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Discworld #23
袟邪褏邪锌懈 蟹邪 胁褉邪褌邪
袦芯谐褗褖 袨胁械褋 薪械 械 懈蟹斜褉邪谢 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉芯褌芯 胁褉械屑械 写邪 褋褌邪薪械 褋胁械褖械薪懈泻. 袙褗芯斜褉邪蟹懈谢 褋懈 械, 褔械 懈写胁邪 胁 屑邪谢泻芯褌芯 锌谢邪薪懈薪褋泻芯 泻褉邪谢褋褌胁芯 袥邪薪泻褗褉, 蟹邪 写邪 懈蟹锌褗谢薪懈 锌褉芯褋褌懈褔泻邪 褉械谢懈谐懈芯蟹薪邪 褑械褉械屑芯薪懈褟. 袗 褋械谐邪 褋械 械 芯蟹芯胁邪谢 薪邪褋褉械写 胁芯泄薪邪 屑械卸写褍 胁邪屑锌懈褉懈 懈 胁械褖懈褑懈 懈 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 械 褍斜械写械薪, 褔械 胁 褌芯蟹懈 褋斜谢褗褋褗泻 薪褟泻芯泄 械 薪邪 褋褌褉邪薪邪褌邪 薪邪 锌褉邪胁写邪褌邪.
袝褌芯 谐懈 胁械褖懈褑懈褌械鈥� 袦谢邪写邪褌邪 袗谐薪械褋 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褋械 写胁芯褍屑懈 蟹邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 袦邪谐褉邪褌 褋械 芯锌懈褌胁邪 写邪 褋褗褔械褌邪械 胁械褖械褉褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋褗褋 褋屑褟薪邪褌邪 薪邪 锌械谢械薪泻懈, 袥械谢褟 袨谐 械 薪邪褌褉褍锌邪谢邪 锌褉械泻邪谢械薪芯 斜芯谐邪褌 芯锌懈褌鈥�, 邪 袘邪斜邪 袙懈褏褉芯薪褉邪胁 胁懈薪邪谐懈 懈 薪邪褋褉械写 谐芯谢械屑懈褌械 薪械锌褉懈褟褌薪芯褋褌懈.
袙邪屑锌懈褉懈褌械 锌褗泻 褋邪 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌薪懈 - 薪械 械 谢械褋薪芯 写邪 褋械 芯褌褗褉胁械褕 芯褌 褌褟褏 褋 褔械褋薪芯胁邪 泻谢懈蟹屑邪 懈谢懈 泻邪褌芯 蟹邪褋褌邪薪械褕 写芯 锌褉芯蟹芯褉械褑邪, 褏胁邪薪械褕 锌械褉写械褌芯 懈 锌芯写褏胁褗褉谢懈褕: 鈥炐澬� 蟹薪邪屑 胁懈械 泻邪泻 褋械 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褌械, 薪芯 褋锌芯褉械写 屑械薪 褌褍泻 械 屑邪谢泻芯 蟹邪写褍褕薪芯鈥�. 袠屑邪褌 褍褋械褌 蟹邪 褋褌懈谢邪, 薪芯褋褟褌 薪械芯斜懈褔邪泄薪懈 卸懈谢械褌泻懈, 薪械 褋械 蟹邪褋褌芯褟胁邪褌 胁 泻芯胁褔械蟹懈褌械 褋懈 懈 懈褋泻邪褌 写邪 胁锌懈褟褌 蟹褗斜懈 胁 斜褗写械褖械褌芯.
袦芯谐褗褖 袨胁械褋 蟹薪邪械, 褔械 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 芯锌褉械 薪邪 屑芯谢懈褌胁邪褌邪, 薪芯 屑褍 褋械 懈褋泻邪 写邪 懈屑邪褕械 懈 斜褉邪写胁邪.
袝褌芯 谐懈 胁械褖懈褑懈褌械鈥� 袦谢邪写邪褌邪 袗谐薪械褋 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褋械 写胁芯褍屑懈 蟹邪 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 袦邪谐褉邪褌 褋械 芯锌懈褌胁邪 写邪 褋褗褔械褌邪械 胁械褖械褉褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋褗褋 褋屑褟薪邪褌邪 薪邪 锌械谢械薪泻懈, 袥械谢褟 袨谐 械 薪邪褌褉褍锌邪谢邪 锌褉械泻邪谢械薪芯 斜芯谐邪褌 芯锌懈褌鈥�, 邪 袘邪斜邪 袙懈褏褉芯薪褉邪胁 胁懈薪邪谐懈 懈 薪邪褋褉械写 谐芯谢械屑懈褌械 薪械锌褉懈褟褌薪芯褋褌懈.
袙邪屑锌懈褉懈褌械 锌褗泻 褋邪 懈薪褌械谢懈谐械薪褌薪懈 - 薪械 械 谢械褋薪芯 写邪 褋械 芯褌褗褉胁械褕 芯褌 褌褟褏 褋 褔械褋薪芯胁邪 泻谢懈蟹屑邪 懈谢懈 泻邪褌芯 蟹邪褋褌邪薪械褕 写芯 锌褉芯蟹芯褉械褑邪, 褏胁邪薪械褕 锌械褉写械褌芯 懈 锌芯写褏胁褗褉谢懈褕: 鈥炐澬� 蟹薪邪屑 胁懈械 泻邪泻 褋械 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褌械, 薪芯 褋锌芯褉械写 屑械薪 褌褍泻 械 屑邪谢泻芯 蟹邪写褍褕薪芯鈥�. 袠屑邪褌 褍褋械褌 蟹邪 褋褌懈谢邪, 薪芯褋褟褌 薪械芯斜懈褔邪泄薪懈 卸懈谢械褌泻懈, 薪械 褋械 蟹邪褋褌芯褟胁邪褌 胁 泻芯胁褔械蟹懈褌械 褋懈 懈 懈褋泻邪褌 写邪 胁锌懈褟褌 蟹褗斜懈 胁 斜褗写械褖械褌芯.
袦芯谐褗褖 袨胁械褋 蟹薪邪械, 褔械 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 芯锌褉械 薪邪 屑芯谢懈褌胁邪褌邪, 薪芯 屑褍 褋械 懈褋泻邪 写邪 懈屑邪褕械 懈 斜褉邪写胁邪.
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First published January 1, 1998
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Terry Pratchett
619听books45.1k听followersSir Terence David John Pratchett was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983鈥�2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
With more than 100 million books sold worldwide in 43 languages, Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007 Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust (now Alzheimer's Research UK, ARUK), filmed three television programmes chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron of ARUK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, at the age of 66.
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November 7, 2021
Now that麓s luckily a bunch of still cultivated, but at least not sparkling, friendly, loving, and melodramatically feeling, vampires.
The allegory of modernization, or social progress, globalization, new branding of a traditional bloody brand, the battle between the traditionalists and innovators, the dangers of failing for both sides by anachronistically fading away or self destruction through far too fast change, and how the transformation of whole, traditional societies could, can, and will change society forever, are driving forces.
Especially social change, often to mostly accompanied by technological and governmental innovations, is something often contrasted in Pratchett麓s work by showing a bad before and good after, although the dangers and fallacies of some seemingly positive changes aren麓t underrepresented too. Often it looks as if everything has stayed pretty the same, but some small, but important factors or laws have been changed and it麓s hard to find a crucial human field of interest that hasn麓t been satirized this way in one of his works.
So imagine what might happen if neoliberals, typo, sorry, vampires would like to pimp their reputation, not become really good and friendly of course, because Sauronian mentality is just in their blood, but to hipster their way towards a more trending topic style, always newest fashion hottest defecation. Of course, there has to be a bit of teeny dirtbag dynamic (was this the inspiration for Twilight?), complicated by the fact that vampires don麓t age, and inner quarrels included, especially showing the ridiculousness of not really changing or willing to change, but to do as if, to simulate progressivism if it麓s impossible because the whole mindset, mentality, race in this case, would have to be changed, not just the packing.
Verence as a ruler has a similar problem, he is nice, good, and extremely modern, but the people aren麓t interested in improving any aspects of their lives, because they are conservative and want to have it done as they are used to, thank you. This, sadly very realistic, mentality leads to voters in some real Western democracies, not the people in dictatorships that have no chance, who jay to any destructive, hateful madness and fight progressive, positive change with their lives and souls, depending on which brand of faith owns them.
The switching between the witching and vampirizing plotlines makes it a very dynamic read and there is certainly more hidden depth behind Granny Weatherwax, surprising use of the vampire blood mind control plot device, split personality fun, some of the best philosophical criticism of religion ever written, explanations why some kind of inurement and mental conditioning won麓t work, even if one tries as hard as possible, and a bit of witch generation crash, being adult but still not completely wise, and the legacy of the witches is in it too.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
This one is added to all Pratchettian reviews:
The idea of the dissected motifs rocks, highlighting the main real world inspirational elements of fiction and satire is something usually done with so called higher literature, but a much more interesting field in readable literature, as it offers the joy of reading, subtle criticism, and feeling smart all together.
The allegory of modernization, or social progress, globalization, new branding of a traditional bloody brand, the battle between the traditionalists and innovators, the dangers of failing for both sides by anachronistically fading away or self destruction through far too fast change, and how the transformation of whole, traditional societies could, can, and will change society forever, are driving forces.
Especially social change, often to mostly accompanied by technological and governmental innovations, is something often contrasted in Pratchett麓s work by showing a bad before and good after, although the dangers and fallacies of some seemingly positive changes aren麓t underrepresented too. Often it looks as if everything has stayed pretty the same, but some small, but important factors or laws have been changed and it麓s hard to find a crucial human field of interest that hasn麓t been satirized this way in one of his works.
So imagine what might happen if neoliberals, typo, sorry, vampires would like to pimp their reputation, not become really good and friendly of course, because Sauronian mentality is just in their blood, but to hipster their way towards a more trending topic style, always newest fashion hottest defecation. Of course, there has to be a bit of teeny dirtbag dynamic (was this the inspiration for Twilight?), complicated by the fact that vampires don麓t age, and inner quarrels included, especially showing the ridiculousness of not really changing or willing to change, but to do as if, to simulate progressivism if it麓s impossible because the whole mindset, mentality, race in this case, would have to be changed, not just the packing.
Verence as a ruler has a similar problem, he is nice, good, and extremely modern, but the people aren麓t interested in improving any aspects of their lives, because they are conservative and want to have it done as they are used to, thank you. This, sadly very realistic, mentality leads to voters in some real Western democracies, not the people in dictatorships that have no chance, who jay to any destructive, hateful madness and fight progressive, positive change with their lives and souls, depending on which brand of faith owns them.
The switching between the witching and vampirizing plotlines makes it a very dynamic read and there is certainly more hidden depth behind Granny Weatherwax, surprising use of the vampire blood mind control plot device, split personality fun, some of the best philosophical criticism of religion ever written, explanations why some kind of inurement and mental conditioning won麓t work, even if one tries as hard as possible, and a bit of witch generation crash, being adult but still not completely wise, and the legacy of the witches is in it too.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
This one is added to all Pratchettian reviews:
The idea of the dissected motifs rocks, highlighting the main real world inspirational elements of fiction and satire is something usually done with so called higher literature, but a much more interesting field in readable literature, as it offers the joy of reading, subtle criticism, and feeling smart all together.
July 29, 2024
Go for the throat!
That may not be the exact translation for Carpe Jugulum, the title to Terry Pratchett鈥檚 1998 Discworld novel (and 23rd in the series) but it describes Pratchett鈥檚 approach to a searing roast of a parody for vampire lit.
Published seven years before Stephenie Meyer鈥檚 books, this does not make fun of that vampire interpretation, but Sir Terry does poke good fun at all things vampire when a family of the undead come down out of Uberwald and subtly invades Lancre. But the witches of Lancre, led by Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Og, are more than a match for the bloodsuckers.
Also making this an enjoyable visit to the Discworld is the first appearance of the Nac Mac Feegle. Fans of the Tiffany Aching sub-series will want to read this as well to get a very early glimpse of the drinking, fighting and stealing tiny heroes.
Good fun.
*** 2024 reread -
There鈥檚 a funny Bob and Tom skit where Harry Caray interviews Dracula and we quickly and comically learn that the legendary broadcaster was more than a match for some ancient bloodsucker who cannot even read a box score.
Harry Caray and Dracula
Turns out Granny Weatherwax may also be up to the task.
Sir Terry Pratchett鈥檚 Discworld book featuring the Witches and with much of the action concerning Uberwald and some Vampyres was some of his best dark humor. No doubt he鈥檚 always funny, but this one had many, many laugh out loud scenes and made me consider connections to Mel Brooks鈥� devilishly fun Young Frankenstein.
This also made me think of his earlier Witches book Lords and Ladies as our common sense heroines take on some elitist aristocrats who need some attitude adjustment. This is one of the best Nanny Ogg books, though Granny Weatherwax is still the baddest thing in the woods at night.
鈥淕ranny, aren鈥檛 you afraid to go alone into the cold, dark forest?鈥�
鈥淣o, dear, I know that I鈥檓 the most fearsome thing out there.鈥�
And the Nac Mac Feegle - "Crivens! Whut aboot us, ye daftie"
That may not be the exact translation for Carpe Jugulum, the title to Terry Pratchett鈥檚 1998 Discworld novel (and 23rd in the series) but it describes Pratchett鈥檚 approach to a searing roast of a parody for vampire lit.
Published seven years before Stephenie Meyer鈥檚 books, this does not make fun of that vampire interpretation, but Sir Terry does poke good fun at all things vampire when a family of the undead come down out of Uberwald and subtly invades Lancre. But the witches of Lancre, led by Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Og, are more than a match for the bloodsuckers.
Also making this an enjoyable visit to the Discworld is the first appearance of the Nac Mac Feegle. Fans of the Tiffany Aching sub-series will want to read this as well to get a very early glimpse of the drinking, fighting and stealing tiny heroes.
Good fun.
*** 2024 reread -
There鈥檚 a funny Bob and Tom skit where Harry Caray interviews Dracula and we quickly and comically learn that the legendary broadcaster was more than a match for some ancient bloodsucker who cannot even read a box score.
Harry Caray and Dracula
Turns out Granny Weatherwax may also be up to the task.
Sir Terry Pratchett鈥檚 Discworld book featuring the Witches and with much of the action concerning Uberwald and some Vampyres was some of his best dark humor. No doubt he鈥檚 always funny, but this one had many, many laugh out loud scenes and made me consider connections to Mel Brooks鈥� devilishly fun Young Frankenstein.
This also made me think of his earlier Witches book Lords and Ladies as our common sense heroines take on some elitist aristocrats who need some attitude adjustment. This is one of the best Nanny Ogg books, though Granny Weatherwax is still the baddest thing in the woods at night.
鈥淕ranny, aren鈥檛 you afraid to go alone into the cold, dark forest?鈥�
鈥淣o, dear, I know that I鈥檓 the most fearsome thing out there.鈥�
And the Nac Mac Feegle - "Crivens! Whut aboot us, ye daftie"
September 11, 2020
Death reached down and took a handful of sand. He held it up, and let it slip through his fingers.
CHOOSE, he said. YOU ARE GOOD AT CHOOSING, I BELIEVE.
"Is there any advice you could be givin' me?" said Granny.
CHOOSE RIGHT.
This one is all about choices: life or death, justice or mercy, to obey blindly or to fight back.
Vampires have taken over Lancre, and it's up to the witches and a befuddled priest to kick some bat!
Oh, my, how I loved this book! From Magrat's insistence on taking EVERYTHING for the baby along on the journey to the way Granny and the priest "helped" each other over the mountains - it all made me happy.
Lusty, boozy old Nanny Ogg continues to be my favorite. Observe as she shares her views on dealing with cow-stealin' pixies - "...I'd rather have 'em in here pissin' out than outside pissin' in. There's more of them and they'll make your ankles all wet.
Talks back to a vampire - "I'm fed up with you smarming at me smarmily as if you were Mr. Smarm!"
And gives advice to Agnes on how to tame one of the bloodsuckers by using feminine wiles - "Marry him, said Nanny firmly. "You can refine a husband. Maybe you could point him in the direction of blutwurst and black puddings and underdone steak."
"You really haven't got any scruples, have you, Nanny?" said Agnes.
"No," said Nanny simply. "This is Lancre we're talkin' about. If we was men, we'd be talking about laying down our lives for the country. As women, we can talk about laying down."
Ah, the book is filled with the wisdom of Nanny, and also the wisdom and bravery of others who play a part in the overthrow of those damned vamps. It seems a close call for a while there, but in the end, Headology and the power of a cup of tea will triumph.
