Monstrous Regiment
The 31st Discworld book is the story of Polly who goes to war disguised as a boy in order to find her brother.
It’s a rare one-off story in the Discworld series even though it does feature Sam Vimes, William de Worde and a few other characters from earlier books.
Some people love this book and think it’s one of Pratchett’s very best. I personally think it isn’t quite that good – but it’s still a great read.
I read it back when it came out but apparently I didn’t get around to putting it up on the blog – entries were much more intermittent prior to 2005.
If I remember correctly I thought it was OK but not great. I enjoyed it more and I definitely appreciated the overt feminist themes better this time around.
Monstrous Regiment works as an introduction to Discworld but it wouldn’t be my first choice as the book to begin with.
You do know you should be reading Pratchett right?