Fully agreed. The wonderful thing is that many (if not most) Discworld novels can be read standalone in any order. Yes, you'll miss some references and subtlet

Fully agreed. The wonderful thing is that many (if not most) Discworld novels can be read standalone in any order. Yes, you'll miss some references and subtleties, and recurring characters are better if you know their traits, but still they work standalone. Some are truly standalone (Monstruous Regiment, Small Gods, Going Postal, The Truth, etc), some aren't but can be mostly read in random order (wizards, witches, city watch).