[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Terry Pratchett (was: Smell of Cabbage)

[Kathryn Cawte]

Haggridd said -
Beautiful job of delineating the threads, Abigail, but I would 
put "The Truth" in the City Watch thread, even though the Watch is 
peripheral to the main story, because it concerns that same plot-line 
that moves the othes in the thread:  another plot to remove or 
neutralize the Patrician.  The Truth is my favorite of the Discworld 
novels-- albeit by a Dwarf's hair-- not least because it introduces 
my favorite minor character, Otto Chriek.

Me-

My current favourite is Night Watch - but you really need to read the other
Watch books first. It's the Discworld does Les Mis, although more subtley
than he did Macbeth.

Personally I started with Mort (the blurb got me hooked when I came across
it "Death comes to everyone. When he came to Mort he offered him a job"
Still makes me laugh)and the Death books are very good but personally I
prefer the Watch.

If you want to start with a standalone that doesn't come up again (much)
Small Gods is a classic.

I think I want to be Nanny Ogg though :) Oh and own the Luggage.

Living where I do though my favourite line is "Tourist, Rincewind decided,
meant idiot." *nods vigourously*

K
(why is it Japanese tourists travel in packs?)

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