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SteveH

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Any Discworld Fans?
« on: October 16, 2017, 06:23:45 PM »
If so, how many of them have you read, and which are your favourite and least favourite, and why?
I came late to Sir Terry, and am currently about half-way through the books. I read the first seven in the series in order, but then started reading them in any order. I think my favourite so far is probably 'Thief of Time', because of the brilliant premise about pumping time from where it's not needed to where there's never enough. Least favourite - probably 'Carpe Jugulum', which I found over-long and heavy going. I did like Mightliy Oats, though. I'm currently half-way (almost exactly) through 'Moving Pictures'.
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Re: Any Discworld Fans?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2017, 07:07:14 PM »
I've read all of the adult Discworld novels.

My favourite is usually the last one I read, which would be Raising Steam at the moment.

My least favourite is probably Unseen Academicals. But it might be Night Watch.
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Re: Any Discworld Fans?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2017, 07:18:18 PM »
Having been asked by some boys in my class back in the 1980s if I had read 'Truckers', and hearing this question enthusiastically endorsed by several other boys, I read it. After that I read my way through the lot. I really enjoyed 'Raising steam' but  oh, it is such a shame there will be no more Disc World books.

There are very few things of Sir Terry that I have not read.
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Re: Any Discworld Fans?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2017, 07:19:19 PM »
Susan Doris is the other current poster that I know is a Discworld fan but it would be lovely if out of the bluest bluey blue Gonnagle, another fan, might suddenly contribute to this thread, as then I would know he was OK.

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Re: Any Discworld Fans?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2017, 07:37:59 PM »
oh, it is such a shame there will be no more Disc World books.


I think the death of Sir Terry is the first celebrity death that made me feel a personal loss, because we didn't just lose him but all the characters in his books. It's a bit silly, but I felt I knew Sam Vimes personally.
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