In the book thread, in response to a request for Discworld recommendations:
I would recommend the Tiffany Aching books. They are definitely Discworld, but (technically) young adult fiction. Very much my favourites though, with a tough, clever and capable young girl as the central characther (i.e. Tiffany). The first book with her is called The Wee Free Men. My second favourite subset of Discworld books are the Watch books. As you I found the first couple of Discworld books not very good -- I read The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic and while the satire is fine, the characters feel very much like only caricatures with no depth and the story is thin too. After that I for some reason still gave Terry Pratchett another chance, reading Night Watch which I found much better with a proper story and characters you can relate to. I have since read plenty more and found a deep appreciation of Pratchett's writing even enjoying the earlier ones; however, that is partly for the contrast and seeing how however, that is partly for the contrast and seeing how he developed his craft.however, that is partly for the contrast and seeing how he developed his craft.
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I would recommend the Tiffany Aching books. They are definitely Discworld, but (technically) young adult fiction. Very much my favourites though, with a tough, clever and capable young girl as the central characther (i.e. Tiffany). The first book with her is called The Wee Free Men. My second favourite subset of Discworld books are the Watch books. As you I found the first couple of Discworld books not very good -- I read The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic and while the satire is fine, the characters feel very much like only caricatures with no depth and the story is thin too. After that I for some reason still gave Terry Pratchett another chance, reading Night Watch which I found much better with a proper story and characters you can relate to. I have since read plenty more and found a deep appreciation of Pratchett's writing even enjoying the earlier ones; however, that is partly for the contrast and seeing how however, that is partly for the contrast and seeing how he developed his craft.however, that is partly for the contrast and seeing how he developed his craft.