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Originally Posted by Rizla
! Am I only the only one here who found them the best? They are the first explosive creation, the inspirational start. Guards, Guards, for example, seems labored to me. TBH, the joke got old for me quite quickly. I am not a Pratchett aficionado or completionist. I take what I find to be the best in any area, and leave the rest.
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It depends on whether you read Pratchett for "the joke", or whether you find more in them than just the humour. The first two books are essentially a series of connected short stories, which is one of the things that can make them - I think - more easily accessible to some readers. The first books are also almost entirely about "the joke" - a dig at fantasy cliches. As he progresses, Pratchett's books have more layers to them and the characters get more interesting and the stories better put together.
But they're not for everyone. Some people, I suspect, find them excessively moralising - and without the humour it's possible I would agree.