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Discworld #3
袝屑邪薪褑懈锌懈褉邪薪邪 屑邪谐懈褟
鈥� 袩褉械写褋泻邪蟹邪谢 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪邪褌邪 褋懈 褋屑褗褉褌, 械写懈薪 屑邪谐褜芯褋薪懈泻 懈褋泻邪 写邪 锌褉械写邪写械 卸械蟹褗谢邪 褋懈 薪邪 薪邪褋谢械写薪懈泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 褋褗褖芯 械 锌褉械写褋泻邪蟹邪薪 鈥� 芯褋屑懈 褋懈薪 薪邪 芯褋屑懈褟 褋懈薪. 小邪屑芯 褔械 薪械 褋械 芯泻邪蟹胁邪 褋懈薪, 邪 写褗褖械褉褟. 袗 芯褌 卸械薪懈褌械 薪械 褋械 芯褔邪泻胁邪 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 屑邪谐褜芯褋薪懈褑懈. 袧芯 胁械褔械 械 泻褗褋薪芯. 袝褋泻邪褉懈薪邪 薪邪褋谢械写褟胁邪 卸械蟹褗谢邪 懈 褋械 胁锌褍褋泻邪 褋 褍写芯胁芯谢褋褌胁懈械 胁 锌褉械写薪邪褔械褉褌邪薪邪褌邪 泄 褋褗写斜邪.
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 15, 1987
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Terry Pratchett
626听books45k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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September 16, 2015
I just recently re-visited this book after a couple years away from it. What's more, I've just recent re-read several of the more recent Witch novels from Pratchett, so they're fresh in my head.
Granny Weatherwax is one of my favorite characters of Pratchett's, and as an author, it does me good to see how she began as a character.
This book has some rough edges. There's nothing wrong with it, mind you, but it was still very early on in Pratchett's career, and it doesn't have the smoothness of his later work. Discworld is not nearly as developed, and neither is his writing style.
Granny doesn't have her friend Nanny Ogg as conversational foil and counterpoint in this book, and it's surprising how much that limits her character. What's more, while you can see elements of the character Granny eventually becomes, there's a surprising streak of country bumpkin in here here. In later books she loses most of that (which is for the best) and while she may not be worldly, she is still self-posessed and wise.
Another interesting echo is the relationship between Granny and Esk. Twenty years later, Pratchett brought a similar relationship to beautiful fruition with Tiffany Aching.
As a result, this book is merely great rather than utterly brilliant. Even rough-hewn early Pratchett is better than 75% of all books out there.
As a side note, this is not a bad entry point into reading Discworld. Normally I advise people begin at the beginning of the series, but despite this being the third book of Discworld, it makes for a better start than either of the first two books....
Granny Weatherwax is one of my favorite characters of Pratchett's, and as an author, it does me good to see how she began as a character.
This book has some rough edges. There's nothing wrong with it, mind you, but it was still very early on in Pratchett's career, and it doesn't have the smoothness of his later work. Discworld is not nearly as developed, and neither is his writing style.
Granny doesn't have her friend Nanny Ogg as conversational foil and counterpoint in this book, and it's surprising how much that limits her character. What's more, while you can see elements of the character Granny eventually becomes, there's a surprising streak of country bumpkin in here here. In later books she loses most of that (which is for the best) and while she may not be worldly, she is still self-posessed and wise.
Another interesting echo is the relationship between Granny and Esk. Twenty years later, Pratchett brought a similar relationship to beautiful fruition with Tiffany Aching.
As a result, this book is merely great rather than utterly brilliant. Even rough-hewn early Pratchett is better than 75% of all books out there.
As a side note, this is not a bad entry point into reading Discworld. Normally I advise people begin at the beginning of the series, but despite this being the third book of Discworld, it makes for a better start than either of the first two books....
July 29, 2011
The problem with Terry Pratchett is that you keep wanting to read the good bits out loud.
In this particular case, I'd just reached the line "Her dress would have been both clinging and revealing, if it had had anything to cling to or reveal." Too late, I realized that not all the people around me were going to find this equally funny. I'm still embarrassed. Damn.
In this particular case, I'd just reached the line "Her dress would have been both clinging and revealing, if it had had anything to cling to or reveal." Too late, I realized that not all the people around me were going to find this equally funny. I'm still embarrassed. Damn.
May 24, 2020
Owning of both gender and fantasy stereotypes by the notorious badass and witty witches
鈥濵en have to be wizards and women have to be witches, no debate about that, it麓s the unwritten rule of doing it so since鈥� What, stop asking stupid troublemaker questions about small girls being wizards, that麓s impossible as women lack the鈥r鈥� physiology to cast spells because one needs鈥� sperm, yes, and body hair, muscles, you know, musk smell, the epic stink, to show the magic who is boss and dominance, yes, violent alpha male predator stuff, no sissy girly unicorn rainbow witching around. So go home, cook some lovely potions, leave the evil, complicated, over your pink small brain, complex mathematical calculations, and magic physics to the strong gender, avoid the nasty monsters and demons you would immediately faint when just hearing them coming closer, we protect you from that, if you would be conscious it would make you scream even more than the little girl you are if you saw them, haha. Take some condescending, belittling patting, yes, that麓s a good witch.鈥�
Pratchett was a feminist and there is no better way than the contrast between the first novels around the incompetent, and to a certain extent evil, Rincewind, and the selfless and clever witches to show and demonstrate mens麓 hairy deficits and how he is rolling. Whenever the power hungry, manipulative, conservative, lazy, aggressive,鈥� males, wizards, emperors, soldiers, merchants,... do something, chaos, destruction, and madness are a logical result while on the other hand, anything blessed with witches help, runs smoothly and peaceful.
This motive is repeated throughout the whole series, be it in the witch novels, Tiffany Aching, or the other sub series, it麓s the most realistic part of this fantasy world, the reflection of the real world aberrations ruling for millennia since matriarchy was abolished by all the monuments of patriarch idiocy called human history.
