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jayraams's review against another edition
4.0
This book provides an intoresting look at the fine details of the Dicworld that you may miss, if you have finished the sires this book is a good place to get your Sir Terry fix, it also has a long list of book recomendations that I look forwould to cheaking out.
finhatfield's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
It was very interesting to see what folklore inspired Terry Pratchet or was harvested and reconstituted for the discworld. However at times it didn't feel like it landed as non fiction.
scedne0's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
jmkemp's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a fan of both Terry Pratchett and folklore. I definitely learnt some things, but also knew quite a lot of it already, which perhaps reflects the four star rating rather than the five one might otherwise expect given my stated interests.
You don't need to have read all the discworld novels to get this book, but you do need to be a discworld reader or a large chunk of it will be lost on you. This book is a reference list that explains how earth's folklore (primarily British, but not exclusively so) has influenced the stories, and it comes with a really good index at the back. So you could have it on the side when reading through the various discworld books to look up the bits you weren't sure of. However, it works best on the novels set outside Ankh-Morpork. From memory the most referenced are Pyramids, Sourcery, Hogfather, Lords and Ladies, Soul Music, Monstrous Regiment and the Tiffany Aching books.
Another word on spoilers. Although there are a good number of quoted sections and explanations of references I don't think any of these directly related to the main plots of the stories. However, you might want to read the actual Discworld books before reading this one. You'll enjoy it all the more for being familiar with the stories.
You don't need to have read all the discworld novels to get this book, but you do need to be a discworld reader or a large chunk of it will be lost on you. This book is a reference list that explains how earth's folklore (primarily British, but not exclusively so) has influenced the stories, and it comes with a really good index at the back. So you could have it on the side when reading through the various discworld books to look up the bits you weren't sure of. However, it works best on the novels set outside Ankh-Morpork. From memory the most referenced are Pyramids, Sourcery, Hogfather, Lords and Ladies, Soul Music, Monstrous Regiment and the Tiffany Aching books.
Another word on spoilers. Although there are a good number of quoted sections and explanations of references I don't think any of these directly related to the main plots of the stories. However, you might want to read the actual Discworld books before reading this one. You'll enjoy it all the more for being familiar with the stories.
thetashc's review against another edition
4.0
A comprehensive collection of the folklore that exists in Terry Pratchett’s incredible Discworld series. This time not only recollects Discworld folklore, but also compares it to the folklore of Earth that was somehow inspired by the Disc or vice versa through world-travelling thought-particles.
A very thorough and interesting read. I love that there are so many companion books to the Discworld series that I can read. There was so much information in this book. I was awed by the knowledge of both authors on the subject of folklore.
A very thorough and interesting read. I love that there are so many companion books to the Discworld series that I can read. There was so much information in this book. I was awed by the knowledge of both authors on the subject of folklore.
beemini's review against another edition
5.0
It’s worth listening to the audiobook as there is an epilogue with a lovely 20-minute conversation between Pratchett and the co-author. Even if you’ve read all the Discworld books, and found many of the allusions via the l-space web community, there are still surprises in this book of VERY old British and European folklore that Pratchett incorporated into his novels. As an American I’d heard almost none of it before.
lory_enterenchanted's review against another edition
Some interesting information, but I would have much more appreciated a version that acknowledged Discworld was a literary creation, and straightforwardly talked about its sources and influences in folklore, rather than the pretense that it is a real place and the similarities are "amazing coincidences."
indiepauli47's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
A very interesting read, for hardcore fans of the Discworld.
Learned quite a few things, and absolutely loved getting a glimpse from Terry Pratchett's mind, how the man actually found his ideas, and how they almost all derived from our world.
Would recommend if you can't get enough of DW 🥹
Learned quite a few things, and absolutely loved getting a glimpse from Terry Pratchett's mind, how the man actually found his ideas, and how they almost all derived from our world.
Would recommend if you can't get enough of DW 🥹