Paperback, 288 pages
chinese language
Published by 文汇出版社.
《碟形世界》是英国作者特里•普拉切特创作的系列小说，与《哈利•波特》《魔戒》并称世界三大魔幻巨著。 1983年，特里•普拉切特爵士创造了“碟形世界”。后来的人们相信，在碟形世界里，一切怪事皆有可能。看过《碟形世界》的人也证实，所有的《碟形世界》都是杰作。而一切杰作的开端，要从一个红帽子巫师说起。我们可以这样概括他的一生：他的魔法值约为零，但他拯救了世界。 2011年，英国皇家邮政为“八大巫师”发行了一套邮票，零魔法巫师与《哈利•波特》的邓布利多、《亚瑟王传奇》的梅林等一同入选，至于这是为什么，我们也不知道。但我已经告诉过你，在碟形世界里，一切怪事皆有可能……
It passed the time agreeably enough. I did not have to pay too much attention. Audio book version
It passed the time agreeably enough. I did not have to pay too much attention. Audio book version
I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for this. Overall I enjoyed it: I've read a couple of his other books and this is what you'd expect from a Pratchett novel (whimsical, witty, eccentric). You can feel the beginnings of his style taking shape here, which is fun to see. I get the feeling that Rincewind isn't a fan favourite character but I found him entertaining. That said it was a little all over the place plot-wise, and felt quite chaotic. The pacing was also not very refined. All in all though it's a solid start to the epic Discworld series.
Content warning Lite røpevarsel for Terry Pratchett sin "The Colour of Magic"
Eg ble aldri heilt frelst av denne boka, men då den består av fire ganske sjølvstendige delar ble det lett å halde seg interessert. Konseptet med ei verd si fyrste turist var gøy.
Dette er ikkje ei slik bok kor du får uttelling på alt du ynskjar. Figurae forsvinn ut av historia like fort som dei blir introdusert. Som ein episodisk fjernsynserie.
Nun habe ich also mein erstes Scheibenwelt-Buch gelesen. Ich las es auf englisch, und das hat sich als Problem herausgestellt. Obwohl mein Englisch eigentlich nicht schlecht ist, hatte ich hier doch einige Probleme mit dem Verständnis. Viel zu viele Wörter kannte ich nämlich überhaupt nicht. Das hat den Lesespaß ein bisschen getrübt. Wobei ich nicht weiß, ob das überhaupt alles reguläre englische Wörter waren, oder ob T.P. sich die nur ausgedacht hat. Ich werde auf jeden Fall dranbleiben, weil ich skurrile Welten mag. Vielleicht lese ich den nächsten Band der Reihe aber mal auf deutsch.
Enjoyed it - a fun read!
Discworld and Sir Terry were a big part of my life growing up, he had a large impact on who I became.
I'm not sure for newcomers to his writing I'd fully recommend The Colour of Magic - I believe Sir Terry himself said to start from book three (Sourcery) - but this is an interesting historical artefact.
I plan to read through the entire Discworld series in the coming months (and years, I guess - I don't plan to only read Discworld non-stop), so starting from the very beginning to experience how Sir Terry's style developed was a key choice for me.
I did enjoy it a lot though! Torn between 3 and 4 stars. It's good! But I feel like 4 stars requires a level of excellence not quite attained here - it does feel a little disjointed …
Enjoyed it - a fun read!
Discworld and Sir Terry were a big part of my life growing up, he had a large impact on who I became.
I'm not sure for newcomers to his writing I'd fully recommend The Colour of Magic - I believe Sir Terry himself said to start from book three (Sourcery) - but this is an interesting historical artefact.
I plan to read through the entire Discworld series in the coming months (and years, I guess - I don't plan to only read Discworld non-stop), so starting from the very beginning to experience how Sir Terry's style developed was a key choice for me.
I did enjoy it a lot though! Torn between 3 and 4 stars. It's good! But I feel like 4 stars requires a level of excellence not quite attained here - it does feel a little disjointed at times, and some scenes don't really seem to have any purpose.
