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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."

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WindSparrow - Apr 19, 2013 4:00:04 am PDT #20697 of 28370

Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

I need some readerly advice. If one wanted to know more about Death, Terry Pratchet's Discworld, after having only seen a couple of the lovely tv shows - "Color of Magic" and "Hogfather", etc - without having read any of the Discworld books yet, which book might be most profitable as starting points?

ETA: I ask this, having read the Wikipedia entry on it, so having some clue which books Death is in as more than just a cameo. But if does not necessarily really tell me which is the best starting point for a complete n00b.

-t - Apr 19, 2013 4:08:51 am PDT #20698 of 28370

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Mort is the one I'd recommend, I think. Unless you just want to start with Colour of Magic and plow through them all, of course.

[link] may be helpful.

WindSparrow - Apr 19, 2013 4:19:50 am PDT #20699 of 28370

Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Ah, thank you. Bookmarked the link, too.

WindSparrow - Apr 19, 2013 5:09:33 am PDT #20700 of 28370

Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Five pages into Mort and I can say YES.

Also I love instant downloads. I resisted e-readers but I love not having to wait for a new book to come in the mail.

Liese S. - Apr 19, 2013 11:43:05 am PDT #20701 of 28370

"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, definitely Mort, and also Hogfather.

juliana - Apr 19, 2013 11:50:34 am PDT #20702 of 28370

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Hogfather is probably my favorite, but Reaper Man is so lovely and quietly heartbroken/breaking.

Connie Neil - Apr 19, 2013 11:56:41 am PDT #20703 of 28370

brillig

Plus Hogfather has Susan!

Liese S. - Apr 19, 2013 11:57:34 am PDT #20704 of 28370

"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh yeah, Reaper Man too. I just love all the Death books.

And all the Witches books.

And all the Vimes books.

Um.

juliana - Apr 19, 2013 11:58:31 am PDT #20705 of 28370

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Liese, I love all the Discworld books except the Rincewind ones. And even then, The Last Continent is pretty damn funny.

Connie Neil - Apr 19, 2013 12:01:08 pm PDT #20706 of 28370

brillig

Yeah, I'm not a fan of Rincewind either, except when he ran into Cohen the Barbarian.

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