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Re: I'd recommend Guards! Guards! RomaVenkat Send a noteboard - 08/09/2011 04:28:18 AM
Good Omens is a lovely book, but it's not exactly plumbing the depths of character development.

What I suggest is picking a sub-series within the Discworld - the Death series, the Watch series, the Witches, Tiffany Aching (more young adult, but still good), Moist von Lipvig (I dislike these, myself), the Wizards, Rincewind.

If I were you, I'd start with Guards!, Guards!, and the Watch books first.

But! The joy of Pratchett is that you can read him in any order. I'm linking you to the very ordererly wikipedia page, and telling you to watch out for the Death/Sto Helit books, the Watch books, the Wizards/Unseen University books, and the Witches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld

Pyramids, The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents are great standalones.
Roh
OR you could read them all in chronological order!
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Which Pratchett book should I try first? rebelaessedai - 08/09/2011 01:56:11 AM 1122 Views
Hm. I don't know if I'd call Pratchett "cerebral." He's more... British. beetnemesis - 08/09/2011 03:26:53 AM 919 Views
Re: I'd recommend Guards! Guards! RomaVenkat - 08/09/2011 04:28:18 AM 1093 Views
I agree with Guards! Guards! Stephen - 08/09/2011 01:59:56 PM 906 Views
I started with Going Postal as well HyogaRott - 08/09/2011 02:28:37 PM 943 Views
Re: Hogfather was my first Death-Sto Helit book. It is so awesome. *NM* RomaVenkat - 08/09/2011 03:36:08 PM 406 Views
Re: I started with Going Postal as well Nolan - 08/09/2011 03:43:33 PM 979 Views
Yeah, that's probably best *NM* beetnemesis - 08/09/2011 05:26:57 PM 394 Views
Yeah, that's a really good idea. Darth_Katie - 08/09/2011 06:42:22 PM 986 Views
I've read them in order of publish and I dig that way. Tigr - 08/09/2011 04:37:24 PM 969 Views
Re: I don't like the later books quite as much.. RomaVenkat - 08/09/2011 05:28:15 PM 948 Views
I did too! It's tough to recommend that to others, though beetnemesis - 08/09/2011 05:28:15 PM 876 Views
Yeah, I wouldn't recommend people start with Color of Magic Darth_Katie - 08/09/2011 06:43:20 PM 986 Views
How could you be not impressed by Good Omens? Camilla - 08/09/2011 06:35:37 PM 848 Views
Re: Not much depth of character. RomaVenkat - 09/09/2011 03:15:55 AM 873 Views
Debt of character, schmept of character Camilla - 09/09/2011 05:15:05 AM 957 Views
Re: Emma Bovary has no depth, she is a ninny! RomaVenkat - 09/09/2011 05:46:45 AM 940 Views
Yes depth. That is how it is spelled Camilla - 09/09/2011 05:47:58 AM 949 Views
Hey! rebelaessedai - 09/09/2011 11:21:24 PM 891 Views
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