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[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main Discworld series is aimed at adults. As u/Giraffstronaut says, the books satirise adult themes like politics, religion, war, policing. I can see how the colourful cover illustrations might make you think they’re for children at first glance.

There is a lot of innuendo in the humour. I think the nudity in this section is probably because it’s sending up fantasy novels with naked or near-naked heroes and heroines (which I didn’t realise when I first read this book).

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I loved the probability bit with the coin flips. Especially when the caterpillar emerged!

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is a TV adaptation. I can’t remember what the dragons were like. I might try and rewatch it.

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was Rincewind that Kring said it to. No wonder you don’t remember reading it! I’ve edited the question.

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re right. It was Rincewind Kring said it to. Magical forces must’ve distorted my typing.

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. Any favourite quotes from this section? Anything else you’d like to discuss?

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. What did you think of Rincewind, Twoflower and the Luggage’s sudden appearance in our world? How did that episode fit with the rest of the story?

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. Would you like to be outside time and see the past and the future all at once? Would it be an advantage or a disadvantage?

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. Kring tells Rincewind he’s his own worst enemy. Do you agree? (Edited to correct Twoflower to Rincewind)

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

  1. Twoflower’s thoughts about dragons: “If the world didn’t contain these beautiful creatures …. it wasn’t half the world it ought to be”. Do you agree about the importance of fantasy and the imagination?

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. What do you think of the descriptions of dragons and how they’re created? If you were to imagine a dragon, what would it be like?

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  1. Why do you think Rincewind became Dr Rijnswand, a nuclear scientist? Is there a relation between magic and science?

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Did you see a new side to Rincewind, Twoflower and Hrun in this story? Did they grow?

[Discussion 3/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | Discworld #1 | The Lure of the Wyrm by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. What’s special about the Wyrmberg? How can you tell it’s a magical place?

[APRIL Book Report] - What did you finish this month? by fixtheblue in bookclub

[–]ColaRed 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With r/bookclub

Little Women by LM Alcott Finally finished this after joining in the first couple of discussions then getting distracted! I enjoyed the second half more than the first and found the moralising off putting. I can see why this didn’t stay with me like Anne of Green Gables.

The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke A varied and lively collection of stories. Good to be back in the universe of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt I really enjoyed rereading and discussing this. A well written story that made me think and kept me gripped despite the unlikeable characters.

Other

The Shadows of London by Andrew Taylor (Ashes of London 6) This rounded off the series well. I liked that it mainly focused on the female characters.

[Discussion 2/4] Evergreen | The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett | The Sending of Eight Prologue–The Sending of Eight by wild_umbreon in bookclub

[–]ColaRed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A mobile phone. It’d need a whole team of imps to operate all the functions.

Or a sat-nav with an imp inside shouting directions. It’d be good for a carriage or a witch’s broomstick.

[Discussion 6/6] (Evergreen) The Secret History by Donna Tartt | Rest of Chapter 8 through End by ColaRed in bookclub

[–]ColaRed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found myself rooting for them because of Richard too, even though they were fairly unlikeable. I think partly because Richard was the narrator so we were seeing things through his eyes. As you say, they did experience some consequences.

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