Terry Pratchett Books

Tinkerbelle · 19-12-2006, 18:29

I watched The Hogfather over the last 2 nights on Sky One, really enjoyed it. I've never read any of his books, what're they like? Are they a good read?

flashy · 19-12-2006, 18:30

fiction crap

panther · 19-12-2006, 18:31

i watched that too but fell asleep last night half way through!! im a lazy cow!

Tinkerbelle · 19-12-2006, 19:07

LOL! Fiction = escapism ..... I could do with escaping all of Christmas

flashy · 19-12-2006, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

LOL! Fiction = escapism ..... I could do with escaping all of Christmas

ya know i dont like stuff like that, it bores me, give me a true crime book anyday

Tinkerbelle · 19-12-2006, 19:12

I know I'd rather be into a good true life crime book but we were spoilt reading Paul Brittons, I can't find anything as interesting as those now.

flashy · 19-12-2006, 19:13

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

I know I'd rather be into a good true life crime book but we were spoilt reading Paul Brittons, I can't find anything as interesting as those now.

this is true,they are excellent books, its about time he brought another one out

Tinkerbelle · 19-12-2006, 19:19

I have a book I got on e-bay, another profiler but totally slating Britton and no were near as good a read.

flashy · 19-12-2006, 19:20

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Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle

I have a book I got on e-bay, another profiler but totally slating Britton and no were near as good a read.

i dont wanna read it then if he's having a go at paul britton, call me narrow minded but i just dont wanna know

mrskitty · 19-12-2006, 19:36

All my friends love the discworld books-depends what your into though,il bring the first one 'colour of magic' to the xmas meet for you to borrow if you like?

Tinkerbelle · 19-12-2006, 19:38

Not sure if I'll be able to get to the meet kitty but I would love to borrow it, just to see if I like them. I like the Lord of the Rings films but can't get into the Tolkien books.

West Ender · 19-12-2006, 20:36

I don't read much fiction but I do read Terry Pratchett, his sense of humour is fantastic. Who could resist a world populated by 3 witches - one a spinster who has to jump-start her broomstick by running up and down with it, one the mother of many sons who's "been around a bit" and likes a drink or 6, and a drippy, hippy one? Where else do you find a police force with, amongst many others, a 6' dwarf, a troll who knocks himself out when he salutes, a female werewolf who gets a bit embarrassed when she's "on the change" and a world-weary commander who eventually marries Lady Sybil who runs a dragon sanctuary (and lights his cigars with the flames from baby dragons, much to her annoyance)? What about Gaspode, the talking dog and Greebo, Nanny Ogg's beloved mangey, one-eyed cat. In one book a vampire who has terrorised a town for centuries turns into a bat - as they do - and, sadly for him, meets Greebo. As Pratchett says, while Greebo burps contentedly, vampires have risen from the grave and from the flames - but never from the cat.

I've got every Discworld book that's been published in paperback and I re-read them all the time. I've just finished re-reading Nanny Ogg's Cookbook, a superb spin-off, much censored by her publishers due to the - er - errotic nature of many recipes. I've taped Hogfather to watch next week. It's a good book but, in my opinion, not one of the funniest. Can't wait to watch it though.

Bazf · 19-12-2006, 20:57

If you want a good laugh go for it. The first ones were funny, but then he did a couple about death which seemed to kick start a whole new dimension.
Death - tall guy, somewhat underfed, big grin, carries a scythe - appears in more Discworld books than any other character. However, "Mort" is the first where his appearance in anything other than a very brief cameo - though, admittedly, he remains one of the book's support characters. The book's hero is Mort, the youngest son of a farming family living on the Ramtops. He doesn't quite have the look of a typical hero : although tall and overly-helpful, he's also red-haired, freckled and largely built from knees. His family specialises in distilling wine from reannual grapes - you plant the seed this year and harvest the grape last year. (With the wine, you tend to get the hangover the morning before and need to drink quite a lot to get over it). Mort's lack of talent in the agricultural field (boom boom !), however, is causing some concern for his father. Hoping someone will hire him as an apprentice, Lezek takes his son to the hiring fair at Sheepridge on Hogswatch Night. Although Mort is the last one hired, he is probably the most aptly named apprentice - given that his new boss is Death himself.
Hogfather isn't the funnist but if you liked it you will like all of them.

Tinkerbelle · 19-12-2006, 20:58

Brilliant stuff West Ender. Thanks for that

I actually chuckled at a lot of Hogfather. I let the oldest kids watch it but the humour was quite a way over there heads and I kept having to explain what I was laughing at. It sounds like I'm going to like these books.

Tinkerbelle · 19-12-2006, 20:59

Is Discworld the 'world' they live in?