But, what did I say this one was about? Oh, right . . . CHOICES. We also have choices.
We can also choose to keep our thoughts focused on some vague promise that may await us someday, OR we can choose to see the beauty that surrounds us everyday.
Behold, the wisdom of Mightily Oats -
"The world is ... different," Oats's gaze went out across the haze, and the forests, and the purple mountains. "Everywhere I look I see something holy."
CHOOSE RIGHT.
CHOOSE, he said. YOU ARE GOOD AT CHOOSING, I BELIEVE.
"Is there any advice you could be givin' me?" said Granny.
CHOOSE RIGHT.
This one is all about choices: life or death, justice or mercy, to obey blindly or to fight back.
Vampires have taken over Lancre, and it's up to the witches and a befuddled priest to kick some bat!
Oh, my, how I loved this book! From Magrat's insistence on taking EVERYTHING for the baby along on the journey to the way Granny and the priest "helped" each other over the mountains - it all made me happy.
Lusty, boozy old Nanny Ogg continues to be my favorite. Observe as she shares her views on dealing with cow-stealin' pixies - "...I'd rather have 'em in here pissin' out than outside pissin' in. There's more of them and they'll make your ankles all wet.
Talks back to a vampire - "I'm fed up with you smarming at me smarmily as if you were Mr. Smarm!"
And gives advice to Agnes on how to tame one of the bloodsuckers by using feminine wiles - "Marry him, said Nanny firmly. "You can refine a husband. Maybe you could point him in the direction of blutwurst and black puddings and underdone steak."
"You really haven't got any scruples, have you, Nanny?" said Agnes.
"No," said Nanny simply. "This is Lancre we're talkin' about. If we was men, we'd be talking about laying down our lives for the country. As women, we can talk about laying down."
Ah, the book is filled with the wisdom of Nanny, and also the wisdom and bravery of others who play a part in the overthrow of those damned vamps. It seems a close call for a while there, but in the end, Headology and the power of a cup of tea will triumph.
But, what did I say this one was about? Oh, right . . . CHOICES. We also have choices.
We can also choose to keep our thoughts focused on some vague promise that may await us someday, OR we can choose to see the beauty that surrounds us everyday.
Behold, the wisdom of Mightily Oats -
"The world is ... different," Oats's gaze went out across the haze, and the forests, and the purple mountains. "Everywhere I look I see something holy."
CHOOSE RIGHT.
February 26, 2024
袦械薪褨 34 褨 褑械 泻薪懈谐邪 #26 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪邪 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌芯屑 褟泻褍 褟 写芯褔懈褌邪胁. 袧邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 胁褉邪卸邪褞褔械. 袛褍屑邪褞 胁 屑芯褦屑褍 芯褎褨褑褨泄薪芯屑褍 蟹邪谢褨泻褍 袩褉邪褌褔械褌 写邪胁薪芯 锌芯斜懈胁 袣褨薪谐邪, 邪 袣褨薪谐 褌芯 蟹 写懈褌懈薪褋褌胁邪 锌褉邪褑褞褦. 袩芯锌械褉械写褍 褖械, 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟, 15 泻薪懈谐 褟泻褨 褟 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褞, 褟泻 褨 锌芯锌械褉械写薪褨, 胁 锌芯褉褟写泻褍 胁懈写邪薪薪褟 褩褏 袙小袥.
袧邪褉邪蟹褨, 褟 胁卸械 锌械褉械斜褍胁邪褞 薪邪 褌芯屑褍 褉褨胁薪褨, 写械 胁懈谐邪写邪薪懈泄 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌芯屑 胁褋械褋胁褨褌 袛懈褋泻芯褋褌胁褨褌褍 褋褌邪胁 褋褌邪胁 芯泻褉械屑懈屑 屑褨褋褑械屑 泻褍写懈 屑芯褟 褍褟胁邪 褨 褋胁褨写芯屑褨褋褌褜 屑芯卸褍褌褜 锌芯褉懈薪褍褌懈. 袧邪 泻芯卸薪褨泄 褋褌芯褉褨薪褑褨 褌懈 斜邪褔懈褕 蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褏 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁, 邪斜芯 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褨 屑褨褋褑褟, 胁锌褨蟹薪邪褦褕 蟹邪泻芯薪懈 锌芯 褟泻懈屑 写褨褦 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌, 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褕 褉褨蟹薪芯褩 谐谢懈斜懈薪懈 屑械褌邪褎芯褉懈 褌邪 邪薪邪谢芯谐褨褩 写芯 褋褍褔邪褋薪芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍 胁 褟泻芯屑褍 屑懈 卸懈胁械屑芯 褋邪屑褨. 袙蟹邪谐邪谢褨 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌 褑械 褨 褦 写蟹械褉泻邪谢褜薪邪 胁械褉褋褨褟 胁械褉褋褨褟 薪邪褕芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍. 孝芯屑褍 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪 屑邪褦 胁谢邪褋褌懈胁褨褋褌褜 锌褉懈薪芯褋懈褌懈 斜褨谢褜褕械 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟 蟹 泻芯卸薪懈屑 薪芯胁懈屑 褉芯屑邪薪芯屑.
芦袘械褉懈 蟹邪 谐芯褉谢芯禄 薪邪谢械卸懈褌褜 写芯 褑懈泻谢褍 袙褨写褜屑懈, 薪械 褋邪屑芯谐芯 褍谢褞斜谢械薪芯谐芯 屑薪芯褞, 邪谢械 褍谢褞斜谢械薪芯谐芯 斜邪谐邪褌褜屑邪 褨薪褕懈屑懈 褔懈褌邪褔邪屑懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪. 袗谢械 薪邪胁褉褟写 褔懈 胁邪褉褌芯 锌芯褔懈薪邪褌懈 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 褑懈泻谢褍 蟹 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈谐懈. 袩芯写褨褩 写芯褋懈褌褜 褖褨谢褜薪芯 锌褨写胁鈥櫻徯沸靶窖� 写芯 锌芯锌械褉械写薪褨褏 泻薪懈谐, 褌芯卸 胁褨写 蟹薪邪薪薪褟 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌褍 斜褍写械 蟹邪谢械卸邪褌懈 褔懈 薪邪锌懈褕械褌械 胁 泻褨薪褑褨 胁褨写谐褍泻 芦薪械 屑芯褦禄.
袙褋褨屑 卸械 褏褌芯 胁 褌械屑褨: 泻薪懈谐邪 褔褍写芯胁邪, 薪邪褋懈褔械薪邪 褨 写芯胁芯谢褨 写褉邪屑邪褌懈褔薪邪, 斜芯 胁褨写褜屑懈 薪械 褋褌邪褞褌褜 屑芯谢芯写褕褨, 邪 褌褨 褖芯 屑芯谢芯写褨 - 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪褞褌褜 褋械褉泄芯蟹薪褨 褌褉邪薪褋褎芯褉屑邪褑褨褩. 携泻 蟹邪胁卸写懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌 胁懈褋屑褨褞褦 卸邪薪褉芯胁褨 褕褌邪屑锌懈 褨 褍锌械褉械写卸械薪薪褟, 褑褜芯谐芯 褉邪蟹褍 锌褨写 褉芯蟹写邪褔褍 锌芯锌邪谢懈 褋褞卸械褌懈 锌褉芯 胁邪屑锌褨褉褨胁. 袉 褟泻 胁械褉褕懈薪褍 褨褉芯薪褨褩 邪胁褌芯褉 褋邪屑 (蟹薪芯胁褍 褨 蟹薪芯胁褍) 锌芯胁械褉褌邪褦 褕褌邪屑锌懈 胁 褋褞卸械褌, 蟹邪泻褨薪褔褍褦 泻谢邪褋懈褔薪懈屑 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褨胁褋褜泻懈屑 褏械锌褨 械薪写芯屑 褟泻芯谐芯 褔懈褌邪褔 写褍卸械 褔械泻邪褦. 携 褌械卸 褔械泻邪胁 褨 写芯褔械泻邪胁褋褟.
袉写械邪谢褜薪芯 蟹邪泄褕谢芯 胁 褉邪屑泻邪褏 胁褨写锌芯褔懈薪泻褍 锌褨褋谢褟 写褍卸械 胁懈褋薪邪卸谢懈胁懈褏 褌懈卸薪褨胁 褉芯斜芯褌懈, 泻芯谢懈 谐芯谢芯胁邪 胁卸械 薪械 胁邪褉懈谢邪 薪褨褔芯谐芯. 袙谢邪褋薪械 蟹邪 褖芯 芯泻褉械屑邪 锌芯写褟泻邪 褋械褉褍 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌褍
袧邪褉邪蟹褨, 褟 胁卸械 锌械褉械斜褍胁邪褞 薪邪 褌芯屑褍 褉褨胁薪褨, 写械 胁懈谐邪写邪薪懈泄 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌芯屑 胁褋械褋胁褨褌 袛懈褋泻芯褋褌胁褨褌褍 褋褌邪胁 褋褌邪胁 芯泻褉械屑懈屑 屑褨褋褑械屑 泻褍写懈 屑芯褟 褍褟胁邪 褨 褋胁褨写芯屑褨褋褌褜 屑芯卸褍褌褜 锌芯褉懈薪褍褌懈. 袧邪 泻芯卸薪褨泄 褋褌芯褉褨薪褑褨 褌懈 斜邪褔懈褕 蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褏 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁, 邪斜芯 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褨 屑褨褋褑褟, 胁锌褨蟹薪邪褦褕 蟹邪泻芯薪懈 锌芯 褟泻懈屑 写褨褦 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌, 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褕 褉褨蟹薪芯褩 谐谢懈斜懈薪懈 屑械褌邪褎芯褉懈 褌邪 邪薪邪谢芯谐褨褩 写芯 褋褍褔邪褋薪芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍 胁 褟泻芯屑褍 屑懈 卸懈胁械屑芯 褋邪屑褨. 袙蟹邪谐邪谢褨 袛懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌 褑械 褨 褦 写蟹械褉泻邪谢褜薪邪 胁械褉褋褨褟 胁械褉褋褨褟 薪邪褕芯谐芯 褋胁褨褌褍. 孝芯屑褍 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪 屑邪褦 胁谢邪褋褌懈胁褨褋褌褜 锌褉懈薪芯褋懈褌懈 斜褨谢褜褕械 蟹邪写芯胁芯谢械薪薪褟 蟹 泻芯卸薪懈屑 薪芯胁懈屑 褉芯屑邪薪芯屑.
芦袘械褉懈 蟹邪 谐芯褉谢芯禄 薪邪谢械卸懈褌褜 写芯 褑懈泻谢褍 袙褨写褜屑懈, 薪械 褋邪屑芯谐芯 褍谢褞斜谢械薪芯谐芯 屑薪芯褞, 邪谢械 褍谢褞斜谢械薪芯谐芯 斜邪谐邪褌褜屑邪 褨薪褕懈屑懈 褔懈褌邪褔邪屑懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌邪. 袗谢械 薪邪胁褉褟写 褔懈 胁邪褉褌芯 锌芯褔懈薪邪褌懈 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 褑懈泻谢褍 蟹 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈谐懈. 袩芯写褨褩 写芯褋懈褌褜 褖褨谢褜薪芯 锌褨写胁鈥櫻徯沸靶窖� 写芯 锌芯锌械褉械写薪褨褏 泻薪懈谐, 褌芯卸 胁褨写 蟹薪邪薪薪褟 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌褍 斜褍写械 蟹邪谢械卸邪褌懈 褔懈 薪邪锌懈褕械褌械 胁 泻褨薪褑褨 胁褨写谐褍泻 芦薪械 屑芯褦禄.
袙褋褨屑 卸械 褏褌芯 胁 褌械屑褨: 泻薪懈谐邪 褔褍写芯胁邪, 薪邪褋懈褔械薪邪 褨 写芯胁芯谢褨 写褉邪屑邪褌懈褔薪邪, 斜芯 胁褨写褜屑懈 薪械 褋褌邪褞褌褜 屑芯谢芯写褕褨, 邪 褌褨 褖芯 屑芯谢芯写褨 - 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪褞褌褜 褋械褉泄芯蟹薪褨 褌褉邪薪褋褎芯褉屑邪褑褨褩. 携泻 蟹邪胁卸写懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌 胁懈褋屑褨褞褦 卸邪薪褉芯胁褨 褕褌邪屑锌懈 褨 褍锌械褉械写卸械薪薪褟, 褑褜芯谐芯 褉邪蟹褍 锌褨写 褉芯蟹写邪褔褍 锌芯锌邪谢懈 褋褞卸械褌懈 锌褉芯 胁邪屑锌褨褉褨胁. 袉 褟泻 胁械褉褕懈薪褍 褨褉芯薪褨褩 邪胁褌芯褉 褋邪屑 (蟹薪芯胁褍 褨 蟹薪芯胁褍) 锌芯胁械褉褌邪褦 褕褌邪屑锌懈 胁 褋褞卸械褌, 蟹邪泻褨薪褔褍褦 泻谢邪褋懈褔薪懈屑 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褨胁褋褜泻懈屑 褏械锌褨 械薪写芯屑 褟泻芯谐芯 褔懈褌邪褔 写褍卸械 褔械泻邪褦. 携 褌械卸 褔械泻邪胁 褨 写芯褔械泻邪胁褋褟.
袉写械邪谢褜薪芯 蟹邪泄褕谢芯 胁 褉邪屑泻邪褏 胁褨写锌芯褔懈薪泻褍 锌褨褋谢褟 写褍卸械 胁懈褋薪邪卸谢懈胁懈褏 褌懈卸薪褨胁 褉芯斜芯褌懈, 泻芯谢懈 谐芯谢芯胁邪 胁卸械 薪械 胁邪褉懈谢邪 薪褨褔芯谐芯. 袙谢邪褋薪械 蟹邪 褖芯 芯泻褉械屑邪 锌芯写褟泻邪 褋械褉褍 孝械褉褉褨 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌褍
April 2, 2022
Skip this Pratchett book and move on to his other wonderful books
I read Pratchett so that I constantly have a smile on my face and get a laugh every few pages. This just didn't happen in this book, and I think in part because that's not really what happens whenever I read his "Witches" series.
It was interesting to hear his take on the vampire subculture, but it got stale quickly and I had myself wondering why I continue to do this to myself with this Witches series. I thoroughly love virtually all of his other books, but I can't recommend this one.
I read Pratchett so that I constantly have a smile on my face and get a laugh every few pages. This just didn't happen in this book, and I think in part because that's not really what happens whenever I read his "Witches" series.
It was interesting to hear his take on the vampire subculture, but it got stale quickly and I had myself wondering why I continue to do this to myself with this Witches series. I thoroughly love virtually all of his other books, but I can't recommend this one.
April 24, 2019
This 23rd Discworld novel is the last of the witches books before the appearance of Tiffany. It's kind of like a goodbye to the trio of Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and (first) Magrat (and in the meantime) Agnes Nitt / Perdita.
As is known from the previous books, Magrat has left the coven and married the King of Lancre. Now, she has also given birth to a daughter. However, as in classical fairy tales, the naming ceremony goes ... well, slightly wrong.
The main problem is the guest list for the naming ceremony of the little princess. You see, Verence is not only just a symbolic king as is tradition in Lancre, he also very much believes in reforming the place, amongst other things by introducing cooperation and extending a hand in friendship to all kinds of creatures. Unfortunately, just because he's nice doesn't mean all others are as well. Thus, he invitesvampires vampyres from 脺berwald and we all know what happens when you invite vampires vampyres in, no matter how modern and progressive they pretend to be.
In the middle of the ensuing chaos is another guest: The Quite Reverend Mightily-Praiseworthy-Are-Ye-Who-Exalteth-Om Oats, a priest of the god Om (who is remarkably similar to the Christian god). While this kind of priest loved to burn "infidels" in the past, he's a modern version and Nanny soon discovers that he's not what she feared him to be.
There are a lot of great secondary characters such as Igor and his dog (introduced in one of my status updates), Lancre's chief bird wrangler
and the finally introduced Nac Mac Feegles who were as glorious as I had been promised!
What do you do when the odds are not in your favour,vampires vampyres are trying to take over the kingdom, and you're tired as well as outmatched and people don't seem to value you very much?
You do right by them, of course. And boy, does Granny ever!
I must say that this was not only a funny romp full of action and nice bends in the road, it was also a great way of ending the witches as we've come to know them. Like handing over the torch though I'm not sure the author was aware at the time of writing.
