somehow and press whichever button is your equivalent of 'enter'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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