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Book Reviews of The Colour of Magic (Discworld, Bk 1)

The Colour of Magic (Discworld, Bk 1)
The Colour of Magic - Discworld, Bk 1
Author: Terry Pratchett
ISBN-13: 9780451157058
ISBN-10: 0451157052
Publication Date: 5/7/1985
Rating:
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
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4.6 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Roc
Book Type: Paperback
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CheriePie avatar reviewed The Colour of Magic (Discworld, Bk 1) on + 149 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I really enjoyed this, my introduction to Pratchett, and have now decided I'd like to read the whole Discworld series.

There were times during reading that I thought it was going to get all dry and philosophical, but fortunately, the author never took things fully in that direction. And those philosophical discussions would instead take some kind of wacky turn. The writing style seems genuinely British, and the satire is more subdued than say, Christopher Moore's style.

I enjoyed Rincewind's character, and look forward to finding out what becomes of him and Twoflower (and the Luggage) in The Light Fantastic.

Besides the list of books available at fly.to/discworld and FantasticFiction, I found another useful reading order guide, with graphics, that breaks down the Discworld books into the individual mini-series at http://www.ie.lspace.org/books/reading-order-guides.
Cheese avatar reviewed The Colour of Magic (Discworld, Bk 1) on + 324 more book reviews
I Love Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. It's full of tongue-in-cheek humor and sarcasm. If you read his series, he throws a humorous light on many of today's problems in a humorous, fantasy, otherworldly way. This is a Book Club Edition of this book.