Discworld: NIGHTWATCH, half-way

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NIGHTWATCH, page 274/422

They're building the barricades, and it's getting very exciting, and I can't stop reading! This is darker than all of the other Discworld books so far, and oh Vimes, and it's going to go badly and we'll lose people and... and I hope that grave in the beginning chapter isn't the foreshadowing I'm afraid it is. ::crosses fingers::

It's neat to see all the familiar characters in their younger days. I especially enjoy Nobby, Dibbler, and so forth. I'm amused that a certain young rookie has a resemblence to Carrot.

That's it for now. I'll probably type up something when I get to the end of the book. No spoilers or hints in the comments, please! I'll be done by tomorrow at the latest.

Comments

[fani.livejournal.com]

DON'T START WITH THE COLOUR OF MAGIC.

Start with the 'start' of the series for either Watch, Witches, Death, Rincewind (I find rincewind annoying) or start with the oneshots like Small Gods and Moving Pictures.

Rashaka, I understand that this is your blog but I find I was terribly turned off when I started with the colour of magi. I thought, "WTF IS SO GOOD OF THIS SERIES?" And then I jumped to Maurice, and I understood. (although I honestly think that you really shouldn't jump ahead to Maurice because some jokes just fly over my head).

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

It's true that the first books aren't as strong, but since Colour of Magic *is* the first Rincewind book, I say start with it.

Otherwise I've told people to start with Small Gods since it's chronologically the first book in the timeline.