I do completely agree with Pratchett and, using N world privilege
, I can just confirm that the ratio of idiots between men and women is as amazing as it麓s ashaming, something regarding genetics, epigenetics, inferiority complex, went terribly wrong and made men just the ridiculous way they are. See something funny, stupid, irritating? Bet it麓s part of a mans麓 world, that麓s just how we seem to function. Giggle, I am just thinking about getting some six packs, self distilled booze ( I hope I don麓t get temporarily blind again), the guns and the boys to shoot at whatever we find out in the woods, who cares about, yolo.
So, I麓m back from the drunk cell, the pretrial is in 3 weeks, damned criminal records, heck, what a hangover, the brawl might be a reason too, but back to sophisticated literary criticism, beginning with laughing about the dirty old woman running gag and hoping to live long enough to become a dirty old man too. Would be fun.
Granny Weatherwax is in the house, only female lecturer of the Unseen library, now first time entering the stage, so watch out, all of you misogynic wanna be Harry Potter wizard bit****. Try to analyze how her character changes over the novels, one of the few greater evolutions of a main character in the Pratchettiverse. The cool thing is that in many of the appearances, even the dialogues between the witches and the other protagonists are full of wisdom and benevolence while the male conversations are often an exhibition of malice, stupidity, or both.
Don麓t get me wrong, I instrumentalize anything to fit my agenda and continually misuse and wantonly misinterpret the code of objective reviewing, you should have already get used to it if this is not my first review drivel you read, but I at least don麓t breed new prejudices. I am only saying, just like Pratchett, that all human problems are related to power hungry, already wealthy males that just can麓t get enough.
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.
鈥濵en have to be wizards and women have to be witches, no debate about that, it麓s the unwritten rule of doing it so since鈥� What, stop asking stupid troublemaker questions about small girls being wizards, that麓s impossible as women lack the鈥r鈥� physiology to cast spells because one needs鈥� sperm, yes, and body hair, muscles, you know, musk smell, the epic stink, to show the magic who is boss and dominance, yes, violent alpha male predator stuff, no sissy girly unicorn rainbow witching around. So go home, cook some lovely potions, leave the evil, complicated, over your pink small brain, complex mathematical calculations, and magic physics to the strong gender, avoid the nasty monsters and demons you would immediately faint when just hearing them coming closer, we protect you from that, if you would be conscious it would make you scream even more than the little girl you are if you saw them, haha. Take some condescending, belittling patting, yes, that麓s a good witch.鈥�
Pratchett was a feminist and there is no better way than the contrast between the first novels around the incompetent, and to a certain extent evil, Rincewind, and the selfless and clever witches to show and demonstrate mens麓 hairy deficits and how he is rolling. Whenever the power hungry, manipulative, conservative, lazy, aggressive,鈥� males, wizards, emperors, soldiers, merchants,... do something, chaos, destruction, and madness are a logical result while on the other hand, anything blessed with witches help, runs smoothly and peaceful.
This motive is repeated throughout the whole series, be it in the witch novels, Tiffany Aching, or the other sub series, it麓s the most realistic part of this fantasy world, the reflection of the real world aberrations ruling for millennia since matriarchy was abolished by all the monuments of patriarch idiocy called human history.
I do completely agree with Pratchett and, using N world privilege
, I can just confirm that the ratio of idiots between men and women is as amazing as it麓s ashaming, something regarding genetics, epigenetics, inferiority complex, went terribly wrong and made men just the ridiculous way they are. See something funny, stupid, irritating? Bet it麓s part of a mans麓 world, that麓s just how we seem to function. Giggle, I am just thinking about getting some six packs, self distilled booze ( I hope I don麓t get temporarily blind again), the guns and the boys to shoot at whatever we find out in the woods, who cares about, yolo.
So, I麓m back from the drunk cell, the pretrial is in 3 weeks, damned criminal records, heck, what a hangover, the brawl might be a reason too, but back to sophisticated literary criticism, beginning with laughing about the dirty old woman running gag and hoping to live long enough to become a dirty old man too. Would be fun.
Granny Weatherwax is in the house, only female lecturer of the Unseen library, now first time entering the stage, so watch out, all of you misogynic wanna be Harry Potter wizard bit****. Try to analyze how her character changes over the novels, one of the few greater evolutions of a main character in the Pratchettiverse. The cool thing is that in many of the appearances, even the dialogues between the witches and the other protagonists are full of wisdom and benevolence while the male conversations are often an exhibition of malice, stupidity, or both.
Don麓t get me wrong, I instrumentalize anything to fit my agenda and continually misuse and wantonly misinterpret the code of objective reviewing, you should have already get used to it if this is not my first review drivel you read, but I at least don麓t breed new prejudices. I am only saying, just like Pratchett, that all human problems are related to power hungry, already wealthy males that just can麓t get enough.
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.
November 17, 2024
If I was not already a Terry Pratchet fan, I would be after reading this exceptional book as we are formally introduced to Granny Weatherwax, witch.
Equal Rites, Sir Terry鈥檚 third installment in the Discworld series is a peach of practical magic. Telling the story of a young girl鈥檚 conflicting talents for wizardry and / or witchery.
In the Discworld, men are wizards and women are witches 鈥� at least that is how it has been up to the point when young Eskarina Smith sort of becomes 鈥� both. Pratchett spins a deliciously tangled web about the age-old contest between the men and the ladies.
鈥淚鈥檓 not a lady, I鈥檓 a witch,鈥� said Granny.
Eskarina may be the protagonist but there is no doubt that Granny Weatherwax stole the show. Filling the witch role in the small village of Bad Ass and always appearing in serviceable black, Granny kicks ass and takes names throughout the fun narrative. I am very pleased to learn that my favorite witch will make many more appearances in Pratchett鈥檚 series 鈥� nine more to be sure.
A good witching time atop Great A'Tuin, Equal Rites is one of his best. This would be a great introduction for new Discworld readers.
*** 2021 reread
Back to the Discworld!
I've been thinking of revisiting Sir Terry's fantastic universe for a while and decided the time was right and I could not have picked a better book to get back than the first novel of the witches.
Spending time with Granny Weatherwax (one of my all time favorite characters in literature) was a treasure but this time around I noticed what how much I liked Eskarina and I wonder if she was a template upon which Tiffany Aching was later drawn.
