The 2023 Pratchat Challenge - hosted by mcbenzie

A book with an elderly protagonist
From his earliest books Pratchett has been fond of casting older folks as his heroes, most famously Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Cohen the Barbarian. Even the faculty of Unseen University are getting on in years. But there are plenty of others to be found out there!

Suggestions to come.
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Ransom by David Malouf

Ransom

David Malouf

224 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical challenging reflective medium-paced
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters

A Morbid Taste for Bones

Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #1

Ellis Peters

291 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

The Last Devil to Die

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #4

Richard Osman

429 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime mystery emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin

Tehanu

Earthsea Cycle #4

Ursula K. Le Guin

8 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy young adult dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

Steppenwolf

Hermann Hesse

252 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy challenging dark reflective slow-paced
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

A Long Petal of the Sea

Isabel Allende

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional informative medium-paced
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

The Man Who Died Twice

A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #2

Richard Osman

355 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction crime mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay

The Animals in That Country

Laura Jean McKay

8 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction adventurous dark medium-paced
The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell

The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home

Joanna Nell

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional lighthearted fast-paced
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

A Man Called Ove

Fredrik Backman

337 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced