tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post7262459976862530645..comments2024-03-27T04:43:10.452-04:00Comments on Random Musings of a Bibliophile: Tiffany Aching SeriesBrandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-17825155594228475012013-08-11T12:56:10.052-04:002013-08-11T12:56:10.052-04:00They are HILARIOUSLY adorable. I hope they never t...They are HILARIOUSLY adorable. I hope they never turn these into a movie because I don't want my visual of them ruined. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-24308555508857471072013-08-10T15:12:18.799-04:002013-08-10T15:12:18.799-04:00I love that you think the Nac Mac Feegle are adora...I love that you think the Nac Mac Feegle are adorable! I haven't started this series yet, but I'm really looking forward to reading it now. I also love that sort of subtle, intelligent humour. It's definitely my sort of thing. Thanks for sharing, Brandy. :)Sam (Realm of Fiction)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04440380021875536125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-45022411093017217262013-08-09T18:40:21.026-04:002013-08-09T18:40:21.026-04:00Everyone seems to love the Rodent book. I think th...Everyone seems to love the Rodent book. I think that will definitely be the next one.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-80720251758523639262013-08-09T18:25:49.121-04:002013-08-09T18:25:49.121-04:00I love this series! I didn't know the fourth b...I love this series! I didn't know the fourth book existed though, haha<br />My favorite Terry Pratchett book is The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents. I keep meaning to read more of his books, but it hasn't actually happened yet. Sighs.<br />- Kritika @<a href="http://spidersilksnowflakes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Snowflakes and Spider Silk</a>Kritikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264802302099286333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-20043629274208489902013-08-09T18:19:26.217-04:002013-08-09T18:19:26.217-04:00Oh I like new books Bit and I can read together. I...Oh I like new books Bit and I can read together. I don't think she's quite ready for me to read the these to her so I will get The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents and give it a try.<br /><br />Thanks!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-29421835874404588862013-08-09T18:18:21.886-04:002013-08-09T18:18:21.886-04:00Thanks so much! This was exactly the sort of infor...Thanks so much! This was exactly the sort of information and enthusiasm I was looking for. I just need to process it now. :)Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-80849398254729033572013-08-09T17:21:47.575-04:002013-08-09T17:21:47.575-04:00I think you and Bit should read The Amazing Mauric...I think you and Bit should read The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents together. <br /><br />but as to what you should read next...it's tricy. Starting in late summer last year, I read them all in order publication, and it was pretty fun, but sadly the very first two are not the bestest. I'd read either Mort or Gaurds, Gaurds, next. <br /><br />My own personal favorite of the series is Night Watch, which stunned me....Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-18241189899173827992013-08-09T16:32:57.984-04:002013-08-09T16:32:57.984-04:00Oh, yay! Now I feel the vicarious delight of a dev...Oh, yay! Now I feel the vicarious delight of a devotee meeting a new convert. Is he great or what? My notebook is full of favorite Pratchettisms. ("Trouble is always easy to find when you have enough people looking for it.") My gateway Pratchett was The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, picked up at a used book sale-- wow, was it only five years ago? Now, of course, I buy them new.<br /><br />Everyone's tastes are different, but mine are for the post-1992 Pratchetts. I think Small Gods is the first one where his true literary brilliance shone through. (Although Pyramids, which is 1989, is also rather fine.) I don't care as much for the earliest ones featuring Rincewind. But some people swear by those.<br /><br />Pratchet at his best imho:<br /><br />Thief of Time<br />Small Gods<br /><br />The merely stunning:<br /><br />Going Postal<br />Jingo<br />Pyramids<br />Night Watch<br />Hogfather<br />Thud<br />The Truth<br />Monstrous Regiment<br />Nation (ya, not Discworld)<br />The Amazing Maurice<br />Feet of Clay<br /><br />The sadly only excellent:<br /><br />Guards! Guards!<br />Men at Arms<br />Reaper Man<br />Making Money<br />Fifth Elephant<br />Unseen Academicals<br />Witches Abroad<br /><br />Your mileage will of course vary. But oh, you are about to meet such wonderful characters. Lord Vetinari and Susan Sto-Helit. The witches of course you've already met, and Death. <br /><br />You can read them out of order, although there are certain sequences-- the Captain Vimes sequence, the Moist von Lipwig sequence. Those still make sense if read out of order, though.<br /><br />By the way, thank you for your kind words about Jinx. It really made my day when you said you felt like it was written for you.<br />Sage Blackwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847897945969895906noreply@blogger.com