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I gave my friend Guards! Guards!, and she's gotten through about half of it in 2 years of reading. Now she says it's boring, the story is always in same place, and she's returning the book to me. Is there some other book you guys think is maybe...easier to read? Or has humor that doesn't require you to have read any other books (books in general)? I'm thinking Mort might work, or maybe one of the stand-alone ones like Small Gods or The Truth.
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Entropic posted:If a Terry Pratchett book is too hard, maybe they're just not a "reads books" kind of person. Yeah, I think that's it. 
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Aug 20, 2009 22:12
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precision posted:True, but that doesn't rule out him becoming a vampire at some point after he grows up. Of course then there are the history monks.
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Aug 28, 2009 02:00
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Aussie Crawl posted:
That's pretty awesome. But 77 USD? I like that sort of "in universe" stuff. Like this:
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Aug 30, 2009 20:13
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SaintFu posted:Sky has a trailer up for Going Postal: Awesome! I just finished reading Making Money, and am ready for more von Lipwick.
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Apr 1, 2010 22:04
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I really must read Night Watch again, I read it off and on over the course of a year while traveling and didn't get much out of it. Especially since I've only got Unseen Academicals to go and I've read everything. So sad!
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Apr 21, 2010 11:28
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Entropic posted:Well next month is the time to do it! Remember the Glorious Revolution of the Twenty-Fifth of May! Indeed! I'm somewhat embarrassed to say; it'll be the first Discworld book I've actually re-read.
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Apr 23, 2010 09:09
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SeanBeansShako posted:I hope that isn't a bad thing, I've reread half of Pratchetts early stuff at least two or three times. No I just feel like a bad fan.
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Apr 23, 2010 18:42
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It doesn't really have to be "about" football, I think it was just a more positive spin on the "mob" that we saw in Night Watch. Or well, positive in that it ended somewhat peaceably. Also I don't really watch of play football, so I was totally lost when Stibbons was explaining the off-sides rule... All told though, it was enjoyable, I could have done without the fashion plot, since it seemed to go nowhere. Nobbs (no relation) Has anyone read the graphic novels? I was returning UA to the library and happened to see Color of Magic/Light Fantastic, so I picked it up.
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May 27, 2010 06:57
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Mister Roboto posted:They're not particularly good, mainly because the comic artists/writers don't have Pratchett's comedic timing. That's a pretty common problem, it seems, with his works on different mediums. Yeah, Color isn't that great so far. It's kinda cool to read Discworld in a different form though. I wouldn't pay money for it though. It does have a few things going for it though: Rincewind isn't a fifty year old man, and Twoflower isn't an American.
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May 28, 2010 04:39
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Tornhelm posted:And if you'd ever had to deal with American tourists in any significant capacity, you'd realise that Pterry pretty much nailed the average American tourist. The Agatean Empire has elements of multiple cultures - drawing elements from Japan, Turkey and America most notably. B...but I myself am an American tourist!
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May 31, 2010 20:15
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So is the consensus that I can show Going Postal to non-Discworld fans and *not* feel embarrassed?
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Jun 1, 2010 06:14
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Finally got around to watching Going Postal; it was pretty solid. I didn't like that Angua kept growling and then turned into a wolf, I thought she never let anyone see her "change"? Ridcully definitely needed to be more buff looking, it looked like they just cast "generic wizard" instead of looking into the character at all. Also, do you Englanders actually say "Aink" (like the ai in pain I guess) Morpork instead of "Onk" Morpork?
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Jun 8, 2010 23:13
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Nilbop posted:To coincide with that other cup that's going on in the world today: Group A: The Truth Group B: The Fifth Elephant Group C: Making Money Group D: Guards! Guards! Group E: Reaper Man Group F: Night Watch Group G: Thud! Group H: Small Gods I'm thinking Night Watch will make it all the way.
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Jun 12, 2010 10:22
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seaborgium posted:I think Making Money could give Night Watch a run for the money. Feet of Clay is up by 4% (+/- 3%) over Making Money right now though  . That winner will have to contend with Guards! which is destroying Group D.Actually, it's really a contest over the best Watch book...
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Jun 15, 2010 02:37
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Entropic posted:So how much of Good Omens did Gaiman actually write? It really reads like a Pratchett book. Granted, I haven't really read anything of Gaiman's... It felt like Gaiman like, sketched the plot, and then Pratchett just wrote everything.
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Jun 23, 2010 03:39
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The best part of UA was Nutt or whoever trying to explain the offsides rule. I couldn't understand it at all  .
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Jun 26, 2010 21:36
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thebardyspoon posted:Men at Arms and Thud are the last two for the Discworld Cup, I was expecting Night Watch in the final and wasn't suprised the Watch books were the winners nearly all the time. Going Postal beat Small Gods...whhaaaa . I mean, Going Postal was good and all, but come on, Brother Brutha!
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Jul 5, 2010 21:20
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wheatpuppy posted:
I actually didn't notice until uh, well until my sister mentioned it when she finished Small Gods a week or so ago... I did the "broo-thuh" thing too ....
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Jul 9, 2010 22:49
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What is the 12 1/2 percent joke? I don't remember that one.
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Jul 10, 2010 19:25
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rejutka posted:Reacher Gilt of Going Postal fame dressed like a pirate and had a parrot that squawked "Twelve and a half per cent!" Convert it to a fraction. That is mildly amusing. 
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Jul 10, 2010 20:04
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I'll tentatively call Witches Abroad, I think I never read it, but I have to check my stash in the garage.
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Jul 11, 2010 18:54
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ConfusedUs posted:That's awesome. In that case I'll take Fifth Elephant (+ Witches Abroad). I also apparently missed Carpe Jugulum and Maskerade , no wonder I barely remember any of the Witch books...I hardly read any of them!PM'd you ONE YEAR LATER.
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Jul 11, 2010 23:02
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Thanks for the books ONE YEAR LATER!!!!! (five!?) Their spines shall forever remain uncreased. pnumoman posted:I envy you, as you have the bulk of his wonderful work ahead. There are ups and downs, but by and large his stuff is just fabulous. What's cool about Pratchett is that he steadily gets better, instead of the first book being awesome and then petering out until a lackluster book 15 or whatever causes you to say 'gently caress it'. Normally I'd say 'book 3', but I know goons MUST READ EVERY BOOK in a series, even if they don't like it. Yeah I'll be happy as long as Raising Taxes comes out. I say that now of course.
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Aug 10, 2010 23:43
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Mister Roboto posted:To be quite honest, I sort of wish The Last Hero had not come out. It would've been the perfect book to end the series on, with the themes of saying goodbye while also starting an (unwritten) new story. Good to know. Since I've never read it, I'll save it for last for the optimal Discworld  experience.
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Aug 11, 2010 04:34
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ThaGhettoJew posted:YOU THINK IT'S OVER? It is a football joke.
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Three Red Lights posted:From a meteorite. Nice gladius. 
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