Small Gods is a MASTERPIECE! 

Yep. I’m not done yet, but I’m loving it. Monty Python meets fantasy!

My mate once met Terry Pratchett at a convention and him and his dad ended up getting a curry with him. Surealist story for a surealist author :)

One of my absolute favorite books, which is notable because I am a religious person ! I always refer to this book as a good example of criticizing religious institution without dismissing faith as a concept, it's also very funny and we should all be willing to have a laugh even about the most serious of things! It's been a while since I read it though, perhaps it's time for a re-read!

Vorbis is such an incredibly chilling villain - and you never actually see him do all that much. It's his mind - that steel ball of a mind...and the realisation of where that mind wants to take humanity. And then the final scene with him and Brutha is one of the most quietly beautiful things I've read in Fantasy. Also - another character who shows up in Small Gods as well other Discworld books is Lu-Tze. One of my favourites.

Christian from a Catholic family here - yeah we all absolutely adore Small Gods (and Terry Pratchett honestly), its the best fictional commentary on religion I've ever read

I met him once, randomly in a pub. Bought him a drink, unfortunately I never got a pic with him but he let me try on his hat!

Possibly one of the funniest books ever written.

The way that turtle curses is the funniest thing I've ever read!!!!

Probably already mentioned by someone else, but the sweeper Lu-Tze shows up in other discworld stories too. I love that old man, and this book is just amazing. I went back and reread all of the discworld books over the summer, and it was so satisfying. So many gems.

I've always loved disc world books, but my favourite is Going Postal, because i worked for the finnish post when i found it, and the way he writes So Accurately how that job feels. Of course there is a lot of carityring in there, but my colleagues and i were certain the author has had experience in our field of work. And that's probably the most i have ever related to a book in my entire life.

"Guards, Guards!" got me hooked and fell in love with Pratchett's work. Gonna pick Small Gods up for sure

I bought this book yesterday on a whim, remembering what Daniel had said about it; so this video couldn’t have come at a better time.

I still can't help but laugh when I remember Om asking what was Brutha's first memory, and Brutha's answer to that.

This is my favourite book of all time and I should thank you, Daniel, for it. You see, I'm from a religious family, in a country run by government whose ideology is -almost- completely based upon religion and tries SO HARD to be HOLY. I even went to a so-called religious school! For so long I considered myself a religious person- and honestly, a somewhat fanatic one of that. (Funny thing- I picked up this book during that time and was so offended by the idea that I quit reading it after just a few pages and then completely forgot about it.) But, as I got older, I began to doubt all of it. I couldn't put these doubts into words and couldn't talk about them with anyone and I felt really ashamed and guilty because of them. Then, last year, I was introduced to Terry Prachett and his work by Good Omens, and I LOVED it. so I decided to read other books by him and that was when I watched your "Discworld- before you read" video in which you recommend this one as a good introduction to discworld and I picked it up and I was astonished by it. It was simply the most enjoyable thing I read last year -arguably in my whole life- and helped me A LOT with sorting and reshaping all my beliefs. So~ thank you very much for this great recommendation😄 (and also sorry for the long comment and possible errors in it~ unfortunately speaking and writing in English is a lot harder that understanding its written and spoken form😅)

Small Gods has always been one of my personal favourite Discworld novels; right up there with Night Watch and Hogfather. Also, it honestly had so much influence on my personal opinions regarding religion

I've met Terry several times, only to get a load of my first edition hardbacks signed. They are my pride and joy of collection. The man was a genius.

I always considered Small Gods, Anansi Boys, and Good Omens to be kind of a collection. You can see Terry Pratchet's view on divinity, then see Neil Gaiman's, and finally the synthesis of their sheer brilliances (does this word exist? I'm not an native English speaker) as they combine their talent to produce Good Omens. Yes, those books were not produced in the other I mentioned, but when experienced like this, for me, they become something more than the sum of their parts.

Yes, it is. Staggering how many good books Sir Terry cranked out before his much too early demise. Still can't bring myself to read the last one - there has to be one left. The thought there could not be, would just be too sad.

The covers! Talks about the Discworld books' covers! I cannot stress enough how important Josh Kirby's wonderful covers were to the popularization of the Discworld books. And then, when Kirby died, Pratchett was lucky enough to find a completely different artist who was just as amazing- Paul Kidby. That has to be worth talking about.

