The plot itself is both riveting and hilarious and makes for a wonderful jaunt across Ankh-Morpork and surrounding areas while making each location essential to the continuation of the story itself It also shows us another side of DEATH only occasionally seen in preceding DEATH books and really explores Susan's character and how she's been dealing with life and independency post Reaper Man. One of my very favourite discworld novels the characters are extremely strong, Teatime is a work of genius and probably the most interesting villain in any of the books. This'll be a bit long but please bear with me. Want to write the introduction for the next discussion (The Light Fantastic)? PM me and let me know if you’d like to – first come first served. I think it’s inevitable that comparisons will be drawn with the Sky TV version, and that’s fine, but be aware that some people may not have watched it. Superstitions become beliefs and beliefs become traditions. When the days are getting darker and colder it takes hope and belief that the world isn’t going to end and that summer will come again. But, whereas Small Gods dealt with religious belief, Hogfather deals much more with the things humans believe in, in general. To me this is almost a companion book with Small Gods in that it deals with belief. I’ve read it dozens of times, but this time I really felt like I ‘got’ what Terry was saying. Oddly enough, this has never been one of my favourites – although I don’t dislike it. If necessary I will step in and steer it back to the original topic – so no digressions please!Ĭlick to expand. Please endeavour to keep the discussion on topic.

Please feel free to add to it at any time - especially if you've just read the book. Please note: there is no time limit to this discussion. If you didn’t care for the book, then that in itself is a good topic for discussion. We may be discussing a book that you don’t much care for – don’t be put off joining in the discussion.

Sometimes we’ll need to agree to disagree – only Terry knows for sure what he was thinking when he wrote the books and individuals members may have widely different interpretations – so try to keep the discussion friendly. Others may not be as familiar with the book you are referencing, so think before you post. Please feel free to make comparisons to other Discworld books, making sure you identify the book and the passage you are referring to. If you haven’t read the book then read on at your own risk – or, better still, go and read the book and join in the fun.įor those of us that are going to join in the discussion, here are a few guidelines: This thread is for discussing Hogfather in some depth.

Hogfather by terry pratchett