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Any other Discworld fans?

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YunoYurbubson · 07/01/2011 17:42

I am surely not the only one on Mumsnet?

I've just finished the newest Tiffany Aching one. It wasn't on a par with his best, but I loved parts of it. It made me realise what a huge fan of women TP is; strong women abound in his books. I shall look forward to encouraging my daughter to read them.

Here's a question: in your head, who plays the characters in the books? I recently realised that my Granny Weatherwax is played by Maggie Smith (in my head, I'm not sure if a film would really be a good idea).

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aurorastargazer · 07/01/2011 21:36

lol me too! there's more of us on here than you realise.

sybilvimes - wishful thinking lol my dp is known as vimes and he's all mine

Caboodle · 07/01/2011 21:36

Like them all (inc Tiffany / Good Omens / Nation etc), I want the Feegles as friends and would love to eat pickles with Nanny . Can't choose a favourite, love Granny and Sam equally. Some are not as good as others (thought Soul Music was a bit samey), but I keep and re-read them all regularly.

Snorbs · 07/01/2011 21:29

Another big fan. I bought The Colour of Magic and the Light Fantastic back in, um, 1987 I think and have read them all - many of them quite a few times - since then.

I think my favourites are Hogfather, Maskerade, The Truth and The Thief of Time.

As for who would play whom, I always picture Sybil much the same as Lady Maud from the TV series of Blott on the Landscape. Maggie Smith is definitely Granny Weatherwax - she can do the haughty look so well. As for Nanny Ogg, who else could it be but Julie Walters?

DS has read all the Tiffany Aching books and has started on the rest (he really liked Pyramids) and I've just started reading Truckers to DD

piprabbit · 07/01/2011 21:27

Getting the hardback is another Christmas tradition , my parents always get the latest for me, I don't even need to ask.

(Although TBH the paperbacks would leave me extra space for more books...)

GrimmaTheNome · 07/01/2011 21:19

I started with the Colour of Magic in about 91 and then read them all sequentially - I do wait for the paperbacks though. Only just got Unseen Academicals, not yet read it so no spoilers please! (also must get Nation sometime)

SaorAlba · 07/01/2011 21:13

I love discworld. Bought them all between 2004 and 2005. I have read them all at least twice a year since then.

I loved monstrous regiment for an easy way to get into the series. For a while the Rincewind ones were my favourite, and before that the witches, but I now prefer the guards. I have never been all that fond of tge death stories, but DB loves them.

Good Omens with Neil Gaiman is also magical.

I'm not good at 'film' characters as I don't know enough famous people, but Alice from vicar of dibley as Magrat is sheer genius.

My DP is a bit Carrot-esque. Rose tinted glasses here probably, but he's a similar shape, has red hair and I think he's rather gorgeous. DP doesn't have the charisma of Carrot though, obviously

Honeydragon · 07/01/2011 21:08

GrimmaTheNome · 07/01/2011 21:03

Grimma whenever I read your posts I always picture a tiny wee mumsnetter hopping across the keyboard

I'm small but not quite that small

RustyBear · 07/01/2011 21:01

I love Night Watch!

All the little angels rise up, rise up.
All the little angels rise up high!

sybilvimes · 07/01/2011 20:56

Scatter that was Nightwatch I think. I remember it well...

BCBG · 07/01/2011 20:55

memememememememmememe . Maiden, Mother, Crone, that's me

ScatterChasse · 07/01/2011 20:52

Which is the one where he goes back in time, and Sybil's in the future, having the baby?

Something to do with lilac I think?

I remember the stories but none of the names!

sybilvimes · 07/01/2011 20:52

Sam Vimes is mine! Seriously! Look at the name people!

I loved Nation too Yuno. Non of the books are real stinkers although I'm not that keen on the Light Fantastic or The Colour of magic. I think Reaper Man is possibly my ultimate favourite. There's that line in it, something about, 'what can the harvest hope for if not the care of the Reaper man' Possibly my favourite Pratchett line of all time.

KurriKurri · 07/01/2011 20:49

age and having a name beginning with K before beauty Rusty

Honeydragon · 07/01/2011 20:43

I've read and re read it all, but I still adore Adam and crew in good omens.

Grimma whenever I read your posts I always picture a tiny wee mumsnetter hopping across the keyboard

RustyBear · 07/01/2011 20:38

I'm older than you, KurriKurri.....

KurriKurri · 07/01/2011 20:37

The Watch books are my favourites too. Sorry folks, Sam Vimes is mine (age before beauty )

Umami · 07/01/2011 20:15

Good Omens is brilliant. And I've not read it for years but IIRC The Unadulterated Cat is hilarious!

RustyBear · 07/01/2011 20:09

Small Gods is my favourite and a good one to start on, Pyramids is pretty good too - I was Ptraci on here for a while.

I like the Watch best of the series, but my favourite character of all is the Librarian, probably because I was once one.

I think the Tiffany Aching books are really moving out of the 'children's' genre - the first few chapters of I Shall Wear Midnight are pretty unsettling for a child...

CMOTdibbler · 07/01/2011 20:07

Me too . Have read them all in order, as they came out since my brother came home with The Light Fantastic.

I really enjoyed I shall.. but I love the witches stuff and the feegle

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Umami · 07/01/2011 20:00

Ooh, yes to Rhys Ifans and Miriam Margolyes. And the actress who plays Alice in Vicar of Dibley for Magrat.

GrimmaTheNome · 07/01/2011 19:53

I think Granny Weatherwax is fatter than Maggie Smith though. Maybe it's just the face that needs to be rounder

oh no! she should be spare and decidedly 'craggy'.

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