The Colour of Magic

For about 25 years I've had several friends of mine tell me how much they love the Discworld series and how I must read the books. I am now the “weirdo” among them (and perhaps to you, as well) who did not find the first book in the series to be so great that I must coax all my friends to read it.

I've read other books by Pratchett, but this one threw me off, in it's content (an unbelievably huge cast of characters for a 214 page story) and style of writing (more of a collection of scenes barely connected, for the most part). I'm still going to read the next book in the series to try and give it a fair chance, but if my interest isn't increased by the end of that book, I'll probably give up. I truly hope they get better.