Just finished Small Gods...

[SwordfishTrombone]

Wow. Amazing book. A perfect balance of philosophy, plot and humour.

Being new to Terry and starting at Mort on the advice of a Pratchett loving friend, I can honestly see Terry improving as the Discworld series progresses.

Withes Abroad and Small Gods have been by far, in terms of narrative, the strongest so far. I liked Mort, Sourcery and Pyramids but I feel Small Gods really demonstrates his ability to tell a good story and load it with interesting ideas and questions.

I start Lord and Ladies tonight...

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Oh good. Another fan of Pyramids. That makes 3 of us!!

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

You can add me to that list Bouncy, it was in my top 5 but has slipped a bit to 6/ 7th.

 

[raisindot]

SwordfishTrombone, you might want to visit the Small Gods discussions here. There's a lot of great insights over what it all means, Pterry's views of religion, and how (at least from my POV), Small Gods marks the 'transition' from Pterry as a writer of funny comic fantasy books to someone who is able to bring far more profound ideas into his narrative as he purposefully begins to flesh out the world he has created. Lords and Ladies is a great book to read after Small Gods, since it was his next work, and moves the narrative milleau of the witches' stories to a deeper meaning as well.

 

[michelanCello]

Small Gods is one of my favorites!

 

[author3]

Is Brutha in Small Gods or Pyramids I can't remember.Whichever one he's in I love that book

 

[pip]

Hes in Small gods

 

[author3]

Hes in Small gods

Good then Small Gods is my second favorite book after The Truth

 

[PyscoFalcon]

I Smite thee!!

I love Small Gods - fav book. I mean who can not love a tiny turtle trying to smite people?

 

[Thales of Miletus]

I liked Mort, Sourcery and Pyramids but I feel Small Gods really demonstrates his ability to tell a good story and load it with interesting ideas and questions.

I always saw Pyramids as precursor to Small Gods, with the latter taking the same and similar themes to a more epic - and better written - level.

"There's very good eating on one of these, you know."