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Re: A couple of new questions; Camilla Send a noteboard - 08/01/2011 10:53:32 PM
1) in my opinion, and that of several others, Night Watch is one of TP's best books. Yet it is at the end of an arc as it were, and the finer points of Character development and a lot of other pointed the book tries to address relies on having read at least some of the earlier books. Have you read any books part way through a series? ( a proper series like WoT or a kind-of series like Discworld?)


I don't think I've read any of them in sequence. I started out with the early ones, but I got fed up with them (I was very young at the time and made the extraordinary mistake of reading them in translation), so I may have gotten a basic introduction to Witches and Wizards, but apart from that I have not followed the sequence. I agree that Night Watch makes much more sense and is much better if you know Vimes and the Watch story well. This is why I never recommend it as a first book to people who want to start reading Pratchett.

2) do you think it affected the quality of your read for better or worse or not at all?


Hmm. I accidentally answered this, I think. Although in general I don't think it has affected my read much. I am good at retaining fictional information, so I get the pleasure out of books I've read later if I've missed things the first time around.

3) I personally think that TP's characterisation, due to the long length of the book arcs, occurs quite strongly but more slowly and subtly across the series. Do you agree? Is this good or bad or neutral? Basically this is a "read my rather silly statement: discuss" question


I agree. Particularly Vimes, Granny and Vetinari, but probably a few others as well.
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Sir Terry Pratchett DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 05:42:34 PM 1474 Views
I'm torn between my love of Pterry and my inherent laziness. beetnemesis - 07/01/2011 05:55:25 PM 1032 Views
Why do think you don't like unseen academicals as much as the others? *NM* DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:41:30 PM 476 Views
It just felt... unfocused? (spoilers) beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:49:51 PM 1112 Views
Re: Danae al'Thor - 07/01/2011 05:58:54 PM 1197 Views
What do you particularly enjoy about Pyramids? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:44:31 PM 1151 Views
Re: It is self contained, it examines its themes and then moves on, it is packaged to my tastes. Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 07:45:23 PM 1185 Views
Plus, it has that great assassin test scene at the beginning. beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:51:15 PM 1051 Views
Re: Packaging. *NM* Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 08:52:14 PM 425 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett jh - 07/01/2011 08:21:35 PM 1162 Views
Heh. I forgot Good Omens. Camilla - 07/01/2011 10:15:01 PM 1031 Views
Re: Collabs can't count, surely? *NM* Danae al'Thor - 08/01/2011 09:24:59 AM 481 Views
Why not? Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:20:57 AM 991 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Novo - 07/01/2011 08:21:46 PM 1306 Views
I just finished Unseen Academicals yesterday! Darth_Katie - 07/01/2011 08:34:03 PM 1085 Views
Thief of Time was pretty great beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 08:51:46 PM 1248 Views
Stupid iPhone predicative text. Spot the error *NM* DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 09:31:55 PM 5210 Views
Good survey, thanks for posting. Legolas - 07/01/2011 09:55:39 PM 1194 Views
I posted a review of it, but feel free to post another one. Camilla - 07/01/2011 10:12:00 PM 1179 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 07/01/2011 10:43:56 PM 1308 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Stephen - 07/01/2011 11:04:02 PM 1106 Views
Humorous. But his underlying nihilism always leaves me somewhat disturbed after finishing a book.. Shannow - 08/01/2011 09:21:56 AM 1198 Views
Interesting DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 12:18:56 PM 1182 Views
To me atheism = nihilism... Shannow - 08/01/2011 12:47:04 PM 1142 Views
Ok, I fundamentally disagree with you, but I respect your opinion DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 12:49:54 PM 1079 Views
Fair enough. However... Shannow - 08/01/2011 12:54:24 PM 1121 Views
To quote the Angel line that is in the quotes here... Legolas - 08/01/2011 03:29:33 PM 1028 Views
A lovely word confusion (not quite a paradox but I'm not sure what to call it) DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 05:38:38 PM 936 Views
I always loved that quote beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 09:04:07 PM 1006 Views
re: Death Novo - 08/01/2011 01:33:10 PM 1090 Views
That's exactly my point... Shannow - 08/01/2011 01:40:45 PM 1249 Views
Well. Novo - 08/01/2011 02:05:36 PM 1196 Views
What nihilism? Camilla - 08/01/2011 04:28:59 PM 1006 Views
To him, atheism = nihilism... Novo - 08/01/2011 05:06:28 PM 1109 Views
Then he has misunderstood the concept. *NM* Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:22:04 PM 429 Views
not really a big fan random thoughts - 08/01/2011 04:25:33 PM 1320 Views
oops *NM* random thoughts - 08/01/2011 04:26:09 PM 469 Views
Re: not really a big fan Camilla - 12/01/2011 09:00:54 AM 1058 Views
I read about half of it and seemed to be going nowhere random thoughts - 12/01/2011 02:12:28 PM 974 Views
A couple of new questions; DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 08/01/2011 06:03:15 PM 984 Views
Re: A couple of new questions; Stephen - 08/01/2011 06:19:18 PM 1066 Views
Character development is almost a double edged sword beetnemesis - 08/01/2011 09:00:44 PM 1016 Views
I agree. *NM* Camilla - 12/01/2011 02:58:16 PM 430 Views
Re: A couple of new questions; Camilla - 08/01/2011 10:53:32 PM 1156 Views
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett Ellestra - 12/01/2011 05:15:30 AM 1314 Views
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