pickReread as a part of my Discworld marathon (1 down, 40 to go!). Turns out my first read of this novel was 10 years ago, how symbolic! I enjoyed this reread tremendously. Yes, this book is indeed very chaotic, I forgot how wild a ride it is, but oh, so much fun!
so-soI listened to this- I think it would have been a pick had I read it. Going to ditch the audio for the rest of the series.
Getting out the word that HumbleBundle currently has a Discworld bundle, offering 39 Discworld books (is that all of them? I think it's all of them) for a donation of $18 or more benefiting Room to Read, a charity that supports literacy and gender equality in education.
Here you go: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-pratchetts-discworld-harpercollins-book...
I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are new and some are old, some were gifts and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 22
#ABookADay2024
#NewYearNewBooks #LuggageCvr playing catch up! one of the few books/series where luggage is an actual character !🧳
pickA delightful (if rather cynical) tale of wizards, magic, and tourism. Nearly Tolkien-esque levels of worldbuilding, with a snarky writing style that reminded me of Douglas Adams. I enjoyed getting to explore a fantasy world that was really fresh and unexpected. The Luggage may have been my favorite character.
Happy Tuesday! Here are today's #Two4Tuesday questions. Thanks to everyone who played last week! Have a great day!
1️⃣ The toilet paper roll must feed over the top, always!
2️⃣ (Tagged) The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
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1. probably use 😃 or 😂 the most. I try to keep positive.
2. Anything by Terry Pratchett puts a smile on my face and makes me laugh, including the tagged book.
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pickWhat a nostalgic read!
It‘s different from the rest of the Discworld series but still enjoyable. The Death isn‘t as benevolent, and the humor is simpler, more surface level, but the seeds of the greatness are already there.
Twoflower is a tourist from another continent, but he reminds me of the casual reader immersed in a fantastic world.
What would the fantastical inhabitants think of us, readers, if the realities were flipped?
3.75/5
Because self-imposed book buying bans don‘t count when (1) you‘re in a foreign country and (2) you‘re buying an different edition of a fave book that you already own so it‘s not a “new” book per se.
pickAfter poking about in the Discworld a bit with four novels, I decided to start at the beginning and read all 40+ books in order. This is the first one and I loved it. Not as cohesive as later books, but still satisfying to serious fanatics of Pratchett. Fate and Luck play a tense game involving specifically Rincewind, the failed wizard and Twoflowers, the world‘s first tourist. Only Death is disappointed. 💀😂
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I have so many books that have a colour in the title... but which should I read for the PopSugar challenge? 🤔
#FallingForFallSwap Happy Fall Littens I love my swap package that I got from @Chrissyreadit it's wonderful. Thank you so much for the coffee and the coffee container it's wonderful.. and the Books! Swoon. I am so excited about reading them! #NewBooks #Fall
bailedI almost never bail on a book but I couldn‘t get through this one. I know a lot of people love the disc world books…but at least this first one was not for me. I‘ve been told they can be read out of order but I have a hard time not starting at the beginning. Any recs on one I might like more?
pickStarting a Discworld re-read with the very first book. It might not be the best, but it's still a lot of fun, brimming with clever ideas, and I have a soft spot for cowardly, failed wizard Rincewind.
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pickI know the first few Discworld books don‘t get a lot of love (and they definitely do get better as the series goes on), but I absolutely love this one. Terry Pratchett was an outstanding writer. I‘d forgotten how much I enjoy the many, many misadventures of Rincewind, Twoflower… and the Luggage.
pickMy first foray in this world. I liked some parts more than others. Sometimes it was a bit meh. I unfortunately didn't get any of the jokes, references etc, but I've discovered there's a whole world on the internet where this is discussed forever. I am going to read more books in this series.
TBR since November 9th. 2013; 287 pages.
"I think I've missed something along the way," he said. "First we were told we were going to be slaves-"
"A base canard!" interrupted Garhartra.
"What's a canard?" said Twoflower.
"I think it's a kind of duck," said Rincewind from the end of a long table.
"What is your name?" he said, as reassuringly as he could manage. She might be frightened, but she did have the wand. If I had a wand like that, he thought, I wouldn't be frightened of anything. So what in Creation can she imagine I could do?
