I must admit that I
haven't read every single book by Terry Prachett. I first heard about
him from none the less than Lloyd Alexander who was
super-enthusiastic and even gave me his copy of Reaper Man,
and I was hooked. Later I read and reviewed the Diggers
trilogy, and at one point I had Monstrous Regiment on my
fantasy course syllabus. I absolutley love A Hatful of Sky.
I was first a bit
disappointed when I realised that Dodger was not a Discworld
novel, but I was immediately gripped by the book which was just
as clever and ironic and improbable and you-name-it as every
Pratchett book. It so happens that I have recently read quite a
number of unrelated books that take place in London, and seeing yet another
side of it through Pratchett's eyes was exciting. I learned lots of
new words, I was tempted to check facts (all quite unncessarily
explained in the afterword), I caught myself doing something I
interrogate in my research: getting emotionally engaged with the
character. I was truly upset when I finished the book. It's an
exceptionally high grade for me.
2 comments:
Hej Maria, vad kul att du skrivit om Pratchett. Jag har varit sugen på att börja läsa Pratchett ett tag och undrar om du kan tipsa om vilken bok som är bra att börja med? Är böckerna en sammanhängande serie eller kan de läsas i en orkonologisk ordning?
Discworld-böckerna kan läsas i vilken ordning som helst, och alla är lika roliga (fast jag har som sagt inte läst alla). Ta den första du ser.
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