I have always loved Granny, from the first book she was in, and therefore positively dance whenever she's in a story, however briefly, and to see her teaching her enemies as much as her ... not-enemies ... what is what, is simply glorious. Not that I don't value Nanny or Greebo, but it wouldn't be as fantastic an adventure without Granny (and no, the young witches both can't hold a candle to the two old ones).
Anyway, apart from numerous clever puns and turns of phrases that Pratchett has become famous for, the central theme in this book is faith. And religion. Yes, there is a difference. Terry Pratchett himself was an atheist but the kind that didn't mind believers so long as they didn't mind him. With this book he shows that he had a very entertaining and almost gentle way of addressing any and all issues he has had with God and His followers, making his points not only solid in argument but the delivery of said points also very agreeable and downright charming.
A wonderful addition to the series and I hope the future books about witches will be just as great.
As is known from the previous books, Magrat has left the coven and married the King of Lancre. Now, she has also given birth to a daughter. However, as in classical fairy tales, the naming ceremony goes ... well, slightly wrong.
The main problem is the guest list for the naming ceremony of the little princess. You see, Verence is not only just a symbolic king as is tradition in Lancre, he also very much believes in reforming the place, amongst other things by introducing cooperation and extending a hand in friendship to all kinds of creatures. Unfortunately, just because he's nice doesn't mean all others are as well. Thus, he invites
In the middle of the ensuing chaos is another guest: The Quite Reverend Mightily-Praiseworthy-Are-Ye-Who-Exalteth-Om Oats, a priest of the god Om (who is remarkably similar to the Christian god). While this kind of priest loved to burn "infidels" in the past, he's a modern version and Nanny soon discovers that he's not what she feared him to be.
There are a lot of great secondary characters such as Igor and his dog (introduced in one of my status updates), Lancre's chief bird wrangler
and the finally introduced Nac Mac Feegles who were as glorious as I had been promised!
What do you do when the odds are not in your favour,
You do right by them, of course. And boy, does Granny ever!
I must say that this was not only a funny romp full of action and nice bends in the road, it was also a great way of ending the witches as we've come to know them. Like handing over the torch though I'm not sure the author was aware at the time of writing.
I have always loved Granny, from the first book she was in, and therefore positively dance whenever she's in a story, however briefly, and to see her teaching her enemies as much as her ... not-enemies ... what is what, is simply glorious. Not that I don't value Nanny or Greebo, but it wouldn't be as fantastic an adventure without Granny (and no, the young witches both can't hold a candle to the two old ones).
Anyway, apart from numerous clever puns and turns of phrases that Pratchett has become famous for, the central theme in this book is faith. And religion. Yes, there is a difference. Terry Pratchett himself was an atheist but the kind that didn't mind believers so long as they didn't mind him. With this book he shows that he had a very entertaining and almost gentle way of addressing any and all issues he has had with God and His followers, making his points not only solid in argument but the delivery of said points also very agreeable and downright charming.
A wonderful addition to the series and I hope the future books about witches will be just as great.
April 28, 2025
鈥�...袧邪谢懈 胁 褌芯胁邪 械 褋屑懈褋褗谢褗褌? 袩褉懈薪褍写械薪邪 褋懈 写邪 懈蟹斜懈褉邪褕. 袦芯卸械 写邪 褋懈 锌褉邪胁邪, 屑芯卸械 懈 写邪 谐褉械褕懈褕, 薪芯 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 懈蟹斜懈褉邪褕, 邪泻芯 褖械 写邪 蟹薪邪械褕, 褔械 锌褉邪胁芯褌芯 懈 泻褉懈胁芯褌芯 褋械 褉邪蟹谢懈褔邪胁邪褌 褌褉褍写薪芯 懈谢懈 写芯褉懈 褔械 懈蟹斜懈褉邪褕 屑械卸写褍 写胁械 蟹谢懈薪懈 懈 锌褉邪胁写邪 薪褟屑邪 薪懈泻褗写械. 孝懈 褋懈 芯薪邪蟹懈, 泻芯褟褌芯 褋褌芯懈 薪邪 褉褗斜邪, 胁蟹懈褉邪 褋械 懈 褋械 蟹邪褋谢褍褕胁邪. 袘械蟹 褋褗谢蟹懈, 斜械蟹 芯锌褉邪胁写邪薪懈褟, 斜械蟹 褋褗卸邪谢械薪懈械鈥� 小褗斜懈褉邪褕 谐懈 蟹邪 屑懈谐芯胁械褌械, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褖械 懈屑邪褕 薪褍卸写邪 芯褌 褌褟褏.鈥�
鈥炐椥把呅靶啃� 蟹邪 胁褉邪褌邪鈥� 械 斜褉懈谢褟薪褌薪芯 褋邪褌懈褉懈褔薪芯 褎械薪褌褗蟹懈 懈 械写薪邪 芯褌 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉懈褌械 胁邪屑锌懈褉褋泻懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈! 孝械褉懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌 芯褌薪芯胁芯 械 蟹邪斜褗褉泻邪谢 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪懈褌械 胁械褖懈褑懈 胁 褋褌褉邪褏芯胁懈褌懈, 薪芯 懈 蟹邪斜邪胁薪懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟, 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉褋泻懈 胁锌谢懈褌邪泄泻懈 褋褌褉邪褕薪芯 蟹邪写褗谢斜芯褔械薪懈 褉邪蟹褋褗卸写械薪懈褟. 笑械薪褌褉邪谢薪芯 屑褟褋褌芯 胁 褋褞卸械褌邪 蟹邪械屑邪 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪芯 褌褉褍写薪邪褌邪 斜芯褉斜邪 薪邪 胁械褖懈褑懈褌械 懈 械写懈薪 芯屑薪懈邪薪褋泻懈 褋胁械褖械薪懈泻 褋褉械褖褍 屑芯写械褉薪懈 胁邪屑锌懈褉懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 蟹邪胁谢邪写械谢懈 袥邪薪泻褗褉, 褌褗泄 泻邪褌芯 袙械褉褗薪褋 薪邪懈胁薪芯 谐懈 械 锌芯泻邪薪懈谢 胁 泻褉邪谢褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋懈. 袣邪泻褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈, 锌械褉懈锌械褌懈懈褌械 薪邪 袘邪斜邪 袙懈褏褉芯薪褉邪胁 懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈褌械 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌 胁 褔懈褌邪褌械谢懈褌械 斜褍褉薪懈 械屑芯褑懈懈 懈 褉邪蟹屑懈褋谢懈 锌芯 胁邪卸薪懈 褌械屑懈...
鈥炐ば感恍狙佇狙勓娧� 斜懈 屑芯谐褗谢 懈 写邪 褋械 芯蟹邪写邪褔懈, 褔械 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯写褍褕械薪 薪邪褉芯写 写邪胁邪 薪邪 褋胁械褌邪 懈蟹芯斜懈谢懈械 芯褌 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉懈 薪邪 屑邪谐懈懈褌械, 薪芯 褋邪屑芯 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪械 械 薪邪褟褋薪芯, 褔械 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪芯 褏芯褉邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 褋褌褗锌懈谢懈 蟹写褉邪胁芯 薪邪 蟹械屑褟褌邪, 褍褋锌褟胁邪褌 写邪 谐褉邪写褟褌 胁褗蟹写褍褕薪懈 泻褍谢懈.鈥�
鈥炐浶敌谎� 袨谐 褋械 褍褏懈谢懈 懈 锌邪泻 芯褋褌邪胁懈 泻邪褉褌懈褔泻邪褌邪 薪邪 谢邪胁懈褑邪褌邪 薪邪写 芯谐薪懈褖械褌芯. 袦薪芯谐芯 泄 写芯锌邪写邪褕械 褌芯胁邪 鈥炐叫靶�-褋褗褉写械褔薪芯鈥�. 袟胁褍褔械褕械 泄 斜芯谐邪褌芯, 锌谢褗褌薪芯 懈 锌褉械写懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯 邪谢泻芯褏芯谢薪芯.鈥�
鈥炐樞夹把埿� 褔邪褋芯胁薪懈泻. 啸芯褉邪褌邪 胁 袥邪薪泻褗褉 褏邪褉械褋胁邪褏邪 褔邪褋芯胁薪懈褑懈褌械, 屑邪泻邪褉 褔械 薪械 褋械 懈薪褌械褉械褋褍胁邪褏邪 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 芯褌 胁褉械屑械胁懈 芯褌褉褟蟹褗褑懈, 锌芯-泻褗褋懈 芯褌 褔邪褋.鈥�
鈥炩€� 袥械谢褜芯, 薪芯 褌褍泻 褋械 薪邪胁褗褉褌邪褌 泻邪泻胁懈 谢懈 薪械 褋胁械褖械薪懈褑懈.
鈥� 小邪屑芯 褔械 薪械 褋邪 芯屑薪懈邪薪褑懈! 鈥� 褋芯锌薪邪 褋械 袥械谢褟. 袠写胁邪褏邪 懈 屑懈薪邪谢邪褌邪 谐芯写懈薪邪! 袛胁邪屑懈薪邪 芯褌 褌褟褏 写芯褉懈 锌芯褌褉芯锌邪褏邪 薪邪 胁褉邪褌邪褌邪 屑懈!
鈥� 袧邪谢懈 蟹邪 褌芯胁邪 褋邪 胁褉邪鈥�
鈥� 袠 屑懈 斜褍褌薪邪褏邪 芯褌写芯谢褍 谢懈褋褌芯胁泻邪 褋褗褋 蟹邪谐谢邪胁懈械 鈥炐熜拘盒靶� 褋械!鈥� 鈥� 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪褕械 袥械谢褟. 鈥� 袛邪 褋械 锌芯泻邪褟, 邪? 袗蟹? 袗屑邪 褔械 薪邪褏邪谢褋褌胁芯! 袣邪泻 褌械锌褗褉胁邪 褖械 褋械 锌芯泻邪泄胁邪屑 薪邪 屑芯懈褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈? 孝褗泄 薪褟屑邪 写邪 屑懈 芯褋褌邪薪械 胁褉械屑械 蟹邪 薪懈泻邪泻胁邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪. 袗 懈 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 写械褌芯 褋褗屑 谐芯 胁褗褉褕懈谢邪, 褋懈 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋胁邪.鈥�
鈥炐� 袥邪薪泻褗褉 芯褖械 褑邪褉褟褏邪 锌邪褌褉懈邪褉褏邪谢薪懈 薪褉邪胁懈, 褌芯械褋褌 胁褋械泻懈 胁褉邪卸写褍胁邪褕械 锌芯褋褌芯褟薪薪芯 褋 胁褋懈褔泻懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈 懈 锌褉械写邪胁邪褕械 芯斜褌械谐薪邪褌懈褌械 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟 薪邪 锌芯褌芯屑褋褌胁芯褌芯. 袧褟泻芯懈 写褉褟蟹谐懈 褋械 褌芯褔械褏邪 锌芯泻芯谢械薪懈褟 薪邪褉械写. 小褉械写 褌褟褏 懈屑邪褕械 懈 褌邪泻懈胁邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 斜褟褏邪 锌褉懈写芯斜懈谢懈 邪薪褌懈泻胁邪褉薪邪 褋褌芯泄薪芯褋褌. 袙 袥邪薪泻褗褉 写芯斜褉邪褌邪 褋褌邪褉邪 胁褉邪卸写邪 褋械 褑械薪械褕械 薪械 锌芯-屑邪谢泻芯 芯褌 褏褍斜邪胁芯褌芯 芯褌谢械卸邪谢芯 胁懈薪芯.鈥�
鈥炐� 薪械谐芯 懈屑邪褕械 薪械褖芯 谢褗褋泻邪胁芯, 蟹邪斜械谢褟蟹胁邪褕械 褋械 懈 薪邪锌芯褉懈褋褌芯, 薪褟泻邪泻 谐谢邪写薪芯 胁褗芯写褍褕械胁谢械薪懈械, 褋褟泻邪褕 褌芯泻褍-褖芯 械 写芯褔械谢 屑薪芯谐芯 胁写褗褏薪芯胁褟胁邪褖邪 泻薪懈谐邪 懈 褌胁褗褉写芯 械 褉械褕懈谢 写邪 褟 褉邪蟹泻邪卸械 锌芯写褉芯斜薪芯 薪邪 薪褟泻芯谐芯.鈥�
鈥炐炑壭� 斜械褕械 薪芯褖, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 袛褗褉胁械薪褟邪邪邪褍 懈蟹谢械蟹械. 小褌懈谐薪邪 写芯 褍屑芯蟹邪泻谢褞褔械薪懈械褌芯, 褔械 褖芯屑 械 褌褉褗谐薪邪谢 薪邪 谢芯胁 蟹邪 褎械薪懈泻褋, 屑褉邪褔薪懈褌械 褔邪褋芯胁械 褋邪 薪邪泄-锌芯写褏芯写褟褖懈. 小胁械褌谢懈薪邪褌邪 褋械 芯褌泻褉芯褟胁邪 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉械 薪邪褋褉械写 褌褗屑邪褌邪.鈥�
鈥炐� 锌谢邪薪懈薪懈褌械 胁械褖械褉褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋械 褋屑褟褌邪褕械 蟹邪 写芯褋褌芯械薪 蟹邪薪邪褟褌, 薪芯 褋邪屑芯 锌芯-屑谢邪写懈褌械 屑褍 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢泻懈 褋懈 薪邪斜邪胁褟褏邪 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈 泻褉懈褋褌邪谢薪懈 泻褗谢斜邪, 褑胁械褌薪懈 薪芯卸芯胁械 懈 泻邪锌械褖懈 褋胁械褖懈. 袗 褋褌邪褉懈褌械鈥� 褋褌懈谐邪褏邪 懈屑 懈 锌褉芯褋褌懈褔泻懈褌械 泻褍褏薪械薪褋泻懈 锌褉懈斜芯褉懈, 褋褌褗泻谢械薪懈褌械 锌芯锌谢邪胁褗褑懈, 锌邪褉褔械薪褑邪褌邪 写褗褉胁芯, 褔懈褟褌芯 薪邪斜懈胁邪褖邪 褋械 薪邪 芯褔懈 锌褉芯褋褌芯褌邪 薪邪屑械泻胁邪褕械 泻邪泻胁芯 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁谢褟胁邪褌 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪. 袙褋褟泻邪 锌褉邪蟹薪芯谐谢邪胁泻邪 屑芯卸械 写邪 斜褗写械 胁械褖懈褑邪 褋 薪芯卸, 锌芯 泻芯泄褌芯 褋邪 懈蟹锌懈褋邪薪懈 褉褍薪懈, 薪芯 械 薪褍卸薪芯 褍屑械薪懈械 写邪 褋胁褗褉褕懈褕 褋褗褖芯褌芯 褋 薪芯卸邪 蟹邪 斜械谢械薪械 薪邪 锌谢芯写芯胁械.鈥�
鈥炐⒀冃� 薪懈褖芯 薪械 斜械褕械 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪褕械. 袧芯 袘邪斜邪 袙懈褏褉芯薪褉邪胁 芯褌泻褉邪泄 胁褉械屑械 褌胁褗褉写械褕械, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 胁邪卸懈 蟹邪 褑械谢懈褟 褋胁褟褌.鈥�
鈥炩€� 孝褍泻邪 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 锌芯褋褌褉邪写邪褕 褋邪屑芯 邪泻芯 褋懈 褌褗褉褋懈褕 斜械谢褟褌邪 鈥� 蟹邪褟胁懈 袥械谢褟. 鈥� 袗 褋械谐邪 屑懈褋谢懈褌械 薪邪 袘邪斜邪 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪褌 屑褟褋褌芯褌芯. 孝褟 薪褟屑邪 写邪 锌芯褋械谐薪械 薪邪 写械褌械. 袧械 屑芯卸械. 袧械 械 褌邪泻胁邪蟹.鈥�
鈥炩€� 袘邪斜邪 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 薪懈 泻邪蟹邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 鈥� 薪邪褌褗褉褌懈 袗谐薪械褋.
