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Sourcery | Terry Pratchett

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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #Sourcery! Feel free to discuss anything! Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

Please be mindful of spoilers. We have readers new to Sir Terry who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-Pratchett friends. Thank you! Have fun!

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julesG Okay. I'll start. 😁. I quite liked this. Not my favourite, but I liked re/reading it, for the first time in English. Did anyone think JK Rowling might have got a few ideas from this book? Elite school/university just for magicians, a great hall, enchanted building, a talking hat,... To name only a few things that I remember off the top of my head. 6y

dariazeoli I am just not very fond of Rincewind, so after a couple of 4 stars I was back to “meh” on this one. @julesG I definitely thought of Rowling when we were first introduced to the university a couple of books ago. Now I‘m convinced she‘s a Discworld fan! 6y

julesG @dariazeoli I forgot to jump into the old discussion, so I thought of bringing it up now. Since we're talking of JKR, maybe Rincewind was the blueprint for Filch? 6y

DGRachel @julesG @dariazeoli This sent me into a Google rabbit hole. The Discworld books are not one of the influences that JKR acknowledges, so if she was influenced by his books, it was either unconscious or something she is in denial about. 6y

julesG @DGRachel I never even thought to Google it. Thanks. 6y

dariazeoli @julesG @DGRachel There‘s some interesting hits down that Google hole! 6y

Soubhiville I agree with @dariazeoli , this was a weaker story for me after the last couple books. I did enjoy the deeper look into how Discworld‘s magic works, and I always love the librarian. 6y

DGRachel @dariazeoli Yes, there are definitely some interesting threads to follow with that particular Google search. I find it interesting how the media tends to create “feuds” where none exist. 6y

Laura317 I thought it was so-so. I didn‘t enjoy the story. Maybe I was tired of Rincewind? I always love the Librarian (Oook!). @julesG I think that Rowling must be a DIscWorld fan, even after reading @DGRachel ‘s googling. It just seems too coincidental. Happy to see Death toward the end. I kinda hoped he‘d put Rincewind out of (my?) misery. 😂 6y

julesG @Laura317 Agree to all of this. I think JKR drew inspiration from Discworld. Rincewind 🙈 6y

gossamerchild This is so funny, because I actually found myself looking Rincewind so much more in this book. In general, though, I agree. He is super annoying. His neuroses must be growing on me 😂😂 6y

Aimeesue Rincewind's just made that way. He's supposed to be annoying, which he is exceedingly good at. I'm not his biggest fan either, but I ADORE The Luggage! And the Librarian, of course. 6y

Aimeesue @julesG To be fair, boarding schools are kind of a thing in Great Britain, right? With a long and storied history. They show up in Skippy Dies, A Little Princess, Miss Pym Disposes, Nicholas Nickleby, Never Let Me Go, Old Filth, Brideshead Revisited and on and on and on. Given that and your basic British, Scottish, and Celtic mythology - Aurthurian legend, wizards, witches, druids, etc., it's kind of surprising that the two haven't merged before. 6y

khooliha I love Rincewind and found a lot of his personal stuff very relatable on this reread. The goofy parody stuff around him? I could have done without that. This book mostly felt unbalanced, with neither half of the story feeling especially fleshed out. Oh, and welcome to the party Vetinari! 6y

Chrys @khoiliha thank you for putting how I felt in words. Rincewind personally was fun to read, but the stories needed more details to feel complete 6y

CSeydel @khooliha @chrys Agreed! 6y

hgrimes I was very into this book at the beginning and then it went in a direction that failed to hold my attention. There were still a lot of funny bits though. I‘m intrigued by the Luggage and hope we learn more about him later. tbh, Unseen University doesn‘t really remind me of Hogwarts outside of being a wizard school. Terry Pratchett is such a rockstar fantasy author though that it would surprise me if JKR wasn‘t in some ways influenced by him. (edited) 6y

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DGRachel

Sourcery | Terry Pratchett

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Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the Sourcery post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we‘ll jump in to discuss with you. See you there!

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Now I just need to catch up on my reading. 😂 (edited) 6y

Avanders If you didn't tag already: @LitsyHappenings ☺️ 6y

DGRachel @Riveted_Reader_Melissa No worries. I was just posting this a favor to the original hostess, but I haven‘t read the book either. I tried Mort and bailed. I think Pratchett is either not for me or not for me at this time. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @DGRachel that‘s true with everything I think. I usually like his, but I have to be in the mood for it too. Lately I‘ve just overbooked myself so I‘m about two behind here...Mort and Sorcery now. Hopefully later this month I can carve out some time. 6y

julesG @DGRachel Are you suggesting that Pratchett is a "Marmite-Author"? https://youtu.be/JFLHialhZ8c 6y

DGRachel @julesG OMG!! That video! I‘m dying! I absolutely was not equating Sir Terry with Marmite. I‘m sure there‘s a middle ground with his work, but I think I‘m just not in the right frame of mind right now to appreciate his sense of humor. 6y

Laura317 @DGRachel I found that listening to them is more entertaining- especially those that feature The Watch and Death. If you have a library card, check out the audio sometime. Maybe then you will find them more to your taste? 6y

DGRachel @laura317 I may try that once I get through The Stand. Thanks for the recommendation! 6y

Chrys I am just at so-so for the book overall, but I believe I actually like Rincewind now. Like others I am finding that my mood plays a large part in how I feel about these books. So far Equal Rites has definitely been my favorite. 6y

julesG @Laura317 @DGRachel - agree, the audiobooks are very entertaining, even Rincewind is mildly funny on audio. 😵 6y

julesG @DGRachel Glad TP is not a love or hate author. But for me, there are a few "Marmite - authors" out there. ? 6y

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DGRachel

Sourcery | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #Sourcery! 👏😁🎉📖 Yay for Luggage! Please tag me and @TricksyTails so we can follow along with you.

Looking forward to our discussion next month!!
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Happy reading!

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Sophoclessweetheart Oh!! 6y

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DGRachel

Sourcery | Terry Pratchett

#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder #GuestHostPost that next month we‘ll be reading #Sourcery! Dig out your books, place your library holds, or buy your copy! The next Discworld adventure continues on July 8th. Woohoo! If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts, let me or @TricksyTails know, and we‘ll make it happen!

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Iblu I am as many others just not thinking about this next book as I am too a book ahead...🤓🤓... 6y

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