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Originally Posted by eschwartz
That is a mere opinion. Many people like to read chronologically, and a warning might be in order, that that is what this is. However, to simply say we're not allowed to read in this order, or to suggest it to others, is flat-out wrong. Allowing people a more knowledgeable decision is not a crime.
It's just a GUIDE, for G-d's sake.
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It's not about chronological order. It's about the way Discworld is written. It's written in order. Terry does not summarize from previous books. Even though the main characters do change, a lot of the secondary characters do not and as we go from book to book (in order), we see the secondary characters develop. We learn things that aren't explained again. Terry doesn't waste words telling us things we should already have read. That's why reading out of order is not a good idea. Also, some things do get spoiled by jumping around.