Which is your favorite trilogy of Discworld?

[purple_kathryn]

I like them all - but the witches most of all

 

[Nesacat]

It has to be the books with Death as the main character ... Mort, Reaper Man, Soul Music, Hogfather. I also like Thief of Time for role that Death Plays there.

There is something endearing and true about a death who likes cats and adopts a daughter and has a horse called Binky. He's an inevitablility in life but people hate/fear him so much nevertheless. I could imagine that being quite an awful thing after an eternity.

This is really hard because I really like Granny Weatherwax and her 'headology' too.

 

[CarlottaVonUberwald]

im a a practising headologist

 

[The Ace]

The Watch or Death, I can't really decide. Certainly, COM and LF are weak, but this improves, and NOBODY can fail to be impressed by Granny Weatherwax. I also have a sneaking admiration for Magrat, in WA and LL she faced opponents who should have obliterated her but, probably thanks to standing up to Granny, she destroyed the sisters and had the elf-queen at her mercy. Not bad for a wet hen. TBH, apart from Monstrous Regiment, there isn't a single discworld I haven't enjoyed.

 

[bookaholic]

the watch ones are the best with the rincewind ones not that far behind... what do some people hate about rincewind?

 

[zorcarepublic]

the watch ones are the best with the rincewind ones not that far behind... what do some people hate about rincewind?

Not entirely sure.

Maybe people just don't like the way he's written, or maybe his 'cowardice' just gets up people's nerves. I don't know...

To me, he's okay. But I'd prefer the senior wizards. Especially when they're all arguing at cross-purposes. Its the height of hilarity...

 

[Joel007]

I'm a retrophrenologist, come and try my trade...

 

[zorcarepublic]

I'd like an artistic temperament with a side-order of hysteria, please...

 

[chrispenycate]

the watch ones are the best with the rincewind ones not that far behind... what do some people hate about rincewind?

I think we slightly overdosed on Rincewind in the early books, before pTerry had reached his full writing stature, so when "the last continent" or "Interesting times" came out there was a bit of "Oh, lord, him again" (the same thing seems to be happening now with Igors)
And, while a large percentage of his characters are archetypes, Rincewind's universal reaction to anything makes him (not the situation) a little too predictable.
If we're going for trilogies (and I think all the original series have outgrown their "tri") How about Susan? Soul Music, Hogfather and Thief of Time, and Susan is an archetype who is not all that shallow.

 

[The Ace]

I'm a trainee retrophrenologist, think they'll let me pracitse on Davina Mc Call ?

 

[CarlottaVonUberwald]

what'll it be decisiveness? yes...no...yes..maybe!

 

[amy why?]

i really couldnt pick i love the witches. nanny ogg learning languages and the whole ogg family network, kind of reminds me of my family.
the watch is what i read most. just finished the night watch as it happens. but the books of death make me laugh so much. even when he just pops up like he does to rincewind in what i think was the light fantastic. think it all depends on my mood!! but thats what i like about his books, every character has a different appeal!