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sad_arisu's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
isobelle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
togidemi's review against another edition
4.0
i don't know why it took me this long to get started on discworld, but there we go
Okay, I'm going to sum up my feelings for this book, positive and negative, in one statement: the whole book reads like an adaptation of a tabletop campaign. Which, yeah, is the point, but still.
Very clever and unique worldbuilding, and even more clever writing. (Sir Pratchett's writing style was a little too quirky for me at first, but once I got used to it, I couldn't get over how sharp and witty he gets. Like damn. How aren't more authors this entertaining with JUST their prose??)
But there was practically no structure or character development throughout the story. It's entirely a series of wacky hijinks flowing from one to the other. Fortunately "Wacky Hijinks" is my middle name and also my only GMing strategy, so I was down, but the cranky novel reader in me who craves ORDER and RESOLUTION was a bit disappointed.
Okay, I'm going to sum up my feelings for this book, positive and negative, in one statement: the whole book reads like an adaptation of a tabletop campaign. Which, yeah, is the point, but still.
Very clever and unique worldbuilding, and even more clever writing. (Sir Pratchett's writing style was a little too quirky for me at first, but once I got used to it, I couldn't get over how sharp and witty he gets. Like damn. How aren't more authors this entertaining with JUST their prose??)
But there was practically no structure or character development throughout the story. It's entirely a series of wacky hijinks flowing from one to the other. Fortunately "Wacky Hijinks" is my middle name and also my only GMing strategy, so I was down, but the cranky novel reader in me who craves ORDER and RESOLUTION was a bit disappointed.
autumnal54's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kat7890erina's review against another edition
3.0
This was okay. The second half of the book was better than the first. Lots of people have told me that The Colour of Magic isn't the best in the Discworld series, so I will probably persist and see what The Light Fantastic has to offer.
ebaldwin's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
grayfeathers's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel a deep affinity for Rincewind and a lot of love for Twoflower.
sumeyrad's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
phil_e98's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75