[tiffanyg]

I believe the solution was given by the great philosopher Pratchett*:

"Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. Therefore, he understood, there is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it."

- Terry Pratchett

(from Thief of Time - a remarkable book, IMO)

* / Wen the eternally surprised

[jamiek88]

Where to start with reading Sir Terry? I’ve been intimidated in the past. Do you nave to read the others to understand this one?

[Lastodon]

Google discworld reading order, pick a storyline that is similar to genres you like (the guard books are copper fiction, the Lipwig books are inverted heist novels, the Rincewind books are classic fantasy by way of Oxford University culture, etc.)

[account42]

Just starting with the first book (The Colour of Magic) and continuing in release order is fine. No need to make things more complicated than that.

[Kavelach]

Start with the City Watch series of Discworld. If you like Guards! Guards! then you'll like the next books. After reading a couple of them I'd start branching into other series.