Terry Pratchet

Has anyone read any books by Terry Pratchet? He's written lots. I've read some. I thought they were funny and intertaining. What do other people think?

I read Color of Magic and was amused. Unfortunatly I have a couple of friends who will not SHUT UP about Terry Pratchet and as a result I'm totally burnt out on him.

There are better books by him than the colour of magic... one I just got was the Monstorous Regiment. Very very very very funny!

I don't like him. I don't see what's so special about him.

I've read several of his books, and I don't find them funny. I usually find them confusing, stupidly complicated, and trying too hard to be humourous. And it failed, for me.

And here I thought I didn't understand Color of Magic because I was a dumb American.

Lol, No. I tried to read Thief of Time recently and it had four different viewpoints in quick succesion, so I had no idea who was who and I threw the book on the floor. And read somebody better:

Bernard Cornwell.

I love Terry Pratchett^^

I read a couple of books from his 'Discworld' series, 'Good Omens' (Nail Gaiman + Terry Pratchett = one amazing book) and 'Maurice and his Amazing Rats'.

I love his books.

The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents, I've got that one!

Firestsrter: I haven't read The Theif of Time, so I can't comment on that one, but if the books that you read seemed complicated, he has others that aren't. The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents is good, to use an example already mentioned.

WinterGrimm: Like I said, personally, I don't think The Colour Of Magic was his best book, I didn't really get the end much, but the rest is easy enough to understand once you've read a few of the books. Many of the themes carry through, like the heros.

Is 'Maurice and his amazing rats' the one about the cat, making fun of the pied piper type thing?

I think I read that. That was good, actually. Forgot about it. I forget a lot of books I read.

I read the first and thought it was fairly amusing.



Then I read the second, and just got tired of it.



I hate to say this, but I think any of us here could write one of those books in a week. They are just nonsense.



But his collaboration with Neil Gaiman, entitled Good Omens, was very enjoyable.

I saw more than nonsense in the ones I read. Maybe you weren't looking hard enough.

Anyone who doesn't like or understand his books is either stupid or crazy or it might just be above your reading lvl! no offense but most of you must be i feel really bad saying that but i am protective. I understood everything i have read many of his books. HE IS MY FAVORITE AUTHOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i read ALOT! He is a genius you could not churn out one of his books in a week, especially if you do not understand it! He is brilliant! Has any of you morons (joke) (known offense meant!) read the hitchhikers guild? they are not by him an they are really good too. If you do not like or understand his books now it probably is not cause you are stupid but because it is above your reading level or you don't have a sense of humor. Try again in a few years when you are better at reading and or have lightened up a bit.
it is so much better than lord of the rings and potter.

I've read some of his books, I really love the 'Discworld' series. I did find some of his books confusing but I'd rather read Terry Pratchett books than J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter. I'm not a fan and couldn't care about what other people say.

Sorry if you're a Potter fan.

EDIT: I also want to say the Lord of the Rings is just not my thing.

Ive read tons of Terry Pratchett. Rediculous amounts really. Saying that he is trying to hard to be humerous is a seriously lame thing to say, and I think it shuld be taken back. You don't publish 30+ novels and win Caregie Medals for writing "nonsense".
Just because you can't make sense of it doesn't mean its the author's fault.
Pratchetts originality, and ability to write any kind of story makes him pretty much the best author around. He also had a dry wit and an extremely knowledgable hisotry with the english language.
I've also read Good Omens and its nearly the best book I've read (it's second to Douglas Adams' Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy).

If you don't specifically like The Disocwrodl books because they are so confusing, or there too many central characters, first of all heres a tissue, secondly try somethign he wrote for younger readers. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, as stated above is hilarious. It about a clever cat and some clever rats who find this stupid kid who plays a flute to come around with them and rob cities by creating a plague of rats and takign care of it. Also look at The Wee Free Men, and its sequel A Hat full of Sky. Oh, and the Nomes Trilogy: Truckers, Diggers, and Wings.

Great! You share my opinions only I am more protective.
Plus I was so outraged I got a bit confuseing.