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Picked this up intending to read the Discworld series for the first time. Lots of people have told me its one of the less good ones. I thought it was fine, the world is beyond outlandish and the rules of the universe are hard to follow. I can certainly see how reading some meta analysis might make it more fun.

Enjoyed this more than the prevoous books in the series. Although many of the Pevensies are whingy and too much 'from the past' to be relatable, Reepycheep is great.

I might try and read Discworld this year. I've read Equal Rites and enjoyed it enough.

Lots of sense in the book and probably made me consider the nature of work more than I thought it would.

Read this aloud to my partner and we both enjoyed it. The obvious analogy is embraced by the story and is even pointed out by the characters. Another world built by Fford that is fascinating, silly and enjoyable.

@suzyxwvu The book uses 'The Art of War' as a device which I don't think I fully understood the function of. The only times characters are talked about with any positive characteristics is when they talk about their involvement in the 1949 revolution.

I really enjoyed the book, the smaller world that the protagonist lives in is very simple and is intriguing, but not somewhere I feel I need to return to. The larger universe though is interesting, with its reality plus a little magic vibe. I enjoyed the unravelling mystery and it compelled me to read it much faster than I've read books of similar size. The first few chapters describing the House reminded me of the descriptions of The Sleeper Service in Iain M Banks' book Excession. To the point where I thought the book was going to go in a sci-fi direction.