We also visit Unseen University and the wizards and OOK! the Librarian.
Too much fun and now I'm off to re-open the second in the Witches series.
*** 2024 reread -
Equal Rites is an important book. An argument could be made that this is the first book in the Discworld series. What about the first two books you say? Both introduced the idea of the Discworld and some characters, but here we have Pratchett breaking free of the Rincewind trilogy and expanding the universe into what would certainly be more books.
And Granny Weatherwax.
Anyway you look at it, after Equal Rites we were on our way and Sir Terry never let off the gas until, until, well, you know.
Eskarina is a great character and looking back we could have seen more of her, but then that would be changing Pratchett鈥檚 perfection, so never mind.
Still very early and his comedic genius had yet to be fully realized, but this is very good.
Equal Rites, Sir Terry鈥檚 third installment in the Discworld series is a peach of practical magic. Telling the story of a young girl鈥檚 conflicting talents for wizardry and / or witchery.
In the Discworld, men are wizards and women are witches 鈥� at least that is how it has been up to the point when young Eskarina Smith sort of becomes 鈥� both. Pratchett spins a deliciously tangled web about the age-old contest between the men and the ladies.
鈥淚鈥檓 not a lady, I鈥檓 a witch,鈥� said Granny.
Eskarina may be the protagonist but there is no doubt that Granny Weatherwax stole the show. Filling the witch role in the small village of Bad Ass and always appearing in serviceable black, Granny kicks ass and takes names throughout the fun narrative. I am very pleased to learn that my favorite witch will make many more appearances in Pratchett鈥檚 series 鈥� nine more to be sure.
A good witching time atop Great A'Tuin, Equal Rites is one of his best. This would be a great introduction for new Discworld readers.
*** 2021 reread
Back to the Discworld!
I've been thinking of revisiting Sir Terry's fantastic universe for a while and decided the time was right and I could not have picked a better book to get back than the first novel of the witches.
Spending time with Granny Weatherwax (one of my all time favorite characters in literature) was a treasure but this time around I noticed what how much I liked Eskarina and I wonder if she was a template upon which Tiffany Aching was later drawn.
We also visit Unseen University and the wizards and OOK! the Librarian.
Too much fun and now I'm off to re-open the second in the Witches series.
*** 2024 reread -
Equal Rites is an important book. An argument could be made that this is the first book in the Discworld series. What about the first two books you say? Both introduced the idea of the Discworld and some characters, but here we have Pratchett breaking free of the Rincewind trilogy and expanding the universe into what would certainly be more books.
And Granny Weatherwax.
Anyway you look at it, after Equal Rites we were on our way and Sir Terry never let off the gas until, until, well, you know.
Eskarina is a great character and looking back we could have seen more of her, but then that would be changing Pratchett鈥檚 perfection, so never mind.
Still very early and his comedic genius had yet to be fully realized, but this is very good.
March 4, 2024
Series Buddy Read 2024
An excellent example of Discworld humour that coming so soon in the series means that it is so difficult to give it 5 stars, but it just is ! I know that some of the later books are as if not more funny so they shall have to be 5star plus
A wonderful story that gives us Wizards, Eskarina Smith, creatures from the dungeon dimensions and of course Granny Weatherwax from the Ramtops.
Series read 2019 - Didn't finish all the series
This was just so incredibly funny, brilliantly written and truly a joy to read. More tomorrow
Now I have in the past read probably a dozen or so Discworld novels and have come across some of the major players in this epic series, Granny Weathwax included, who was the star of this book. Whilst I don't remember ever actually reading this book it was wonderful to get reacquainted with Granny W.
I know that the books get even funnier, wittier and just more and more involved with the wonderful world that Sir Terry created, but this was just a 5 star read, laugh out loud funny and world building from the RamTops to the Rimfall.
You could fill a whole book with witty musings from Granny W, and there were plenty in this book, but I shall just limit myself to "be shure to wear loose clowthing also that no vysitors exspected", oh and "Nevertheless I think that on the whole I would prefer you to move your hands ".
One could go on and on about the book as it is so very enjoyable and just a laugh from start to finish, as well as being a great story, but as I said, I know Sir Terry just gets stronger as the books pour from him, so I know I shall be writing more as my challenge continues.
An excellent example of Discworld humour that coming so soon in the series means that it is so difficult to give it 5 stars, but it just is ! I know that some of the later books are as if not more funny so they shall have to be 5star plus
A wonderful story that gives us Wizards, Eskarina Smith, creatures from the dungeon dimensions and of course Granny Weatherwax from the Ramtops.
Series read 2019 - Didn't finish all the series
This was just so incredibly funny, brilliantly written and truly a joy to read. More tomorrow
Now I have in the past read probably a dozen or so Discworld novels and have come across some of the major players in this epic series, Granny Weathwax included, who was the star of this book. Whilst I don't remember ever actually reading this book it was wonderful to get reacquainted with Granny W.
I know that the books get even funnier, wittier and just more and more involved with the wonderful world that Sir Terry created, but this was just a 5 star read, laugh out loud funny and world building from the RamTops to the Rimfall.
You could fill a whole book with witty musings from Granny W, and there were plenty in this book, but I shall just limit myself to "be shure to wear loose clowthing also that no vysitors exspected", oh and "Nevertheless I think that on the whole I would prefer you to move your hands ".
One could go on and on about the book as it is so very enjoyable and just a laugh from start to finish, as well as being a great story, but as I said, I know Sir Terry just gets stronger as the books pour from him, so I know I shall be writing more as my challenge continues.
