This was my first foray into Discworld and I daresay it will not be my last! 
 Monstrous Regiment was recommended to me by a co-worker after I'd made a casual mention of it feeling slightly off that I, working in a place of true magic (a bookstore), hadn't read any of Pratchett's books, being a very popular author among or customers. 
 My co-worker has so far an 83,4% success rate when it comes to book recommendations so I was looking forward to reading about Polly Perks' and her quest to freedom (and saving her brother). 
 I absolutely love how women in Monstrous Regiment are shown as capable, oft times more so, than the men of both Borogravia and Zlobenia (and likely all the rest of Discworld, too) and how they go from feeling that they have to hide their gender to starting a revolution - at least that's where, in my mind, they're headed. 
 I don't know if Terry Pratchett intended his book(s) to be a remark of the society/world but to me it reads that way and that's part of why I also really appreciate the mix-in of humor, making it a very enjoyable read as well as at time infuriating. If Monstrous Regiment is anything to go by, I can't wait to read more of Pratchett's Discworld series!