Which book should I buy?

[Sibeling]

These books are available in the local book shop:
Masquerade
Soul Music
The Fifth Elephant
Monstrous Regiment

I have enough money to buy only one of them. Which should I choose?
And don't tell me it all depends, because I absolutely love all Pratchett's books I have read before.

[Culhwch]

Well, it all depends... It truly does. Soul Music is a Death book, Masqyerade a witch book, The Fifth Elephant a Watch book, and Monstrous Regiment a stand alone. So, it depends what you've read, and what you liked. Myself, I'd go The Fifth Elephant, closely followed by Soul Music.

[Sibeling]

Then probably Soul Music, because Death is so cool!! But the Watch is cool, as well.. Hmmm..

[Culhwch]

Yeah, it's a close-run race between those two. I don't think I've ever even read a Witch book. Rincewind is good, and some of the stand-alones are classic, but you can't beat Vimes and Death.

[Sibeling]

Well, actually I solved the problem of choice quite easily - I took some money from the 'do-not-touch-except-in-case-of-extreme-emergency-or-a-matter-of-life-and-death' box and bought both Soul Music and The Fifth Elephant.

[chrispenycate]

Originally Posted by Sibeling

Well, actually I solved the problem of choice quite easily - I took some money from the 'do-not-touch-except-in-case-of-extreme-emergency-or-a-matter-of-life-and-death' box and bought both Soul Music and The Fifth Elephant.

Extreme emergency, definitely, though perhaps "life and death" is a slight exageration; there again, perhaps not.
I hope you enjoy them more than anything else you might have done with the money.

[Sibeling]

Actually I did enjoy the books- sitting in my room reading them all night and giggling which made my parents question my sanity - they never understood what's so funny about Pratchett.

[chrispenycate]

Originally Posted by Sibeling

Actually I did enjoy the books- sitting in my room reading them all night and giggling which made my parents question my sanity - they never understood what's so funny about Pratchett.

No one ever questions my sanity, though I suspect that's because first they'd have to catch it and tie it to a chair, with bright lights and threat of torture.
Mind you, I ran out of parents before discovering Pratchett - still, I had Eric Frank Russell, and they never found that particularly funny, either.
Glad you enjoyed them - so, needless to say, did I. Immensely.

[The Ace]

NOT Monstrous Regiment. I'd go for the Fifth Elephant with the Watch in it.

[kyektulu]

I listened to Monstrous Regiment on Audio cd, I thought it was great...

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by chrispenycate

- still, I had Eric Frank Russell, and they never found that particularly funny, either.

Not find Russell funny??? (Then again, parents are notoriously lacking in a sense of humor, generally speaking....)

[CarlottaVonUberwald]

monstrous regiment.... heres why i found it similar to books id read but i loved it.... i loved that vampire dammit i did.

[sonofstan]

Guards, Guards is a good one to start with or any of the city watch books but my favourite is The truth. Every time i read that book it makes me laugh out loud.