August 11, 2021
Lovely tome, this. I fell for Pratchett only recently, after giving 鈥淕uards, Guards鈥� a try. To me, he鈥檚 the fantasy equivalent of my favorite Science Fiction humorist, Douglas Adams. I enjoyed 鈥淓qual Rites鈥� just as much as 鈥淕uards, Guards.鈥�
In 鈥淓qual Rites,鈥� Pratchett takes on feminism in a very 鈥榳hy not鈥� sense. As is custom, a dying wizard attempts to hand down his powers to his eighth son. When it turns out that this eighth son is a daughter, well chaos, adventure, and hilarity ensue. Pratchett makes me verbalize laughter (I must say it that way, because 鈥榣augh out loud鈥� doesn鈥檛 really mean what it says anymore). You鈥檙e reading along, minding your own business, when he slips in little phrases that catch you off guard and make you chuckle audibly. Phrases such as:
鈥淭ime passed; which is basically it鈥檚 job.鈥�
鈥淚t was like being reminded that eggs were unborn chickens.鈥�
鈥淭he light was misty and actinic, the sort of light to make Steven Spielberg reach for his copyright lawyer.鈥�
Of course, you鈥檙e just as likely to run into phrases that are wonderful little packets of truth, such as:
鈥淓sk felt that bravery was called for, but on a night like this bravery lasted only as long as a candle stayed alight.鈥�
鈥�...it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.鈥�
鈥淪he was already learning that if you ignore the rules people will, half the time, quietly rewrite them so that they don't apply to you.鈥�
Anyway, if you enjoy British humor, witty prose, and irreverent fantasy, then you鈥檒l enjoy this book. It鈥檚 original, fun, and entertaining. My only complaint is that we only get a way too brief visit from Death 鈥� my favorite Discworld character. Another satisfying Discworld tale, from the mind of a comic virtuoso, with peril, adventure, mayhem, and a wizard staff like you鈥檝e never met before.
In 鈥淓qual Rites,鈥� Pratchett takes on feminism in a very 鈥榳hy not鈥� sense. As is custom, a dying wizard attempts to hand down his powers to his eighth son. When it turns out that this eighth son is a daughter, well chaos, adventure, and hilarity ensue. Pratchett makes me verbalize laughter (I must say it that way, because 鈥榣augh out loud鈥� doesn鈥檛 really mean what it says anymore). You鈥檙e reading along, minding your own business, when he slips in little phrases that catch you off guard and make you chuckle audibly. Phrases such as:
鈥淭ime passed; which is basically it鈥檚 job.鈥�
鈥淚t was like being reminded that eggs were unborn chickens.鈥�
鈥淭he light was misty and actinic, the sort of light to make Steven Spielberg reach for his copyright lawyer.鈥�
Of course, you鈥檙e just as likely to run into phrases that are wonderful little packets of truth, such as:
鈥淓sk felt that bravery was called for, but on a night like this bravery lasted only as long as a candle stayed alight.鈥�
鈥�...it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.鈥�
鈥淪he was already learning that if you ignore the rules people will, half the time, quietly rewrite them so that they don't apply to you.鈥�
Anyway, if you enjoy British humor, witty prose, and irreverent fantasy, then you鈥檒l enjoy this book. It鈥檚 original, fun, and entertaining. My only complaint is that we only get a way too brief visit from Death 鈥� my favorite Discworld character. Another satisfying Discworld tale, from the mind of a comic virtuoso, with peril, adventure, mayhem, and a wizard staff like you鈥檝e never met before.
March 30, 2022
3.5 stars. A fun read exploring sexism within magicians
I quite liked this book, and it was entertaining from start to finish. It's a smaller book and certainly doesn't "wow" the reader, but it has some interesting concepts that I have yet to see delved into in fantasy novels - while maintaining a humorous tone.
The story is about a wizard who is dying who passes his staff the eighth son of an eighth son (which is required to become a wizard). Unfortunately for him, he was a bit careless and the eighth son was actually a daughter. So this girl goes on an adventure to become a wizard in an all-male university.
It doesn't have the huge laugh out loud moments that later discworld books have, in part because Pratchett was still finding himself as an author at this stage -- but it's a good addition to the Discworld universe and serves as a solid starting point for the Witches line of Discworld books.
I quite liked this book, and it was entertaining from start to finish. It's a smaller book and certainly doesn't "wow" the reader, but it has some interesting concepts that I have yet to see delved into in fantasy novels - while maintaining a humorous tone.
The story is about a wizard who is dying who passes his staff the eighth son of an eighth son (which is required to become a wizard). Unfortunately for him, he was a bit careless and the eighth son was actually a daughter. So this girl goes on an adventure to become a wizard in an all-male university.
It doesn't have the huge laugh out loud moments that later discworld books have, in part because Pratchett was still finding himself as an author at this stage -- but it's a good addition to the Discworld universe and serves as a solid starting point for the Witches line of Discworld books.
January 29, 2022
Another fabulous reread in the Witches Discworld series by the terrific Terry Pratchett who here takes on the issue of gender equality, where witches are witches and well, wizards are wizards. Upon approaching death, wizards pass on their power to the eighth son of an eighth son, but in the Bad Ass village, an error is made, when a dying wizard slips up by passing his gifts to a newborn baby girl, Eskarina. Oops! Esk is raised by the wonderfully old curmudgeonly witch, Granny Weatherwax, who educates her in the art of being a witch, only her wizardly powers refuse to be contained. Eskarina鈥檚 proper place is at the Unseen University, but they don't admit girls, on the premise they cannot be wizards. Mayhem and adventure follows in her footsteps as she tries to gain entry. This is a wonderful entry in this joyous fantasy series. Many thanks to the publisher for a copy.
February 18, 2024
Re-Read 2/18/24
I forgot how much I loved this one. Especially on the third read, I love piecing together all the bits and pieces that develop later with their origins. Simon, for example. The only thing I really miss seeing here is Ridcully. The current archchancellor has his charms, of course, and the sparks do fly between him and Weatherwax, but I think it would have been REALLY funny to have her opposite to Ridcully. That's just me. Fan fiction in my mind.
And that's also a bit of something, no? Discworld lives and breathes. It's EASY to live there. Just gotta make sure you don't take a tumble in the Ankh. That's were the dead people go.
Originalish review:
The Great Pratchett Re-Read Continues!
The third book begins the "real" development of the whole Discworld mythos, and rather than focusing on setting, it goes whole-hog (or Witch) into character and a rather deep social issue.
It is, at its core, a novel about breaking down the walls that the sexes tend to put up to keep the other side out. Witches can be wizards and vice-versa. :)
I didn't appreciate this as much the first time although I got the whole social bit perfectly... and mainly that was because I hadn't quite gotten as invested in the characters that would soon become the main driving force of the novels.
