Reviews

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

evieburrows's review against another edition

3.0

was fine I guess, but I didn't find it funny, and since it's meant to be comedy maybe I'll only give it 2.5 stars but that's kind of harsh

zozoc04's review against another edition

2.5

thoroughly disappointed 

luckylikesreading's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

coffeeandbooked's review

4.0

I just love this world.

westergaard's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

strayreads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

paveley1985's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

a3gruber's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

dromwald's review against another edition

4.0

Seems strange being a long term fan of the fantasy genre and never having read any work by Terry Pratchett but for some reason his books never really appealed. I've always preferred epic fantasy, or Grimdark or any of a dozen similar sub divisions of the fantasy genre; I like humorous stories but not as part of my fantasy diet. Or at least, this is what I felt before reading The Colour of Magic (Sorry I'm British and I refuse to misspell the word 'colour':P)
Pratchett's humour reminds me of Douglas Adam's humour in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy only set in a fantasy world. There were times when what I read caused a quirky smile and others an outright chuckle. Lots of interesting characters of course throughout though I did feel at times that the story was just something chucked into the mix to give those same characters a reason to be. I look forward to reading more books by Pratchett in due course.

linguistic_goblin's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0