@@kayla8402 I agree, I think it was that balance that lowered the quality, because actually the Death story is pretty strong.

@@DisquietandDragons-lh3zm I’m going to tell you what I tell everyone. Start with Guards Guards.

@@TheBookThing guess which idiot had Guards Guards in his hand at Waterstones today but put it back on the shelf.

@@DisquietandDragons-lh3zm ha ha. I think there should be a word for regretting not buying a book

@@genteelblackhole wow, the Librarian must’ve been a real surprise then 😂

@@TheBookThing Haha! I did read a few Discworld books in my teens, so I remembered the Librarian from back then. Otherwise he would’ve been very surprising indeed. 😅

Thanks a million. It was a fun tag to do 😁

@@NevsBookChannel it’s still early days with this. He’s just getting his stride and realising there’s a world here and not just Rincewind. I think it suffers a wee bit from having a premise, not an entire plot, but hey, we’re on book 3, we’re getting there.

@@TheBookThing agree!

@@NevsBookChannel I have not. I’ll check him out! Thanks!

@@Maeve_Ever_Books haha thanks, hope you enjoy doing it 😁

@@genteelblackhole it was the first one where Pratchett starts to hit his stride. And even though the series ramps up a gear massively when Nanny Ogg gets introduced, Equal Rites still has one of my favourite gags in the whole Discworld series: “The lodgings were on the top floor next to the well-guarded premises of a respectable dealer in stolen property because, as Granny had heard, good fences make good neighbours”

@@TheBookThing Absolutely, Nanny Ogg is the perfect foil to Granny Weatherwax. Pure joy. Haha and that pun is glorious!

Well, objectively, I probably am wrong 😂

Ha ha ha. Honestly I thought that Oy would be the one you’d go for 😂

@@TheBookThing Well, I am pairing Lector with another wonderful "homely" cook- can you guess?

@CliffsDarkGems well the other one I was kicking around was Dick Halloran from The Shining….?

@@TheBookThing Good guess but... no. You will have to wait till tomorrow!

Thanks mate it was my pleasure I really enjoyed it. I was pleased with that, and I think I beat Cliff to the punch on that one 😁

@@TheBookThing I think I might just give the same answer, but add a sous chef to the mix! 🤣🤣

@TheBookThing indeed you did, I'm sure Cliff will come up with some epic horror answers. I bought The first Jack Reacher book a couple of weeks ago, not the kind of thing I normally read but I've heard he's a complete badass.

@@DisquietandDragons-lh3zm the Reacher books are utterly ridiculous, but unapologetically so and I absolutely love them!

I’m relying on Reacher to beat the snot out of Lector if he gets out of order. I actually did use the drop down, did it still not work. Buggrit, I’ll edit it again and see if it works.

@@AaronReadABook did you get tagged now?

@@TheBookThing yep!

@@genteelblackhole thanks a million, it’s funny what gems the reread is throwing up for me, I remember really liking Small Gods, but not necessarily considering it one of the best of the Discworld books which I now do. Glad you enjoyed the review 😁

@@TheBookThing It is funny what a reread can do. My favourites are shifting all the time - same with music and films too.

@@genteelblackhole isn’t it just. Mild spoiler for a future video but I recently finished Maskerade in my reread, a book that I went into as just quite middle of the road, but was actually incredibly strong and probably one of the best witch books. I reckon it’s just my own perspective changing as I get older.

@@TheBookThing I’ll be rereading that one soon - but first it’s Interesting Times… which I must confess I’m not too excited to revisit. But here’s hoping that benefits from the reread too! 🤞

@@genteelblackhole it’s not one of the stronger ones, but the last Twoflower and Ribcewind interactions were very much when Prachett was developing, it’s nice to see what that’s like when he’s more in his stride.

@@DisquietandDragons-lh3zm thanks man, I reckon you’ll enjoy it. Even though it looks like it might be a bit weighty it’s actually really easy to digest and very very funny

@@onceuponabookishsteph I suspect my opinion might not be popular with the ACOTAR fanbase. But hey, it’s not meant for me.

Thanks a million Bonnie Nicole, I reckon that gearing myself up for a series may be slightly ambitious, let’s see if I can get through one of them. 😂 And yeah, snobs and censors can just, as we say in our house, get the bin

@@TheBookThing Haha, fair!! Good luck with it!

