I am delighted to see that Terry Pratchett has a knighthood. Perhaps even Vimes would approve. :-)
I just finished reading Jingo yesterday, and rather think it joins my favourite Discworld novels. I loved this one: very funny (esp The Boat--yes, I did get the reference; Nobby finding his feminine side; Vetinari's hidden talents with melons, knives
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I'm stuck at Small Gods. I can't say whether it wasn't amusing me because it wasn't my kind of funny, or because I just can't take too much Pratchett at one time and I'd just read the two previous books. It's probably time I picked it up and tried again, because I think that was in 2006.
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I didn't like Small Gods or Eric much at all. You could try one of the Watch books; I do love Samuel Vimes and his world.
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Life is too short to read books you don't like. :-)
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Anyway, my favorites have always been Rincewind and Death, though Vimes may overtake them soon; I do like him (although I can never decide whether the thought of Paul Darrow playing him on stage is intriguing or horrifying). Rincewind makes me think of Vila, though, as there was a B7/Discworld crossover on the Lyst about the time I first joined, and if I recall correctly, several crewmembers looked like several Discworld inhabitants, with Vila being mistaken for Rincewind; it may have been inspired by PD's having played Vimes, I'm not really sure. Sadly, I don't think the last couple of chapters of that fic were ever written.
Mostly, I really agree with you about not reading books you don't like; but if I didn't push myself ( ... )
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