The Discworld books were recommended to me by a penpal with whom I have long since lost touch ... she mentioned that some of the books contained "a suitcase with legs" ...
I initially bought The Fifth Elephant and The Truth. Started off with TFE and it was quite a struggle, because I felt that, having not read any previous books, I was missing a lot of backstory about many of the characters. I was about ready to give up but figured that since I had The Truth, I'd give it a try. Because of my background in small-town journalism, all I could think was "OMG I KNOW THESE PEOPLE!!" Especially the guy who keeps showing up wanting the staff to take photos of his oddly-shaped vegetables ...
Blue Ginger: I don't want to go anywhere near that site! I'm finally culling my Harry Potter stuff! (If, of course, I get a little more financially stable, that could definitely change ... )
I initially bought The Fifth Elephant and The Truth. Started off with TFE and it was quite a struggle, because I felt that, having not read any previous books, I was missing a lot of backstory about many of the characters. I was about ready to give up but figured that since I had The Truth, I'd give it a try. Because of my background in small-town journalism, all I could think was "OMG I KNOW THESE PEOPLE!!" Especially the guy who keeps showing up wanting the staff to take photos of his oddly-shaped vegetables ...
Blue Ginger: I don't want to go anywhere near that site! I'm finally culling my Harry Potter stuff! (If, of course, I get a little more financially stable, that could definitely change ... )
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