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Hogfather (Discworld, #20)
by Terry Pratchett
by Terry Pratchett
What a delight to find myself reading a Christmas themed book at Christmastime. This was sheerly by accident, but I'd recommend it for anyone thinking of giving Hogfather a try.
This Disc World book is part of the Death series, so it should be read after both Mort and Soul Music. As a character, Pratchett's Death is almost always in the same plot--freaking out about being Death, so I consider it to be one of the less-compelling storylines. This is a bit of a shame because Death is such a delightful figure. In fact you could argue, and people probably have, that Death is the star of the series--appearing in every book I can think of.
The plot resembles Nightmare before Christmas all grown up, so it has plenty of truly spooky scenes. And a subplot featuring the wizards and a computer was particularly satisfying.
I look forward to checking out the BBC adaptation.
This Disc World book is part of the Death series, so it should be read after both Mort and Soul Music. As a character, Pratchett's Death is almost always in the same plot--freaking out about being Death, so I consider it to be one of the less-compelling storylines. This is a bit of a shame because Death is such a delightful figure. In fact you could argue, and people probably have, that Death is the star of the series--appearing in every book I can think of.
The plot resembles Nightmare before Christmas all grown up, so it has plenty of truly spooky scenes. And a subplot featuring the wizards and a computer was particularly satisfying.
I look forward to checking out the BBC adaptation.
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Dec 17, 2010 07:45am
Death? Hogfather? Christmas??? What the hell is going on? I thought Discworld was that giant series by that guy who died before he could finish it, and it was pretty much generic fantasy
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Are you thinking of the Wheel of Time? Totally different. You've seriously never read any of these? The guy's written dozens. Some are better than others, but it's all very British humor, which I like.
Maria wrote: "Are you thinking of the Wheel of Time? Totally different. You've seriously never read any of these? The guy's written dozens. Some are better than others, but it's all very British humor, which I l..."oh jeah. that is what i'm thinking of. i know nothing about Discworld. The name sounds like Wheel of Time.
