Optional reviewed Die Farben der Magie by Terry Pratchett
Doesn't pop
1 star
On re-read I was very disappointed. It focuses too much on the comedy and forgets to tell a story.
Full review here.
228 pages
English language
Published Nov. 3, 2005
The Color of Magic
4 stars
(16 reviews)
The Colour of Magic is a 1983 fantasy comedy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the Discworld series. The first printing of the British edition consisted of only 506 copies. Pratchett has described it as "an attempt to do for the classical fantasy universe what Blazing Saddles did for Westerns."
Matthew reviewed The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #1)
Torn between 3 and 4 stars
3 stars
Enjoyed it - a fun read!
Discworld and Sir Terry were a big part of my life growing up, he had a large impact on who I became.
I'm not sure for newcomers to his writing I'd fully recommend The Colour of Magic - I believe Sir Terry himself said to start from book three (Sourcery) - but this is an interesting historical artefact.
I plan to read through the entire Discworld series in the coming months (and years, I guess - I don't plan to only read Discworld non-stop), so starting from the very beginning to experience how Sir Terry's style developed was a key choice for me.
I did enjoy it a lot though! Torn between 3 and 4 stars. It's good! But I feel like 4 stars requires a level of excellence not quite attained here - it does feel a little disjointed at times, and some …
Enjoyed it - a fun read!
Discworld and Sir Terry were a big part of my life growing up, he had a large impact on who I became.
I'm not sure for newcomers to his writing I'd fully recommend The Colour of Magic - I believe Sir Terry himself said to start from book three (Sourcery) - but this is an interesting historical artefact.
I plan to read through the entire Discworld series in the coming months (and years, I guess - I don't plan to only read Discworld non-stop), so starting from the very beginning to experience how Sir Terry's style developed was a key choice for me.
I did enjoy it a lot though! Torn between 3 and 4 stars. It's good! But I feel like 4 stars requires a level of excellence not quite attained here - it does feel a little disjointed at times, and some scenes don't really seem to have any purpose.
Hyperlink Your BOOKS reviewed The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #1)
A good start
4 stars
I almost didn't want to re-read this one because it is so overshadowed in my mind by the series it would spawn. It's weirdly structured and unfocused - more like four sequential short stories than a novel - but it's still an incredible romp across the freshly imagined Discworld (and beyond).
Toni Widmo reviewed The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #1)
Funny, silly
3 stars
Not the best diskworld novel by a long shot, but still very funny. Pratchett's writing is less mature here, and the humour more silly than later Diskworld novels but the book does have its high points. The luggage being the real star of this book.
