▲ 34 ▼ What are your favourite books, any genre! (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by DuskLoaf@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments I’ll start, for the moment mine are The Secret History by Donna Tartt All Systems Red by Martha Wells, and the series itself Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
[+] Latecoere@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Added catch 22 to my list, I’m quite intrigued by the synopsis ^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Latecoere@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago thats my bad there, replied to wrong comment, it does sound like a ton of fun to read permalink fedilink source parent [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 years ago* Would it be benefitial to start 4 books prior to Night Watch, being The Truth or somewhere else? Edit* I’ve just seen in readarr that the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is sectioned off so I’ve just started there ^^ permalink fedilink source parent [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) I’ve had my eye on the night watch before, it’s part of the discworld series right, every time I come across that it looks a little daunting, is it one big series or just drop in wherever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Latecoere@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the deep dive into the series there, much appreciated and really helpful, I’ll 100% be adding them to my list, probably pick the few you mentioned before the 5th instalment Night Watch. I do love a series that’s complicated and has a whole world built with characters that crossover, good shit right there. ^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago Btw there is a nice guide for the reading order and connections of the main Discworld books. While I haven't read Night Watch, Guards! Guards! is also very good and it sets up the watch story nicely so you could start from there and maybe skip a few books before the Night Watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Added catch 22 to my list, I’m quite intrigued by the synopsis ^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Latecoere@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago thats my bad there, replied to wrong comment, it does sound like a ton of fun to read permalink fedilink source parent [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 years ago* Would it be benefitial to start 4 books prior to Night Watch, being The Truth or somewhere else? Edit* I’ve just seen in readarr that the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is sectioned off so I’ve just started there ^^ permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Latecoere@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago thats my bad there, replied to wrong comment, it does sound like a ton of fun to read permalink fedilink source parent [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 years ago* Would it be benefitial to start 4 books prior to Night Watch, being The Truth or somewhere else? Edit* I’ve just seen in readarr that the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is sectioned off so I’ve just started there ^^ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago thats my bad there, replied to wrong comment, it does sound like a ton of fun to read permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 3 years ago* Would it be benefitial to start 4 books prior to Night Watch, being The Truth or somewhere else? Edit* I’ve just seen in readarr that the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is sectioned off so I’ve just started there ^^ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) I’ve had my eye on the night watch before, it’s part of the discworld series right, every time I come across that it looks a little daunting, is it one big series or just drop in wherever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Latecoere@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the deep dive into the series there, much appreciated and really helpful, I’ll 100% be adding them to my list, probably pick the few you mentioned before the 5th instalment Night Watch. I do love a series that’s complicated and has a whole world built with characters that crossover, good shit right there. ^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago Btw there is a nice guide for the reading order and connections of the main Discworld books. While I haven't read Night Watch, Guards! Guards! is also very good and it sets up the watch story nicely so you could start from there and maybe skip a few books before the Night Watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Latecoere@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the deep dive into the series there, much appreciated and really helpful, I’ll 100% be adding them to my list, probably pick the few you mentioned before the 5th instalment Night Watch. I do love a series that’s complicated and has a whole world built with characters that crossover, good shit right there. ^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago Btw there is a nice guide for the reading order and connections of the main Discworld books. While I haven't read Night Watch, Guards! Guards! is also very good and it sets up the watch story nicely so you could start from there and maybe skip a few books before the Night Watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thanks for the deep dive into the series there, much appreciated and really helpful, I’ll 100% be adding them to my list, probably pick the few you mentioned before the 5th instalment Night Watch. I do love a series that’s complicated and has a whole world built with characters that crossover, good shit right there. ^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago Btw there is a nice guide for the reading order and connections of the main Discworld books. While I haven't read Night Watch, Guards! Guards! is also very good and it sets up the watch story nicely so you could start from there and maybe skip a few books before the Night Watch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 1 point 3 years ago Btw there is a nice guide for the reading order and connections of the main Discworld books. While I haven't read Night Watch, Guards! Guards! is also very good and it sets up the watch story nicely so you could start from there and maybe skip a few books before the Night Watch. permalink fedilink source parent