This may be a daft question, but do books count towards the task only after the task has been announced or can any book read during the "festive period" count towards a task (even if the book was read before the task has been announced)?
It wouldn't, and I'll definitely be rereading it either way! I can absolutely see a rogue buddy read happening if this doesn't end up being the Festive Tasks group read. (We just didn't want to take it for granted that everybody would feel this way.)
Your question isn't daft in the least -- the hosts will confer on this and get back to you (believe it or not, this hadn't even occurred to us).
This is a good opportunity for me to do my first group read in the Flat Book Society - despite my good intentions, I haven't done a single book yet for that book club.
You'll be fine. There is a backstory to some of the characters but all you need to know will be explained in the book and it does work as a standalone.
Definitely not. It was one of the very first books I read, and I was at home in the story immediately. And if you've read the first 2 Rincewind books (and thus have come across the Unseen University and its workings, that's even better). You'll be doing perfectly fine.
Very true. You're going to love this one, DP -- this is one of those books that I wish I could read for the first time all over again ... every single time.
Your question isn't daft in the least -- the hosts will confer on this and get back to you (believe it or not, this hadn't even occurred to us).