Strangely, @avclub-c701a997d9bef627835b036efb4eca63:disqus , I also enjoy it when I have fun. It's nice to have tastes in common, isn't it?

YMMV depending on whether you liked his earliest really absurdist novels or his growing body of dramatic work best, but as a non-fan of the comedies (like Color Of Magic) and a fan of the more seriously plotted books (like Guards! Guards!) I feel like the series has just kept getting better over the years, and I'm not…

YMMV depending on whether you liked his earliest really absurdist novels or his growing body of dramatic work best, but as a non-fan of the comedies (like Color Of Magic) and a fan of the more seriously plotted books (like Guards! Guards!) I feel like the series has just kept getting better over the years, and I'm not…

Well, the argument is really that he's writing characters he didn't originate, and mixing them up with real-world people. "I like the Artful Dodger so I'm going to write about him" is only different from "I like Mr. Spock so I'm going to write about him" because a) Pratchett is a published, long-established…

Well, the argument is really that he's writing characters he didn't originate, and mixing them up with real-world people. "I like the Artful Dodger so I'm going to write about him" is only different from "I like Mr. Spock so I'm going to write about him" because a) Pratchett is a published, long-established…

Exactly. Every one of those Discworld novels has its own start-to-finish story. Some of them just take place in the same city, or use the same characters, or cross over with each other, and there's an ongoing, developing world where events in one book make a difference in the next. But it's not any kind of ongoing…

Exactly. Every one of those Discworld novels has its own start-to-finish story. Some of them just take place in the same city, or use the same characters, or cross over with each other, and there's an ongoing, developing world where events in one book make a difference in the next. But it's not any kind of ongoing…

@avclub-2329646941c7c8652f40bc9862514cc6:disqus Oh, absolutely. Willis is fantastic at her best. Depending on your personal tastes I'd recommend starting with "The Doomsday Book" (time traveling anthroplogist dealing with the Black Plague) or one of her short-story collections. "Last Of The Winnebagos," available in…

@avclub-2329646941c7c8652f40bc9862514cc6:disqus Oh, absolutely. Willis is fantastic at her best. Depending on your personal tastes I'd recommend starting with "The Doomsday Book" (time traveling anthroplogist dealing with the Black Plague) or one of her short-story collections. "Last Of The Winnebagos," available in…

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@avclub-33beffd09a1b020d1187c6b4b264014a:disqus Oho, someone didn't watch our latest Taste Test, or read the comments!

@avclub-33beffd09a1b020d1187c6b4b264014a:disqus Oho, someone didn't watch our latest Taste Test, or read the comments!

It really helps, since her book is in part a pastiche, and it links up directly with the Jerome book. Even so, it was never one of my favorites, even after I went back and read Three Men In A Boat. And I normally love Willis' work.

It really helps, since her book is in part a pastiche, and it links up directly with the Jerome book. Even so, it was never one of my favorites, even after I went back and read Three Men In A Boat. And I normally love Willis' work.

Nope, it's an answer to the question. Here's a dig at you: You are not a pretty sweet Pringle.

Nope, it's an answer to the question. Here's a dig at you: You are not a pretty sweet Pringle.

We did a Gateways explaining where to start with his work. It's linked to his name on first reference in the intro.

We did a Gateways explaining where to start with his work. It's linked to his name on first reference in the intro.

I'm about 20 pages from the end, and I'm bracing for disappointment, but up until now I've really enjoyed it, and I'm surprised over people hating it. It seems like a terrific setup for a series.