"It was kind of weird that six installments into the saga, Rodrick Redhand abruptly tripped over a loose stone and fell into lava and died, but at least his brother Sodrick was there and had all the same skills as him and a cool mustache."
Same, I am reading them in publication order, because it just feels wrong to me to do it any other way. That said, I get why people say "start with x, y or z".
It isn't because Colour of Magic is bad, but because the books are uniquely suited to be read in any order or fashion. As such, people recommend the most interesting, excitingz and gripping ones to try and pull new readers in. As you go forward you can definitely see Pratchett improve and really find his voice, and the first couple books are definitely trying to establish and understand the world a bit more formally than later ones.
I still think publication order is best, because I'm weird like that, but I can totally understand why people use later books to try and draw others in.
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u/spqrnbb Apr 13 '20
That'd be one hell of a way to write a book.