I've been reading Discworld books since i was about 10, and it's a great journey, of looking at those multilayered texts, where anyone could find something for himself. A comedy for a kid, brilliant characters for a young teenager, and the underlying themes for someone older. It's absolutely my favourite series, and my life without it wouldn't be the same.

Everything by Terry Pratchett is a masterpiece. Change my mind.

Pyramids is also a good companion piece to Small Gods.

Dad: did you wait for me to catch up on the tragedy of Terry Pratchett the wise? Daniel: no Dad: I thought not....

As a practising Catholic, I still love this book and agree it's one of the best of Pratchett's Discworld. It would be great to hear your thoughts about some of your other favourites from the series! (Full disclaimer: the Night Watch and Death books also happen to be mine.)

This and the witches are part of my favorite, also sam vimes is one of the best charcthers i ever read. The work he made is amazing.

Lu-Tze also appears in other books, i believe a night guard novell.

Sir Terry Pratchett is a genius. A true mad genius.

7:44 I love how casually you can say “or some of the death books”

This is and has been one of my absolute favorites from Terry, and definitely one that I got most into when I was maybe around 16 or 17....? When I was in high school, in any case. I actually used that book as a kind of a practice piece in that I translated the whole book -- partly to get better at English, partly because I was planning to become a translator at the time, and partly because I just really, really liked that book.

Absolutely agree - 'Small Gods' is an excellent place to begin Discworld. There's something so unbelievably special about how Terry Pratchett writes dialogue, I've never read anything like it! These interactions can be read repeatedly, yet it's really tough to figure out why they endlessly entertain. And, yes - his works are all about bullying, inequality, and how people can be petty, yet he subverts his anger about these issues and writes with kindness. I really don't know how he pulled this off. Thank you for the review!

I did my summer book report on this book junior year of high school and still get warm fuzzy feelings thinking about it. RIP Terry Pratchett.

Thanks to Daniel i started reading wheel of time and stormlight archive and now im going to start reading disc world. Thank you man

Vorbis is such an interesting character. I love Terry's ability to make archetypal characters that always feel like they are utterly unique. Ive never read a Terry Pratchett novel and thought that i could actually predict what a character was like, even if i actually could! One of my favorite ways he describes Vorbis in the book is "a man who kills people to see if they die" that had me laughing for a solid minute.

Pratchett's writing is unmatched. He can make you laugh with one line and be moved the next. Small God's is my favorite of his books. Thank you for talking about this one, it means a lot.

Yesssssssss. Definitely a good first discworld. It is a great stand alone. I think I started with Mort which was great too. After that it was just whatever discworld book was available in the bookshelf at the back of the English classroom. I will say for high schoolers who have recently had to study Macbeth and or hamlet, the Witches are also great starting points with Wyrd Sisters.

My first Terry Pratchett book. Since then I have devoured his work. Nostalgia googles may be in play, but it's my favourite of his.

As someone who grew up in an ultra-religious household, now I want to start discworld!

watched this review many months ago and had to come back after finally getting around to reading it. Gorgeous book all the way through but especially towards the ending WOW, quite glad to have chosen this as my discworld introduction

I finished the book just now. I must say that with the first 4 discworld novels under my belt so far, this felt different. Jokes aside, this would fit perfectly as one of the books in the bible. As a catholic and with how my old country has an obsession with religion, I must say I can really relate with what was being discussed in the book. I can relate to Brutha's upbringing being her grandmother doing things similar to what my grandmothers used to do. Also the progress of the story kinda feels like how my eyes have been opened with religion and what my past experiences have felt like. All in all a great book and I like its way of discussing religion and the way it is presented in a light hearted way. Makes you really ponder your existence. PS: I wish I have that fancy pants edition you got. Checked their site and sadly it is our of stock 😭

I found this channel only yesterday and have been binging ever since. Love your work, keep on going and please never stop making videos on the wheel of time.

I love Small Gods; it gains from reading other Discworld books but is complete in itself, like Monstrous Regiment. I read the Carpet People first, but had no memory of the author or the title, actually. So Small Gods was first for me, then Thud (love trolls), The Last Hero, The Wee Free Men, and then started in on it chronologically. The best noticeable part of Sir Terry’s writing is his ability to describe characters in a single sentence: Mort, the Luggage, Rincewind, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Greebo and all the rest. One sentence was always enough to get me hooked again.

I'm always here for Discworld content 😍

Daniel I just have to tell you how much I enjoy your channel. And this coming from a newbie to the genre having only read from the cosmere thus far. I will be taking many of your recommendations to heart!

