Springboard Thought | The Discworld Tag @SpringboardThought | Uploaded November 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
The Discworld Tag was created by Katja's Discworld Tag (youtube.com/watch?v=sRn_GhDz29I&t=0s), who is doing a readalong of Going Postal by Terry Pratchett along with:
I was tagged by co-host Sina (Beating Around the Books): youtube.com/watch?v=vXb1TkWf9SY&t=1101s
Rosie Cockshutt: youtube.com/c/RosieCockshutt
Scott @ Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot: youtube.com/channel/UCWyPjOR4heQ9urvB3eOZJOw
Readalong Announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=VGqhL2odpbo&t=6s
PROMPTS
1. THE WITCHES
What is your favourite story where the so-called odd folk are far kinder than normal folk?
2. THE CITY WATCH
Your favourite police procedural, or sleuthing story where the hero(es) create(s) nearly as much drama as the villains
3. DEATH
What is your favourite story that moves away from painting death as life’s ultimate villain?
4. MOIST VON LIPWIG
What is your favourite story featuring the ultimate anti-hero?
5. RINCEWIND/THE WIZARDS
What is your favourite story featuring eccentric academics or academic institutions?
6. TIFFANY ACHING & THE NAC MAC FEEGLES
What is your favourite coming of age story?
7. DISCWORLD
What story has some of the best world-building elements you can think of?
FUN FACT BEFORE THE FINAL BIT: Going Postal doesn’t have a Chapter 8 and instead has chapter 7A between chapters 7 and 9
Things Mentioned:
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey: goodreads.com/review/show/2587083419
Dead Like Me
Hannibal
Vita Nostra: youtu.be/kujSi1kSFPQ
The Magicians (Trilogy) by Lev Grossman: goodreads.com/review/show/1829649108
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
7A. TAG PEOPLE
Apocalypse Reading: youtube.com/channel/UC0cAO07OyZZ5TDnm_alUa0w
GuiltyFeat: youtube.com/c/GuiltyFeat
Middle of the Book March: youtube.com/c/MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH
Remembered Reads: youtube.com/c/RememberedReads
Duncan McCurdie: youtube.com/channel/UCv9-w4bKkpGwRkMgIHSF-Fg
Kier the Scrivner: youtube.com/c/KierTheScrivener
Larry Has Opinions: youtube.com/c/LarryHasOpinions
Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons
Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/18067783.Fraser_Simons
I also write about books on Medium:
medium.com/@frasersimons/about
The Discworld Tag was created by Katja's Discworld Tag (youtube.com/watch?v=sRn_GhDz29I&t=0s), who is doing a readalong of Going Postal by Terry Pratchett along with:
I was tagged by co-host Sina (Beating Around the Books): youtube.com/watch?v=vXb1TkWf9SY&t=1101s
Rosie Cockshutt: youtube.com/c/RosieCockshutt
Scott @ Gunpowder, Fiction & Plot: youtube.com/channel/UCWyPjOR4heQ9urvB3eOZJOw
Readalong Announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=VGqhL2odpbo&t=6s
PROMPTS
1. THE WITCHES
What is your favourite story where the so-called odd folk are far kinder than normal folk?
2. THE CITY WATCH
Your favourite police procedural, or sleuthing story where the hero(es) create(s) nearly as much drama as the villains
3. DEATH
What is your favourite story that moves away from painting death as life’s ultimate villain?
4. MOIST VON LIPWIG
What is your favourite story featuring the ultimate anti-hero?
5. RINCEWIND/THE WIZARDS
What is your favourite story featuring eccentric academics or academic institutions?
6. TIFFANY ACHING & THE NAC MAC FEEGLES
What is your favourite coming of age story?
7. DISCWORLD
What story has some of the best world-building elements you can think of?
FUN FACT BEFORE THE FINAL BIT: Going Postal doesn’t have a Chapter 8 and instead has chapter 7A between chapters 7 and 9
Things Mentioned:
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey: goodreads.com/review/show/2587083419
Dead Like Me
Hannibal
Vita Nostra: youtu.be/kujSi1kSFPQ
The Magicians (Trilogy) by Lev Grossman: goodreads.com/review/show/1829649108
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
7A. TAG PEOPLE
Apocalypse Reading: youtube.com/channel/UC0cAO07OyZZ5TDnm_alUa0w
GuiltyFeat: youtube.com/c/GuiltyFeat
Middle of the Book March: youtube.com/c/MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH
Remembered Reads: youtube.com/c/RememberedReads
Duncan McCurdie: youtube.com/channel/UCv9-w4bKkpGwRkMgIHSF-Fg
Kier the Scrivner: youtube.com/c/KierTheScrivener
Larry Has Opinions: youtube.com/c/LarryHasOpinions
Where I'm at:
You can find all of my social media here:
https://linktr.ee/frasersimons
Feel free to follow or friend me, whichever you prefer, on Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/18067783.Fraser_Simons
I also write about books on Medium:
medium.com/@frasersimons/about