鈥� 袪邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械, 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褟 泻邪蟹胁邪 鈥� 褋褗谐谢邪褋懈 褋械 袦邪谐褉邪褌. 鈥� 袨褔邪泻胁邪 芯褌 薪邪褋 褋邪屑懈 写邪 褋褌懈谐薪械屑 写芯 薪械褟.鈥�
鈥炐⑿拘� 锌褍褋薪邪 斜械谢械卸薪懈泻邪 胁 写卸芯斜邪 褋懈 懈 褋 薪邪写械卸写邪 褋械 胁泻芯锌褔懈 胁 屑械写邪谢褜芯薪邪. 小谢械写 褔械褌懈褉懈 谐芯写懈薪懈, 锌褉械泻邪褉邪薪懈 胁 斜芯谐芯褋谢芯胁褋泻芯 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈械, 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 蟹薪邪械褕械 胁 泻邪泻胁芯 写邪 胁褟褉胁邪, 芯褌褔邪褋褌懈 懈 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 笑褗褉泻胁邪褌邪 褋褌褉邪写邪褕械 芯褌 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褔械褋褌懈 褉邪蟹泻芯谢懈, 褔械 褑褟谢邪褌邪 褍褔械斜薪邪 锌褉芯谐褉邪屑邪 屑芯卸械褕械 写邪 褋械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈 蟹邪 械写懈薪 褋谢械写芯斜械写.鈥�
鈥炐捫笛€芯褟褌薪芯 褌芯胁邪 斜械褕械 薪邪泄-胁褗褉褏芯胁薪懈褟褌 褉邪蟹泻芯谢 褋褉械写 斜械蟹斜褉芯泄薪懈褌械 褋褏懈蟹屑懈 胁 笑褗褉泻胁邪褌邪 鈥� 写邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪械褕 胁芯泄薪邪 薪邪 懈写械懈 胁 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 褋懈 谐谢邪胁邪.鈥�
鈥�...袠屑邪褕械 薪褟泻邪泻胁邪 锌褉邪胁芯褌邪, 褎芯谢泻谢芯褉械薪 锌褉懈胁泻褍褋, 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈褔薪芯 蟹胁褍褔械薪械. 袙械褉芯褟褌薪芯 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 袥械谢褟 懈 袦邪谐褉邪褌 斜褟褏邪 褋泻谢芯薪薪懈 写邪 褋械 胁泻芯锌褔邪褌 胁 薪械褟, 薪芯 懈 褌褗泻屑芯 褌邪蟹懈 斜械褕械 锌褉懈褔懈薪邪褌邪 袘邪斜邪 写邪 薪械 锌芯褋褌褗锌懈 褌邪泻邪. 袗谐薪械褋 薪械 斜械 褋褗蟹懈褉邪谢邪 写芯褉懈 锌芯屑械薪 芯褌 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈泻邪 胁 写褍褕邪褌邪 泄. 袘邪斜邪 芯斜邪褔械 蟹薪邪械褕械 芯褌谢懈褔薪芯 泻邪泻 写邪 屑邪薪懈锌褍谢懈褉邪 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈泻邪褌邪 胁 写褍褕懈褌械 薪邪 写褉褍谐懈褌械.鈥�
鈥炩€� 袦邪谐懈懈 谢懈 褋懈 锌褉邪胁懈谢邪?
鈥� 袨, 懈蟹屑懈褋谢懈褏 薪械褖芯 锌芯-写芯斜褉芯. 小械谐邪 胁褗褉胁懈 褋 屑械薪械 懈 褋械 写褉褗卸 薪邪褏邪谢薪芯. 袙褉械屑械 械 写邪 褋懈 褋械 薪邪褍褔懈谢邪, 褖芯屑 褋懈 泻褉邪谢懈褑邪. 袠蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 锌芯蟹胁芯谢褟胁邪泄 写邪 褋懈 锌芯屑懈褋谢褟褌, 褔械 薪褟屑邪褕 锌褉邪胁芯 写邪 褋懈 褌邪屑, 泻褗写械褌芯 褋邪 褌械 褋胁邪褉懈谢懈.鈥�
鈥炩€� 鈥ρ呅�! 袠谐褉邪械褕 褋懈 褋 写褍屑懈褌械鈥�
鈥� 袛褍屑懈褌械 褋邪 胁邪卸薪懈 鈥� 锌褉芯褕械锌薪邪 袘邪斜邪 薪邪 褌褗屑邪褌邪.鈥�
鈥�...袚褉褟褏 械, 屑谢邪写械卸芯, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋械 写褗褉卸懈褕 褋 褏芯褉邪褌邪, 胁褋械 械写薪芯 褋邪 锌褉械写屑械褌懈. 袠 褋褗褋 褋械斜械 褋懈 褋褗褖芯. 袝褌芯 褌懈 谐芯 谐褉械褏邪.
鈥� 小褌褉褍胁邪 屑懈 褋械, 褔械 械 写邪谢械褔 锌芯-褋谢芯卸薪芯鈥�
鈥� 袧械 械. 袣芯谐邪褌芯 褏芯褉邪褌邪 锌芯褔薪邪褌 写邪 褉邪蟹锌褉邪胁褟褌, 褔械 薪械褖芯 斜懈谢芯 写邪谢械褔 锌芯-褋谢芯卸薪芯, 蟹薪邪褔懈 谐懈 械 褋褌褉邪褏, 褔械 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 薪褟屑邪 写邪 懈屑 褏邪褉械褋邪. 啸芯褉邪褌邪 泻邪褌芯 锌褉械写屑械褌懈 鈥� 褋 褌褍泄 褋械 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪.
鈥� 袨, 褍胁械褉械薪 褋褗屑, 褔械 懈屑邪 懈 锌芯-褌械卸泻懈 锌褉械谐褉械褕械薪懈褟鈥�
鈥� 袠 褌械 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褌, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋屑褟褌邪褕 褏芯褉邪褌邪 蟹邪 锌褉械写屑械褌懈鈥︹€�
鈥炩€� 袨, 写邪. 袙褋懈褔泻芯 械鈥� 褔褍写械褋薪芯. 袧芯 胁械褔械 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪屑 褋屑懈褋褗谢邪 薪邪 褕械谐懈褔泻懈褌械 褌懈.
鈥� 袧邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈 谢懈? 鈥� 芯屑褗褉谢褍褕械薪芯 锌褉芯屑褗谢胁懈 袥械谢褟 泻邪褌芯 懈谐褉邪褔, 芯褌 褔懈械褌芯 谢褞斜懈屑芯 褌械褋褌械 褋邪 懈蟹胁邪写懈谢懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 邪褋邪.鈥�
鈥炩€� 袦邪泄 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪 写邪 屑懈 锌褉芯褋胁械褌胁邪 鈥� 锌褉械泻褗褋薪邪 褟 袥械谢褟. 鈥� 袘懈谢 械 褋锌芯褉褌褋屑械薪, 薪邪谢懈?
鈥� 袠屑械薪薪芯!
鈥� 袗 写芯斜褉懈褟褌 褋锌芯褉褌褋屑械薪 写邪胁邪 薪邪 写芯褋褌芯泄薪懈褟 写懈胁械褔 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈 褕邪薪褋 蟹邪 褋锌邪褋械薪懈械 鈥� 锌芯褌胁褗褉写懈 袥械谢褟. 鈥� 袗泻芯 褖械 懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 褌褍泄 写邪 薪邪锌褗谢薪懈 褑褟谢邪 懈蟹斜邪 褋褗褋 褋胁械褌械薪邪 胁芯写邪. 小褌褉邪褏芯褌械薪 褍屑薪懈泻 械 斜懈谢 褋褌邪褉械褑褗褌, 泻邪泻褌芯 懈蟹谢懈蟹邪. 袗 薪械 泻邪褌芯 褌芯褟, 薪芯胁懈褟. 孝芯泄 械 褋邪屑芯 褏懈褌褉械褑.鈥�
鈥炐炐残笛� 褉邪蟹谐褗褉薪邪 褔械褉薪芯褌芯 泻邪写懈褎械. 袧邪 蟹谢邪褌薪邪 胁械褉懈卸泻邪 斜械褕械 芯泻邪褔械薪邪 屑邪谢泻邪 写胁褍芯褋褌褉邪 斜褉邪写胁懈褔泻邪. 孝芯泄 褟 蟹褟锌薪邪.
鈥� 楔芯薪 薪械 褍屑械械 写邪 锌褉邪胁懈 泻芯褋褌械薪褍褉泻懈 鈥� 蟹邪锌褗谢薪懈 锌邪褍蟹邪褌邪 袦邪谐褉邪褌.
鈥� 孝芯胁邪 械 褋泻褗锌芯褑械薪械薪 写邪褉.
鈥� 袪邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械, 褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪屑械, 褔械 薪械 械 屑薪芯谐芯 褋胁褟褌 褋懈屑胁芯谢鈥� 鈥� 锌褉芯屑褗谢胁懈 泻褉邪谢褟褌.
鈥� 袣芯泄 蟹薪邪械, 胁邪褕械 胁械谢懈褔械褋褌胁芯? 小胁褟褌芯褋褌褌邪 械 褌邪屑, 泻褗写械褌芯 褟 芯褌泻褉懈械屑.鈥�
鈥炐椥把呅靶啃� 蟹邪 胁褉邪褌邪鈥� 械 斜褉懈谢褟薪褌薪芯 褋邪褌懈褉懈褔薪芯 褎械薪褌褗蟹懈 懈 械写薪邪 芯褌 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉懈褌械 胁邪屑锌懈褉褋泻懈 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈! 孝械褉懈 袩褉邪褌褔械褌 芯褌薪芯胁芯 械 蟹邪斜褗褉泻邪谢 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪懈褌械 胁械褖懈褑懈 胁 褋褌褉邪褏芯胁懈褌懈, 薪芯 懈 蟹邪斜邪胁薪懈 锌褉懈泻谢褞褔械薪懈褟, 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉褋泻懈 胁锌谢懈褌邪泄泻懈 褋褌褉邪褕薪芯 蟹邪写褗谢斜芯褔械薪懈 褉邪蟹褋褗卸写械薪懈褟. 笑械薪褌褉邪谢薪芯 屑褟褋褌芯 胁 褋褞卸械褌邪 蟹邪械屑邪 懈蟹泻谢褞褔懈褌械谢薪芯 褌褉褍写薪邪褌邪 斜芯褉斜邪 薪邪 胁械褖懈褑懈褌械 懈 械写懈薪 芯屑薪懈邪薪褋泻懈 褋胁械褖械薪懈泻 褋褉械褖褍 屑芯写械褉薪懈 胁邪屑锌懈褉懈, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 蟹邪胁谢邪写械谢懈 袥邪薪泻褗褉, 褌褗泄 泻邪褌芯 袙械褉褗薪褋 薪邪懈胁薪芯 谐懈 械 锌芯泻邪薪懈谢 胁 泻褉邪谢褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋懈. 袣邪泻褌芯 胁懈薪邪谐懈, 锌械褉懈锌械褌懈懈褌械 薪邪 袘邪斜邪 袙懈褏褉芯薪褉邪胁 懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈褌械 锌褉械写懈蟹胁懈泻邪褌 胁 褔懈褌邪褌械谢懈褌械 斜褍褉薪懈 械屑芯褑懈懈 懈 褉邪蟹屑懈褋谢懈 锌芯 胁邪卸薪懈 褌械屑懈...
鈥炐ば感恍狙佇狙勓娧� 斜懈 屑芯谐褗谢 懈 写邪 褋械 芯蟹邪写邪褔懈, 褔械 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯写褍褕械薪 薪邪褉芯写 写邪胁邪 薪邪 褋胁械褌邪 懈蟹芯斜懈谢懈械 芯褌 屑邪泄褋褌芯褉懈 薪邪 屑邪谐懈懈褌械, 薪芯 褋邪屑芯 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 薪械 械 薪邪褟褋薪芯, 褔械 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪芯 褏芯褉邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 褋褌褗锌懈谢懈 蟹写褉邪胁芯 薪邪 蟹械屑褟褌邪, 褍褋锌褟胁邪褌 写邪 谐褉邪写褟褌 胁褗蟹写褍褕薪懈 泻褍谢懈.鈥�
鈥炐浶敌谎� 袨谐 褋械 褍褏懈谢懈 懈 锌邪泻 芯褋褌邪胁懈 泻邪褉褌懈褔泻邪褌邪 薪邪 谢邪胁懈褑邪褌邪 薪邪写 芯谐薪懈褖械褌芯. 袦薪芯谐芯 泄 写芯锌邪写邪褕械 褌芯胁邪 鈥炐叫靶�-褋褗褉写械褔薪芯鈥�. 袟胁褍褔械褕械 泄 斜芯谐邪褌芯, 锌谢褗褌薪芯 懈 锌褉械写懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯 邪谢泻芯褏芯谢薪芯.鈥�
鈥炐樞夹把埿� 褔邪褋芯胁薪懈泻. 啸芯褉邪褌邪 胁 袥邪薪泻褗褉 褏邪褉械褋胁邪褏邪 褔邪褋芯胁薪懈褑懈褌械, 屑邪泻邪褉 褔械 薪械 褋械 懈薪褌械褉械褋褍胁邪褏邪 芯褋芯斜械薪芯 芯褌 胁褉械屑械胁懈 芯褌褉褟蟹褗褑懈, 锌芯-泻褗褋懈 芯褌 褔邪褋.鈥�
鈥炩€� 袥械谢褜芯, 薪芯 褌褍泻 褋械 薪邪胁褗褉褌邪褌 泻邪泻胁懈 谢懈 薪械 褋胁械褖械薪懈褑懈.
鈥� 小邪屑芯 褔械 薪械 褋邪 芯屑薪懈邪薪褑懈! 鈥� 褋芯锌薪邪 褋械 袥械谢褟. 袠写胁邪褏邪 懈 屑懈薪邪谢邪褌邪 谐芯写懈薪邪! 袛胁邪屑懈薪邪 芯褌 褌褟褏 写芯褉懈 锌芯褌褉芯锌邪褏邪 薪邪 胁褉邪褌邪褌邪 屑懈!
