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nekare ([personal profile] nekare) wrote2010-10-04 04:57 pm

give me recsss.

So, which Discworld books are definite must reads?

Just finished The Colour of Magic, and have before read The Last Continent and, uh, I think Witches Abroad? That was ages ago, though. Really, I'd like something in the level of funny as Good Omens.
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[identity profile] netgirl-y2k.livejournal.com 2010-10-04 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
My personal favourite is Guards! Guards! it was the first one I read and it got me hooked on the series. Small Gods, Pyramids and Monstrous Regiment are all very funny and stand alones, so you don't need any prior knowledge of the series going in.

[identity profile] ignipes.livejournal.com 2010-10-04 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I agree that Guards! Guards! is pretty great, and definitely one of the funniest. I remember Wyrd Sisters being quite hilarious. I also love Small Gods and think it should be required reading for anybody who wants to discuss religion and religious institutions. Hogfather is more creepy than funny, but it is pretty awesome. My absolutely favorite is Night Watch but, again, it's a bit too dark to be really hilarious, and it's probably not quite as engaging if you haven't read the other books about the City Watch first.

And... I could go on forever! *g*

In general, the earlier books tend to be more focused on the silliness and humor and mockery of fantasy/adventure genre conventions, whereas the later ones have the darker, more serious social commentary stuff as bigger parts of the stories. They don't ever stop being funny, they just gradually become more serious alongside the funny.
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[personal profile] such_heights 2010-10-04 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I have great fondness for Mort and Going Postal myself.
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[identity profile] lilian-cho.livejournal.com 2010-10-04 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I love Going Postal because I always love man-becoming-legend stories (or in this case, man crafting his own legend).

[livejournal.com profile] rea_saint loves Small Gods; I didn't enjoy it as much prolly because I overdosed on religious philosophy and such back in my teenage years.

But really, my fav. Discworld characters are the witches =3

[identity profile] chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
the Death cycle and City Watch books are the definite must-reads, along with Carpe Jugulum and a few others

[identity profile] justbolognese.livejournal.com 2010-10-05 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Small Gods. Guards! Guards! Jingo is amazing too :) The most recent are slightly less amusing but Going Postal is great too.
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[personal profile] reena_jenkins 2010-10-05 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes! Another vote for "Jingo"! That's one of my absolute top-of-the-list picks by Terry Pratchett, but I've had a hard time convincing my friend (who, coincidentally, got me hooked on Sir Pratchett's words in the first place), that it's worthy of the honor.

Also, I'd have to recommend 'Night Watch' (that's the one that brought me into the Doscworld fold, and will always have a special place in my heart -plus, there's time travel! And Zombies! And Rosie Palms!), and "The Wee Free Men" (which, ok, is actually marketed as a kids' book, but is so completely funny. For instance, one of the characters is named Not-As-Big-As-Medium-Sized-Jock-But-Bigger-Than-Wee-Jock-Jock. For reals).

Happy reading! Hope this helps...

[identity profile] wanderlight.livejournal.com 2010-10-06 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't read much Discworld either, so I'm actually writing down bits from the comments in this post, but I read Hogfather this year and it was excellent. It's not always laugh-out-loud, but it really sticks in the mind.

[identity profile] sazzlette.livejournal.com 2010-10-07 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Hogfather is one of my favourites, I used to read it every Christmas :)

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[identity profile] sazzlette.livejournal.com 2010-10-07 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Read ALL the Guards books. They are my absolute favourites. I used to love the witches but not so much any more, it's Sam Vimes that has become my lasting favourite character. I think those books work best because they take off the detective genre and it's such an easy one to do? I mean it's so recognisable and it has such definable quirks. Anyway, they're awesome and he's a BRILLIANT main character. So, for ease :D that's:

Guards! Guards!
Men at Arms
Feet of Clay
Jingo
The Fifth Elephant
Night Watch
Thud!

Also someone mentioned Monstrous Regiment which is good and also has a Watch cameo :D

Oh and if you can get hold of emulators of the discworld point and click games, DO IT. Discworld is amazing, but Discworld Noir is a really hilarious take off noir films, obviously. I've recently been replaying them and they're just brilliant, and again the Watch have cameos in both.


:D!