But now that I've had the pleasure of reading every novel, I'm fine. Just fine.
But Weatherwax seems to be not quite fully formed here. Isn't that odd? Or perhaps it isn't. This is the first time we see her and I have nothing but fond memories of the woman she reveals herself to be later. BUT, of course, such things always come with time. Thankfully, the wizard/witch battle was still brilliant. :)
Standing out was the Head Librarian, again, and Simon. And of course, our little witch was fun to follow but, unfortunately, she's not Tiffany.
Even so, I'm so glad to be revisiting all this! :)
I forgot how much I loved this one. Especially on the third read, I love piecing together all the bits and pieces that develop later with their origins. Simon, for example. The only thing I really miss seeing here is Ridcully. The current archchancellor has his charms, of course, and the sparks do fly between him and Weatherwax, but I think it would have been REALLY funny to have her opposite to Ridcully. That's just me. Fan fiction in my mind.
And that's also a bit of something, no? Discworld lives and breathes. It's EASY to live there. Just gotta make sure you don't take a tumble in the Ankh. That's were the dead people go.
Originalish review:
The Great Pratchett Re-Read Continues!
The third book begins the "real" development of the whole Discworld mythos, and rather than focusing on setting, it goes whole-hog (or Witch) into character and a rather deep social issue.
It is, at its core, a novel about breaking down the walls that the sexes tend to put up to keep the other side out. Witches can be wizards and vice-versa. :)
I didn't appreciate this as much the first time although I got the whole social bit perfectly... and mainly that was because I hadn't quite gotten as invested in the characters that would soon become the main driving force of the novels.
But now that I've had the pleasure of reading every novel, I'm fine. Just fine.
But Weatherwax seems to be not quite fully formed here. Isn't that odd? Or perhaps it isn't. This is the first time we see her and I have nothing but fond memories of the woman she reveals herself to be later. BUT, of course, such things always come with time. Thankfully, the wizard/witch battle was still brilliant. :)
Standing out was the Head Librarian, again, and Simon. And of course, our little witch was fun to follow but, unfortunately, she's not Tiffany.
Even so, I'm so glad to be revisiting all this! :)
July 22, 2017
This was a blast!
Introducing:
Witch supreme (or that's what I'm calling her) - and that only because of her stare, to say nothing of her actual magical talents. And yes, I can totally see Maggie Smith playing her in a movie!
Esk, 8th "son" of an 8th son (on the Discworld, 8 is the most magical number), who inherits the staff of a pretty powerful wizard because - instead of listening to Granny - he is eager to pass on his wizard's staff before he dies and assumes that Esk is going to be a boy.
The Unseen University, wizarding school that is not actually located on the Discworld but has a few access points there, one of which is in Ankh Morpork.
The Librarian
He used to be human, but due to a magical incident during Rincewind's adventure, he was turned into an Orang-Utan and decided to stay an ape because that was easier (and he likes the bananas).
It's the first book about the witch called Granny Weatherwax. She is, amongst other things, a midwife in the Ramptops (the area where she lives) and is therefore present during the birth of Esk when the dying wizard makes his fateful mistake. Since girls can't become wizards any more than boys can become witches, Granny Weatherwax wants to teach Esk witchery. She soon discovers however that it isn't enough - Esk's magic continues to burst forth and since Esk's staff is quite cheeky too, all Granny can do is get Esk to the Unseen University.
There, naturally, there is even more ignorance and prejudice about girls and wizardry so a bit of headology (trickery to get people to do what you want without really using magic) is needed.
At the university, the librarian seems the only one smart enough to see Esk and see her for what she is - and to be kind to her (granted, only after she gave him bananas but still).
And then there is the magical incident, first in the library itself and then ... but you should discover that for yourself, it's quite bad-ass.
I was quite surprised that there was so much world-building and we only got to Ankh Morpork and the UU so late in the book because that didn't leave much room for the final problem to arise and then get sorted out, but it turns out that is was just the right amount of everything, mixed together perfectly for the optimal outcome.
Generally, the book is about gender roles and inequality. What I admire most of all is that Terry Pratchett never lay it on too thick. He was never preaching. On top of that, if we simplify the parties (men vs. women), both sides are almost equally ignorant. Sure, Granny makes allowances for Esk at some point, but she never stops having prejudiced opinions about everything.
There is quite a lot of magic too (I particularly loved ), along with wonderful descriptions of the Discworld, Ankh Morpork, and the Unseen University including the library. Everything is just so quirky *thinks of the ad for the Guild of Thieves* and, as far as I know, unique.
The previous two volumes had been fun but definitely weren't as funny as this one. I sat in the bookstore's caf茅 yesterday and burst out laughing on several occasions (like when Esk is REALLY dense about sex) and I also love how Pratchett seemlessly incorporates popculture references such as Steven Spielberg!
The star, to me, was the staff at first. The fact that it can't speak and how Pratchett found a way to still give it so much character (even more than Luggage from the previous two volumes) is simply amazing! It didn't take long though for Granny to steal the spotlight even from the staff. Her dry sense of humour, her sharp observations of the world (despite being quite prejudiced against all manner of things), her goodness concealed by grumpiness make her my new favourite character (she might even surpass Death) - she often didn't even need words, actions or her famous stare were enough! Just look at some of the quotes I liked that showcase her verbal and behavioral badassery. :D
Add to that the fact that the narrator of this audiobook, Celia Imrie, is a genius in giving each character here an individual voice, but being most perfect for Granny herself.
In short, I can't wait to read more books with Granny (read by this narrator).
Introducing:
Witch supreme (or that's what I'm calling her) - and that only because of her stare, to say nothing of her actual magical talents. And yes, I can totally see Maggie Smith playing her in a movie!
Esk, 8th "son" of an 8th son (on the Discworld, 8 is the most magical number), who inherits the staff of a pretty powerful wizard because - instead of listening to Granny - he is eager to pass on his wizard's staff before he dies and assumes that Esk is going to be a boy.
The Unseen University, wizarding school that is not actually located on the Discworld but has a few access points there, one of which is in Ankh Morpork.