鈥� 袧邪谢懈 蟹邪 褌芯胁邪 褋邪 胁褉邪鈥�
鈥� 袠 屑懈 斜褍褌薪邪褏邪 芯褌写芯谢褍 谢懈褋褌芯胁泻邪 褋褗褋 蟹邪谐谢邪胁懈械 鈥炐熜拘盒靶� 褋械!鈥� 鈥� 锌褉芯写褗谢卸邪胁邪褕械 袥械谢褟. 鈥� 袛邪 褋械 锌芯泻邪褟, 邪? 袗蟹? 袗屑邪 褔械 薪邪褏邪谢褋褌胁芯! 袣邪泻 褌械锌褗褉胁邪 褖械 褋械 锌芯泻邪泄胁邪屑 薪邪 屑芯懈褌械 谐芯写懈薪懈? 孝褗泄 薪褟屑邪 写邪 屑懈 芯褋褌邪薪械 胁褉械屑械 蟹邪 薪懈泻邪泻胁邪 褉邪斜芯褌邪. 袗 懈 锌芯褔褌懈 胁褋懈褔泻芯, 写械褌芯 褋褗屑 谐芯 胁褗褉褕懈谢邪, 褋懈 屑懈 褏邪褉械褋胁邪.鈥�
鈥炐� 袥邪薪泻褗褉 芯褖械 褑邪褉褟褏邪 锌邪褌褉懈邪褉褏邪谢薪懈 薪褉邪胁懈, 褌芯械褋褌 胁褋械泻懈 胁褉邪卸写褍胁邪褕械 锌芯褋褌芯褟薪薪芯 褋 胁褋懈褔泻懈 芯褋褌邪薪邪谢懈 懈 锌褉械写邪胁邪褕械 芯斜褌械谐薪邪褌懈褌械 芯褌薪芯褕械薪懈褟 薪邪 锌芯褌芯屑褋褌胁芯褌芯. 袧褟泻芯懈 写褉褟蟹谐懈 褋械 褌芯褔械褏邪 锌芯泻芯谢械薪懈褟 薪邪褉械写. 小褉械写 褌褟褏 懈屑邪褕械 懈 褌邪泻懈胁邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 斜褟褏邪 锌褉懈写芯斜懈谢懈 邪薪褌懈泻胁邪褉薪邪 褋褌芯泄薪芯褋褌. 袙 袥邪薪泻褗褉 写芯斜褉邪褌邪 褋褌邪褉邪 胁褉邪卸写邪 褋械 褑械薪械褕械 薪械 锌芯-屑邪谢泻芯 芯褌 褏褍斜邪胁芯褌芯 芯褌谢械卸邪谢芯 胁懈薪芯.鈥�
鈥炐� 薪械谐芯 懈屑邪褕械 薪械褖芯 谢褗褋泻邪胁芯, 蟹邪斜械谢褟蟹胁邪褕械 褋械 懈 薪邪锌芯褉懈褋褌芯, 薪褟泻邪泻 谐谢邪写薪芯 胁褗芯写褍褕械胁谢械薪懈械, 褋褟泻邪褕 褌芯泻褍-褖芯 械 写芯褔械谢 屑薪芯谐芯 胁写褗褏薪芯胁褟胁邪褖邪 泻薪懈谐邪 懈 褌胁褗褉写芯 械 褉械褕懈谢 写邪 褟 褉邪蟹泻邪卸械 锌芯写褉芯斜薪芯 薪邪 薪褟泻芯谐芯.鈥�
鈥炐炑壭� 斜械褕械 薪芯褖, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 袛褗褉胁械薪褟邪邪邪褍 懈蟹谢械蟹械. 小褌懈谐薪邪 写芯 褍屑芯蟹邪泻谢褞褔械薪懈械褌芯, 褔械 褖芯屑 械 褌褉褗谐薪邪谢 薪邪 谢芯胁 蟹邪 褎械薪懈泻褋, 屑褉邪褔薪懈褌械 褔邪褋芯胁械 褋邪 薪邪泄-锌芯写褏芯写褟褖懈. 小胁械褌谢懈薪邪褌邪 褋械 芯褌泻褉芯褟胁邪 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉械 薪邪褋褉械写 褌褗屑邪褌邪.鈥�
鈥炐� 锌谢邪薪懈薪懈褌械 胁械褖械褉褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋械 褋屑褟褌邪褕械 蟹邪 写芯褋褌芯械薪 蟹邪薪邪褟褌, 薪芯 褋邪屑芯 锌芯-屑谢邪写懈褌械 屑褍 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢泻懈 褋懈 薪邪斜邪胁褟褏邪 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈 泻褉懈褋褌邪谢薪懈 泻褗谢斜邪, 褑胁械褌薪懈 薪芯卸芯胁械 懈 泻邪锌械褖懈 褋胁械褖懈. 袗 褋褌邪褉懈褌械鈥� 褋褌懈谐邪褏邪 懈屑 懈 锌褉芯褋褌懈褔泻懈褌械 泻褍褏薪械薪褋泻懈 锌褉懈斜芯褉懈, 褋褌褗泻谢械薪懈褌械 锌芯锌谢邪胁褗褑懈, 锌邪褉褔械薪褑邪褌邪 写褗褉胁芯, 褔懈褟褌芯 薪邪斜懈胁邪褖邪 褋械 薪邪 芯褔懈 锌褉芯褋褌芯褌邪 薪邪屑械泻胁邪褕械 泻邪泻胁芯 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁谢褟胁邪褌 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪. 袙褋褟泻邪 锌褉邪蟹薪芯谐谢邪胁泻邪 屑芯卸械 写邪 斜褗写械 胁械褖懈褑邪 褋 薪芯卸, 锌芯 泻芯泄褌芯 褋邪 懈蟹锌懈褋邪薪懈 褉褍薪懈, 薪芯 械 薪褍卸薪芯 褍屑械薪懈械 写邪 褋胁褗褉褕懈褕 褋褗褖芯褌芯 褋 薪芯卸邪 蟹邪 斜械谢械薪械 薪邪 锌谢芯写芯胁械.鈥�
鈥炐⒀冃� 薪懈褖芯 薪械 斜械褕械 泻邪泻胁芯褌芯 懈蟹谐谢械卸写邪褕械. 袧芯 袘邪斜邪 袙懈褏褉芯薪褉邪胁 芯褌泻褉邪泄 胁褉械屑械 褌胁褗褉写械褕械, 褔械 褌芯胁邪 胁邪卸懈 蟹邪 褑械谢懈褟 褋胁褟褌.鈥�
鈥炩€� 孝褍泻邪 屑芯卸械褕 写邪 锌芯褋褌褉邪写邪褕 褋邪屑芯 邪泻芯 褋懈 褌褗褉褋懈褕 斜械谢褟褌邪 鈥� 蟹邪褟胁懈 袥械谢褟. 鈥� 袗 褋械谐邪 屑懈褋谢懈褌械 薪邪 袘邪斜邪 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪褌 屑褟褋褌芯褌芯. 孝褟 薪褟屑邪 写邪 锌芯褋械谐薪械 薪邪 写械褌械. 袧械 屑芯卸械. 袧械 械 褌邪泻胁邪蟹.鈥�
鈥炩€� 袘邪斜邪 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 薪懈 泻邪蟹邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 鈥� 薪邪褌褗褉褌懈 袗谐薪械褋.
鈥� 袪邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械, 薪懈泻芯谐邪 薪械 褟 泻邪蟹胁邪 鈥� 褋褗谐谢邪褋懈 褋械 袦邪谐褉邪褌. 鈥� 袨褔邪泻胁邪 芯褌 薪邪褋 褋邪屑懈 写邪 褋褌懈谐薪械屑 写芯 薪械褟.鈥�
鈥炐⑿拘� 锌褍褋薪邪 斜械谢械卸薪懈泻邪 胁 写卸芯斜邪 褋懈 懈 褋 薪邪写械卸写邪 褋械 胁泻芯锌褔懈 胁 屑械写邪谢褜芯薪邪. 小谢械写 褔械褌懈褉懈 谐芯写懈薪懈, 锌褉械泻邪褉邪薪懈 胁 斜芯谐芯褋谢芯胁褋泻芯 芯斜褉邪蟹芯胁邪薪懈械, 懈蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 蟹薪邪械褕械 胁 泻邪泻胁芯 写邪 胁褟褉胁邪, 芯褌褔邪褋褌懈 懈 蟹邪褖芯褌芯 笑褗褉泻胁邪褌邪 褋褌褉邪写邪褕械 芯褌 褌芯谢泻芯胁邪 褔械褋褌懈 褉邪蟹泻芯谢懈, 褔械 褑褟谢邪褌邪 褍褔械斜薪邪 锌褉芯谐褉邪屑邪 屑芯卸械褕械 写邪 褋械 锌褉芯屑械薪懈 蟹邪 械写懈薪 褋谢械写芯斜械写.鈥�
鈥炐捫笛€芯褟褌薪芯 褌芯胁邪 斜械褕械 薪邪泄-胁褗褉褏芯胁薪懈褟褌 褉邪蟹泻芯谢 褋褉械写 斜械蟹斜褉芯泄薪懈褌械 褋褏懈蟹屑懈 胁 笑褗褉泻胁邪褌邪 鈥� 写邪 蟹邪锌芯褔薪械褕 胁芯泄薪邪 薪邪 懈写械懈 胁 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 褋懈 谐谢邪胁邪.鈥�
鈥�...袠屑邪褕械 薪褟泻邪泻胁邪 锌褉邪胁芯褌邪, 褎芯谢泻谢芯褉械薪 锌褉懈胁泻褍褋, 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈褔薪芯 蟹胁褍褔械薪械. 袙械褉芯褟褌薪芯 蟹邪褌芯胁邪 袥械谢褟 懈 袦邪谐褉邪褌 斜褟褏邪 褋泻谢芯薪薪懈 写邪 褋械 胁泻芯锌褔邪褌 胁 薪械褟, 薪芯 懈 褌褗泻屑芯 褌邪蟹懈 斜械褕械 锌褉懈褔懈薪邪褌邪 袘邪斜邪 写邪 薪械 锌芯褋褌褗锌懈 褌邪泻邪. 袗谐薪械褋 薪械 斜械 褋褗蟹懈褉邪谢邪 写芯褉懈 锌芯屑械薪 芯褌 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈泻邪 胁 写褍褕邪褌邪 泄. 袘邪斜邪 芯斜邪褔械 蟹薪邪械褕械 芯褌谢懈褔薪芯 泻邪泻 写邪 屑邪薪懈锌褍谢懈褉邪 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈泻邪褌邪 胁 写褍褕懈褌械 薪邪 写褉褍谐懈褌械.鈥�
鈥炩€� 袦邪谐懈懈 谢懈 褋懈 锌褉邪胁懈谢邪?
鈥� 袨, 懈蟹屑懈褋谢懈褏 薪械褖芯 锌芯-写芯斜褉芯. 小械谐邪 胁褗褉胁懈 褋 屑械薪械 懈 褋械 写褉褗卸 薪邪褏邪谢薪芯. 袙褉械屑械 械 写邪 褋懈 褋械 薪邪褍褔懈谢邪, 褖芯屑 褋懈 泻褉邪谢懈褑邪. 袠蟹芯斜褖芯 薪械 锌芯蟹胁芯谢褟胁邪泄 写邪 褋懈 锌芯屑懈褋谢褟褌, 褔械 薪褟屑邪褕 锌褉邪胁芯 写邪 褋懈 褌邪屑, 泻褗写械褌芯 褋邪 褌械 褋胁邪褉懈谢懈.鈥�
鈥炩€� 鈥ρ呅�! 袠谐褉邪械褕 褋懈 褋 写褍屑懈褌械鈥�
鈥� 袛褍屑懈褌械 褋邪 胁邪卸薪懈 鈥� 锌褉芯褕械锌薪邪 袘邪斜邪 薪邪 褌褗屑邪褌邪.鈥�
鈥�...袚褉褟褏 械, 屑谢邪写械卸芯, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋械 写褗褉卸懈褕 褋 褏芯褉邪褌邪, 胁褋械 械写薪芯 褋邪 锌褉械写屑械褌懈. 袠 褋褗褋 褋械斜械 褋懈 褋褗褖芯. 袝褌芯 褌懈 谐芯 谐褉械褏邪.
鈥� 小褌褉褍胁邪 屑懈 褋械, 褔械 械 写邪谢械褔 锌芯-褋谢芯卸薪芯鈥�
鈥� 袧械 械. 袣芯谐邪褌芯 褏芯褉邪褌邪 锌芯褔薪邪褌 写邪 褉邪蟹锌褉邪胁褟褌, 褔械 薪械褖芯 斜懈谢芯 写邪谢械褔 锌芯-褋谢芯卸薪芯, 蟹薪邪褔懈 谐懈 械 褋褌褉邪褏, 褔械 懈褋褌懈薪邪褌邪 薪褟屑邪 写邪 懈屑 褏邪褉械褋邪. 啸芯褉邪褌邪 泻邪褌芯 锌褉械写屑械褌懈 鈥� 褋 褌褍泄 褋械 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪.
鈥� 袨, 褍胁械褉械薪 褋褗屑, 褔械 懈屑邪 懈 锌芯-褌械卸泻懈 锌褉械谐褉械褕械薪懈褟鈥�
鈥� 袠 褌械 蟹邪锌芯褔胁邪褌, 泻芯谐邪褌芯 褋屑褟褌邪褕 褏芯褉邪褌邪 蟹邪 锌褉械写屑械褌懈鈥︹€�
鈥炩€� 袨, 写邪. 袙褋懈褔泻芯 械鈥� 褔褍写械褋薪芯. 袧芯 胁械褔械 褉邪蟹斜懈褉邪屑 褋屑懈褋褗谢邪 薪邪 褕械谐懈褔泻懈褌械 褌懈.
鈥� 袧邪 胁褋懈褔泻懈 谢懈? 鈥� 芯屑褗褉谢褍褕械薪芯 锌褉芯屑褗谢胁懈 袥械谢褟 泻邪褌芯 懈谐褉邪褔, 芯褌 褔懈械褌芯 谢褞斜懈屑芯 褌械褋褌械 褋邪 懈蟹胁邪写懈谢懈 胁褋懈褔泻懈 邪褋邪.鈥�
鈥炩€� 袦邪泄 蟹邪锌芯褔薪邪 写邪 屑懈 锌褉芯褋胁械褌胁邪 鈥� 锌褉械泻褗褋薪邪 褟 袥械谢褟. 鈥� 袘懈谢 械 褋锌芯褉褌褋屑械薪, 薪邪谢懈?
鈥� 袠屑械薪薪芯!
鈥� 袗 写芯斜褉懈褟褌 褋锌芯褉褌褋屑械薪 写邪胁邪 薪邪 写芯褋褌芯泄薪懈褟 写懈胁械褔 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈 褕邪薪褋 蟹邪 褋锌邪褋械薪懈械 鈥� 锌芯褌胁褗褉写懈 袥械谢褟. 鈥� 袗泻芯 褖械 懈 蟹邪褉邪写懈 褌褍泄 写邪 薪邪锌褗谢薪懈 褑褟谢邪 懈蟹斜邪 褋褗褋 褋胁械褌械薪邪 胁芯写邪. 小褌褉邪褏芯褌械薪 褍屑薪懈泻 械 斜懈谢 褋褌邪褉械褑褗褌, 泻邪泻褌芯 懈蟹谢懈蟹邪. 袗 薪械 泻邪褌芯 褌芯褟, 薪芯胁懈褟. 孝芯泄 械 褋邪屑芯 褏懈褌褉械褑.鈥�
鈥炐炐残笛� 褉邪蟹谐褗褉薪邪 褔械褉薪芯褌芯 泻邪写懈褎械. 袧邪 蟹谢邪褌薪邪 胁械褉懈卸泻邪 斜械褕械 芯泻邪褔械薪邪 屑邪谢泻邪 写胁褍芯褋褌褉邪 斜褉邪写胁懈褔泻邪. 孝芯泄 褟 蟹褟锌薪邪.
鈥� 楔芯薪 薪械 褍屑械械 写邪 锌褉邪胁懈 泻芯褋褌械薪褍褉泻懈 鈥� 蟹邪锌褗谢薪懈 锌邪褍蟹邪褌邪 袦邪谐褉邪褌.
鈥� 孝芯胁邪 械 褋泻褗锌芯褑械薪械薪 写邪褉.
鈥� 袪邪蟹斜懈褉邪 褋械, 褋褗蟹薪邪胁邪屑械, 褔械 薪械 械 屑薪芯谐芯 褋胁褟褌 褋懈屑胁芯谢鈥� 鈥� 锌褉芯屑褗谢胁懈 泻褉邪谢褟褌.
鈥� 袣芯泄 蟹薪邪械, 胁邪褕械 胁械谢懈褔械褋褌胁芯? 小胁褟褌芯褋褌褌邪 械 褌邪屑, 泻褗写械褌芯 褟 芯褌泻褉懈械屑.鈥�
October 6, 2024
Re-read 10/6/24:
For Spooktober. You know when you've got that little craving? For a little spot of blood..no..I mean tea. Well, here it is. In all its Go for the Throat Discworld glory.
:)
Original Review:
On this re-read, I'm going to revise my rating a star higher.
Why? Because I really enjoyed it. :)
Really, what else can anyone say about reading Pratchett? That they love the quips and the little funny wisdoms and the bloody-minded humor? Well, sure, all of that is grand, but pitting Granny against vampyres that have a bit of Weatherwax wisdom is a sure-fire way to make the sparks fly. And even mythological birds are still birds. :)
Stand-out scenes for me are the ones where Nanny Ogg becomes the "other" witch and I absolutely loved her flirtations with Igor. :) Oh, and Oats. Oats and Granny were so CUTE together. :)
For Spooktober. You know when you've got that little craving? For a little spot of blood..no..I mean tea. Well, here it is. In all its Go for the Throat Discworld glory.
:)
Original Review:
On this re-read, I'm going to revise my rating a star higher.
Why? Because I really enjoyed it. :)
Really, what else can anyone say about reading Pratchett? That they love the quips and the little funny wisdoms and the bloody-minded humor? Well, sure, all of that is grand, but pitting Granny against vampyres that have a bit of Weatherwax wisdom is a sure-fire way to make the sparks fly. And even mythological birds are still birds. :)
Stand-out scenes for me are the ones where Nanny Ogg becomes the "other" witch and I absolutely loved her flirtations with Igor. :) Oh, and Oats. Oats and Granny were so CUTE together. :)
December 21, 2024
Relectura en Diciembre de 2024.
Mantengo las 4 estrellas (yo le dejar铆a en 7/10). No me vuelve loco la serie de las brujas, pero Sir Terry siempre es agradable de leer.
Yaya es la ca帽a, la mejor con diferencia. Y ha sido un placer descubrir a Perdita, el alter ego de Agnes.
**
8/10 en 2007.
Mundodisco, Serie de las Brujas: Ritos iguales, Brujer铆as, Brujas de viaje, Lores y damas, Mascarada y Carpe jugulum
Los modernos vampiros dan mucho m谩s juego que nuestras ya veteranas brujas. No es de los mejores pero es Mundodisco (y con eso es suficiente, m谩s que suficiente para leerlo y disfrutar)
Mantengo las 4 estrellas (yo le dejar铆a en 7/10). No me vuelve loco la serie de las brujas, pero Sir Terry siempre es agradable de leer.