"My name is immaterial," she said.
"That's a pretty name," said Rincewind.
pickTerry Pratchett so understands my sense of humor that I can't believe I'm only getting around to reading his Discworld novels now. This would have been just the thing in my younger days to get me over my post-Hitchiker's Guide blues. Good news is, after this one I've still got 40 more to go!
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
In a distant and secondhand set of dimensions, in an astral plane that was never meant to fly, the curling star-mists waver and part...
pickMy reading slump seems almost never ending, especially now that I'm back in school working on a degree in Graphic Design. But I finally finished this one, and it was such an enjoyable read. Terry Pratchett doesn't disappoint. It's funny, it's magical, and full of action. Once I make a dent in my TBR pile, I need to start collecting the rest of the Discworld series.
I figure we could all use a dose of adorable after this past week. From December, but still cute. #OokBOokClub
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pickTerry Pratchett's riff on the traditional fantasy tropes is just a lot of fun. The world is mind-bending and not always logical, but, that's okay. Too much logic is rather depressing. My one quibble is that I found Rincewind to be so cowardly and smarmy. He annoyed me a lot, but he was more than offset by Twoflower the tourist and his adventuresome spirit. A nice way to finish this god-awful year.
After a day of almost nonstop cooking, I'm thankful for full bellies (mine and my family's), a comfy bed, and a good book. I'm really enjoying this one so far! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone here in the States! Happy regular day to everyone else 😁
After such an intense read (previous post), I need something more fun.
pickFinally got there and read my first Terry Pratchett! The story is full of imagination and I laughed out loud several times. If there is a downside is that sometimes is a bit too imaginative,like chaotic imagination,"wait a second, what's happening?" moments(I know, the Little Prince would be ashamed of the adult that I've become?).I love Twoflower and the evolution of Rincewind.I can't wait to continue the series because I see a lot of potential.
I just love this explanation of dragons as a mix between magic and imagination. It starts on the previous page with: "Oh well, you see, the truth of the matter is that dragons never existed as you (and, until I was poisoned some three months ago, I) understand existence. I'm talking about the true dragon, draconis nobilis..."
I bought a new tarot deck. And looking through the cards, I was immediately struck by this one. This one‘s based on the Iroquois story of Hah-nu-nah, the World Turtle.
And it made me think of the Great A'Tuin and want to begin rereading all the Discworld novels. Again. 🥰
After reading Good Omens last year, and already loving Neil Gaiman, I realized I really needed to read some Terry Pratchett. Added to my TBR pile, and can't wait to read it!
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Do you know how hard it is to post every day?!?
But anyways, I like Discworld. It‘s fun, it‘s... I mean honestly there isn‘t really a word to describe it. Picture of the series used here isn‘t mine.
#20Series20Days Day 7: Discworld
Because nobody could go from belly laugh to razor satire to poignant observation as acrobatically as Terry Pratchett
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so-soThere were some things I loved and some I didn‘t. All in all, for this writing style, I think I prefer Douglas Adams.
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pickI‘m finally diving into Discworld! It‘s exciting to be digging into such a beloved series, especially since I‘m already in love with Good Omens, so I know I like Pratchett‘s writing style. This was a fun intro to the world and some of the characters, and I‘m eager to continue!
so-soPratchett‘s first Discworld book. Nice world building but very manic and hard to follow at times.
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description, no reason for wanting to read it. Some are old, some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 3. #tbrpile
picki love discworld! very clever and funny and smart and i loved Rincewind and his (reluctant) friendship with Twoflower, so many great characters! this book was difficult to read at times because the flow was choppy and parts would be confusing at times but i quickly got in the groove and really fell in love with this world, i will 100Percent be reading more DiscWorld books🐢🌌
♉️ Prompt 13 • Read a book that you thought was ambitious,
From what i read about DiscWorld, A flat world sitting on the backs of four elephants who hurtle through space balanced on a giant turtle 🐢🌌 definitely sounds ambitious. its a large series and i‘m diving into the first book today💕 Terry Pratchett is also a fellow taurus ♉️
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Discworld 01 - The Colour of Magic | 
