re: Terry Pratchett

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IMO, don't start with the Rincewind novels. He was just creating his world then and it was in a state of flux. I would suggest starting with Guards! Guards!

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I agree with this, although I also have a soft spot for the stories featuring Tiffany Aching & the Nac Mac Feegle (Wee Free Men). If you were a teen girl that might be the best place to start...

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Guards! Guards!

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OK, just finished and it's just a tremendous comedy. In the same class as Douglas Adams. So the next two Pratchett books in the Guards segment are on order. Thanks for the recommendation.

Douglas Adams - Audible ran a sale on his Dirk Gently - Dark Teatime of the Soul and I'm about 70% of the way through it. Awesome. For some reason the first Dirk Gently book didn't work for me and I haven't read Douglas Adams since (around 30 years). I was a moron 30 years ago, Dark Teatime is fantastic. And yeah - Neil Gaiman owes a HUGE debt to it for his American Gods book. Huge. Gaiman is one of my favorites and I love American Gods but he really needed to dedicate American Gods to Douglas Adams; and Roger Zelazny (who does get mentioned by Gaiman). And that is an incredibly odd mix of influences for a book.