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A lot of people recommend starting the Discworld series with Mort rather than The Colour of Magic (I'm not actually sure the reason, perhaps something to do with growth into the style?) But I hope you enjoy the book, and series, should you continue with it
The first two books are stylistically (and canonically) quite different from the later books. The first two books are more likea sketch shows. There isn't much of a story besides getting Rincewind in a new predicament.
The humour and especially the characters are also less... Developed. Death for example is quite cruel in the first books.
The first books also mainly make fun of fantasy tropes, while later books use Discworld more as a mirror to explore social issues on our world.