Newbie to Discworld... my thoughts so far.

[alicebandassassin]

i have to say i like pratchet but then i like to be amused in all ways and i like the fact there are layers of humor and great carectors that grow with the books and hardley ever disapoint you. i dont mind the detached humor as i think of those smiles as free extras.

[Ice fyre]

Now I think I'm in a minority here but I really liked Small Gods although I think Pyramids is my fave closley followed by guards guards.

Pratchet's strength I feel is his ability to observe the human condition and replay it through the medium of fantasy.

Ummm, that sounds a bit snobby, but lets face it we have all met the people he writes about. They are all exagerated forms of friends, family and that wierd fella who swears at himself going home in the train at night. Well on my train at least.