Yaya es la ca帽a, la mejor con diferencia. Y ha sido un placer descubrir a Perdita, el alter ego de Agnes.
**
8/10 en 2007.
Mundodisco, Serie de las Brujas: Ritos iguales, Brujer铆as, Brujas de viaje, Lores y damas, Mascarada y Carpe jugulum
Los modernos vampiros dan mucho m谩s juego que nuestras ya veteranas brujas. No es de los mejores pero es Mundodisco (y con eso es suficiente, m谩s que suficiente para leerlo y disfrutar)
October 1, 2019
What happens when vampires come to the sleepy (and eccentric) town of Lancre? and Granny Weatherwax is nowhere to be found?
Well, AgnesPerdita (who seems to have a form of dissociative identity disorder where Perdita takes over her body at random. As Agnes says "inside every fat girl is a thin girl waiting to come out" quite literally), Magrat (Queen and mother of a two week old baby) and Nanny Ogg (the Town Mother who likely birthed half of the Lancre population)
I was so happy to read a book about the witches again. The audio version is phenomenal and I laughed out loud at the gym like a maniac several times.
A clever, ass-kicking book with some great jokes about vampires - I mean, why do they keep metal objects that can be bent into holy symbols at their homes? The vampires in Carpe Jugulum even eat garlic to build up a resistance to it.
Well, AgnesPerdita (who seems to have a form of dissociative identity disorder where Perdita takes over her body at random. As Agnes says "inside every fat girl is a thin girl waiting to come out" quite literally), Magrat (Queen and mother of a two week old baby) and Nanny Ogg (the Town Mother who likely birthed half of the Lancre population)
I was so happy to read a book about the witches again. The audio version is phenomenal and I laughed out loud at the gym like a maniac several times.
A clever, ass-kicking book with some great jokes about vampires - I mean, why do they keep metal objects that can be bent into holy symbols at their homes? The vampires in Carpe Jugulum even eat garlic to build up a resistance to it.
July 21, 2015
Pratchett satirizes vampire myth and legend in this Discworld novel. Actually one of the grimmer Discworld novels I've read. One of the Witches of Lancre sub set of the series, with all my favorite characters from those books, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, her cat Greebo, Magrat, Agnes-Perdita all make their appearance. I recommend this one highly, but I think you need to have read the other "Witch" novels first, that would be ,, , , and .
One thing I noticed in this book was that Pratchett did an excellent job of a technique that used to do very well; that is have multiple narratives going with all the characters finally converging together at the climax of the story. I couldn't put the book down near the end, wanting to see how things were (or were not) resolved.
One thing I noticed in this book was that Pratchett did an excellent job of a technique that used to do very well; that is have multiple narratives going with all the characters finally converging together at the climax of the story. I couldn't put the book down near the end, wanting to see how things were (or were not) resolved.
May 16, 2008
The reviews here are quite varied on this book, they are all obviously written by Pratchett fans however one of the problems with being a Pratchett fan is that he has SO many novels that you are bound to find a few that aren鈥檛 your taste. I personally loved this book. My favorite of Pratchett鈥檚 creations include the Witches and the Guards series.
An attempt at a short summary:
The King of Lancre and his new wife the former Witch Margrat have their first child, and are holding the Christening ceremony. In The King鈥檚 usual attempt to be 鈥淢odern鈥� he invites the Magpyrs, a family of Vampires from Uberwald. Vampires of course cannot go where not invited, so they capitalize on the invitation to take over the entire country of Lancre. The Vampire clan however, is obsessed with becoming 鈥淢odern鈥� and is quite Yuppyish. They have made themselves immune to garlic, sunlight, religious symbols, and just about everything else that normally works against Vampires. Meanwhile Granny Weatherwax鈥檚 invitation to the Christening was stolen, so in a typical Granny fashion, she is off in a huff. The soppy priest of Om that comes to do the Christening becomes quite the major character, and the 鈥淲ee Free Men鈥� make their first appearance. Add in Igor, the Vampire鈥檚 henchman who wishes things would go back to the way they are, and the Falconer who spends most of the tale hunting down a Phoenix and you鈥檙e in for a non-stop good time. Nanny Ogg and Agnes/Perditia Nitt are put into the position of attempting to rescue the kingdom from the Vampires without Granny.
The witches are all their standard unique selves, Granny stubborn as a mule but with a heart of gold, Nanny with her wild ways and lewd comments, Margrat with her new aged ideas but strong backbone when needed, and the newest of the coven 鈥� Agnes Nitt a very big girl with a thin girl trapped inside her. Agnes becomes a major character in this book and really develops her unique personalities. The Priest of Om also becomes quite an interesting character with his on again off again faith crisis. The Wee Free Men are entertaining, but hard to read, Igor is an absolute trip.
Some will say that this is a re-write of 鈥淟ords and Ladies鈥� I personally didn鈥檛 find it so. Sure bad guys arrive and threaten Lancre, and the Witches step up to do battle in their round-about humorous ways. But then again what fantasy/sci-fi/action or horror doesn鈥檛 have bad guys showing up and good guys trying to stop them? Of Pratchett鈥檚 novels I found this one to be much darker than the others because the Vampires are quite sinister for one of his villains. Still I found this to be an amazingly humorous tale. The bickering between the witches, the family fights between the vampires, Igor鈥檚 wanting to make everything dusty and covered in spider webs and longing for the old-school days of his master, the Falconer鈥檚 obsession with trying to catch a bird he鈥檚 never seen, the Wee Free Men stealing anything they can get their hands on, and even Greebo.
The pace of the book is unbelievably quick, numerous characters come and go and you鈥檒l find yourself wondering how all of this will tie in together. But you can鈥檛 put it down. I can attest to that first hand, I read way past my bedtime to finish the book because the action never stopped long enough for me to stick in a bookmark. The humor wasn鈥檛 as non-stop as in some of his other books, but the funny parts were hysterical. I found that this book had far more meaning to it than many of the others.
If you are first time Pratchett reader, I would not recommend this book as a starting place because some of the history of the witches is almost required to get full enjoyment out of this story. I can鈥檛 imagine that a first time reader would understand the concept of 鈥淏orrowing鈥� from this book or get the humor of the 鈥淚 ain鈥檛 dead鈥� sign. This is one of my favorite of Pratchett鈥檚 novels so far.
An attempt at a short summary:
The King of Lancre and his new wife the former Witch Margrat have their first child, and are holding the Christening ceremony. In The King鈥檚 usual attempt to be 鈥淢odern鈥� he invites the Magpyrs, a family of Vampires from Uberwald. Vampires of course cannot go where not invited, so they capitalize on the invitation to take over the entire country of Lancre. The Vampire clan however, is obsessed with becoming 鈥淢odern鈥� and is quite Yuppyish. They have made themselves immune to garlic, sunlight, religious symbols, and just about everything else that normally works against Vampires. Meanwhile Granny Weatherwax鈥檚 invitation to the Christening was stolen, so in a typical Granny fashion, she is off in a huff. The soppy priest of Om that comes to do the Christening becomes quite the major character, and the 鈥淲ee Free Men鈥� make their first appearance. Add in Igor, the Vampire鈥檚 henchman who wishes things would go back to the way they are, and the Falconer who spends most of the tale hunting down a Phoenix and you鈥檙e in for a non-stop good time. Nanny Ogg and Agnes/Perditia Nitt are put into the position of attempting to rescue the kingdom from the Vampires without Granny.
The witches are all their standard unique selves, Granny stubborn as a mule but with a heart of gold, Nanny with her wild ways and lewd comments, Margrat with her new aged ideas but strong backbone when needed, and the newest of the coven 鈥� Agnes Nitt a very big girl with a thin girl trapped inside her. Agnes becomes a major character in this book and really develops her unique personalities. The Priest of Om also becomes quite an interesting character with his on again off again faith crisis. The Wee Free Men are entertaining, but hard to read, Igor is an absolute trip.
Some will say that this is a re-write of 鈥淟ords and Ladies鈥� I personally didn鈥檛 find it so. Sure bad guys arrive and threaten Lancre, and the Witches step up to do battle in their round-about humorous ways. But then again what fantasy/sci-fi/action or horror doesn鈥檛 have bad guys showing up and good guys trying to stop them? Of Pratchett鈥檚 novels I found this one to be much darker than the others because the Vampires are quite sinister for one of his villains. Still I found this to be an amazingly humorous tale. The bickering between the witches, the family fights between the vampires, Igor鈥檚 wanting to make everything dusty and covered in spider webs and longing for the old-school days of his master, the Falconer鈥檚 obsession with trying to catch a bird he鈥檚 never seen, the Wee Free Men stealing anything they can get their hands on, and even Greebo.
The pace of the book is unbelievably quick, numerous characters come and go and you鈥檒l find yourself wondering how all of this will tie in together. But you can鈥檛 put it down. I can attest to that first hand, I read way past my bedtime to finish the book because the action never stopped long enough for me to stick in a bookmark. The humor wasn鈥檛 as non-stop as in some of his other books, but the funny parts were hysterical. I found that this book had far more meaning to it than many of the others.
If you are first time Pratchett reader, I would not recommend this book as a starting place because some of the history of the witches is almost required to get full enjoyment out of this story. I can鈥檛 imagine that a first time reader would understand the concept of 鈥淏orrowing鈥� from this book or get the humor of the 鈥淚 ain鈥檛 dead鈥� sign. This is one of my favorite of Pratchett鈥檚 novels so far.
October 6, 2024
The 23rd in my re-read of the entire Discworld series takes us on another adventure with the Lancre witches - let's hope the home advantage will help!
One reason why I decided to re-read the series is that I can never just indulge in one of the volumes. The other is that the audiobooks were newly produced and the casts looked amazing.
Reading this 23rd book (in chronological order) are:
To eliminate any confusion:
The reason why I'm reading #23 now instead of #20 is that #20 is the Christmas book and #23 is the book most appropriate for Halloween what with the witches and vampires and whatnot so I swapped them.
So lets get down to business:
Magrat and Verence have a child. A baby girl. It's time to name her. But just like in a certain fairytale, things go quite wrong thanks to a certain priest and some sabotage.
Thus, Granny Weatherwax is hurt. Like, really hurt. I mean, I absolutely understand her feeling betrayed, discarded and replaced. If only she and the other witches knew of the sabotage!
You see, Verence is a "modern" king. *sighs* Amongst other things, he believes in something called "diplomacy" so he has invited all sorts of people. Including vampires. Anyone knowing anything knows that INVITING vampires is a very bad idea indeed! Especially since these "modern vampyres" now no longer want to leave!
What formidable foes the vampyres turned out to be. For all their quirkiness that could only be described as a sort of halfway self-destruction, they were still very powerful of course. Headology turned up to 11, I guess, in addition to the physical threat (excessive speed for example).
Then again, witches arefeared respected for a reason, too. I mean, they might not be very social creatures, but when the right amount of them DO come together ... *shudders delightedly*
This is not official art but it so perfectly encompasses one of the most satisfying moments in this book so I had to include it.
Not to mention that, here, they had reinforcements! Bwahahahahahahaha! It was the first time (if we ignore Wee Mad Arthur in volume #19) we found out about the Nac Mac Feegles but they were endearingly fierce. At this point I have to mention Steven Cree who BRILLIANTLY voiced the little pictsies so I'm looking forward to having him do it again in the future witch books!
As with the other volumes before, the production value of this book's new audio version was to die for and I adored absolutely everything about it.
Loved every minute of it! Just please don't ask me to pick a favorite. *lol*
One reason why I decided to re-read the series is that I can never just indulge in one of the volumes. The other is that the audiobooks were newly produced and the casts looked amazing.
Reading this 23rd book (in chronological order) are:
To eliminate any confusion:
The reason why I'm reading #23 now instead of #20 is that #20 is the Christmas book and #23 is the book most appropriate for Halloween what with the witches and vampires and whatnot so I swapped them.
So lets get down to business:
Magrat and Verence have a child. A baby girl. It's time to name her. But just like in a certain fairytale, things go quite wrong thanks to a certain priest and some sabotage.
Thus, Granny Weatherwax is hurt. Like, really hurt. I mean, I absolutely understand her feeling betrayed, discarded and replaced. If only she and the other witches knew of the sabotage!
You see, Verence is a "modern" king. *sighs* Amongst other things, he believes in something called "diplomacy" so he has invited all sorts of people. Including vampires. Anyone knowing anything knows that INVITING vampires is a very bad idea indeed! Especially since these "modern vampyres" now no longer want to leave!
What formidable foes the vampyres turned out to be. For all their quirkiness that could only be described as a sort of halfway self-destruction, they were still very powerful of course. Headology turned up to 11, I guess, in addition to the physical threat (excessive speed for example).
Then again, witches are
This is not official art but it so perfectly encompasses one of the most satisfying moments in this book so I had to include it.
Not to mention that, here, they had reinforcements! Bwahahahahahahaha! It was the first time (if we ignore Wee Mad Arthur in volume #19) we found out about the Nac Mac Feegles but they were endearingly fierce. At this point I have to mention Steven Cree who BRILLIANTLY voiced the little pictsies so I'm looking forward to having him do it again in the future witch books!
As with the other volumes before, the production value of this book's new audio version was to die for and I adored absolutely everything about it.
Loved every minute of it! Just please don't ask me to pick a favorite. *lol*
March 18, 2015
I just finished re-re-re...reading this one. It's a pleasure each time. I am writing this on 18 March 2015. The incomparable Terry Pratchett died on the 12th. The news hit me much harder than I expected it would. I have spent a considerable amount of time in the Discworld Universe over the years. I kind of felt I knew Terry at some personal level after that, even though we never met. He was like a friend, a mentor, a philosophical relative...
Anyway, I needed some kind of catharsis after the sad news, so I looked at my shelves and grabbed Carpe Jugulum. The selection wasn't entirely random. In this book, Granny Weatherwax is at her prickly best. She confronts a problem more powerful than herself (Vampires...or 'Vampyres' with a 'y' to be more modern). She knows she can't beat them in any conventional sense. But Granny is no conventional witch.
Her resolve and her bravery in facing what might well be, in fact is likely to be, her death are, I imagine, much like how Sir Terry faced his 'embuggerance'. It was likely to kill him, but he met the challenge with resolve, struggled on despite how difficult his debilitating disease must have made it, and continued his service to both the Discworld and our round world for as long as he could.
I suppose this has been more of a tribute to the author than a book review, but I recommend this book. I recommend all of the Discworld books. They are what fiction should be鈥� entertaining, enlightening, informative, fun, and when you need it, uplifting.
Anyway, I needed some kind of catharsis after the sad news, so I looked at my shelves and grabbed Carpe Jugulum. The selection wasn't entirely random. In this book, Granny Weatherwax is at her prickly best. She confronts a problem more powerful than herself (Vampires...or 'Vampyres' with a 'y' to be more modern). She knows she can't beat them in any conventional sense. But Granny is no conventional witch.
Her resolve and her bravery in facing what might well be, in fact is likely to be, her death are, I imagine, much like how Sir Terry faced his 'embuggerance'. It was likely to kill him, but he met the challenge with resolve, struggled on despite how difficult his debilitating disease must have made it, and continued his service to both the Discworld and our round world for as long as he could.
I suppose this has been more of a tribute to the author than a book review, but I recommend this book. I recommend all of the Discworld books. They are what fiction should be鈥� entertaining, enlightening, informative, fun, and when you need it, uplifting.
February 11, 2025
Cada vez que vuelvo a Mundodisco es como volver a un lugar seguro. Donde lo que me encuentre me va a gustar y me va a hacer sentir en casa.
Este es el 煤ltimo libro de la saga de las brujas y echar茅 de menos a Yaya Ceravieja, de lejos el mejor personaje de las brujas. Aunque este arco no es mi favorito, siempre encuentras algo interesante entre la s谩tira y el humor que despliega Pratchett.
En esta ocasi贸n un grupo de vampiros intenta tomar el control del reino y Yaya Ceravieja tiene que pararles los pies con su cabezoner铆a y sentido de la realidad habituales. Mezcla tambi茅n temas como la religi贸n siendo lo m谩s interesante de la trama.
No el mejor de Mundodisco pero nunca defrauda.
Este es el 煤ltimo libro de la saga de las brujas y echar茅 de menos a Yaya Ceravieja, de lejos el mejor personaje de las brujas. Aunque este arco no es mi favorito, siempre encuentras algo interesante entre la s谩tira y el humor que despliega Pratchett.
En esta ocasi贸n un grupo de vampiros intenta tomar el control del reino y Yaya Ceravieja tiene que pararles los pies con su cabezoner铆a y sentido de la realidad habituales. Mezcla tambi茅n temas como la religi贸n siendo lo m谩s interesante de la trama.
