I've always pronounced it like the thing your back is doing if you sleep funny. But I have no authoritative source for that.
I would assume that there are a lot of kids who start Discworld with them.
Early: Where'd she go? Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a space ship. Don't look at me.
'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DebetEsse - Mar 15, 2015 12:20:32 pm PDT #23081 of 28476
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Connie Neil - Mar 15, 2015 12:38:59 pm PDT #23082 of 28476
brillig
Would they be a good place to start reading Pratchett?
Easy question with not so easy an answer. There are multiple major subsections of Discworld, and they generally don't intermingle. If you Google Discworld reading list, you should find several charts that show the major sections and their starting points.
Consuela - Mar 15, 2015 1:14:06 pm PDT #23083 of 28476
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I think Wee Free Men (the first Tiffany Aching book) is as good a place as any to start Discworld. It is a YA/children's book, but it has the patented humor and heart, plus a young girl as the protagonist. Crivens!
I'm listening to Mort today; the only thing wrong with it is that it's not Stephen Briggs reading, but Nigel Planer. Planer is ok, but he's not as good as Briggs.
Connie Neil - Mar 15, 2015 1:18:26 pm PDT #23084 of 28476
brillig
My faux-son's name is Steven Briggs. I always blink when I see Stephen Briggs and wonder "Stevie, what is this secret life of yours?"
Amy - Mar 15, 2015 2:41:23 pm PDT #23085 of 28476
Because books.
Thanks, everyone! I think that sounds like a good starting point, Consuela.
dcp - Mar 15, 2015 4:21:33 pm PDT #23086 of 28476
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Discworld reading order guide 2.0: [link]
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hippocampus - Mar 15, 2015 7:04:42 pm PDT #23087 of 28476
not your mom's socks.
Crivens! indeed. I love those four books to pieces.
And also several (all) the others.
bennett - Mar 16, 2015 8:41:27 am PDT #23088 of 28476
Another Amazon link of possible interest: Robin McKinley's Deerskin for $1.99 - [link]
Connie Neil - Mar 16, 2015 9:04:03 am PDT #23089 of 28476
brillig
Robin McKinley is wonderful.
Toddson - Mar 16, 2015 9:07:20 am PDT #23090 of 28476
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I love Robin McKinley, as well ... although that particular book might call for a trigger warning.