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Jul 14, 2016Perenelle rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. I loved, loved, loved this book. I don't know how many other books have made me happy the way this one has. FIVE STARS FOR YOU. I picked up this first Discworld book because I'd heard it was a flat world that was somehow on the back of a turtle floating through space. And to me this is amazing, so I read it, and it was not a disappointment (although I was expecting the whole perched on a giant turtle moving through space thing would be something that would be brought up, but everyone just kind of went with it, which I suppose is because they've always lived on a turtle floating through space). This book is so fantastically random that I'm surprised I liked it - I don't, usually, like books that seem to be moving nonsensically (I in fact am very vocal about having proper rules controlling your magic in your universe, usually). But something here made this book fantastic. There's something about Pratchett's writing that is fun, but not simple, quirky but not annoying, and also very refreshing. This whole book was very refreshing to me. It's probably because it seemed like it was written that way on purpose to poke fun at fantasy stereotypes (or ones that were present when he wrote it, anyway). Besides, it was hilarious. I know not everyone likes puns, but whatever, they are my favourite thing. I don't usually laugh out loud when I read books, but one particular pun had me laughing into my pillow for a good half-hour before falling asleep. (Sadly it did not cause the same response when I repeated it to my friends, who are now demoted.) Terry Pratchett's writing is true a gold mine of quotable material. The character of Death was amazing as well. I read somewhere that The Colour of Magic is not the best book in the Discworld series, that Mort and Guards! Guards! were better places to jump into it, but I don't regret starting here at all. This book also contains one of my favourite jokes of all time, read it. I for one am off and reading The Light Fantastic.