Hogfather

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy / Pratchett, Terry	4-week checkout	Due 05-02-2024
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Originally published: London :Victor Gollancz, 1996.

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my beloved diskworld submitted by ferdoble on August 11, 2011, 3:50pm To describe Terry Pratchett’s books is a difficult thing to do. The disc world series is in a word fantastic. Terry Pratchett, would seem to use the disk world, to take any theme, or know story and then twist it in his own very humorous way. These are not always laugh out loud funny (sometimes they are), bur rather the sort of funny that just sort of lifts your spirits a little bit.

I will say that in some cases there isn’t always a really strong story, sometimes its just his characters moving through one of those twisted themes. I like them all, you may want to start with the Most Von Lipwig story line (“Going Postal” and then “making money”) as at least the first one has a really great story line.

I love to pepper my reading queue with these books to keep all those books that take themselves seriously fresh and interesting.

I recommend reading them ALL.

OR listening to them. The two main narrators of Terry Pratchett’s books are Stephen Briggs & Nigel Planer and they take Terry Pratchett’s phenomenal writing to a whole new level.

One of my favorites submitted by marielle on July 16, 2012, 7:08pm A great novel to read aloud to kids for the holidays! The Hogfather brings presents to all the good little girls and boys on Hogswatch... IF you believe in him.

If you don't believe in the Hogfather, well.... we're about to find out what happens when no one believes in the Hogfather. And it's very, very bad.

I love, love this book. They also made it into a two part miniseries. I showed it to my parents at Christmas time and they LOVED it, and my mom went and read this book. Now we give each other "Hogswatch" presents on Christmas.

Like our Santa Claus submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 11, 2012, 7:55pm Those who love Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld series will love this one, too, although young readers may find some parts of it disturbing. The main plot revolves around the Hogfather, analogous to Earth's Santa Claus who brings children gifts at Hogswatch, similar to our Christmas. Readers of other Discworld books will remember such recurring characer as Nobby Nobs and Constable Visit of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. Read "Mort" and "Reaper Man" first to meet Death and get a feel for his family before picking up "Hogfather." We also meet Susan, a strong female lead character who accepts no nonsense from anyone and who saves the day for all the children of Discworld.
Sky One in the United Kingdom adapted this 20th of Pratchett's 39 Discworld books for television. Get the DVD out of the library (http://www.aadl.org/catalog/record/1316414) to hear an interview with Pratchett in which he talks about basing the Hogfather character on old European legends and archetypes.

discworld submitted by unknown on August 10, 2013, 10:42pm "Hogfather" is the first Terry Pratchett book that I read, based on a strong and enthusiastic recommendation. I am sorry I did not discover Pratchett earlier. His writing is filled with laugh-out-loud moments and peppered with sharp insights into the ways humans function. He has created a marvelously warped, but awfully familiar universe with his Discworld. "Hogfather" is largely a satire about Christmas and the way that we celebrate it; but it is more importantly about the beliefs that shape who we are and the strength those beliefs have over us.

The basis for "Hogfather" is that the Hogfather has been "killed" and Death must take over the reins in order to ensure that the sun will rise the next morning, as well as to try to bring back the Hogfather. As he crisscrosses the world on Hogswatch Eve, he is startled by the lack of belief that he encounters in his interactions with humans. Surely something is wrong in the universe if humans don't belief in the Hogfather and it is Death's task, along with others, to try to set things right.

The novel includes a wide cast of characters who are believable and add to the rich tapestry of Pratchett's yarn. We are allowed to see the story from various vantage points as we discover what is the cause behind this lack of belief. We laugh out loud at the escapades of the Oh-God of Hangovers and the other various 'gods' who have strangely gained entrance into Discworld. Yet the best storyline involves Susan Sto-

Helit; as Death's grand-daughter, she would like nothing more than to live a normal life as a governess, but inevitably finds herself wrapped up in the plot to save the Hogfather and restore order to Discworld.

Pratchett is a highly entertaining author. He balances the wit and humor of his story with sharp (and sometimes biting) observations about life. I look forward to more trips into Discworld.