No el mejor de Mundodisco pero nunca defrauda.
February 28, 2023
袧邪泄斜褨谢褜褕 蟹邪锌谢褍褌邪薪懈泄 褨 锌芯褏屑褍褉懈泄 褉芯屑邪薪 褨蟹 褑懈泻谢褍. 袗谢械 锌褨褋谢褟 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褟 褋胁褨褌谢褨 褨 褌械锌谢褨 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟. 袣谢邪锌褌懈泻 蟹始褟胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褌褉褜芯褏 褋褑械薪邪褏, 褨 锌芯屑懈褉邪褦, 邪谢械 泄芯谐芯 胁懈薪械褋谢懈 薪邪 芯斜泻谢邪写懈薪泻褍 (褨 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪芯 蟹褉芯斜懈谢懈). 孝邪泻芯卸 蟹邪斜褍谢邪, 褖芯 褌褍褌 褌械卸 褦 袧邪泻 袦邪泻 肖褨覒谢褨. 袛褍屑邪褞, 谐芯谢芯胁薪邪 写褍屑泻邪 - 胁褨写褜芯屑 薪械 芯斜芯胁始褟蟹泻芯胁芯 屑邪褦 斜褍褌懈 褌褉懈 屑芯卸械 斜褍褌懈 邪卸 褕褨褋褌褜 (写褨胁邪, 屑邪褌褨褉, 泻邪褉谐邪, 褉芯蟹写胁芯褦薪薪邪-芯褋芯斜懈褋褌褨褋褌褜-写褨胁懈, 褨 写芯薪褟-薪械屑芯胁谢褟). :3
October 14, 2022
馃馃徎馃崑馃馃嵎馃馃徎鈥嶁檧锔�
" 'There鈥檚 no greys, only white that鈥檚 got grubby. I鈥檓 surprised you don鈥檛 know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That鈥檚 what sin is.鈥�
鈥業t鈥檚 a lot more complicated than that -鈥�
鈥楴o. It ain鈥檛. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they鈥檙e getting worried that they won鈥檛 like the truth. People as things, that鈥檚 where it starts.' "
Terry Pratchett's take on vampires has a lot of humour, but is also wonderfully creepy - what if vampires learned from and evolved beyond the regular tropes and superstitions? What if they worked to overcome to overcome their weaknesses, and amplified their influence even further? And, most importantly, what happens if these new and improved vampires find themselves up against our favourite witches?
There is so much to love here, with Magrat returning to the fold, Agnes battling against Perdita, and an unexpected maybe love interest (perhaps even two), Nanny Ogg rallying the troops (her family members, which basically means the entire town), Greebo makes a brief but memorable appearance, and of course, Granny Weatherwax, who is as incredible and unexpected as ever.
There is always a lot of weight to these books, things that I think over long after finishing, and Terry Pratchett continues to fascinate me with this brilliant, funny, insightful world that he built. It's an incredible achievement, one that I find myself marvelling over as I make my way through the series.
"The Weatherwax women have always had one foot in shadow. It's in the blood. And most of their power comes from denying it."
**
"This was a test. Everything was a test. Everything was a competition. Life put them in front of you every day. You watched yourself all the time. You had to make choices. You never get told which ones were right."
" 'There鈥檚 no greys, only white that鈥檚 got grubby. I鈥檓 surprised you don鈥檛 know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people as things. Including yourself. That鈥檚 what sin is.鈥�
鈥業t鈥檚 a lot more complicated than that -鈥�
鈥楴o. It ain鈥檛. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they鈥檙e getting worried that they won鈥檛 like the truth. People as things, that鈥檚 where it starts.' "
Terry Pratchett's take on vampires has a lot of humour, but is also wonderfully creepy - what if vampires learned from and evolved beyond the regular tropes and superstitions? What if they worked to overcome to overcome their weaknesses, and amplified their influence even further? And, most importantly, what happens if these new and improved vampires find themselves up against our favourite witches?
There is so much to love here, with Magrat returning to the fold, Agnes battling against Perdita, and an unexpected maybe love interest (perhaps even two), Nanny Ogg rallying the troops (her family members, which basically means the entire town), Greebo makes a brief but memorable appearance, and of course, Granny Weatherwax, who is as incredible and unexpected as ever.
There is always a lot of weight to these books, things that I think over long after finishing, and Terry Pratchett continues to fascinate me with this brilliant, funny, insightful world that he built. It's an incredible achievement, one that I find myself marvelling over as I make my way through the series.
"The Weatherwax women have always had one foot in shadow. It's in the blood. And most of their power comes from denying it."
**
"This was a test. Everything was a test. Everything was a competition. Life put them in front of you every day. You watched yourself all the time. You had to make choices. You never get told which ones were right."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 14, 2023
Trigger warnings: death of a dog, blood, fatphobia, body shaming, ableism, violence.
14/12/2023
Igor continues to be my favourite forever and ever.
27/7/2019
Favourite things about this book? Igor. Hodgesaaargh. Perdita doing handstands. The Nac Mac Feegle. Death being Death. Did I mention Igor? I really love Igor. I also love the old Count and his sporting approach to vampirism because it's delightful. And the name Cryptopher, because obviously.
29/5/2017
This is probably still my favourite Pratchett book. HOWEVER. Rereading it this time, I couldn't help but notice JUST HOW MANY MENTIONS there are of Agnes being fat. It's not always negative - sometimes it's self-deprecating humour from Agnes, sometimes it's just matter-of-fact observation. But sometimes, it grated SO MUCH and it made me cringe.
So yeah. I still love it. I can't help but give it five stars. Buuuut it's definitely got problems...
14/10/2013
This book is hands down my favourite Pratchett book for reasons that I can't quite explain. I love his vampires-who've-decided-to-join-the-modern-world story, and I adore the Witches of Lancre in pretty much anything.
This one, for some inexplicable reason, just seems to hit every single nail on the head for me. There's not only the Witches of Lancre, but some hilarious cameos from Death. There's an Igor, there's fantastic references to "Small Gods", there's Greebo, there's Nanny Ogg's family doing what they do best, there's Uberwald, and there's the Nac Mac Feegle. Really, what more could you want?! (Except maybe an appearance from The Watch. But we can't have everything, can we?)
14/12/2023
Igor continues to be my favourite forever and ever.
27/7/2019
Favourite things about this book? Igor. Hodgesaaargh. Perdita doing handstands. The Nac Mac Feegle. Death being Death. Did I mention Igor? I really love Igor. I also love the old Count and his sporting approach to vampirism because it's delightful. And the name Cryptopher, because obviously.
29/5/2017
This is probably still my favourite Pratchett book. HOWEVER. Rereading it this time, I couldn't help but notice JUST HOW MANY MENTIONS there are of Agnes being fat. It's not always negative - sometimes it's self-deprecating humour from Agnes, sometimes it's just matter-of-fact observation. But sometimes, it grated SO MUCH and it made me cringe.
So yeah. I still love it. I can't help but give it five stars. Buuuut it's definitely got problems...
14/10/2013
This book is hands down my favourite Pratchett book for reasons that I can't quite explain. I love his vampires-who've-decided-to-join-the-modern-world story, and I adore the Witches of Lancre in pretty much anything.
This one, for some inexplicable reason, just seems to hit every single nail on the head for me. There's not only the Witches of Lancre, but some hilarious cameos from Death. There's an Igor, there's fantastic references to "Small Gods", there's Greebo, there's Nanny Ogg's family doing what they do best, there's Uberwald, and there's the Nac Mac Feegle. Really, what more could you want?! (Except maybe an appearance from The Watch. But we can't have everything, can we?)
October 12, 2021
鈥淒on鈥檛 trust the cannibal just 鈥檆os he鈥檚 usin鈥� a knife and fork!鈥�
A book where the Witches of Lancre kick some serious vampire-ass(es) in Pratchett's singature lets-turn-a-typical-trope-upside-down-and-inside-out style.
A book where the Witches of Lancre kick some serious vampire-ass(es) in Pratchett's singature lets-turn-a-typical-trope-upside-down-and-inside-out style.
January 13, 2021
After parodizing just about every other genre of fiction in one Discworld book or other, it was only a matter of time until Pratchett went for the throat of vampire literature tropes.
In this twenty-third Discworld installment, and sixth in the Witches subseries, a family of vampires from 脺berwald is invited to the princess' naming ceremony in Lancre by King Verence, who wants to extend the hand of friendship to all types of creatures and beings. Except that Count Magpyr and his family declare that they'll move in and take over, something everyone simply accepts, since they have fallen victim to some sort of hypnotism鈥攁ll except Agnes and Mightily Oats, the Omnian priest who conducted the ceremony, because they are of "two minds". In addition, the Magpyr family are "modern" vampires who have built up a tolerance for the classic methods of vampire-disposal such as garlic, sunlight, and religious symbols, and Granny Weatherwax has decided to retire and has hidden herself away in a cave like some sort of hermit, so who's going to save the day?
There were things I didn't care for in this novel because they were pretty random and served seemingly no purpose. For instance, after all that massive build-up, I have no idea what the point of the phoenix even was, and the Nac Mac Feegle, tiny and rowdy Smurf-type creatures, were completely unintelligible to me with their variation of Scottish speech, and were also a storyline I felt was only inserted so the King wouldn't be completely forgotten.
There were things I loved though. The main characters in the story were all great鈥攖his is the last of the Witches books before the appearance of Tiffany Aching, and I'll miss the coven as it is, they work together so well despite their differences. With each book, I learn to love Nanny Ogg a little more, and she was one of the highlights of this one, but I'm also rather partial to Agnes/Perdita, and of course Granny is always a favorite. I loved just about everything about the vampires, especially their Frankenstein's monster inspired servant Igor, with his artificial lisp and the way he so desperately clings to the old traditional ways. I can't go into what I loved the most without spoiling the end, but this is one of the somewhat rare instances where a Discworld plot twist was delightful and even made sense!
Ultimately though, I really liked this because it's essentially a book about choices. Life or death, justice or mercy, obedience or resistance... and make no mistake, some of it is heavy. There's darkness here that I haven't come across in a Pratchett book before鈥攂y page 30, Granny has performed a late-term abortion, and there are really insightful exchanges between her and the Omnian priest about faith that while funny, also contained a kernel of that thought-provoking and resonating truth I so appreciate in Pratchett's work.
鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌�
My other Discworld reviews by sub-series (work in progress):
Rincewind / Unseen University Wizards: The Colour of Magic 路 The Light Fantastic 路 Sourcery 路 Eric 路 Interesting Times 路 The Last Continent 路 The Last Hero 路 Unseen Academicals
Witches: Equal Rites 路 Wyrd Systers 路 Witches Abroad 路 Lords and Ladies 路 Maskerade 路 Carpe Jugulum
Death: Mort 路 Reaper Man 路 Soul Music 路 Hogfather 路 Thief of Time
Gods: Pyramids 路 Small Gods
City Watch: Guards! Guards! 路 Men At Arms 路 Feet of Clay 路 Jingo 路 The Fifth Elephant 路 Night Watch 路 Thud! 路 Snuff
Industrial Revolution / Moist von Lipwig: Moving Pictures 路 The Truth 路 Monstrous Regiment 路 Going Postal 路 Making Money 路 Raising Steam
Tiffany Aching: The Wee Free Men 路 A Hat Full of Sky 路 Wintersmith 路 I Shall Wear Midnight 路 The Sheperd's Crown
In this twenty-third Discworld installment, and sixth in the Witches subseries, a family of vampires from 脺berwald is invited to the princess' naming ceremony in Lancre by King Verence, who wants to extend the hand of friendship to all types of creatures and beings. Except that Count Magpyr and his family declare that they'll move in and take over, something everyone simply accepts, since they have fallen victim to some sort of hypnotism鈥攁ll except Agnes and Mightily Oats, the Omnian priest who conducted the ceremony, because they are of "two minds". In addition, the Magpyr family are "modern" vampires who have built up a tolerance for the classic methods of vampire-disposal such as garlic, sunlight, and religious symbols, and Granny Weatherwax has decided to retire and has hidden herself away in a cave like some sort of hermit, so who's going to save the day?
There were things I didn't care for in this novel because they were pretty random and served seemingly no purpose. For instance, after all that massive build-up, I have no idea what the point of the phoenix even was, and the Nac Mac Feegle, tiny and rowdy Smurf-type creatures, were completely unintelligible to me with their variation of Scottish speech, and were also a storyline I felt was only inserted so the King wouldn't be completely forgotten.
There were things I loved though. The main characters in the story were all great鈥攖his is the last of the Witches books before the appearance of Tiffany Aching, and I'll miss the coven as it is, they work together so well despite their differences. With each book, I learn to love Nanny Ogg a little more, and she was one of the highlights of this one, but I'm also rather partial to Agnes/Perdita, and of course Granny is always a favorite. I loved just about everything about the vampires, especially their Frankenstein's monster inspired servant Igor, with his artificial lisp and the way he so desperately clings to the old traditional ways. I can't go into what I loved the most without spoiling the end, but this is one of the somewhat rare instances where a Discworld plot twist was delightful and even made sense!
Ultimately though, I really liked this because it's essentially a book about choices. Life or death, justice or mercy, obedience or resistance... and make no mistake, some of it is heavy. There's darkness here that I haven't come across in a Pratchett book before鈥攂y page 30, Granny has performed a late-term abortion, and there are really insightful exchanges between her and the Omnian priest about faith that while funny, also contained a kernel of that thought-provoking and resonating truth I so appreciate in Pratchett's work.
"The world is... different." Oats's gaze went out across the haze, and the forests, and the purple mountains. "Everywhere I look I see something holy."
鈥斺赌斺赌斺赌斺赌�
My other Discworld reviews by sub-series (work in progress):
Rincewind / Unseen University Wizards: The Colour of Magic 路 The Light Fantastic 路 Sourcery 路 Eric 路 Interesting Times 路 The Last Continent 路 The Last Hero 路 Unseen Academicals
Witches: Equal Rites 路 Wyrd Systers 路 Witches Abroad 路 Lords and Ladies 路 Maskerade 路 Carpe Jugulum
Death: Mort 路 Reaper Man 路 Soul Music 路 Hogfather 路 Thief of Time
Gods: Pyramids 路 Small Gods
City Watch: Guards! Guards! 路 Men At Arms 路 Feet of Clay 路 Jingo 路 The Fifth Elephant 路 Night Watch 路 Thud! 路 Snuff
Industrial Revolution / Moist von Lipwig: Moving Pictures 路 The Truth 路 Monstrous Regiment 路 Going Postal 路 Making Money 路 Raising Steam
Tiffany Aching: The Wee Free Men 路 A Hat Full of Sky 路 Wintersmith 路 I Shall Wear Midnight 路 The Sheperd's Crown
September 10, 2021
Nooooooo....... this can't be the last Witches book, it's too soon! Okay, sure, the series partly continues with a new main cast in the Tiffany Aching "younger readers" series, but still, I am going to miss the focus this particular trio. Even though the third member changed. And the prior third member is still around. And technically the whole trio changed roles in this book. The point is, it's really damn good!
Guess who makes their first appearance here . . . Crivens! . . . that's right, it's everyone's favorite super-strong, super-fast, brawling, swearing, stealing, six-inch tall "pictsies", the Nac Mac Feegles! With their nigh-impenetrable exaggerated highland dialect, who doesn't love these guys?
Guess who makes their final appearance . . . he's short in stature, but not on loving . . . that's right, it's the amorous dwarf, Casanunda! . . . What do you mean no one remembers him? Oh well. He's a minor character that I had completely forgotten about prior to my current Discworld series re-read. He showed up in two other Witches books and had only one scene early in this one. Still, I kind of liked him. It took me until this third appearance to appreciate the "ova/unda" gag inherent in his name. 'Cuz he's a dwarf, see? Ah, never mind.
Agnes/Perdita - wow, what a character turn! Leave it to Pratchett to take a silly affected name from a couple of books ago, during Agnes's brief goth phase, and turn it into a unique and essential character trait over the course of the next couple of books.
Granny Weatherwax is at her most Weatherwaxiest in this outing, and Gytha "Nanny" Ogg is the stable core of the group throughout the series. This book focuses on an influx of vampires from nearby Uberwald, a country mentioned in passing in prior Discworld books and explored more fully in the book following this one, . It also features an Omnian priest in a suprisingly deep, long series arc that started with which was ten books earlier (or even before that, the basic Discworld conception of gods and belief first emerged even earlier). It's such a great experience reading the entire series in publication order and seeing the whole disc develop culturally and technologically across all of the sub-series. Between this and , I am starting to believe that the Discworld truly came to life as Pratchett wrote and he was now merely tapping into it and channelling it, rather than creating it out of whole cloth.
