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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 285790" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I keep recommending this - Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series. It's fantasy satire. Very funny, very clever & witty but if you don't get it all it doesn't matter. It has layers, you always get enough to enjoy a good story.</p><p></p><p>If she needs to start gently with a more children's story level, then "Wee Free Men" is a good one to begin with. But if she already is an avid reader then there are a number of places in which to insert herself into the series for enjoyment.</p><p>If she likes word play and the print media then "The Truth" is a good one. It also has a vampire in it - a vampire 'on the wagon' with a suicidal fascination for flash photography.</p><p>If it's undead in general (especially werewolves) as well as Scottish history, then she would enjoy "Fifth Elephant". Both of these are also murder mysteries with the same detective involved in the cases. However, he is more incidental in the first of these two books.</p><p>For a Christmas theme, try "Hogfather". For something more Egyptian/Greek, try "Pyramids". If she loves music (from rock to blues to jazz to anything) then "Soul Music" is great. (The main character keeps getting asked if he's really Elvish. And wearing bard's robes, someone comments that he looks druish, too.)</p><p></p><p>And many more.</p><p></p><p>There's something for everyone.</p><p></p><p>My kids swear by these books. easy child 2/difficult child 2 especially, who claims to be able to talk to a person briefly, find out their tastes and then recommend a book from the series that they will enjoy.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 285790, member: 1991"] I keep recommending this - Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series. It's fantasy satire. Very funny, very clever & witty but if you don't get it all it doesn't matter. It has layers, you always get enough to enjoy a good story. If she needs to start gently with a more children's story level, then "Wee Free Men" is a good one to begin with. But if she already is an avid reader then there are a number of places in which to insert herself into the series for enjoyment. If she likes word play and the print media then "The Truth" is a good one. It also has a vampire in it - a vampire 'on the wagon' with a suicidal fascination for flash photography. If it's undead in general (especially werewolves) as well as Scottish history, then she would enjoy "Fifth Elephant". Both of these are also murder mysteries with the same detective involved in the cases. However, he is more incidental in the first of these two books. For a Christmas theme, try "Hogfather". For something more Egyptian/Greek, try "Pyramids". If she loves music (from rock to blues to jazz to anything) then "Soul Music" is great. (The main character keeps getting asked if he's really Elvish. And wearing bard's robes, someone comments that he looks druish, too.) And many more. There's something for everyone. My kids swear by these books. easy child 2/difficult child 2 especially, who claims to be able to talk to a person briefly, find out their tastes and then recommend a book from the series that they will enjoy. Marg [/QUOTE]
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