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Feb 2017
6:08pm, 13 Feb 2017
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westmoors
Not sure what I would recommend as an intro to TP. I started at the Discworld beginning with Colour of Magic.
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Feb 2017
6:11pm, 13 Feb 2017
3,903 posts
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The Scribbler
Or start with the first Watch novel, Guards Guards. Or the first Witches Equal Rites (although I think you could get in from Wyrd Sisters)
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Feb 2017
7:41pm, 13 Feb 2017
89,961 posts
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GregP
Or my favourite non-Watch, Thief of Time. For is it not written?
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Feb 2017
8:11pm, 13 Feb 2017
14,501 posts
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Seratonin
Thanks Chrisull for your comments.
I had not read any Chiang before and got into the book as I was piqued by the hype over Arrival. My take on each of the stories:
Tower of Babylon - Good story and a nice twist.
Division by Zero - Bittersweet tale. I was lost by some of the math but the story behind it was okay.
Understand - Nice tale about enhanced intelligence. It reminded me a bit of Cronenberg's Scanners premise.
Story of Your Life - Same as Babylon. It makes me want to see the film even more now.
Evolution of Human Science - More of a premise for a thesis than a story.
Seventy Two Letters - Really liked this. Thought it had a steam-punk vibe. Makes you think about "Are there consequences with messing with science/nature?"
Hell is the Absence of God - Cute morality tale.
Liking What You See - Another morality tale. Thought provoking look at letting corporations selling science "products" and the ensuing cause and effect.
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Feb 2017
8:20pm, 13 Feb 2017
20,890 posts
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Diogenes
I need a new book to read. I have some, on the to-pile but, having been spoilt recently by Christie Malry's Own Double Entry and Post Office, I have a want for another quick, easy read, but of equal invention and quality.
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Feb 2017
8:39pm, 13 Feb 2017
893 posts
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beebop
I do love Thief of Time. It's almost a standalone, which would make it a good introduction. Excellent first paragraph, followed by lots more excellent paragraphs (although it has had an unfortunate effect on me: a tendency to refer to biscuits as 'bikkits'. I try not to).
If you divide the Discworld books into rough categories, I'd say that the Wizard ones are my least favourite on the whole, although every time I read one, its better than I remembered (with the probable exception of The Colour of Magic, which was the first I ever read and was the reason I didn't read a second until years later...)
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Feb 2017
9:14pm, 13 Feb 2017
3,904 posts
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The Scribbler
The Thief of Time is the book Pterry signed for me, so it's indescribably precious. His eyes were piercing blue and you could see universes spinning and exploding inside them.
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Feb 2017
12:57am, 14 Feb 2017
1,804 posts
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DazTheSlug
having struggled/nearly DNF'd Revolutionary Road, I needed a quick, easy, enjoyable read so *flew* through Magnus Mills "The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold" - aaahhhhhh... :-D
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Feb 2017
6:48am, 14 Feb 2017
89,963 posts
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GregP
The talking book of Thief of Time - as read by Stephen Briggs is magnificent. The Tony Robinson version not so much.
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Feb 2017
8:43am, 14 Feb 2017
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Little Nemo
I caught the Terry Pratchett programme by accident and it was a lovely thing. I was amazed that it was Paul Kaye under the beard and hat! Dennis Pennis has come a long way 
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