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Originally Posted by gmw
But, having thrown various quotes out there, I think they demonstrate another reason why some readers might not enjoy his work. Some people don't much like Charles Dickens, because they find his work to be too preachy, that the themes and morals are too obvious in his work. I think the same might be said of Terry Pratchett; there is little doubt as to his values. Certainly there are things that he acknowledges as ambiguous, but there are things that obviously spark his emotions and these are often quite clear in the books.
Just sayin'.  |
I read The Colour of Magic very long ago and laughed like a maniac all the way through.
Several years later, remembering that book, I tried to return to the series, trying different books. But I didn't find them particularly funny and even worse: I found them very preachy, as you note here.
So is there some particular reading order, or plain list of books, that would be optimal for someone willing to get back into reading the Discworld novels with the minimal amount of preachiness?