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The titles are:
"Reaper Man", "Small Gods", "Wyrd Sisters", "Moving Pictures"

Went to an adorable book shop and found these guys. I haven't read Pratchett yet but I feel it'll be right up my alley

I'm pretty sure I see "Small Gods" and "Wyrd Sisters" recommended a lot and I know you can't really go wrong, but of these which would you recommend the most? Since this is what I have I'll read them all eventually

Regardless I'm excited to have gotten physical copies because my library has long wait lists for his books

Edit: Thanks for all of the discussion! This post brought me a lot of positive on an otherwise rough day. I've decided to start with "Small Gods"

I just want to say again thank you to everyone who responded to me or to someone else. It's been a joy hearing what each person has to contribute to the conversation

Even if they fall flat (which I highly doubt) all of your enthusiasm came through and that really in itself means so much. It was truly touching

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[–] zout@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'd start with Wyrd Sisters, followed by Reaper Man. I didn't like Small Gods and didn't finish. I don't remember anything about Moving Pictures, I must have at least started reading it since I read most of Pratchett's works.

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

This is obviously a really unpopular opinion but I just don't understand how there is always so much love for his books. I tried reading I think it was the first 9 books from the Discworld and I just found them boring and extremely cringeworthy.

Like I hope you enjoy them and it is great so many people do but I don't get it all.

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Hope Pratchett works for you! I tried his books multiple times, because he's so beloved. But it's just not for me.

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