# Your Personal Favourite Discworld Book **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940 "2015-03-13T22:58:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/61 "2015-03-17T11:49:30Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Three way tie between _Nightwatch_, _Small Gods_, and _Wee Free Men_. I whole heartedly agree!! ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/62 "2015-03-17T13:50:48Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > You’re baffled by why, _on this board_, a book which has a strong anti-ignorance and anti-fundamentalist theme would be loved? Yes, because it wasn’t a very good book. 😛 Maybe I’m weird in that I read Pratchett for his COMBINATION of characters, worldbuilding and satire, so a book that’s really only about the satire comes up short in my estimation. It’s not that I disagree with the themes, but it’s very possible to take good themes and write a boring book. Small Gods bored me deeply. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/63 "2015-03-17T17:50:33Z")
> [@Art\_Rock](#): > > Another vote for Night Watch, but chosen out of so many great works. This. It happened to be the first Discworld book I read; possibly because of that, I can’t get into the Rincewind stuff much. 😛 Guards! Guards! and all of the City Watch books follow for me, but Maskerade and Lords and Ladies are right behind, if not side-by-side. I mean…Carrot. Come ON. Anything with him as a quiet focus is just the shit. I’m very much a Nanny Ogg type myself, but the Watch books just shade out the witches a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/64 "2015-03-17T18:16:36Z")
The Rincewind stuff is kinda crap compared to everything else he wrote, to be honest. _The Last Hero_ and\* Interesting Times \*manage to be good in spite of him, not because of him. As for _The Last Continent_, I give it an enthusiastic and resounding “meh”, although the weirdly disconnected plotline feat. the God of Evolution is admittedly pretty fun. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/65 "2015-03-17T19:40:22Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > The Rincewind stuff is kinda crap compared to everything else he wrote, to be honest. _The Last Hero_ and\* Interesting Times \*manage to be good in spite of him, not because of him. As for _The Last Continent_, I give it an enthusiastic and resounding “meh”, although the weirdly disconnected plotline feat. the God of Evolution is admittedly pretty fun. Rincewind and The Luggage are funnier at one remove; By which I mean, they SOUND humorous when viewed from a distance, but aren’t actually entertaining to read about directly. I think Mr. Pratchett recognized this, which is why he wasn’t really writing Rincewind anymore. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/66 "2015-03-17T19:48:07Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > _I Shall Wear Midnight_ has my vote for favorite title. Mine as well. Nothing else in his work has quite the power of the “Rough Music” chapter. I’ve read it a dozen times, and it still hits me the same way. Nearly everything I love about his work is in there. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/67 "2015-03-17T20:02:26Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > The Rincewind stuff is kinda crap compared to everything else he wrote, to be honest. _The Last Hero_ and\* Interesting Times \*manage to be good in spite of him, not because of him. As for _The Last Continent_, I give it an enthusiastic and resounding “meh”, although the weirdly disconnected plotline feat. the God of Evolution is admittedly pretty fun. Rincewind is just tiresome, but then most of the Wizard stories don’t do much for me: _The Last Continent_ was a mish-mash of ideas leavened with silly jokes about Australia {calling it “Fourecks” was just inane}. Some good ideas - the tropical island outside the study window was worthwhile, as was the God of Evolution - but unusually for middle Pratchett, a low signal to noise ratio. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/68 "2015-03-17T20:43:41Z")
> [@Airk](#): > > Yes, because it wasn’t a very good book. 😛 Maybe I’m weird in that I read Pratchett for his COMBINATION of characters, worldbuilding and satire, so a book that’s really only about the satire comes up short in my estimation. _Small Gods_ was \*\*chock-full \*\*of characters and worldbuilding - hell, it’s our first real encounter with Lu-Tze just to name one important bit. I literally cannot comprehend how you could honestly say it was only about the satire. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/69 "2015-03-17T21:03:18Z")
Night Watch is mine, too. I’ve read it three times and will read it many more. I’m still not through the series yet- have been making it last as long as I can from the start. I’ve just started Going Postal for the first time. Hogfather, Reaper Man, Thief of Time, Feet of Clay, and Men at Arms are all ones I’ve read twice. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/70 "2015-03-18T00:35:00Z")
Because I go against the crowd: **Snuff** with **I Shall Wear Midnight** a damned CLOSE second. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/71 "2015-03-18T16:50:45Z")
For me it’s _Reaper Man_. I always get all teary-eyed at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/72 "2015-03-18T18:16:11Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > _Small Gods_ was \*\*chock-full \*\*of characters and worldbuilding - hell, it’s our first real encounter with Lu-Tze just to name one important bit. > > I literally cannot comprehend how you could honestly say it was only about the satire. I dunno; I read it over a decade ago, and I cannot remember ANYONE interesting from it at all. Except Brutha, who I remember being essentially free of personality. I’ve never felt any urge to go back and try to correct this impression. ---
**Author:** ![DZedNConfused](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dzednconfused/32/15991_2.png) [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940/73 "2015-03-18T18:27:04Z")
> [@Airk](#): > > I dunno; I read it over a decade ago, and I cannot remember ANYONE interesting from it at all. Except Brutha, who I remember being essentially free of personality. > > I’ve never felt any urge to go back and try to correct this impression. Don’t feel alone, I think the book is boring as hell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-favourite-discworld-book/714940.md?page=3)