@@ingridfitz5677 who knows indeed 😁

@@TimeTravelReads thank you, I can’t do piercing insight so I go for chuckles instead so I’m glad you found it funny. 😁

At least I won’t be alone. Thanks MJ

@@TheBookThing😂😂 I'm readingthislifemj on Voxer.

I’m 99% certain romantasy isn’t for me either. But if it helps a bit, then what the hell. It won’t kill me.

@TheBookThing when I get round to it there's always a chance I like it and I have a new series to enjoy (like you I'm pretty sure that won't happen). I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this book.

I can’t say I’m looking forward to it, but I’m at least a bit curious now.

I hated Fourth Wing but I grew up with Anne McCaffrey. Interested in your opinion on this title as I approach it like a strange plant on an alien planet. Not taking my helmet, gloves off and not touching it. I saw Promethus.

@@bluemaiden5 haha. Caution seems wise.

@@macmanuel3915 hey thanks, glad you enjoyed. Totally agree there are much better starting points.

@@TheBookThing Where did you start? Guards, Guards was my first.

@@macmanuel3915 weirdly The Truth was my first one, picked it up randomly loved the style and then went for Guards Guards next. I always recommend starting with Guards Guards any time I’m asked.

@@TheBookThing Appreciate the replies! Looking forward to catching up on the rest of your reviews!

@@macmanuel3915 appreciate you watching 😁

Can’t take credit for the view😁 I haven’t read any of his other books, but I’ll at least be reading the other Greek ones.

If you like myths and legends it should be right up your street, glad you enjoyed 😁

Train journeys to Greece are theoretically possible, but it’d take about 3 ferries, 4 days and probably about 3 grand. 3 hour flights are not much fun but significantly easier. And Stephen Fry’s written more books than I’ve had hot dinners 😂

Thanks man! Never been to Athens but I love the Greek islands. The first one was great I’m really looking forward to Heroes.

@@allthekingsbooks That genuinely makes me happy, I really hope you enjoy it. It’s pretty short and easy to read so it’s the kind of thing you can slot in easily enough. Please let me know how you get on 😁

@@DisquietandDragons-lh3zm I think Cliff deserves the credit for most of my audience, so thank you for stopping by 😁 I’m pretty lucky to live in a lovely green area, we pay for the greenery with rain though. I really love the film too, the book’s different mostly because it’s entirely from the Chief’s perspective. Nurse Ratched is one of the all time greatest literary villains

@TheBookThing Cliff is a star and I'm the same, I think half of my audience came from Cliff. It's similar here (Staffordshire, England), lots of beautiful green spaces, lots of rain too. I'll keep an eye out for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest next time I'm book shopping. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

The Death side of the story is and actually most of Windal’s arc is pretty good, but the whole organism that is based on a city and the stakes relating to it feel like it’s only half-conceptualised (unusual for Pratchett) and it takes far too much of the narrative. In my opinion anyway.

@@TheBookThing my memory may be hazy!

@@NevsBookChannel or maybe reading them back to back has made me extra harsh

A bad audiobook is a frustrating thing, especially if the problem isn’t the text itself.

When I played the first recording back t made me cringe so hard and I swore it would never see the light of day but when I started to edit the final version I figured that if I’m going to say how godawful it is then I should at least share a taste of it. Glad you got a laugh 😁 I’m nearly finished Mr Mercedes and, put it this way, I’m planning on starting Finders Keepers pretty soon after.

Thanks Cliff. I’m nearly finished Mr Mercedes. Put it this way I’ll be reading Finders Keepers pretty soon after. Hope the family are ok.

@@TheBookThing Thanks mate! Family are as good as can be expected, it has been a sad and rough week, particularly for Anita's mom. I know things do get better having been there myself. Thanks for caring my friend.

My wife lost her dad a couple of years ago so I know what a rough time it will be for everyone. Thinking of you guys.

@@TheBookThing Thank you! ♥

It DID remind me of the Red Dwarf episode. I had a friend once who would say that ‘Stephen King couldn’t finish his dinner never mind a book’. This is one of the better endings. I think the nature of the story having a natural climax means that he had to have an ending in mind instead of just freewheeling.

It really was, weirdly my only disappointment was one of the Discworld books. Everything else was pretty top notch.