The colour of magic

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Terry Pratchett: The colour of magic (1983, St. Martin's Press)

English language

Published Aug. 13, 1983 by St. Martin's Press.

ISBN:
978-0-312-15028-0
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4 stars (426 reviews)

Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all begins--with the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.

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Review of 'The color of magic' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Over the years I've dipped into the Discord books now and then and really struggled to get what the fuss was about, I usually found them boring and gave up. Then I decided to give them a proper go and start reading from book 1, suddenly things clicked and I was converted.

The characters are brilliant, the story is mad and moves along at one hell of a pace. The luggage is my hero!

Pratchett has his own unique writing style and if you can get into it then you're in for a great reading experience.... some of us though have to fight our way in. :)

Review of 'The Color of Magic' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I wasn't sure what to make of this series before I read it. I worried it would be juvenile or zany in a way that might embarrass more than entertain me. I was pleasantly surprised. Terry Prachett doesn't go for the laugh out loud hysterical jokes (in this, the first book of the Discworld series, anyway) but his voice is entertaining and his ideas are funny in a gentle way.

What surprised me most of all was how poorly written this book was and how much I didn't care; just goes to show the power of a likeable voice. That is the real draw to this read. The characters were amusing but not filled out enough to really care about, the plot is all over the place and not particularly clever, but the very present narrator is quickly engaging and fun to read. Everything from the humorous descriptions of setting …

Review of 'The Color of Magic' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I've been meaning to start reading Discworld novels for some time because of Terry Pratchett's famous sense of absurd humor that is close to my heart. I must say he didn't disappoint me and I am looking forward to more adventures of failed wizard Rincewind, a weird insurance agent Twoflower, currently on a holiday as a tourist and of course his sapient pearwood chest following him everywhere. Beware, there be dragons!

reviewed The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (The Discworld series)

Review of 'The Color of Magic' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

If [b:the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|11|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy, Book 1)|Douglas Adams|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156039839s/11.jpg|3078186] took place in a fantasy universe, it might be something like the Discworld series. This book introduces us to Rincewind the Wizard, a bumbling, inept wizard who stumbles his way through being a forced tourguide for Twoflower, a naive, trusting visitor from a foreign land.

The main plot takes a back seat to the comedy, and it is quite funny. Still it becomes a bit too random for my tastes through the middle. Some of the humour comes from the silly nature of the plot, but I often found myself confused and/or rolling my eyes.

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