A ranking of all the Discworld books I've read so far
I've only been reading Discworld since late October help-
Honestly just didn't really 'click' with me. Still an excellent book, but I've never found myself wanting to go back to it, unlike the other 10 I've read!
The first one I ever read, and still an absolute classic! With a series as good as this, it's unbelievably hard to rank anything this low, but something had to go here (so basically this is a sacrifice).
Sybil is honestly such an icon.
I'm not being particularly kind to the City Watch here, am I? Jingo probably took me the longest to properly get 'in to', and I personally found the storyline to be my least favourite of the Watch books, but the writing style? The quotes? Terry outdid himself with the writing of this one, which is not something to take lightly when it comes to him!
And now, to my boy Moist. It's absolutely criminal (no pun intended) to rank Making Money this low, but I must say I didn't find the twist as... satisfying in this book? This probably wasn't helped by the fact that I was never particularly attached to Bent! I do like a villain who makes me physically uncomfortable, though, and Cosmo is the epitome of that.
Also, I have a soft spot for the Igors, and that Splot scene will forever be iconic to me.
My original plan was to read this in chunks, starting on the 12th of December and finishing on Christmas. Said plan was immediately derailed by how addictive this book was!
Honestly, I was rather disappointed by Teatime's death; he had so much potential as a character, and he's still one of my personal favourites.
WE LOVE DORFL! WE LOVE DORFL!
Genuinely though, this is a fan favourite for a reason. The epitome of the classic Pratchett social-and-philosophical-commentary-combined-with-a-comically-evil-villain storyline (a vampire and a monarchist, with Dragon in his name? That's like Vimes Hatred Central right there). Also, lots of Angua!
5th? This physically hurts me...
What a book, though. And what a first scene. My experience of this book was probably also enhanced by the fact that, whilst reading the prologues, I was listening to Reckless by St. Vincent, and this lyric came at the perfect time:
"If your love was an anchor then I am lost at sea
I hear the riders calling, they're calling for me"
If you get it, you get it.
WOAH WOAH WOAH PUT THE CRUCIFIX DOWN I CAN EXPLAIN-
These top 5 were a tough choice, believe me. I read this whole book in one day. One day, because I was physically incapable of putting it down. I stayed awake far too late, just letting the story sink in. Another fan favourite, and it's bloody obvious why.
Who gave Sir Terry the right to emotionally destroy me like that ):
And now, the moment you've all been waiting for... The Podium!
My most recent read! And by god, that man can pun. Some notable examples include:
Imp y Celyn translating to Bud y Holly
A casual mention of a literal Deaf Leopard
The first ever Guitar Centre immediately banning the Discworld equivalent of Stairway to Heaven
The inevitable They Might Be Giants pun, in the form of a band named We're Certainly Dwarves
The definition of 'the music is sentient and it's coming to get you'. I really don't know why I loved it so much, I just... did?
An unbelievably feminist and progressive book written by a straight, cisgender white man. What else can I say!
I myself am cisgender, but as a devout lesbian and feminist this book pleased me greatly. And, hell, it's a book anyone can enjoy, LGBTQ+ or not! I think what makes it so special is the fact that the feminist aspect doesn't feel forced. Sir Terry didn't set out to write a book about feminism, he set out to write a novel exploring the realities of war, the complexities of religion, and gender equality.
Plus, more of The Times crew! (Also, see aforementioned note about my love for Igor(ina)s.)
Ta-dah! Barely snagging the crown, we have The Truth!
The only thing that made me put this book down was looking at my alarm clock and realising it was a quarter past midnight. Oops...
I physically cannot express how much I (to use the words of Mr Tulip) ----ing love the Times crew.
This is another excellent example of the Pratchett balance of silly-funny-goofy and emotionally traumatising. Take Otto- he's introduced as a sort of gimmicky, comic-relief character- and then his emotional breakdowns hit you like a bloody cannon. Or what I might call my favourite Pratchett scene full stop- William confronting his father, which is probably the only other thing to ever arouse a Night Watch-level emotional reaction in me.
I mean, what can I say? The truth has got it's boots on, and it's going to start kicking.
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