Guess who makes their first appearance here . . . Crivens! . . . that's right, it's everyone's favorite super-strong, super-fast, brawling, swearing, stealing, six-inch tall "pictsies", the Nac Mac Feegles! With their nigh-impenetrable exaggerated highland dialect, who doesn't love these guys?
Guess who makes their final appearance . . . he's short in stature, but not on loving . . . that's right, it's the amorous dwarf, Casanunda! . . . What do you mean no one remembers him? Oh well. He's a minor character that I had completely forgotten about prior to my current Discworld series re-read. He showed up in two other Witches books and had only one scene early in this one. Still, I kind of liked him. It took me until this third appearance to appreciate the "ova/unda" gag inherent in his name. 'Cuz he's a dwarf, see? Ah, never mind.
Agnes/Perdita - wow, what a character turn! Leave it to Pratchett to take a silly affected name from a couple of books ago, during Agnes's brief goth phase, and turn it into a unique and essential character trait over the course of the next couple of books.
Granny Weatherwax is at her most Weatherwaxiest in this outing, and Gytha "Nanny" Ogg is the stable core of the group throughout the series. This book focuses on an influx of vampires from nearby Uberwald, a country mentioned in passing in prior Discworld books and explored more fully in the book following this one, . It also features an Omnian priest in a suprisingly deep, long series arc that started with which was ten books earlier (or even before that, the basic Discworld conception of gods and belief first emerged even earlier). It's such a great experience reading the entire series in publication order and seeing the whole disc develop culturally and technologically across all of the sub-series. Between this and , I am starting to believe that the Discworld truly came to life as Pratchett wrote and he was now merely tapping into it and channelling it, rather than creating it out of whole cloth.
January 20, 2024
袧褍 芯褌 褨 胁褋械, 写褟泻褍褞 "袙褨写褜屑邪屑" 蟹邪 褌械, 褖芯 写芯锌芯屑芯谐谢懈 屑械薪褨 锌械褉械卸懈褌懈 薪邪泄褌械屑薪褨褕褨 写薪褨. 袧邪 褋胁褟褌邪 屑械薪褨 锌芯写邪褉褍胁邪谢懈 "袟懈屑邪褉褟", 褌芯卸 屑邪褞 褖械 褌芯屑懈泻 锌褉芯 蟹邪锌邪褋, 褟泻 褉邪锌褌芯屑 锌褉懈锌械褔械.
笑褜芯谐芯 褉邪蟹褍 芯褋褌邪褌芯褔薪芯 褋泻邪卸褍: 褋邪屑械 褑械泄 褌芯屑 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈泄 胁 锌褨写褑懈泻谢褨 )) 孝邪 褉邪蟹芯屑 蟹 褌懈屑, 褖芯斜 褑械 芯褑褨薪懈褌懈, 胁邪褉褌芯 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁褋褨 锌芯锌械褉械写薪褨 泻薪懈卸泻懈 (邪 褌邪泻芯卸 "袘芯卸械薪褟褌", 褟泻褨 芯褌-芯褌 胁懈泄写褍褌褜 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻芯褞, 斜芯 褌褍褌 褔懈屑邪谢芯 胁褨写褋懈谢芯泻 写芯 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 袨屑邪 褨 袘褉褍褌懈).
袟邪谐邪谢芯屑 褑械 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 蟹谢芯胁卸懈胁邪薪薪褟 谐芯褋褌懈薪薪褨褋褌褞 鈥斕佈栃夹敌寡佈傂残� 胁邪屑锌褨褉褨胁, 褟泻械 泻芯褉芯谢褜 袙械褉械薪褑 薪械芯斜邪褔薪芯 蟹邪锌褉芯褕褍褦 蟹-蟹邪 泻芯褉写芯薪褍 薪邪 褏褉械褖械薪薪褟 褋胁芯褦褩 写芯薪褜泻懈, 胁懈褉褨褕褍褦 芯褋械谢懈褌懈褋褟 胁 袥邪薪泻褉褨. 孝褨谢褜泻懈 褖芯褋褜 薪械 胁褉邪褏褍胁邪谢懈, 褖芯 袥邪薪泻褉 蟹薪邪屑械薪懈褌懈泄 褋胁芯褩屑懈 胁褨写褜屑邪屑懈, 芯写薪邪 蟹 褟泻懈褏 褦, 胁谢邪褋薪械, 屑邪褌褨褉'褞 褌芯褩 褋邪屑芯褩 写懈褌懈薪懈. 袛芯写邪泄褌械 泻褉懈蟹褍 袘邪斜褍薪褨 袛芯褖械胁褨褋泻, 褌褉芯褏懈 褎邪薪邪褌懈褔薪芯谐芯, 邪谢械 褌邪泻 写芯胁芯谢褨 褋懈屑锌邪褌懈褔薪芯谐芯 卸褉械褑褟 袨屑邪, 袗覒薪械褋-袩械褉写褨褌褍 蟹 褩褩 褉芯蟹写胁芯褦薪薪褟屑 芯褋芯斜懈褋褌褨, 袉覒芯褉褟, 褟泻懈泄 谢褞斜懈褌褜 褌褉邪写懈褑褨褩, 褨 褟泻 薪械 蟹谐邪写邪褌懈 袣谢邪锌褌懈泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 蟹'褟胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 薪邪 5 褏胁懈谢懈薪, 褖芯斜 胁泻褉邪褋褌懈 褋械褉褑械 泻芯卸薪芯谐芯 褋芯斜邪泻芯谢褞斜邪.
笑褜芯谐芯 褉邪蟹褍 芯褋褌邪褌芯褔薪芯 褋泻邪卸褍: 褋邪屑械 褑械泄 褌芯屑 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈泄 胁 锌褨写褑懈泻谢褨 )) 孝邪 褉邪蟹芯屑 蟹 褌懈屑, 褖芯斜 褑械 芯褑褨薪懈褌懈, 胁邪褉褌芯 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁褋褨 锌芯锌械褉械写薪褨 泻薪懈卸泻懈 (邪 褌邪泻芯卸 "袘芯卸械薪褟褌", 褟泻褨 芯褌-芯褌 胁懈泄写褍褌褜 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻芯褞, 斜芯 褌褍褌 褔懈屑邪谢芯 胁褨写褋懈谢芯泻 写芯 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 袨屑邪 褨 袘褉褍褌懈).
袟邪谐邪谢芯屑 褑械 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 蟹谢芯胁卸懈胁邪薪薪褟 谐芯褋褌懈薪薪褨褋褌褞 鈥斕佈栃夹敌寡佈傂残� 胁邪屑锌褨褉褨胁, 褟泻械 泻芯褉芯谢褜 袙械褉械薪褑 薪械芯斜邪褔薪芯 蟹邪锌褉芯褕褍褦 蟹-蟹邪 泻芯褉写芯薪褍 薪邪 褏褉械褖械薪薪褟 褋胁芯褦褩 写芯薪褜泻懈, 胁懈褉褨褕褍褦 芯褋械谢懈褌懈褋褟 胁 袥邪薪泻褉褨. 孝褨谢褜泻懈 褖芯褋褜 薪械 胁褉邪褏褍胁邪谢懈, 褖芯 袥邪薪泻褉 蟹薪邪屑械薪懈褌懈泄 褋胁芯褩屑懈 胁褨写褜屑邪屑懈, 芯写薪邪 蟹 褟泻懈褏 褦, 胁谢邪褋薪械, 屑邪褌褨褉'褞 褌芯褩 褋邪屑芯褩 写懈褌懈薪懈. 袛芯写邪泄褌械 泻褉懈蟹褍 袘邪斜褍薪褨 袛芯褖械胁褨褋泻, 褌褉芯褏懈 褎邪薪邪褌懈褔薪芯谐芯, 邪谢械 褌邪泻 写芯胁芯谢褨 褋懈屑锌邪褌懈褔薪芯谐芯 卸褉械褑褟 袨屑邪, 袗覒薪械褋-袩械褉写褨褌褍 蟹 褩褩 褉芯蟹写胁芯褦薪薪褟屑 芯褋芯斜懈褋褌褨, 袉覒芯褉褟, 褟泻懈泄 谢褞斜懈褌褜 褌褉邪写懈褑褨褩, 褨 褟泻 薪械 蟹谐邪写邪褌懈 袣谢邪锌褌懈泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 蟹'褟胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 薪邪 5 褏胁懈谢懈薪, 褖芯斜 胁泻褉邪褋褌懈 褋械褉褑械 泻芯卸薪芯谐芯 褋芯斜邪泻芯谢褞斜邪.
May 29, 2022
There's always an enjoyable comfort when it comes to reading one of Pratchett's popular Discworld series novels, especially when it comes to the sub-series that features the witches from Lancre.
I tend to find ny favourites coincidence with a subject matter that I'm already familiar with and as the Latin title suggests is Vampires (or Vampyre) as Count Magpyr intends to modernise the vampire image after King Verence invited the rulers of the Uberwald to his daughters naming ceremony.
Pratchett pokes fun at the many myths that surround the ways to supposedly kill a vampire.
From an old creepy castle to the lore surroundings these stories, it was a more accessible paradoy which went a long way to explaining why I enjoyed this entry so much.
I tend to find ny favourites coincidence with a subject matter that I'm already familiar with and as the Latin title suggests is Vampires (or Vampyre) as Count Magpyr intends to modernise the vampire image after King Verence invited the rulers of the Uberwald to his daughters naming ceremony.
Pratchett pokes fun at the many myths that surround the ways to supposedly kill a vampire.
From an old creepy castle to the lore surroundings these stories, it was a more accessible paradoy which went a long way to explaining why I enjoyed this entry so much.
April 2, 2015
Another wild tale from Discworld. This one involves the witches, Granny, Nanny, Magrat and Agnes as well as a host of vampires, an insipid priest of Om, masses of wild little blue men and an angry Igor.
Magrat, now married to her handsome prince, the King of Lancre is now a mother and he has invited all and sundry, including the vampires to the castle for the christening. Once invited the vampires decide the castle is rather nice and start moving in their coffins.
As usual, lots of fun and witty satire as the witches and the priest take on the vampires.
January 4, 2017
Carpe Jugulum is the sixth and final book in the Witches subseries of Discworld. This has been my favorite Discworld subseries, mainly because Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg have been so much fun, so I鈥檒l miss it. This is also the first subseries I鈥檝e completed, unless you count Ancient Civilizations which consists of two loosely-related books grouped under that heading in .
The title is a pretty good hint about the story: Carpe Jugulum, seize the throat. I鈥檒l let you use your imagination to figure out the premise. :) This one had a good story, but it wasn鈥檛 quite as funny as some of the earlier Witches books. It did have humor, but I think it was just missing more Granny Weatherwax. She played an important part in the story, but she didn鈥檛 get much page time. On the other hand, Agnes is a fun character and she featured prominently along with Nanny, so I was happy about that. Magrat shows up a little bit too, but she鈥檚 far less annoying than she was in the earlier books. This book also contains a bit of a follow up to one of the earlier books, Small Gods, and that was fun to see.
My only other comment needs to go behind spoiler tags. Don鈥檛 click if you haven鈥檛 read the book!
The title is a pretty good hint about the story: Carpe Jugulum, seize the throat. I鈥檒l let you use your imagination to figure out the premise. :) This one had a good story, but it wasn鈥檛 quite as funny as some of the earlier Witches books. It did have humor, but I think it was just missing more Granny Weatherwax. She played an important part in the story, but she didn鈥檛 get much page time. On the other hand, Agnes is a fun character and she featured prominently along with Nanny, so I was happy about that. Magrat shows up a little bit too, but she鈥檚 far less annoying than she was in the earlier books. This book also contains a bit of a follow up to one of the earlier books, Small Gods, and that was fun to see.
My only other comment needs to go behind spoiler tags. Don鈥檛 click if you haven鈥檛 read the book!
November 15, 2022
Y carpetazo a las brujas, aunque he de decir que tuve alg煤n sudor fr铆o que otro por la Yaya... Un gustazo volver a encontrar a estas 4 o 5.... quiz谩 6, qui茅n sabe. No s茅 si es porque ya llevamos bastante tiempo con ellas, pero echo de menos algo m谩s de humor, eso s铆 los pildorazos de realidad son geniales. Los vampiros contra la Yaya.... a qui茅n se le ocurre!! Seguiremos girando el disco. Pero me llevo a la Yaya y a la Tata conmigo para siempre.
April 24, 2019
Part of the Pratchett reread with the SpecFic Buddy Reads group in 2019.
It's time for the naming of Magrat and Verence's new baby, and they've invited everyone. Including nobility from the neighboring country of Uberwald, who happen to bevampires, eh, vampyres, and who are very happy to exploit the invitation into the country of Lancre. Meanwhile the witches of Lancre are going through their own issues now that Agnes Nitt is the new witch in town and Magrat is now a mother, which leaves Nanny Ogg in a position she doesn't want and Granny Weatherwax without her accustomed role.
This is the last of the witches books where the witches of Lancre are the main stars. Which is a shame, because with this one it really feels like they're just getting started, although I can see the attraction of beginning again with a new character to explore these themes (Tiffany Aching is the new witch on the block in a few novels hence). Agnes/Perdita makes a great addition to the series here and it's a shame we don't see more of her interactions with the other witches. This book also sees the introduction of the wonderful Nac Mac Feegle, who get a slightly more comprehensible outing in Tiffany's series.
Where this book really shines though is outspokenly-atheist Pratchett's take on religion and faith via the character of Mightily Oats, and it's a take that's honest and charitable, and above all, as with all of Pratchett's work, very human.
One of my all time favorites in the whole Discworld series.
It's time for the naming of Magrat and Verence's new baby, and they've invited everyone. Including nobility from the neighboring country of Uberwald, who happen to be
This is the last of the witches books where the witches of Lancre are the main stars. Which is a shame, because with this one it really feels like they're just getting started, although I can see the attraction of beginning again with a new character to explore these themes (Tiffany Aching is the new witch on the block in a few novels hence). Agnes/Perdita makes a great addition to the series here and it's a shame we don't see more of her interactions with the other witches. This book also sees the introduction of the wonderful Nac Mac Feegle, who get a slightly more comprehensible outing in Tiffany's series.
Where this book really shines though is outspokenly-atheist Pratchett's take on religion and faith via the character of Mightily Oats, and it's a take that's honest and charitable, and above all, as with all of Pratchett's work, very human.
One of my all time favorites in the whole Discworld series.
March 21, 2022
Pretty good. Even better on second reading.
October 17, 2017
I can鈥檛 believe I just finished the last Discworld book in the Witches series. Dammit, why isn鈥檛 there more?!? Wait, I think there鈥檚 still a couple in the Tiffany Aching stories I haven鈥檛 read yet, maybe those count?
It didn鈥檛 take me long to progress through the first three of the five stages of grief. I may never reach Acceptance, though, because I am really going to miss Granny and Nanny Ogg and Magrat and Agnes/Perdita. Mostly Granny, though. I sure hope she makes some cameo appearances in the other books I haven鈥檛 read yet.
Carpe Jugulum was fun. So much fun that I mostly blew off watching the ALCS and stayed up waaaay past my bedtime during the work week to finish.
It didn鈥檛 take me long to progress through the first three of the five stages of grief. I may never reach Acceptance, though, because I am really going to miss Granny and Nanny Ogg and Magrat and Agnes/Perdita. Mostly Granny, though. I sure hope she makes some cameo appearances in the other books I haven鈥檛 read yet.
Carpe Jugulum was fun. So much fun that I mostly blew off watching the ALCS and stayed up waaaay past my bedtime during the work week to finish.
April 16, 2023
Reading again, this time with my daughter, while enjoying a vacation together.
Update, late afternoon on Saturday, 4/15: We have finished the book, which also marks the end of our vacation. It was such a fun read with two of our favorite characters, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. This storyline also included vampires! I loved hearing Granny tell the vampires, "You have been weatherwaxed!" When they find themselves all craving a nice cup of tea instead of their usual sustaining beverage.
Update, late afternoon on Saturday, 4/15: We have finished the book, which also marks the end of our vacation. It was such a fun read with two of our favorite characters, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. This storyline also included vampires! I loved hearing Granny tell the vampires, "You have been weatherwaxed!" When they find themselves all craving a nice cup of tea instead of their usual sustaining beverage.
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