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Starts out kind of slow, as Pratchett sets up the characters and plot, and then it turns into a riotous celebration of quest, fools and mythology. Completely bonkers. For fantasy readers, especially fans of Douglas Adams and Piers Anthony.
This is the first Discworld book, and the fourth I have read. It's partly an introduction to Discworld, with a lot of Discworld geography and cosmography, and partly the story of the failed wizard Rincewind and Twoflower, the first tourist. Although many parts were very enjoyable, and I appreciated the information, I don't think Pratchett had quite hit his stride yet in this book. There were bits that dragged a little. Still, I think that if I had picked this up when it first came out I would pr
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This was an enjoyable tale with likable, entertaining characters. I've heard so much about Terry Pratchett, and I can't believe it's taken me this long to delve into the Discworld series. This one wasn't great, but I've heard that about the first few, so I wasn't disappointed. I'm confident they will get better and my enjoyment will only grow.
Pratchett has definite talent when it comes to using words not only to create a scene or paint a character, but to infuse humor into his writing. Not just ...more
Pratchett has definite talent when it comes to using words not only to create a scene or paint a character, but to infuse humor into his writing. Not just ...more
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And this is where it all began. It took a few books for Pterry to find his voice properly, so this is not one of the best books in the series. It's also a little frenetic, he obviously had a lot of ideas for the new universe and tried to squeeze an awful lot of them into less than 300 pages, leaving it heaving at the seams a little.
Nonetheless, we get many awesome things including Rincewind (the universe's most reluctant hero), the Luggage, Ankh Morpork, the ...more
And this is where it all began. It took a few books for Pterry to find his voice properly, so this is not one of the best books in the series. It's also a little frenetic, he obviously had a lot of ideas for the new universe and tried to squeeze an awful lot of them into less than 300 pages, leaving it heaving at the seams a little.
Nonetheless, we get many awesome things including Rincewind (the universe's most reluctant hero), the Luggage, Ankh Morpork, the ...more
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