Discworld is a massive collection of fantastical works by Terry Pratchett; they feature recurring characters and locations as well as plot threads that weave throughout the story… and yet, there are many different starting points for this series, and there isn’t necessarily an agreed-upon beginning for people who want to dive into Discworld. In today’s post, I’m not even going to bother trying to give you a definitive answer to the question of which book you should begin with. Instead, this post is about suggesting different starting points for the Discworld series so that you can choose which one you want to begin with!

In today’s post, I’ll be talking about the books that I really want to read before I die. Let me start by saying that these are not all of the books I want to read. These are the books that I think are most important for me to read before I am reincarnated as an illiterate naked molerat. No offense intended to any literate naked molerats out there who can read this. The books I list here are ones that I believe will have the most meaning to me or will be the most important for me to read. A lot of these will be older works that I believe to be influential in the literary space, but that I still haven’t read. At least one of them, though, is one that will be a deeply personal read for me.

Today, I’m going to validate your opinion that you shouldn’t read Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series by giving ten reasons not to. Prepare to have your convictions and opinions reinforced by me. All of these reasons are entirely logical and well-thought-out. You literally cannot argue with them, it’s impossible, so don’t try. Grab some popcorn, sit back, and prepare to hear ten objective opinions.

Boy, did I get some reading done this winter. I read more between late November and March than I had in the entirety of 2021—at least, in terms of word count. So, today, I want to reflect on the books I read over the winter months!

This is going to be a bit of a rant, so strap yourselves in and get ready for some… angry content.

Today I’m going to be… diving into the lions’ den. I’m reading five reviews that should be hilarious but will probably just hurt me, because they’ll be disparaging my favorite author and some of my favorite books. I’ve picked out five that I want to read and talk about in this post, but it’s gonna be hard. A few of these are really painful, but I’m going to power through.