Small Gods is certainly one of Pratchetts best! A question to the audience (and Daniel too): How many know of the book "Dark Side of the Sun"? Pterrys excursion into SciFi. Maybe not as humorous (though light hearted) but very very interesting concept-wise! (though the idea became more popular later, I won't spoil it here). It feels like nobody ever talks about it.

I saw your video about how to begin Discworld. Took your advice about starting with Small Gods. Sweet Om, what an amazing read.

Monstrous regiment is also a good Book to get people interested in Discworld.

It makes me so happy how you went from not being super interested in Discworld (after reading the first or first two books I believe) to giving it another chance and ending up loving it!

Great review! I started Discworld thanks to your vid from last year that discussed the best entry points for the series.

People interpret dnd rules the way they see fit just to be a little more effective, imagine a huge religion with complex texts and not so clear statements

The audio book is available on Audible now, and it's fantastic! Andy Serkis narrates, and there are a few other big names attached to it (specifically the voice of Death, its perfection).

I am currently reading this (for the first , certainly not the last, time!). I am a huge Discworld fan and have been for years. I'm not sure why I'd not read this one before. But I am absolutely loving it!! Yes, to everything you've said in this video, and I have already begun to recommend it as a "jumping in" point to friends!

Discworld is so nostalgic for me. I LOVED it when my dad read the Colour of Magic to me, when I was about 10-11, and got absolutely hooked. I really should pick the series up again.

I just finished it today and really enjoyed it! It was my first time reading anything Pratchett (also the video on Discworld starting points influenced my decision to pick Small Gods, so a big thank you for that) 😁😁

I read Small Gods after you recommended it as a good starter for the Discworld series. It's now one of my all time favourite books! Had to wipe away a tear after I finished it

Awesome! Discworld!!! And yes, as an entry point it is excellent if only on how self-contained it is compared to the other books.

Absolutely LOVE STP. You are correct. This is one of my favorites, along with Guards Guards.

Thank you, Daniel, because of you I've finally discovered my possibly favourite series, currently finishing Guards Guards! and what a ride it is)

It really is a treasure. I love how Terry Pratchett can critique our world while not coming off as malicious and mocking. As a side note I read Guards guards second. My first Discworld book was Mort.

Just read this a couple weeks back! Once discworld gets its hooks in you just cant stop.

Yess!! Love Small Gods! One of my favorites! My 3 go to starting suggestions are- Mort Guards, Guards Small Gods

So useful! I’ve been wanting to re enter dis world and this sounds like a great place to start. Thank you!

Daniel had his future self record himself reading the book aloud and send it back in time for the audio book

I loved this book! I read it back in late December after watching your video about how to approach the Discworld books. The dynamic between Brutha and Om was by far my favorite part about the book--the combination of the brattiest character being a tortoise and poor Brutha having to pack him around was so funny to me. I plan to read more Discworld in the future, maybe I'll start with the Death novels.

Great take on one of the best Discworld books. Great work. The Turtle Moves!

Nice video Daniel. Small Gods is definitely one of my favorite Pratchett novels as well. As an atheist I agree with your comment about how it's a good book to illustrate why a lot of people take issue with religion or spirituality in general, through a lens that isn't hard to digest. Keep putting out the good content man, and The Turtle Moves!

I'd already read colour of Magic and found it to be fine, but once I saw you'd released this video, I bought a copy of Small Gods, got through it in about a week, and now I'm back! Completely agree with the pro's, the chemistry between Brutha and Om is just great and what made the point of the book for me was the sarcasm. Great book! Your video was a great incentive.

This makes me so happy😊

Yesss! More Sir Terry reviews damnit!!! Thanks for this one!!

Love this book, we read it on our podcast and really enjoyed it!

My favorite Discworld book and one of my favorite books of all time.

Incredible. I've read all of the discworld novels. Most of them several times, and I'm going to read them again. It's just something else. Noone can possibly create something this potent and funny and even believable (for absurd fantasy), not even close. Death, Watch, Witches, Technical revolution, von Lipwig, Rincewind, wonderfull. There are some lower points on some (few) books, but damn. It's just so exciting.

Just finished it. Loved it so much.

Havent read this book in years. Youre making me want to go back and do a reread

Thank you for this! My recommendation is start with Pyramids then Small Gods. Starts with the beginning of time and other books build off these.

