Re: Highlights and Lowlights - June 2024

On 7/2/24 10:11 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:

Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:

On 7/2/24 7:23 AM, Bice wrote:

On Mon, 1 Jul 2024 15:56:58 -0400, Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com>
wrote:
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Now Reading:
Long work - Guards! Guards! - Pratchett [Discworld #7]

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Isn't Guards! Guards! #8?
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I just recently started reading the Discworld series for (what I
thought was) the first time.  Turns out the first two or three were
really familiar - I probably read them back when they first came out.
Just finished Sourcery yesterday. I've got #6-9 on the shelf waiting
to be read.
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Anyway, Wikipedia lists the first nine as:
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1. The Colour of Magic
2. The Light Fantastic
3. Equal Rites
4. Mort
5. Sourcery
6. Wyrd Sisters
7. Pyramids
8. Guards! Guards!
9. Eric
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You are exactly right - thanks. I miscounted while (lazily) using the
list of titles on the pre-title page.
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Tony
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 Let me introduce you to http://lspace.org, the Pratchett wiki. It has
several readings guides, including
 https://www.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides/the-discworld-reading-order-guide-20.jpg

Ah, good times ... I remember printing that chart out way back when PTerry was still writing them and occasionally (rarely[1]) posting here in rasfw. But...

 Most agree that the first few written aren't as good as later ones PTerry
was learning his craft.
 

...I found this to be the case for me as well. Combined with the facts that I need to read humor novels differently (can't read too many pages at once), and space them out pretty far apart, here I am only finishing my 9th Discworld book.[2]
Tony
[1] Usually cross-posted from alt.fan.pratchett (or similar), iirc
[2] I read Eric before I read Guards! Guards!