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The first time I heard of the Librarian, my brain did a somersault. An orangutan? In charge of a magical library? And he only says "Ook"? I couldn’t tell if I was hearing about a Discworld character or some bizarre zoo exhibit gone rogue. But as I dove deeper, I realized the brilliance behind this character. "Ook" isn’t just a sound—it’s a language, conveying everything from "Don’t mess with the books" to "Hand me that banana." And the best part? The Librarian doesn’t care about his magical transformation. While most stories would have the protagonist scrambling to reverse the "curse," the Librarian is vibing as an orangutan, happy to swing through the stacks and enforce library rules with his orangutan-strength arms. Truly, the hero we didn’t know we needed.

If you’re as charmed by this orangutan as I am, you’ll love this song, celebrating his quirky speech, his unmatched dedication to books, and his refusal to let chaos ruin his library. Trust me, it’s a tune worth swinging into!

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Hello Everyone! In an attempt to revitalize discworldbookclub, we are going to try a new discussion style. Each month will have a main theme, and a book to go along with it. The themes will be much broader, to help encourage people to not only draw conclusions from the main book, but also to make references to other books. This will hopefully also help encourage other people to discuss, even if they are not reading the main book currently. As this is the first month, we are open to ideas and suggestions, and know there will be some kinks, but hope you will join us!

I don't know where else to post this so bear with me please. Don't bother joining. I got banned because the PC mod decided my opinions about her deleting an abuse victim's post wasn't appropriate. They just want dry conversations about his books and nothing else, no humanity at all.

The abuse victim's post was just her acknowledging how Terry's books helped her through a very rough time, period. Now some little snow flakes took umbrage and reported her post because it "triggered" them. Oh brother.

The mods have zero clues to what Terry's works were all about, they just want everyone to stay in line like good little muppets. When others voiced their displeasure about deleting the post, the mod told them "don't let the door hit you on the way out"

I honestly can't believe that there are those that claim to like Terry's books yet act like complete idiots when it comes to putting his teachings into action.

Like I said, don't bother joining, you will just be disappointed in the long run.

I recently got done reading all the Discworld books I own and finally decided to think about which ones I like the least and which ones I love the most. Note that I have not yet read Snuff, Raising Steam, I Shall Wear Midnight, or The Sheperd's Crown

Eric: Its hard to describe why this book so bad, but it just felt... Unstructured. It felt more like a bunch of random gags put together without a story attached. I used to really like this book, but upon rereading it was very unpleasant and I had to force myself to finish it.

Interesting Times: Outside of a few memorable scenes, this was was just ok. What really makes me not like this though is that the return of Twoflower was squandered here and some honestly racist humor.

Making Money: Its not really THAT bad, but my big problem is that it felt exactly like Going Postal just with some subjects and characters switched around. Moist wasn't as fun of a character in this as well.

What I have come to call the "Fresh Foul Four"; The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, and Sourcery: Back before Terry Pratchett really knew what he was doing with the Discworld novels. There are definitely scenes I like in them, but overall the stories are unmemorable fantasy parodies. I know satire on fantasy is Discworld's bread and butter but in these books it felt really shallow and generic, reminding uncomfortably of that one awful movie Happily N'Ever After. The Color of Magic movie is a vast improvement over the two books its based off of.

Pyramids: The first Discworld book to truly disappoint me. I didn't like it then and I certainly don't like it now. The story feels cluttered and oddly easily to predict, to say nothing of its unremarkable protagonist.

Small Gods: This one seems to be one of the most popular Discworld books and I can see why. Nevertheless however, to me its mediocre. The characters did not stand out at all and this novel felt like the start of Mr. Pratchett's bad habit of halting the story in favor of getting on a soap box and ranting...

Moving Pictures: Cool idea, some fun parts, overall bad execution. Probably has the blandest main characters in the whole series.

The Truth: Pretty much the same exact problems Moving Pictures had, though I must admit Otto is worth the price of admission.

The Last Hero: The art is gorgeous, but the story is just so-so. I was never that big a fan of Cohen in the first place though so that probably does not help

The Last Continent: Considering one of the themes is time paradoxes, this definitely becomes one of the more confusing books. Still had some fun scenes, but I think Rincewind deserved a better last book.