Absolutely one of his best works! I feel like I have re read this one and night watch the most out of the series. Can't deny the man was a genius, and is sorely missed GNU Sir Terry Pratchett

I've always been a bit intimidated by discworld, but you've intrigued me. I'm going to give it a go.

Lots of love here for this book, just wanted to chime in that the audiobook is indeed excellent, having read the book first years ago and listened to the book a few months ago.

One of the funniest and profound Discworld novels. Pratchett has such a beautiful way of conveying ideas. "there are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal, kindly family man who just comes in to work every day and has a job to do."

Where. Can. I. Get. That. BEAUTIFUL. Special. Edition.

I've read it because of your recomendation and oh I loved it soo much. I am currently on Going Postal and while I still enjoy the style very much I somehow feel that the Small Gods are unmatched, well maybe I should try other stories to get me hyped up on the series

I just finished reading this last night. It's the first time I've read Pratchett, and I love it.

Hi Daniel. I'm a fan of the channel and an ordained minister through my church (non-denominational). If no one else has offered, I'd love to have that dialogue you talked about in the video with you

Yes. Yes it is. I had never before read Terry Pratchett before, bur have heard of him. Saw a special edition hardcover of Small Gods in the book store (so beautiful, gold emboss ink, green color cover and Om is depicted upside down wriggling!), picked up, read it and fell in love!

My dad had most of the discworld books and read them all multiple times and loved them.

Most awesome moment in fantasy: One or two people, who had been watching Vorbis closely, said later that there was just time for his expression to change before two pounds of tortoise, traveling at three meters a second, hit him between the eyes. It was a revelation. And that does something to people watching. For a start, they believe with all their heart.

Also - Small Gods is a good entry point. It depends on whether the intended "victim" i into considering these topics. If the one to start out is maybe more into war or gender issues, Monstrus Regiment is excellent too. Then if there is some more a need of processing of permanent loss or sorrow, one of the Death books? Issues in relation to policing and the justice system and an enjoyment of a bit more action - the Night Watch series starting with Guards Guards is good. So many different, good entry points, depending on the person.

Interesting that you should come out with this review now! I just bought basically every Discworld novel and have started from the beginning. I know you advised against it, but thus far I think it was the right move for me. Finished Sourcery today (that's the 5th published out of 41), and am on to Wyrd Sisters in a moment. I'm enjoying these books so much that the prospect of reading 36 more is exciting rather than daunting. A great series thus far and due to get even better - especially knowing Small Gods and Guards! Guards! are just around the corner. Appreciate what you do, Daniel, keep it up! Hope you put in for a few more Discworlds, so I can hear your thoughts on those as well.

Always would love more Discworld

Love fancy but never tried Pratchett, but will definitely but this on my reading list now!

I love Discworld, though I sadly haven't done a full reread since Sir Terry passed. The Glass clock stopped at that point. That being said, Shepherd's Crown is the absolute best goodbye from an author knowing that his time was nigh

Well, I just bought it second-hand, and you name-dropping Monthy Python like that only makes me more excited to read it!

I LOVE Terry Pratchett, he is one of the greatest fantasy authors (definitely absurdist) there is and was. RIP Terry, we miss you.

that was such an understated review. lots of good to talk about, and oh yeah 10/10. peace!

This is the first book that opened my eyes to Terry Pratchett writing commentary on real world topics and not just some funny fantasy. This book really made me read his books in a new way and take way more than I was taking from them before. Since then there are many I love more than Small Gods but gee golly I love it and it's truly one of the best books to enter the Discworld.

Oh my gosh I LOVE LOVE LOVE pratchett so much.

I may have to take a little Dresden break to read this. I am on Dresden book 7 and can’t put it down. The first handful were okay but they get so good and I know you’ve said they get super good later too.

I chose this book quite randomly at the local library one fateful day in middle school. That was my introduction to Discworld and my life was changed for the better!

I'll always maintain that Pratchett is one of the great literary geniuses of the 20th and 21st centuries. His craft in positioning every word exactly where it needs to be is unbelievable, his compassionate look at human nature can change how you look at things. GNU Sir Terry.

Small Gods, Guards Guards, Mort, Moving Pictures, Theif of Time, Night Watch, Reaper Man....i could go on. Terry was arguably the best writer of his generation. And his work will be discovered on and on by people for generations to come. Full of wisdom and wit, silliness and satire, beautiful moments, awseome characters.

Dude! Its brilliant, i love it🎉