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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I've gotten tired of others saying to start anywhere. It's OK to spoil the series. I did like the first two books. That's why I continued on.
Most people who have said not to start from the beginning did so and continued on. So if they can get past what they call as not good, why do they think others won't be able to?
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Because if I'd started with the first two books I'd never have given Terry Pratchett a second look. I've never finished them, and do not intend to.
The very first Discworld books are at best mediocre. Perfectly understandable given they were Pratchett's early work. Satire is hard to get right. But they're not a good way to convince readers that Discworld books are worth reading.
Telling potential fans to start with them is a bad idea, unless the point is to turn readers off of Terry Pratchett. That you liked them is great, but doesn't mean that they're a good entry point to Discworld or a good hook for new fans.