All pratchett fans have their favorites and least favors in the series. The debate can get contentious or devolve into thoughtful disagreement that leaves newbies looking over dozens of well-justified conflicting opinions with no clear mandate than they had going in. If you are like if you do want to be a completionist but you still don't want to start at number one i think once you start somewhere in the middle and work your way up you can go back to earlier books knowing what you like the series for already, says tasha robinson.