Discussion: 16 Tasks of the Festive Season: Hogfather Buddy Read • Booklikes Bookish Bingo Club • BookLikes

#1 by: BrokenTune date: 7 years ago discussions stats

Discussion post for our Hogfather Buddy Read.

EVERYTHING STARTS SOMEWHERE, although many physicists disagree.

Ho, ho, ho... :)

#2 by: Libromancer's Apprentice date: 7 years ago discussions stats

And in the end, it all comes down to blood.

I also have to admit, that I regularly watch the movie they made based on this book

#3 by: Portable Magic date: 7 years ago discussions stats

...There's a MOVIE?!? [runs off to check Amazon]

#4 by: BrokenTune date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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The movie is fantastic! And I miss Ian Richardson so much! I get a little sad every time the dedication to him shows up on screen when I run the dvd.

#5 by: Hol date: 7 years ago discussions stats

I'm watching that movie just as soon as I finish (and start!)

#6 by: BrokenTune date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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Hehe. Me, too! :D

#7 by: Portable Magic date: 7 years ago discussions stats

Okay, just started. I'm reading this one out of order - it's the first book in the DEATH series that I've read. I get the sense that Susan and her backstory is from another book?

#8 by: Tannat date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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Yes, Susan first appears in Soul Music. I think all you need to know is that she's Death granddaughter because he adopted her mother when she was orphaned.

Mild spoilers for previous books:

(hide spoiler) Susan's mother later married Death's apprentice. And due to weird Discworld inheritance rules this means that Susan can do a little bit of what Death does and can actually step into his role if he steps out of it.(show spoiler)

#9 by: Portable Magic date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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Thanks for the clarification! And yeah, these do stand on their own, but understanding the backstory does add a little to the fun scene with the poker. Not just persykology then.

#10 by: Murder by Death date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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Ah - thanks for the reminder! I've read Mort, but it's been awhile ago. It all makes so much more sense now. :)

#11 by: Tannat date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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Maybe I should reread Hogfather again this year just so I can anticipate your questions...

#12 by: Murder by Death date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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Yes, you absolutely should. ;)

#13 by: Hol date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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Thanks for the heads up. I was a little lost, still am lol!

#14 by: Portable Magic date: 7 years ago discussions stats

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Yeah, I have no idea what those gray cloaks are, but am confident that Pratchett will let us know when we need to. I love the idea that as soon as one of them starts referring to itself as an individual person, it pops out of existence. You can almost hear it thinking, oops, dammit.

#15 by: isanythingopen date: 7 years ago discussions stats

This has me laughing and scratching my head in some spots. I wish I would have started reading his stuff sooner.

And yeah, the grey cloaks - oops. LOL