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by Terry Pratchett

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Can you read this book on its own, or do you need to have read the previous books to understand it?

Elaina I read it on its own without having read the previous books and I had no real issue understanding it.

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I didn't understand what happened with Ridcully's bath at the end. Can someone please explain? Thanks.

John Kirk

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So, what IS the bean reference? Not lucky to find a bean in your food on Hogswatch? I'd appreciate everything better if I know the context & settings.

Norma Dangla It was explained somewhere in the book, that as the Hogfather evolved, at first it was an animal that was killed as sacrifice, then it was a man... an…moreIt was explained somewhere in the book, that as the Hogfather evolved, at first it was an animal that was killed as sacrifice, then it was a man... and the man was selected by placing a bean in his food. The lucky fellow who ate the bean was killed as sacrifice to "make the sun rise".
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What happened to the Oh-God? Did he make it in the end?

Kat McMullen I think it’s possible that he did, since he was in that make-believe world, and Violet the tooth fairy believed in him, not in who he was as he was cr…moreI think it’s possible that he did, since he was in that make-believe world, and Violet the tooth fairy believed in him, not in who he was as he was created, but in what he told her about himself as he redefined himself.(less)

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Are the footnotes read aloud in this?

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