So I think this may have been asked before, but if someone wanted to start reading Discworld stuff from sort of beginning to end, where might one start?
CoM is the weakest book in the series. I'd consult this [link]
Zoe: I thought you wanted to spend more time off-ship this visit. Wash: Out there is seems like it's all fancy parties. I like our party better. The dress code is easier and I know all the steps.
'Shindig'
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."
P.M. Marc - Mar 14, 2008 4:14:15 pm PDT #5238 of 28344
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
dcp - Mar 14, 2008 4:17:20 pm PDT #5239 of 28344
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Also Wikipedia: [link]
I came across them out of order. AISTR Mort was pretty good, but the first one I remember really liking was Guards! Guards!
DXMachina - Mar 15, 2008 3:03:37 am PDT #5240 of 28344
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Another possible place to start is Small Gods, which isn't really part of any of the sub-series. One of the great things about Pratchett is that he doesn't really need to be read in order. I started with Thud!
Jars - Mar 16, 2008 1:39:08 am PDT #5241 of 28344
Okay, so yesterday we bought The Colour of Magic and Guards! Guards!, so we'll see how we get on with them. Thanks again guys!
DXMachina - Mar 16, 2008 2:44:08 am PDT #5242 of 28344
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Speaking of the Colour of Magic, the sky one adapation will be out on Easter. Here's a trailer. [link] Ooh, and a making of featurette. [link]
And finally, "A Tourist's Guide to Ankh-Morpork & Discworld" (with Tim Curry). [link]
Miracleman - Mar 17, 2008 5:06:30 am PDT #5243 of 28344
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
My first Discworld was Reaper Man. Then came Men at Arms.
I think Men at Arms is still my favorite, though it's a close race between that and...almost every other Discworld book.
Connie Neil - Mar 17, 2008 6:30:36 am PDT #5244 of 28344
brillig
My favorite is Jingo. Vimes begins to understand why Vetinari lets him get away with things, and he starts to understand his own power. Night Watch is interesting to compare the Watch That Was to the way it is under Vimes/Vetinari. Vimes didn't even know he was becoming a hero.
Yeah, I'm a softie for Vimes.
Miracleman - Mar 17, 2008 6:32:23 am PDT #5245 of 28344
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Vimes is my favoritest ever. I wanna be Vimes when I grow up.
"NO! THIS IS NOT MY COW!!"
Connie Neil - Mar 17, 2008 6:34:09 am PDT #5246 of 28344
brillig
Vimes couldn't do what he does without Vetinari, and Vetinari couldn't get away with what he does without Vimes. It's a perfect symbiotic relationship, and I love when the two of them give each other looks when Carrot is sermonizing about The Inherent Goodness of People.
juliana - Mar 17, 2008 7:08:13 am PDT #5247 of 28344
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
My first Discworld was Witches Abroad, and then Night Watch.
I can't decide if Wyrd Sisters or Hogfather is my favorite Discworld. On the one hand, Macbeth influences. On the other, Death as the Hogfather.