I'm halfway through it. I like it. Reminds me of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but more enjoyable. There is no "wow-factor" though. I've read many times that the series gets better with time. Why do you think it does?And it’s pretty impossible to go wrong with Discworld (though I will agree with everyone else that it gets exponentially better as the series goes on).
I'm halfway through it. I like it. Reminds me of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but more enjoyable. There is no "wow-factor" though. I've read many times that the series gets better with time. Why do you think it does?
For my part, I think it’s in the little moments when Terry Pratchett touches on the human condition. How, amidst the comedic elements, these are truths of existence simply and powerful stated.
Just started Stephen King's 'The Gun Slinger'.
The Gunslinger is composed of novellas. The first one, The Gunslinger, is really really good and it is worth reading just for that one alone. The others aren't great and I didn't make me want to continue the Dark Tower series. The concensus is that the series gets worse as it progresses.How is it?
Nah. It is supposed to be the best and it was long and not that well written. The novella The Gunslinger is good though. I'm not sure why King is so popular. I guess his writing is accessable even if they are often very long.Do you have a favorite King to introduce people to his writing?
How is it? I've never been a big King fan, but I've had the sneaking suspicion that an opinion formed a few decades back and not verified with my current reading habits may be holding me back from some good reads.
Do you have a favorite King to introduce people to his writing?