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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
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:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a fun read.
I’m glad I read the death series books beforehand as all the returning characters were made special, especially the Death of Rats! Love that character!! *squeak*
Also. This had a good villain! A crucial thing that books miss! Someone genuinely evil!!
It was also a typical Terry Pratchett as it would flip things and challenge the creative ways of thinking! Plus the Christmas undertones were fun especially at this time of year!
I’m glad I read the death series books beforehand as all the returning characters were made special, especially the Death of Rats! Love that character!! *squeak*
Also. This had a good villain! A crucial thing that books miss! Someone genuinely evil!!
It was also a typical Terry Pratchett as it would flip things and challenge the creative ways of thinking! Plus the Christmas undertones were fun especially at this time of year!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Reading it a second time makes it no less amazing!
I absolutely LOVE Death - and I enjoy reading about Susan very much.
Definitely one of my favourite fantasy winter reads - with an amazing movie, that has quite some of the dialogue more or less exactly like in the book. Of course I needed to watch it again the second I finished reading.
So much humor, so much silly ideas, so many funny characters and yet quite some moral and a lot of Christmas spirit in there.
A heartfelt recommendation for anyone who likes a chuckle (or all out laughter) while reading!
I absolutely LOVE Death - and I enjoy reading about Susan very much.
Definitely one of my favourite fantasy winter reads - with an amazing movie, that has quite some of the dialogue more or less exactly like in the book. Of course I needed to watch it again the second I finished reading.
So much humor, so much silly ideas, so many funny characters and yet quite some moral and a lot of Christmas spirit in there.
A heartfelt recommendation for anyone who likes a chuckle (or all out laughter) while reading!
A knowledge compound book club choice;
I love Terry Pratchett. I love discworld and I think the 5 stars are reflective of that. Some people HATED the book and while I was reading it again I kind of knew they would. I was assured by forums that you can start anywhere in discworld but actually, the hogfather is a terrible place to start.
It is Discworld turned up to Maximum and then shone through a panto lense. There's so many characters and a fair few storylines to grapple with, so for the uninitiated it is a mess. Some got through it and, like me, loved it. The end ties up neatly and along the way you are gifted with Terrys humour, astute view of the world and social commentary.
It gives us lessons in charity and observations on belief and makes us laugh at how ridiculous humans are as a species. It's Christmas, but not quite as we know it. Familiar enough that you are either nodding along, agreeing that you know people just like the cheerful fairy or perhaps cringing that you too are like Ridcully.
He gets people, he gets life. I love discworld and I get tearful thinking that it's all over now, so maybe I'm projecting too much on to this book. But I loved it.
Nearly everyone who listened to the audible said they think they would have enjoyed it more if they'd have actually read it. The scenes jump around from place to place, which is clear in print but disorienting in voice. And they found the footnotes distracting, whereas in the book I love the footnotes.
So maybe this informs your choice. If you're thinking of dipping in to discworld for the first time then I'd start with the witches probably, which I think 'equal rites' is the first one. Or maybe the actual first ever book is the best place to start. And read it, electronically or on paper but maybe not audio until you're a bit more immersed in the lore etc...
HO HO HO
I love Terry Pratchett. I love discworld and I think the 5 stars are reflective of that. Some people HATED the book and while I was reading it again I kind of knew they would. I was assured by forums that you can start anywhere in discworld but actually, the hogfather is a terrible place to start.
It is Discworld turned up to Maximum and then shone through a panto lense. There's so many characters and a fair few storylines to grapple with, so for the uninitiated it is a mess. Some got through it and, like me, loved it. The end ties up neatly and along the way you are gifted with Terrys humour, astute view of the world and social commentary.
It gives us lessons in charity and observations on belief and makes us laugh at how ridiculous humans are as a species. It's Christmas, but not quite as we know it. Familiar enough that you are either nodding along, agreeing that you know people just like the cheerful fairy or perhaps cringing that you too are like Ridcully.
He gets people, he gets life. I love discworld and I get tearful thinking that it's all over now, so maybe I'm projecting too much on to this book. But I loved it.
Nearly everyone who listened to the audible said they think they would have enjoyed it more if they'd have actually read it. The scenes jump around from place to place, which is clear in print but disorienting in voice. And they found the footnotes distracting, whereas in the book I love the footnotes.
So maybe this informs your choice. If you're thinking of dipping in to discworld for the first time then I'd start with the witches probably, which I think 'equal rites' is the first one. Or maybe the actual first ever book is the best place to start. And read it, electronically or on paper but maybe not audio until you're a bit more immersed in the lore etc...
HO HO HO
I saved this book specifically for the Christmas period, and I'm glad I did, as I think it made the reading experience a lot more enjoyable than it would have been.
That being said, though I did thoroughly enjoy this one, the pacing started off rather slow and I found it hard to get into at first. I find this with a lot of the Discworld books, as Pratchett spends time setting the scene and putting things in motion. What makes up for this is the great cast of characters, the world building, and the humour.
In this we find Death standing in for the Hogfather, for reasons unknown to us. Thrown into the mix are the Wizards, who find themselves puzzling over a sudden influx of strange gods they'd never heard of before, and Susan, Death's Granddaughter, who doesn't want to get involved in whatever her Grandfather is up to but finds herself involved anyway.
I find the wizards hilarious every time they feature in the books. Ridcully, the Dean, the Bursar, and the others bounce off each other so well and I love their banter. Susan is a great character, and I'm growing to like her more and more each book she features in. And Death is one of my favourites, of course.
I can't express how much I've enjoyed reading Discworld over the past couple of years, and with half the series yet to read, I'm looking forward to what the next year or two has in store for me with these books.
That being said, though I did thoroughly enjoy this one, the pacing started off rather slow and I found it hard to get into at first. I find this with a lot of the Discworld books, as Pratchett spends time setting the scene and putting things in motion. What makes up for this is the great cast of characters, the world building, and the humour.
In this we find Death standing in for the Hogfather, for reasons unknown to us. Thrown into the mix are the Wizards, who find themselves puzzling over a sudden influx of strange gods they'd never heard of before, and Susan, Death's Granddaughter, who doesn't want to get involved in whatever her Grandfather is up to but finds herself involved anyway.
I find the wizards hilarious every time they feature in the books. Ridcully, the Dean, the Bursar, and the others bounce off each other so well and I love their banter. Susan is a great character, and I'm growing to like her more and more each book she features in. And Death is one of my favourites, of course.
I can't express how much I've enjoyed reading Discworld over the past couple of years, and with half the series yet to read, I'm looking forward to what the next year or two has in store for me with these books.
