"It occurred to me that at one point it was like I had two diseases - one was Alzheimer's, and the other was knowing I had Alzheimer's."
- R.I.P Sir Terry Pratchett
Sir Terry Pratchett has died
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#42Hs anyone checked for a "I ATEN'T DED" sign?
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#43I seem to have a habit of only starting to read authors right around their deaths, but for somebody who has not read him, which novel would be the best to start with?
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#44I've never read any of his books, although I've been meaning to for some time.
Can anyone who's read through them comment? According to the Discworld wikipedia article, publication order may not be the best way to go through the series. This[1] page recommends reading a plot/chronological order. Personally I prefer reading books in publication order, since I get to follow the mind of the author. Given that, there are a lot of books here so I'm open to suggestions.
[1] http://www.co.uk.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides/index...
Edit: Thanks for the responses, I had already reserved The Colour of Magic (you have no idea how nice it is to type that as a Canadian ex-pat) at my local library, I'm going to hunt down Guards! Guards! now. :)
Edit 2: And... there's a waitlist. Thanks, everybody!
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#45Man, first Nimoy and now this... I hate being the age when all your childhood heroes starts dying off one by one :(
Still better than being at the age where everybody around you start dying.
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#46I seem to have a habit of only starting to read authors right around their deaths, but for somebody who has not read him, which novel would be the best to start with?
IMO the first book, The Color of Magic, is a good place to start in introducing the Discworld universe.
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#47I've never read any of his books, although I've been meaning to for some time. Can anyone who's read through them comment? According to the Discworld wikipedia article, publication order may not be the best way to go through the series. This[1] page recommends reading a plot/chronological order. Personally I prefer reading books in publication order, since I get to follow the mind of the author. Given that, there are…
Small Gods is what I'd start with.
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#48"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." — Terry Pratchett RIP
"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp." — Terry Pratchett
'He was the sort of person who stood on mountaintops during thunderstorms in wet copper armour shouting 'All the Gods are bastards.' - Terry Pratchett
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#49Can't say I am familiar with any of his work but I have been reading about his battle with Alzheimer's and his stance on assisted suicide.
This makes me think of own mortality and I hope I dont have to deal with having such a disease where my body or mind slowly deteriorates(well ageing does this so I will have to deal with it anyway).
I nearly wish for a swift death that I don't see coming.
Re: Sir Terry Pratchett has died
#50I've never read any of his books, although I've been meaning to for some time. Can anyone who's read through them comment? According to the Discworld wikipedia article, publication order may not be the best way to go through the series. This[1] page recommends reading a plot/chronological order. Personally I prefer reading books in publication order, since I get to follow the mind of the author. Given that, there are…
Good omens co written with gaiman , i've never laughed so hard before reading this book :)