Guards! Guards! vs The Colour of Magic: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Samuel Vimes, Discworld, Fantasy, Fiction
Guards! Guards!
Here there be dragons ... and the denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of draco nobilis ("noble dragon" for those who don't…
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The Colour of Magic
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Colour of Magic is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Guards! Guards!.
- The Colour of Magic has the widest readership — 7662 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Guards! Guards! | The Colour of Magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (7662) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (1321) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (32) | 4.0 (29) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (441) | — |
Reception
| Guards! Guards! | The Colour of Magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1321 | 7662 |
| Editions | 58 | 93 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 3618 |
| Reading it now | — | 207 |
| Written reviews | — | 250 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5655 | 9060 |
| Pages | 392 | 210 |