The Light Fantastic (1986)

***Lectura en conjunto con el grupo Lectores Argentinos****

Indudablemente lo mejor de los libros de mundodisco son aquellos en el que el autor juega con momentos delirantes, frases desencajadas, el humor de lo inconcedible, te arranca alguna carcajada por lo inesperado, lo loco, lo ingenioso.

Este libro me pareció algo plano, sin un desarrollo completo, un final no tan acabado, pero disfrute con buenos momentos y algunos sucesos que ocurrieron como conclusion.

El personaje que mas me gusta es la maleta de DosFlores, siempre haciendo lo que se le canta y siendo el mas temible.

Dos Flores con su ingenuidad y sapiensa tambien resulta agradable, y Ricewind que parece ser un personaje simple pero que encierra virtudes donde parece que no encontrarias unas.

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3.5 stars rounded down.

Plot what plot? That doesn't matter though. It was just so fun to read? And I can't wait to keep on collecting and reading the rest of Terry Pratchett's work. ( )

Pretty funny but not as good as book 1 tbh. ( )

Having now a solid understanding of the world, and a better sense of Pratchett's writing style and style of humour, this one went down much more smoothly.

These are, I think, going to be a lot of fun. ( )

“The sun rose slowly as if it wasn’t sure it was worth all the effort.”

If you follow my reviews, you already know that I’m a sucker for English humor. I adore the sarcasm, wit, innuendo, and self-depreciation that the English apply with such skill. And the very English Sir Terry Pratchett is inventive, irreverent, ingenious, and imaginative as indicated! Before I read my first Pratchett novel, I did a little research. The advice I found was to start with “Guards, Guards,” followed by “The Light Fantastic”, and then “Soul Music”. I now wish I had just started with “The Color of Magic” and then just continued in order. You don’t have to, the books work standalone, but I think you’ll miss out on some subtleties if you jump around. Anyway, although “Guards, Guards!” is often held to be the best of Discworld (and I did love it), I enjoyed “The Light Fantastic” even more.

“It looked like the sort of book described in library catalogues as 'slightly foxed', although it would be more honest to admit that it looked as though it had been badgered, wolved and possibly beared as well.”

This book follows an inept wizard, Rincewind and an array of traveling companions, Twoflower – a naïve tourist, the luggage – a loyal, murderous suitcase with a set of centipede-like legs, and an elderly and toothless Conan the Barbarian. Chased by wizards and then spurred on by a looming apocalypse, the story ambles though a series of odd and hilarious locations such as a gingerbread house, a stone computer, a trans dimensional store, and ultimately climaxing at the Unseen University in the fabled town of Ankh-Morpork. The tale is fun and unpredictable, but the real joy is the continuous onslaught of humor. Pratchett is relentless and packs in more jokes, puns, and anecdotes in a chapter, than most comedic authors cover in an entire novel.

“The Luggage said nothing, but louder this time.”

Five zany stars for this fantastic romp though the twisted imagination of Sir Terry Pratchett that made me smirk, giggle, snicker, and right larf out loud from Page 1 to ‘The End!" ( )