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.

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.

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?"

Thanks, everyone! I think that sounds like a good starting point, Consuela.

Discworld reading order guide 2.0: [link]

Crivens! indeed. I love those four books to pieces.

And also several (all) the others.

Another Amazon link of possible interest: Robin McKinley's Deerskin for $1.99 - [link]

Robin McKinley is wonderful.

I love Robin McKinley, as well ... although that particular book might call for a trigger warning.

Part of my post-Hubby life is to glean his books that I'm not interested in out of the library. As I gain shelf space, I'm finding my old books and giving them room to breathe. It's rather cool to see shelves filling up with my mind's things.