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" Just as much fun as the other books, but the woman empowerment speal got old. " Definitely better than some of his other books.

(Notably the ending is pretty abrupt.) " - Ratiocination, This is a book where one can feel that taking shape, even if there are still a few rough edges. The Discworld series is often compared to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- I think one of the biggest differences is that Discworld as a setting works on its own terms, whereas Hitchhiker's is more purely satire. It's the first one to go further afield, enlarging the cast and filling in some new locations. " If you feel you absolutely must read Discworld books in sequence your first time through, this is the place to start. " Ok, with this book, my 3rd foray into Discworld, I finally get the attraction of Terry Pratchett! " - Holly, " Love the ridiculousness! Monty Python meets Tolkein with a generous sprinkling of feminism. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.I will always keep my earlier audiobooks with Nigel and Stephen. There are exceptions, of course but I feel that Nigel and Stephen were so good because they weren't in any way afraid of making a fool of themselves to get the right voice for Fred Colon or Ridcully. I have always felt that actors trained in comedy (or at least who have done a lot of comedy in their career) are better at voices than those who are simply dramatic actors. Twoflower, Rincewind, Bravd, Ymor, Blind Hugh, Broadman, Cripple Wa, etc. Okay, so Colin seems to be pretty good with different voices. I am hopeful for Andy Serkis with Small Gods, we'll see. I have started The Colour of Magic and I like Colin Morgan's voice but I haven't gotten to his character voices yet. That all having been said, the first of the new batch of reading I got was Hogfather and I felt Sian Clifford was at least competent, but not really very good at making the character voices all that different from each other. Never did get a chance to hear Tony Robinson, who is adored by most. Also, I disliked the two Celia Imrie books. I have been listening to Nigel and Stephen's readings for years now, so for one thing, I'm probably biased that way.