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The Hogfather
by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett
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...
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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