Thread: Discworld Reading Order
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Old 01-11-2021, 08:40 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Manabi View Post
I shall quote myself, because apparently you missed this part of my comment:

You do this every single time Discworld novels are brought up. You really need to get over this, it's an unhealthy obsession. I'll not comment any further on the subject than that.
I have to admit that the way Jon goes on about this always makes me wonder if he has something against the series or Terry Pratchett. Sometimes it seems like he is trying to put people off the series. So many people have said that they didn't enjoy the first book and hence didn't continue. Arguing that people must start with the first book, when even the author recommended not doing that, seems to be against the idea of getting people to read them.

And for the record, I'm one of those who didn't get past the first book. I did remember enjoying it, but, wondered what the fuss was all about. That was a long time before I first came here. It isn't strictly in my normal reading. While I enjoy the occasional Fantasy, this didn't fit that. I read it based on things I had heard about the series, and finding a second-hand copy cheap. I haven't seen the later books cheap, which is either a sign that people enjoyed them and kept them, or, an indication of how many people bought the first, but never continued. My son has said exactly the same thing, and, Fantasy plus humour is exactly him.

Jon: It's one thing to suggest that the series should be read in the order of publication, but, what you do is way over the top. It's gotten to the point that when people mention the series, I'm always tempted to jump in and suggest the only way to read the books is in reverse publication order just to see what you do. Or just suggest a random number
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