The Librarian
He used to be human, but due to a magical incident during Rincewind's adventure, he was turned into an Orang-Utan and decided to stay an ape because that was easier (and he likes the bananas).
It's the first book about the witch called Granny Weatherwax. She is, amongst other things, a midwife in the Ramptops (the area where she lives) and is therefore present during the birth of Esk when the dying wizard makes his fateful mistake. Since girls can't become wizards any more than boys can become witches, Granny Weatherwax wants to teach Esk witchery. She soon discovers however that it isn't enough - Esk's magic continues to burst forth and since Esk's staff is quite cheeky too, all Granny can do is get Esk to the Unseen University.
There, naturally, there is even more ignorance and prejudice about girls and wizardry so a bit of headology (trickery to get people to do what you want without really using magic) is needed.
At the university, the librarian seems the only one smart enough to see Esk and see her for what she is - and to be kind to her (granted, only after she gave him bananas but still).
And then there is the magical incident, first in the library itself and then ... but you should discover that for yourself, it's quite bad-ass.
I was quite surprised that there was so much world-building and we only got to Ankh Morpork and the UU so late in the book because that didn't leave much room for the final problem to arise and then get sorted out, but it turns out that is was just the right amount of everything, mixed together perfectly for the optimal outcome.
Generally, the book is about gender roles and inequality. What I admire most of all is that Terry Pratchett never lay it on too thick. He was never preaching. On top of that, if we simplify the parties (men vs. women), both sides are almost equally ignorant. Sure, Granny makes allowances for Esk at some point, but she never stops having prejudiced opinions about everything.
There is quite a lot of magic too (I particularly loved ), along with wonderful descriptions of the Discworld, Ankh Morpork, and the Unseen University including the library. Everything is just so quirky *thinks of the ad for the Guild of Thieves* and, as far as I know, unique.
The previous two volumes had been fun but definitely weren't as funny as this one. I sat in the bookstore's caf茅 yesterday and burst out laughing on several occasions (like when Esk is REALLY dense about sex) and I also love how Pratchett seemlessly incorporates popculture references such as Steven Spielberg!
The star, to me, was the staff at first. The fact that it can't speak and how Pratchett found a way to still give it so much character (even more than Luggage from the previous two volumes) is simply amazing! It didn't take long though for Granny to steal the spotlight even from the staff. Her dry sense of humour, her sharp observations of the world (despite being quite prejudiced against all manner of things), her goodness concealed by grumpiness make her my new favourite character (she might even surpass Death) - she often didn't even need words, actions or her famous stare were enough! Just look at some of the quotes I liked that showcase her verbal and behavioral badassery. :D
Add to that the fact that the narrator of this audiobook, Celia Imrie, is a genius in giving each character here an individual voice, but being most perfect for Granny herself.
In short, I can't wait to read more books with Granny (read by this narrator).
September 21, 2021
I have now read the first 3 books in the series and this is the first about witches. I have to say that I felt this was a bit serious. I know there were jokes in it, but Granny Weatherwax is a bit serious and it really makes for a serious tone. It gets sillier toward the end of the book when they get to Unseen University. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the humor in this book, but it was serious.
This was written in 1987 and I can see this book back then being more of a punch. It is fairly stale as a feminist book at this point things have progressed so much. Still, I enjoyed the mess of wizard can't be woman and men can't be witches.
I thought the staff was a delightful invention and takes the place of the traveling luggage. I enjoyed Esk and Granny. The climax seemed to almost come out of nowhere, but he had some great ideas in there about shadows.
I'm loving the Discworld and I can't wait to meet more of the characters. I don't have Mort at this time, so unless I get it from the library, I will wait a bit until I can acquire Mort. I found a whole slew of these books 2nd hand and now have about 25, but Mort and Sorcery were not among them. I want to find them used because the new ones are a different size and they don't match up. My Equal Rites is longer and doesn't match. Bummer.
Terry Pratchett is a delight to read.
This was written in 1987 and I can see this book back then being more of a punch. It is fairly stale as a feminist book at this point things have progressed so much. Still, I enjoyed the mess of wizard can't be woman and men can't be witches.
I thought the staff was a delightful invention and takes the place of the traveling luggage. I enjoyed Esk and Granny. The climax seemed to almost come out of nowhere, but he had some great ideas in there about shadows.
I'm loving the Discworld and I can't wait to meet more of the characters. I don't have Mort at this time, so unless I get it from the library, I will wait a bit until I can acquire Mort. I found a whole slew of these books 2nd hand and now have about 25, but Mort and Sorcery were not among them. I want to find them used because the new ones are a different size and they don't match up. My Equal Rites is longer and doesn't match. Bummer.
Terry Pratchett is a delight to read.
February 6, 2017
This was a reread for me but it is years since my first read and I did not remember much of it!
Loved that Death popped up right at the beginning and then Granny Weatherwax made her first appearance. Of course this book is vintage Discworld and these two, along with others, appear again and again later in the series and develop into much more rounded characters. Nevertheless Pratchett's humour is here in full force along with his wonderful descriptions and clever stories.
These early books are light reading - I polished this one off in a few hours -but they are still so good!
Loved that Death popped up right at the beginning and then Granny Weatherwax made her first appearance. Of course this book is vintage Discworld and these two, along with others, appear again and again later in the series and develop into much more rounded characters. Nevertheless Pratchett's humour is here in full force along with his wonderful descriptions and clever stories.
These early books are light reading - I polished this one off in a few hours -but they are still so good!
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July 16, 2023
It was good thunderstorm country, up here in the Ramtop Mountains, a country of jagged peaks, dense forests and little river valleys so deep the daylight had no sooner reached the bottom than it was time to leave again.
Up in the Ramptops, the Eighth Son of an Eighth Son is about to be born, and a Wizard is ready to hand over his staff. But it seems they've all forgotten that babies can be girls as well...
I firmly believe that Equal Rites is the best book to start with if you've never read Terry Pratchett or Discworld.
