A review by readingrobin
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I think The Light Fantastic is where Pratchett really found his footing. Having read my way around the Discworld haphazardly, this one felt much closer to those later installments than The Colour of Magic, its' sense of humor a little more defined and the world slightly more realized. Rincewind is a wonderful reluctant protagonist, literally trying to get out of being the main character in any way he can only for the narrative to drag him back in. I'm so excited to see where the story will take him.

I will say, Terry's books tend to do a great bit of bouncing around between events/POVs before getting to the main meat of a story and even then there seems to be a bit of whiplash. Eventually it did settle as more of the plot threads started to intertwine, and of course Terry's usual brand of witty humor does a lot in keeping the cohesiveness.

The Discworld seems to have really set its hooks into me for real now.