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That's a tough one.
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett was my first foray into the Diskworld so it's special to me, but also just a great book.
Neuromancer by William Gibson blew me away. It first defined so many things that are now Cyberpunk and SciFi tropes.
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is probably my favourite discovery in recent years - the whole series was just so much fun.
The Expanse by James S. A. Corey, absolute SciFi banger. Politics, intrigue, war, amazing characters, insane setpieces... cried more than once during my read.
Discworld is a strong recommendation from me as well, though Guards Guards is my preferred starting point
This reading order guide is quite good, though I'm pretty sure the note saying where the author said to start is wrong. IIRC, Pratchett's recommendation was to start at Mort, skip Sourcery, and read through chronologically.
I also highly recommend the Orconomics trilogy. It's clever, witty, satirical, and very, very Pratchettesque.
I feel with discworld there's so much material, and all of it is mooostly standalone readable (?) that i havent had any issues.
I'd say the rincewind stories are an ok starting point too, but i think the characters are extra whacky if you aren't used to the world. Guards guards is probably good, but i just grabbed men at arms at the book shop on a whim knowing next to nothing about it
I'm going to second your first two and add a random two:
The First Fourteen Lives of Harry August, Claire North
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared, Jonas Jonasson