There's an ebook omnibus of the Tiffany Aching novels for $29.99. I'll probably end up buying it at some point.
Yesterday, my life's like, 'Uh-oh, pop quiz!' Today it's like, 'rain of toads.'
Xander ,'Beneath You'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
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."
Atropa - Mar 14, 2015 3:27:36 pm PDT #23074 of 28342
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
juliana - Mar 15, 2015 7:29:15 am PDT #23075 of 28342
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I finished War and Peace last night, after I took a break to re-read Pyramids, Small Gods, & The Last Hero.
Atropa - Mar 15, 2015 9:06:40 am PDT #23076 of 28342
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I've re-read Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, and I started Maskerade last night. I need to re-read the witches books before I loan them to the StuntHusband on Tuesday.
Connie Neil - Mar 15, 2015 10:23:02 am PDT #23077 of 28342
brillig
I think it's time for a re-read of Jingo. Vimes at his best. Fifth Elephant should be around here somewhere, too. Lady Sibyl stopping a fight with the power of opera.
juliana - Mar 15, 2015 11:55:12 am PDT #23078 of 28342
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Fifth Elephant should be around here somewhere, too. Lady Sibyl stopping a fight with the power of opera.
There's a part in War and Peace that reads not unlike Sam watching the opera at the end of Fifth Elephant. It quite distracted me.
I just did a re-read of the witches, Aching, and guards series(es) over the holidays, so I'm going back through the other ones. I am quite fond of Cohen.
Connie Neil - Mar 15, 2015 11:57:31 am PDT #23079 of 28342
brillig
I am quite fond of Cohen
Beware of the old barbarians.
Amy - Mar 15, 2015 12:17:58 pm PDT #23080 of 28342
Because books.
How do you pronounce Aching, in this context?
Would they be a good place to start reading Pratchett?
DebetEsse - Mar 15, 2015 12:20:32 pm PDT #23081 of 28342
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I've always pronounced it like the thing your back is doing if you sleep funny. But I have no authoritative source for that.
I would assume that there are a lot of kids who start Discworld with them.
Connie Neil - Mar 15, 2015 12:38:59 pm PDT #23082 of 28342
brillig
Would they be a good place to start reading Pratchett?
Easy question with not so easy an answer. There are multiple major subsections of Discworld, and they generally don't intermingle. If you Google Discworld reading list, you should find several charts that show the major sections and their starting points.
Consuela - Mar 15, 2015 1:14:06 pm PDT #23083 of 28342
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I think Wee Free Men (the first Tiffany Aching book) is as good a place as any to start Discworld. It is a YA/children's book, but it has the patented humor and heart, plus a young girl as the protagonist. Crivens!
I'm listening to Mort today; the only thing wrong with it is that it's not Stephen Briggs reading, but Nigel Planer. Planer is ok, but he's not as good as Briggs.