Reading this after I've just finished the Tiffany Aching Discworld books makes me draw a lot of parallels. The Tiffany books is probably where Terry was going with this, but couldn't quite manage it. This is only the third Discworld novel, and that is apparent, and it's quite a short read. There are quite too many our-world mentions and weak gags and occasionally the plot stutters, but altogether it is impossibly wonderful.
It's a heart-warming book focusing on the Man Jobs and Women Jobs of the Discworld-and indeed our own. I hate the word "relatable" and think anyone who uses it in book reviews should be shot, but it is, especially with the New Wave Feminism and all the stuff about Equality being bandied about. And hey, it was written in the 80s. By a man! I know.
We are also introduced to my favourite-my MOST FAVOURITE-character of the Discworld: Granny. Here she is as cantankerous and stubborn and wonderful and ridiculous as ever, and showing power that she rarely shows in other books. We also see her wonderful flaws even this early on: not wanting to admit she's wrong so she just headbutts ignorance right full on in the face. We also get her all alone without Nanny or any other witch, so it's quite an important role she's got here as the introduction to Discworld Witches. Pratchett introduces her very well and keeps her grounded with her stubborn nature and inability to accept she doesn't know things.
Eskarina Smith-the Disc's first ever Female Wizard-is similar to Tiffany Aching in many ways. She knows her own head but has a childlike mentality about a lot of things and it seems that she shares a smattering of stubborness with Granny that makes their stand-offs great to read. However, Esk isn't as well-developed as Tiffany was (though Tiffany did get five whole books to herself) and I often felt like Esk was pushed out of the story a little to accommodate the other larger-than-life characters (Simon and the Arch chancellor of Unseen University to name just a couple).
It's a wonderful read with a journey across a good stretch of the Disc and many minor characters who colour the place and let you know what you're getting yourself in to. The bad points can be forgiven in retrospect: it was his third and the books that follow just get better and better. Re-reading is 1000% better than simply reading Discworld books.
[First read: 15th February, 2013. 3 stars.
Second read: 7th September, 2018. 4 stars.
Third read: 8th July, 2023. 5 stars.]
Up in the Ramptops, the Eighth Son of an Eighth Son is about to be born, and a Wizard is ready to hand over his staff. But it seems they've all forgotten that babies can be girls as well...
I firmly believe that Equal Rites is the best book to start with if you've never read Terry Pratchett or Discworld.
Reading this after I've just finished the Tiffany Aching Discworld books makes me draw a lot of parallels. The Tiffany books is probably where Terry was going with this, but couldn't quite manage it. This is only the third Discworld novel, and that is apparent, and it's quite a short read. There are quite too many our-world mentions and weak gags and occasionally the plot stutters, but altogether it is impossibly wonderful.
It's a heart-warming book focusing on the Man Jobs and Women Jobs of the Discworld-and indeed our own. I hate the word "relatable" and think anyone who uses it in book reviews should be shot, but it is, especially with the New Wave Feminism and all the stuff about Equality being bandied about. And hey, it was written in the 80s. By a man! I know.
We are also introduced to my favourite-my MOST FAVOURITE-character of the Discworld: Granny. Here she is as cantankerous and stubborn and wonderful and ridiculous as ever, and showing power that she rarely shows in other books. We also see her wonderful flaws even this early on: not wanting to admit she's wrong so she just headbutts ignorance right full on in the face. We also get her all alone without Nanny or any other witch, so it's quite an important role she's got here as the introduction to Discworld Witches. Pratchett introduces her very well and keeps her grounded with her stubborn nature and inability to accept she doesn't know things.
Eskarina Smith-the Disc's first ever Female Wizard-is similar to Tiffany Aching in many ways. She knows her own head but has a childlike mentality about a lot of things and it seems that she shares a smattering of stubborness with Granny that makes their stand-offs great to read. However, Esk isn't as well-developed as Tiffany was (though Tiffany did get five whole books to herself) and I often felt like Esk was pushed out of the story a little to accommodate the other larger-than-life characters (Simon and the Arch chancellor of Unseen University to name just a couple).
It's a wonderful read with a journey across a good stretch of the Disc and many minor characters who colour the place and let you know what you're getting yourself in to. The bad points can be forgiven in retrospect: it was his third and the books that follow just get better and better. Re-reading is 1000% better than simply reading Discworld books.
[First read: 15th February, 2013. 3 stars.
Second read: 7th September, 2018. 4 stars.
Third read: 8th July, 2023. 5 stars.]
May 20, 2012
Similar in spirit to the first two books in the Discworld series, once again we have a delightful duo on a journey, encountering many a merry mishap on the way. This book is not as funny as its predecessors, though the plot seems more cohesive and a little less meandering.
Despite the distinct lack of trolls, this is probably my favorite so far. I really enjoyed the "Girl Power" theme to the book. At least I think I did. It could just be those darned witches using their "headology" on me.
Despite the distinct lack of trolls, this is probably my favorite so far. I really enjoyed the "Girl Power" theme to the book. At least I think I did. It could just be those darned witches using their "headology" on me.
