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In honour of Terry Pratchett, I am going to slowly re-read the Discworld novels.

1. The Colour of Magic 25/03/2015

I should read them for the first time; I think I'll start soon ...

ALL of them???

I'd love to join you, but I don't think I can commit to all 40+ of them

@Giorgia- Yes all of them. I think it may take me a few years but I really want to read them in publication order

@Laura- You are still welcome to join me for some of the books. I am only going to read one or two a month so I can continue to read other things. I'm starting with The Color of Magic today

Heather wrote: "In honour of Terry Pratchett, I am going to slowly re-read the Discworld novels."

What a fun challenge! Do you have a plan as to what order you are going to follow?

That's a great idea Heather - good luck.

I like this! I am in but will be going slowly. I would like to print out the order. At this point, I am not sure which ones I have read...so, starting from the beginning and reading in order erases any confusion.

Heather wrote: "In honour of Terry Pratchett, I am going to slowly re-read the Discworld novels. I'm starting with The Color of Magic today"

I'm in a 4-5 month long queue for this book at my library! I'm debating whether or not I should just give in and buy a Kindle copy.

When I googled it, I noticed that disk world has subcategories. Are we reading by date or by category?

I am in the queue at my library, too!

Great challenge! I've read two of the Discworld series - The Color of Magic and Small Gods. Really enjoyed them and kept meaning to read more but other books kept calling me away. I feel bad now that I didn't read more before his passing.

I dusted off my old copies yesterday thinking it would be nice to reread.

Heather wrote: "@Giorgia- Yes all of them. I think it may take me a few years but I really want to read them in publication order

@Laura- You are still welcome to join me for some of the books. I am only going to..."

I've some books t read for next week; I'll start in 10 days or so! I'll follow you closely.
Do they have a "reading order"?

Have you all seen this about reading order:

http://www.lspace.org/books/reading-o...

I've decided to read in publication order.

I thought about series order but I would like to experience the evolution of the series and as I have read them all before, I am prepared for the fact that some of the older books are very different.

I think this challenge will take me a few years. I'm 30 in 2 years - would be great to finish by then!

I love The Colour of Magic but many say it isn't the best to start with. I would personally recommend Wyrd Sisters as a fantastic introduction to Discworld

Fortunately they are quite quick books to read even though the paperbacks can be quite thick; compared to some writers I find Pratchett's writing very easy to absorb, and other than re-reading parts for sheer delight I've never found myself needing to re-read sentences to work out what he meant. With some writers I find myself doing that constantly!

I agree that Wyrd Sisters is a far, far better starting place than The Colour Of Magic, though it was my introduction to Pratchett (thanks to a teacher who lent me the book) and I loved it at the time. Now I find the first two books quite clunky and formulaic, but they definitely have that spark that sets them apart from the usual fantasy fare.

I love The Colour of Magic. Its one of my favourites. I fo think it makes more sense if you have read other Discworld novels and get the sense of humour. I just love Twoflower and the concept of tourism. And the reaction of the ankh-morpork citizens to inn-sewer-ants is just so clever.

This a great challenge Heather! And a wonderful tribute to Terry Pratchett.

I finished The Colour of Magic yesterday. I definitely enjoy it although it will never reach the top of my favourites list.

Here is my review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Have you seen this Heather?

Link here

No, I hadn't. Thanks for sharing! Might have to visit

I was wondering whether you would! LOL! Though they may get painted over quite quickly. There was some absolutely beautiful graffiti art under a railway bridge near where I live, and it only lasted about a week before it was painted over and became a rather grimy blank wall again :(

I finished Book 2 The Light Fantastic today. Here is my (short) review :https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished Equal Rites yesterday. it was the first introduction to one if my favourite characters, Granny Weatherwax. I loved this re-read and would recommend this one as a good Discworld starting point- its short, funny and gives a good intro to Pratchett's work

Heather wrote: "I finished Equal Rites yesterday. it was the first introduction to one if my favourite characters, Granny Weatherwax. I loved this re-read and would recommend this one as a good Discworld starting ..."

I love stories about witches! I think I'll take your advice and read Equal Rites.

My hold for the first book The Color of Magic (in Kindle edition) has just come through. Looking forward to it ;)

Equal Rites sounds good too.

Giorgia wrote: "Heather wrote: "I finished Equal Rites yesterday. it was the first introduction to one if my favourite characters, Granny Weatherwax. I loved this re-read and would recommend this one as a good Dis..."

Equal Rites is a good start, I think. The Wyrd Sisters is probably my favourite Discworld and follows on from Equal Rites (although they can all be read seperately).

Enjoy Leslie! Feel free to comment on here if you would like to

I have finished The Color of Magic. I agree with your comment that while it was definitely a fun read, it isn't going to become one of my favorites from the series. The Luggage was a hoot though!

The luggage is such a brilliant concept! I love Twoflower as well and all the links such as the in sewer ants

Heather wrote: "The luggage is such a brilliant concept! I love Twoflower as well and all the links such as the in sewer ants"

Twoflower reminded me a bit of Carrot Ironfoundersson - things always turn out right for them!

I have let this challenge go recently but will carry it on in 2016, hopefully a bit more energetically!

You can just move this thread into the 2016 folder if you want.

I ended up buying a paperback copy of Reaper Man (and some other books) with my Christmas gift card so I need to get Mort out of the library soon!