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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
Well, you know ... even the greats have their "off" books. I thought the original Hitchhiker's trilogy was hysterical, but didn't care that much for "Goodbye and Thanks for All the Fish." But, then I was used to a certain level of funny from DA, and the fourth book didn't match my expectations.
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Did you by chance read "Selmon in doubt"? Some letters / stuff from DA are published in which he explained some of those problems.
"Good by and thanks for all the fish". *sobs*
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Originally Posted by bbusybookworm
You are more then welcome.
And if you Enjoyed the Colour of magic and the Light Fantastic, Have your had the chance to watch the Tv adaptation of it?
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There are TV adaptions? Where? When? Who(m) do I have to buy/kill/corrupt to get them?
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I have to disagree. I also think the best reading order is the order they were written. That way you get a good mix and you get to see hwo Pratchett evolves the series over time as well.
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I'd agree - if I hadnt seen some people switching away from Pratchett with the first books. So I tend to propose the first non-Rincewind-books as starter points (though I personally really like them).
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Originally Posted by tompe
The problem is that they are not as good as the later and you might stop reading them. An Pyramids is not good at all. I am rereading in copyright order and it took me moths to finish Pyramids. And I noticed that the first two was not so funny as I remember them.
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Hmm ... I like Pyramids. I really do.
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The kind of humor in the books change drastically from slapstick to more interesting and good humor.
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I wouldnt put it like that, but the books "get deeper". E.g. in "Carpe Jugulum" quite a lot of philosophy has somehow entered the book, but that is true for nearly all Weatherwax or Nightwatch books.