Comments on: Night of the Avenging Blowfish http://heliologue.com/2005/07/22/night-of-the-avenging-blowfish/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rusty http://heliologue.com/2005/07/22/night-of-the-avenging-blowfish/comment-page-1/#comment-11460 Rusty Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:36:03 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2005/07/22/5228-night-of-the-avenging-blowfish/#comment-11460 It's not easy to recommend a single Pratchett book, at least for me. For example, my favourite is <i>Feet of Clay</i>, but without having read a lot of earlier books on the Discworld series it won't be quite as effective (the series isn't one long, connected story, but some books have the same characters and some background knowledge on them and the Disc enhances things enormously). I think I'd have to say, start with <i>The Colour of Magic</i>. It's the first in his Discworld series, and hopefully you'll enjoy it enough to want to check out more. It’s not easy to recommend a single Pratchett book, at least for me. For example, my favourite is Feet of Clay, but without having read a lot of earlier books on the Discworld series it won’t be quite as effective (the series isn’t one long, connected story, but some books have the same characters and some background knowledge on them and the Disc enhances things enormously). I think I’d have to say, start with The Colour of Magic. It’s the first in his Discworld series, and hopefully you’ll enjoy it enough to want to check out more.

]]> By: Ben http://heliologue.com/2005/07/22/night-of-the-avenging-blowfish/comment-page-1/#comment-11459 Ben Sun, 24 Jul 2005 03:01:17 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2005/07/22/5228-night-of-the-avenging-blowfish/#comment-11459 I don't dislike the tangents: in fact, I have a unrelenting urge to read David Foster Wallace's <em>Infinite Jest</em>. I wasn't sure whether Welter handled them well or not: I still haven't decided yet. As to your question, I've never read any Terry Pratchett. Recommend me something he's written, and I'll read it for 52 in 52. I don’t dislike the tangents: in fact, I have a unrelenting urge to read David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest. I wasn’t sure whether Welter handled them well or not: I still haven’t decided yet.

As to your question, I’ve never read any Terry Pratchett. Recommend me something he’s written, and I’ll read it for 52 in 52.

]]> By: Rusty http://heliologue.com/2005/07/22/night-of-the-avenging-blowfish/comment-page-1/#comment-11458 Rusty Sat, 23 Jul 2005 21:23:16 +0000 http://heliologue.com/blog/2005/07/22/5228-night-of-the-avenging-blowfish/#comment-11458 Given your apparent dislike of the number of tangents in this book, can I assume you're not a big fan of Terry Pratchett either? Just some idle curiosity on my part. Given your apparent dislike of the number of tangents in this book, can I assume you’re not a big fan of Terry Pratchett either? Just some idle curiosity on my part.

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