The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett - Reading Experience
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- After having read three of the novels in Terry Pratchett's Discworld, I now commit myself to reading this huge series in its publication order. Starting with The Colour of Magic.
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A load of nonsense describes many of the Discworld books. But, sometimes, that's exactly what I'm looking for in my reading journey! Thank you for your review!
Very true that!
I'm also reading Discworld in publication order. I'm currently on Guards, Guards. I'm buying them as I go and I'm buying the collector's edition.
These are fun books but the writing is superior and there are always underlying social commentary
That’s a fair score. Pratchett took a long time to find his feet ie that’s why most people suggest book 8 Guards Guards to start with.
You probably know this but just in case, book 2 follows directly on with the next scenes. (Whereas book 3 is totally different)
Thanks for the shoutout Ed!
Great review!
Thanks Nev. Yeah, my rating for Colour of Magic & Guards! Guards! is both 65/100. I believe book 8 deserves a reread once I'm more at home in Discworld.
I read The Color of Magic over a year ago and I agree, sometimes I felt I was reading nonsense but it was interesting and entertaining enough to keep reading. The Luggage was my favorite character. I’m impressed Pratchett had The Luggage portray so much emotion without ever speaking a word
It is just as @bjminton2698 says: sometimes a bit of nonsense is just what one needs at some point.
I love Terry Pratchett generally, but the Wee Free Men I think is his best book. In fact, I would call it one of my top 5 favorite books of all time. It's funny, but I found the story of Tiffany's relationship with her grandmother surprisingly moving. And it was a thought provoking exploration of so many relevant issues of adulthood such as family, leadership, responsibility, and one's role in the community. And it managed to do all of that without any YA "what are these strange feelings I'm feeling?" condescension.
Thanks. This is one of the best reviews of Wee Free Men I’ve come across so far.
I'm' very happy to see you reading Pratchett, he's one of my favorites authors. I agree with your review and yes, it's a load of nonsense! But what amazed me was how much insight he had about a lot of stuff. I think his depiction of academia (with the wizards) is one of the most spot one I've ever read.
And his ideas about stories are very - for me - powerful. I read him when I was younger and it did help me to understand a little bit more of the world. Hm... after I read the Cosmere, perhaps I should re-read Pratchett...
Thanks for the encouragement. I believe I still have to come to that WOW-moment with Pratchett, but I have great faith that this will occur very soon.
@@DutchGreyBeard you're very welcome! =) I hope you get your WOW moment =D
Great summary, and glad you appreciated the parody. It's not much of a story but it is great writing.
Hope you read The Light Fantastic soon as it concludes Rincewind and Twoflower's story with the series moving on to alternate protagonists after that.
As always, great to hear your thoughts, Ed! I think you’ve convinced me to read in publication order once I decide to go back to Discworld. I liked your comment about how you care more for the style of Pratchett’s writing than the actual content/plot of the book. I wonder if you’ve read any Walter Moers? I can’t speak for the quality of his writing in its original German, but the English translations of his books are phenomenal. To me, his prose is even more whimsical, humorous, and entertaining than even Pratchett or Adams. His plots are a bit more well-developed as well, as far as I’ve read. If you haven’t read him already, I’d suggest checking him out! Although I know you probably don’t need any more books to add to your TBR.
Thanks, Amanda! Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check Walter Moers out (new name for me). I've learned that a TBR cannot possibly be big enough, so no worries there anymore ;-)
@@DutchGreyBeard Agreed! I believe his primary works are in an anthology series called Zamonia, in which each entry follows a different cast of characters having some whacky adventure in the titular universe (similar to Discworld). I’d recommend starting with ‘The City of Dreaming Books’ and reading that as a stand-alone novel to help you decide if you like his writing style and universe enough to continue on with his other books.
@@amarieallen Yes, I just looked him up. I'll put The City of Dreaming Books' on my TBR. Can't say when I'll get around to it, though.
@@DutchGreyBeard No pressure! If you do, you do. If not, that’s okay too. :-) That’s the struggle I have with my TBR too; it grows faster than I can read.