Il colore della magia

I haven't reviewed this because I read it so long ago that all I can remember is I loved it. I'll take our very old and battered copy (bought in 1987) to the hospice this weekend when I go with Celyn and see if I can't refresh my memory. RIP, Sir Terry. 'DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING,' said Death, 'JUST T Leggi tutto

Reading The Color of Magic is akin to eating an entire bowl of ice cream just a little too fast...sure, it may cause your head to hurt at times, but the sweet rewards make it all worth it! Filled with ambitious wizards and ruthless assassins, the city of Ankh-Morpork has survived many dangers in the Leggi tutto

Gah! I have a secret Santa that sent me about 21 books yesterday and I can get missing ones from my used bookstore. Ok, it’s no secret but I’m not calling them out 😉💕 4.5 stars ⭐️ I FINALLY started Discworld!!!! I buddy read with my wonderful friend CHOKO We had fun text message reading it. I loved t Leggi tutto

The Rincewind starts blowing up his ego in the first installment of the epic Discworld. The establishment of one of the sub series of the Discworld, around Rincewind, sorcerers, and the Unseen University, deals with insurances, Hrun the barbarian, role playing games, living furniture, different fanta Leggi tutto

Before picking it up, I'd heard that The Colour of Magic was funny. Now that can mean just about anything because, let's face it, comedy is the most subjective of arts. Funny is a deeply personal thing. The "funny peculiar" and the "funny ha-ha" might not be the same from person to person or even to Leggi tutto

And so it begins … Sir Terry Pratchett’s wildly imaginative Discworld series begins with the 1983 publication of The Color of Magic. I have been reading science fiction and fantasy for a long time and somehow I managed to not read any of his works until I came in late to the party. A friend suggested Leggi tutto

I will officially be reading the entire Discworld series!

The Color of Magic (Discworld #1), Terry Pratchett The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins -- with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: ماه می سال 2016 میلادی عنوان: مجموعه جهان Leggi tutto

This must be the exception that proves the rule. For years I’ve been adamantly advocating reading series in publication order, whether a coherent story or a set of standalones. In Discworld , that simply doesn’t seem to be the best solution. Everyone seems to suggest that a new reader should not star Leggi tutto

Gonna read these books in the order they were written and none of you nerds can stop me.