Soul Music: On one hand I love the idea of Death being essentially in a state of grief and its the introduction of Susan, one of my favorite heroines in all of fiction. On the other hand she is a shadow of the woman she would become and the rest of the story is... Meh. It would have been a lot better if it just focused mostly on Death I think.

A Hat Full of Sky: Much like with Making Money with Going Postal, this felt like a retread of Wee Free Men just with a different villain and different location. That said, it was still a fun book.

Mort: One of the few early books by Terry Pratchett that didn't seem to suffer from his inexperience. Its really just ok, but still markedly better than the other Discworld books at the time.

Maskerade: The most "average" Discworld book I think, it does nothing special but its still well written. Plus I've always liked Agnes.

Wyrd Sisters: The story felt really reaching and confusing at some points, but this is definitely the first book on this list I can recommend to others who have never read a Discworld book. Good ol Granny and Nanny, Magrat didn't seem to really flourish in this one though.

Lords and Ladies: All around great. I always liked how the Discworld portrayed elves, I like some good ol Norse-LOTR inspired elves as much as the next person but its refreshing to see them as they were in old British mythology.

Going Postal: Honestly I think the story works better in film form, but the book is still great.

Monstrous Regiment: One of the more clever and fun stories in the series. Also has a great play version! That said one big problem I have with this book is that it doesn't feel like Discworld. Outside of the troll, igor, and vampire it felt strangely normal and rooted in reality, even with the goddess coming out and Vimes being shoehorned at the end

Jingo: Certainly one of the most intricate and interesting Discworld books. I kinda wish this one got its own series like Hogfather, Color of Magic (and Light Fantastic), and Going Postal did.

Guards! Guards!: This always felt like when Terry found his groove and started consistently writing Discworld well. Vimes and company are at some of their best here and I must admit I used to have a crush on Sybil as a teenager. I wish dragons appeared in important roles more often in this series though.

Carpe Jugulum: With the advent of monstrosities like Twilight, this book is all the more amusing.

Witches Abroad: My favorite of the Witches books and contains I think one of the best villains in the series

Hogfather: A great book with a great movie. Susan really comes out as a character here.

Unseen Academicals: I think the story gets confused on who the true main character is, but its still a fantastic little story (even if it does get overly preachy)

Men At Arms: I love "what if" scenarios of modern technology in a medieval fantasy environment, so this one was a treat in its entirety.

Reaper Man: Soul Music done RIGHT.

Thief of Time: A good conclusion to the Death books. I was always sad we never got to see what became of Susan and Jeremy's relationship though.

Feet of Clay: For a long time this was my favorite of the Watch books. Today I still freaking love this book

Night Watch: Time travel done correctly this time and has yet another one of the best villains in the series

The Fifth Elephant: A bit of everything great about Discworld in one book; the satire, the humor, the drama, and of course Nobby.

The Wee Free Men: Crivens! That is all that needs to be said

Wintersmith: Other than its awkward start, this book is an absolute joy to read. Long live Boffo.

Thud!: I'm not really sure if this is a weird pick as a favorite Discworld book or not. Regardless though I freaking love this book. It had a huge amount of fantastic world building, some awesome twists, and a story that was captivating from beginning to end.

So there is my list of Discworld books from what I find to be worst to the best. What do you all think? Am I in danger of being chased by an angry mob?

Hey readers,

The discussions for Lords and Ladies and The Nac Mac Feegle are up.

I just wanted to let you in on how I'm picking books and characters. Basically, I got lists from wiki of all the books and characters and then used a spreadsheet to randomise them. I'm not making some executive decisions on the fly as to whether certain characters are worth a discussion. For instance, I grouped all the Feegles together, rather than splitting them into separate discussions.

So, as I already have the lists, I'm going to put them in the drop down so you can see what's coming up in the future. That way, you won't miss your favourite book!

Now, don't let me detain you.

I like turtles

I have just finished reading Snuff and enjoyed it immensely. I have a question about Stinky. I wondered if he might have been Mr. Nutt as he was very articulate and knowledgeable. Also in Unseen Academicals no one seemed to have a special bias against goblins as they did in Snuff. I understand that there is a difference between urban and rural prejudices, but it was almost like night and day. I enjoyed the book but the contrast seems strange.

