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Originally Posted by leebase
Great topic. I think the Terry Pratchit (sp?) series Discworld is one that they get better as you go along. Or so I hear. I'll never know because I didn't like the first book. [...]
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I think this makes a useful point. There is a difference between finding a first book okay and wondering if things get better versus actively disliking the book. It's reasonable to suppose that an author might get better, but they are unlikely to change voice/style entirely.
So, yes Pratchett gets much much better, but if a reader finds nothing appealing in the first book I wouldn't insist they continue. However much better he got, he still sounded like Terry Pratchett.