The opening of this novel is excellent, probably the best in the Discworld series up to this point. The rest of the book is fine. I don't care for Rincewind, and this is another Rincewind-centric book. I'm glad there will be a break from him after this in my readthrough for a little bit. Overall, while aspects of the writing are tighter, this installment is on the same level as Mort for me. 

I'm pretty sure Conina only appears in this book (though I could be wrong as there are several Discworld novels I haven't ever read), but I think she should be gay. I'm glad there wasn't a neat heterosexual ending for her, just an ambiguous one, cause otherwise I would have been very annoyed.

This would be a better intro to the wizards than The Color of Magic, but I'm not sure I would recommend it to many people as an intro to the whole series.