#wewerethatkid

[tarmairons]

there are so many things that are WRONG with mr sonnenfeld's s3, but I'm distracting myself by wondering why esmé says the word 'girl' with an american accent in the grim grotto bc it makes zero sense?? barry stole esmé's coke.

I THINK ABOUT THAT DAILY. EVERY DAY. 200 TIMES A DAY

[smallvoids]

hi! I've just found your blog and you seem wonderful. I also wanted to ask because I've been wanting to get into discworld but haven't been sure where to start. Do you have a recommendation for a first book to try? Thanks in advance!

hello! welcome to my tumblr, haha, i'm glad you like it!

i love the discworld books SO much and have been reading them since i was a young teen (and been recommending them to friends just as long), so i feel very qualified to say: there's basically a discworld novel for everybody, and it all depends on your interests!

i'm a big believer in not reading them in order of publishing, and the majority of the books work really well as stand-alones, even those that belong to a series-within-the-series. so, for example, my friend Katinka really likes opera, so i recommended Maskerade first, which draws a lot on Phantom of the Opera, even though it's in the middle of what is know as the Witches series. likewise, i knew my friend Astrid likes dragons and The Dresden Files, so I recommended Guards! Guards!, the first book in the City Watch series, to them.

personally, i started with the YA novels when i was about 10 or so, and then read all of the Witches novels, followed by the City Watch novels, the Death novels and then the rest in a random order, depending on what i felt like (though, i must admit, i've never been a huge fan of the Rincewind books). there's also this handy chart, which i've consulted several times, that also shows how the books are connected.

all that said, here are some books that i think are particularly good introductions to discworld (and the series they belong to):

stand-alone: Monstrous Regiment (adult, maybe the queerest book?)

Witches: The Wee Free Men* (YA, first book in the sub-series following Tiffany Aching, shaped my childhood) / Wyrd Sisters (adult, SO many Shakespeare jokes)

City Watch: Guards! Guards! (adult, fantasy detective novel)

Industrial Revolution: Going Postal (adult, con-artist must become public servant, or else..!)

* the fifth book in the Tiffany Aching series, The Shepherd's Crown, was published posthumously, and i'd strongly suggest saving that until you've read all of the other Witches books.

sorry, this response got soo long, i had a lot of thoughts haha! let me know if you have any questions, or, if you feel comfortable, tell me more about your interests and i'll try to give a more specific rec !

[claudia-kishi]

Hi! I'd love to join the Plex server if that's okay. You're so kind to be offering this, so thank you so much! I also wanted to thank you because after following you I've found so many awesome tv shows that I've loved.

hi of course! just sign up for an account and then let me know so that i can send an invite!

and that is sooooo sweet wow... i feel honored. <3 thank you!!!!!! 🥺

[cosmic-llin]

I just read These Grooves Your Kingdom and it was so great!! You chose such an interesting dynamic to explore, and it was written in such a beautiful way. This was the first of your fics that I've read, and I can't wait to read more!

Awww thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! :D

[xaoh-f-goon]

Your analysis of frank/ernest/dewey is wonderful and frankly, just sexy overall. thank u for your service.

Thank you very much for saying so! I really appreciate it and I’m glad it’s not just me spinning a yarn to myself

[tarmairons]

Actually, Esmé's holding a box of blonde hair dye. In the previous scene, she was a brunette, and she just dyed it.

ok now THIS makes sense. this is the most legitimate asoue s3 theory i’ve seen thus far

[tarmairons]

Is Esmé holding the box of poisoned darts?

we just don’t know  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

but yeah i suppose that’s the most likely option

[tarmairons]

I don't read your blog every day, but every so often I'll check it and the posts are like a fun gift! Ooh, more Esmé! More original posts! but you're definitely one of my favorite blogs.

asdhdgfghfgd!!!! that’s so sweet thank you 💕