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Book Review
Jan. 26th, 2026 02:30 pmThe Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett
I finally started the Discworld series. The first book follows the hapless magic school dropout Rincewind as he accompanies Twoflower, a naive and rich visitor from a far continent and Discworld's first tourist, on a series of adventures. Twoflower, in turn, is accompanied by his Luggage, a mobile, somewhat sentient chest. They encounter thieves, pirates, dragons, heroes, and a expedition over the edge of the world to gain information about the tur5tle on which Discworld resides. It's all very funny and full of witty dialogue and satirical and/or parodic references to fantasy tropes.
I very much enjoyed this book, even if the plot didn't always quite hang together. I was especially amused by Pratchett's nods to role-playing games and to fantasy conventions like dragons and their riders and barbarian heroes. Rincewind is a fun character - cantankerous, often self-serving, but still essentially decent. After all, he does not abandon Twoflower to the less pleasant consequences of his naivete. The story does feel a bit patched together, but very often the first books in long series are a bit unwieldy, so I was not put off by it.
by Terry Pratchett
I finally started the Discworld series. The first book follows the hapless magic school dropout Rincewind as he accompanies Twoflower, a naive and rich visitor from a far continent and Discworld's first tourist, on a series of adventures. Twoflower, in turn, is accompanied by his Luggage, a mobile, somewhat sentient chest. They encounter thieves, pirates, dragons, heroes, and a expedition over the edge of the world to gain information about the tur5tle on which Discworld resides. It's all very funny and full of witty dialogue and satirical and/or parodic references to fantasy tropes.
I very much enjoyed this book, even if the plot didn't always quite hang together. I was especially amused by Pratchett's nods to role-playing games and to fantasy conventions like dragons and their riders and barbarian heroes. Rincewind is a fun character - cantankerous, often self-serving, but still essentially decent. After all, he does not abandon Twoflower to the less pleasant consequences of his naivete. The story does feel a bit patched together, but very often the first books in long series are a bit unwieldy, so I was not put off by it.