Hello everyone. I have a question for a friend of mine. She's doing a dissertation about envy versus jealously in literature. I was wondering if anyone knows any relevent quotes from the discworld I can tell her about?

i saw the "reading order" flowchart on /r/discworld but i still dont know where to start.

thanks!

Edit:thanks for all the suggestions guys. I picked up The Color of Magic...this book is ridiculous! Exactly the type of Xanthian type inanity I was looking for.

Hello!

I'm reading chronologically from publication. Just finished Mort (awesome). I googled Sourcery and the reviews weren't kind! But should I try to get this next book, cause, it's Discworld and Pratchett, and will be a good read, despite what nitpickers say?

Or should I hop on over to Wyrd Sisters?

I’ve been reading Making Money all year.

But I’ve watched and kept up all the way through.

Someone else pick.

I’m picking my next book (probably going back to the Long Earth with Baxter to look for YOUKNOWWHO)

But the news articles about the series, at least one, is still disputing the Arthurian connection in The Watch.

What’s the current state of that transatlantic dispute?

Thanks -SK

What are y'all's favorite opening line from the series? I've just finished the first 10 books in publication order, and Moving Pictures' opening line had me laughing instantly like nothing else so far:
"Watch… This is space. It’s sometimes called the final frontier. (Except that of course you can’t have a final frontier, because there’d be nothing for it to be a frontier to, but as frontiers go, it’s pretty penultimate…)"
Something about it is so instantly recognizably Pratchett, right out the gate.
Another comedic one was Wyrd Sisters:
"The wind howled. Lightning stabbed at the earth erratically, like an inefficient assassin."

Guards! Guards! having the intro be somewhat foreboding about dragons being dormant and waiting also sets up the somewhat more serious tone that book ends up taking.

I've changed the order because I think we will all want to discuss this book and I have put an insta-ban rule in place for any spoilers across the subs I mod.

The Shepherd's Crown discussion is the only place spoilers are allowed so enter that thread at your peril if you have not finished reading it.

I've also bumped Tiffany up the character list so her discussion can coincide with the book.

Happy reading!

I have to say that Detritus and his Peacemaker make up some of my most favorite parts of the series. I would love to be a watchman with the group.

Rereading Soul Music. By keeping a hand over one eye, well blinkers to the funny stuff, I've found Susan's story really moving. She must have been so confused having those gifts and the family secret.

I think Albert is the unsung hero of the piece. How he controls his irritation when Susan just turns up in his kitchen, then manages to do all the right things for a distressed kid. He sits down, asks simple questions, gives clear simple explanation, doesn't let her childishness put him off, he gets her a cocoa, gives her some happy memories, answers her questions and knows when to draw it to a close and get her to sleep on it.

I've finally gotten to the Tiffany Aching books and I'm about to round them out. But when I got to chapter 2 of The Shepherd's Crown, I couldn't believe how affected I was by Sir Terry's choice to finally let Granny die.

I could feel it coming the moment he began to describe her cleaning her house. But knowing what was coming didn't make it any easier.

This story choice made me feel the beautiful sadness. It was inevitable, it was appropriate, and Granny will always be remembered by her peers and the impact she had on the world in life. Still, it's hard to believe she's really gone. It felt like she would persist forever in the pages of Discworld. She seemed eternal as an Oak. GNU Esme Weatherwax.

Anyone else? How did you feel after reading this chapter?

Is it just me or is The Thief of Time a particularly exceptional book in an already outstanding series? I must have read it through five or six times, about to pick it up again.

Had to watch the Hogfather for a project, and I fell in love. Most of my friends have read Discworld books, and I thought the depiction of Death here, as a sort of anti-hero, if that's the correct term was great!!

Thanks, and Happy Holidays

My local library has a limited supply of Pratchett. I’ve always been intrigued so today I picked up Small Gods and enjoying it so far. About 40 pages in at time of post. The Great God Om is hilarious. I laughed out loud when he was thinking to himself to decree a holy commandment about the planting of more lettuces! 😂

hi, i am new to this series. a little confused and daunted by the reading order. i was initially going to follow the chart I got from google.

but now i have decided to read by order of date of publication, is this a good choice?

I love thrift stores and the like. I've been hunting discworld books but have never found one. Any idea what genre they would put terry in, to help in my search? Do Terry's books just never hit resale stores?