March 28, 2021
Pratchett's comic fantasy satire of feminism and its impact on a male dominated status quo. A number of coincidences result in a learned Wizard passing on his legacy to a baby girl in a world where it is simply unheard of, for a woman to become a wizard. The most interesting and definitely funniest (as in in a few places I actually found some humour!) Discworld book out of the first three I have now read. 4 out of 12
April 28, 2025
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鈥炐⒀€褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 褉邪蟹斜械褉械, 褔械 屑邪泻邪褉 懈 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 芯褌 袟褍薪懈褌械 写邪 薪械 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 谢褗卸邪褌, 褌械 褏褉邪薪褟褌 芯谐褉芯屑械薪 褉械褋锌械泻褌 泻褗屑 胁褋械泻懈 袟褍薪, 泻芯泄褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 泻邪卸械, 褔械 褋胁械褌褗褌 械 锌芯-褉邪蟹谢懈褔械薪, 芯褌泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 械 胁 写械泄褋褌胁懈褌械谢薪芯褋褌, 邪 袥褗卸械褑褗褌 褋械 锌芯谢蟹胁邪 褋褗褋 蟹薪邪褔懈褌械谢械薪 邪胁褌芯褉懈褌械褌. 孝芯泄 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁谢褟胁邪 锌谢械屑械褌芯 褋懈 胁褗胁 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械 屑褍 胁蟹械屑邪薪懈褟-写邪胁邪薪懈褟 褋 胁褗薪褕薪懈褟 褋胁褟褌, 泻芯谐芯褌芯 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪懈褟褌 袟褍薪 芯褖械 屑薪芯谐芯 芯褌写邪胁薪邪 褋械 斜械 芯褌泻邪蟹邪谢 写邪 褋械 芯锌懈褌胁邪 写邪 褉邪蟹斜械褉械. 袩谢械屑械薪邪褌邪 薪邪 袟褍薪懈褌械 褋械 谐芯褉写械褟褌 屑薪芯谐芯 褋褗褋 褋胁芯懈褌械 袥褗卸褑懈.鈥�
鈥炐曆佇�, 械褋褌械褋褌胁械薪芯, 薪械 斜械褕械 锌芯谢褍褔懈谢邪 褌邪泻邪胁邪 锌芯写谐芯褌芯胁泻邪, 邪, 写芯斜褉械 懈蟹胁械褋褌薪芯 械, 褔械 卸懈蟹薪械薪芯薪械芯斜褏芯写懈屑邪 褋褗褋褌邪胁泻邪 薪邪 褍褋锌械褏邪 械 写邪 薪械 蟹薪邪械褕, 褔械 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 芯锌懈褌胁邪褕 写邪 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕, 薪械 屑芯卸械 写邪 斜褗写械 薪邪锌褉邪胁械薪芯. 效芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 写邪卸械 薪械 锌芯写芯蟹懈褉邪 蟹邪 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌褌邪 蟹邪 薪械褍褋锌械褏, 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 芯泻邪卸械 谐褉邪写懈胁薪懈褟褌 泻邪屑褗泻 锌芯 锌褗褌褟 薪邪 泻芯谢械谢芯褌芯 薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪.鈥�
鈥炐⑿� 斜褟褏邪 锌芯褋械褌懈谢懈 胁械褔械 蟹邪斜械谢械卸懈褌械谢薪芯褋褌懈褌械 薪邪 袗薪泻褏-袦芯褉锌芯褉泻, 锌褉械褌褗锌泻邪薪懈褌械 屑褍 写芯泻芯胁械, 屑薪芯谐芯斜褉芯泄薪懈褌械 屑褍 屑芯褋褌芯胁械, 锌邪蟹邪褉懈褌械 懈 褍泻褉械锌谢械薪懈褟褌邪 屑褍, 褍谢懈褑懈褌械, 锌芯 泻芯懈褌芯 斜褟褏邪 薪邪褉械写械薪懈 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪芯 懈 褋邪屑芯 褏褉邪屑芯胁械. 袘邪斜邪 斜械褕械 锌褉械斜褉芯懈谢邪 褏褉邪屑芯胁械褌械 褋褗褋 蟹邪屑懈褋谢械薪芯 懈蟹褉邪卸械薪懈械 胁 芯褔懈褌械; 斜芯谐芯胁械褌械 胁懈薪邪谐懈 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪褏邪 锌芯泻谢芯薪薪懈褑懈褌械 懈屑 写邪 写械泄褋褌胁邪褌 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪芯 芯褌 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻邪褌邪 褋懈 薪邪谐谢邪褋邪 懈 褔芯胁械褕泻芯褌芯 鈥炑埿盒把€褌芯鈥�, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 锌芯褉邪卸写邪褕械 芯褌 褌芯胁邪, 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪褕械 屑薪芯谐芯 褉邪斜芯褌邪 薪邪 胁械褖懈褑懈褌械.鈥�
鈥炐� 写褍屑懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 褏芯褉邪褌邪 泻邪蟹胁邪褏邪, 斜褟褏邪 褋邪屑芯 褋械薪泻懈褌械 薪邪 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈褌械 薪械褖邪. 袧芯 薪褟泻芯懈 薪械褖邪 斜褟褏邪 褌胁褗褉写械 谐芯谢械屑懈, 蟹邪 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褍谢芯胁械薪懈 胁 写褍屑懈, 邪 写邪卸械 懈 褋邪屑懈褌械 写褍屑懈 斜褟褏邪 褌胁褗褉写械 屑芯褖薪懈, 蟹邪 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 芯锌懈褌芯屑械薪懈 褋 锌懈褋邪薪械.鈥�
鈥炐溞拘缎� 懈 写邪 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪褌 褋胁械褌芯胁械, 泻褗写械褌芯 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪褉褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋械 褋屑褟褌邪 蟹邪 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪邪 锌褉芯褎械褋懈褟, 懈 泻褗写械褌芯 褉懈褋泻芯胁械褌械 褋械 褋胁械卸写邪褌 写芯 褌芯胁邪 薪褟泻芯泄 谐芯谢褟屑 褌芯屑 写邪 锌邪写薪械 芯褌 谢邪胁懈褑邪褌邪 胁褗褉褏褍 谐谢邪胁邪褌邪 褌懈, 薪芯 芯褌谐芯胁芯褉薪懈泻 薪邪 屑邪谐懈褔械褋泻邪 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪 薪械 械 褉邪斜芯褌邪 蟹邪 薪械锌褉械写锌邪蟹谢懈胁懈 褏芯褉邪. 袦邪谐懈懈褌械 锌褉懈褌械卸邪胁邪褌 褋懈谢邪 懈 褋邪屑芯褌芯 懈屑 蟹邪锌懈褋胁邪薪械 胁褗褉褏褍 谢懈褋褌 褏邪褉褌懈褟 懈 薪邪褌懈泻胁邪薪械褌芯 懈屑 屑械卸写褍 泻芯褉懈褑懈褌械 薪械 锌褉邪胁懈 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 薪懈褖芯, 蟹邪 写邪 褟 薪邪屑邪谢懈. 袙械褖械褋褌胁芯褌芯 懈蟹褌懈褔邪. 袣薪懈谐懈褌械 懈屑邪褌 褋泻谢芯薪薪芯褋褌褌邪 写邪 褉械邪谐懈褉邪褌 械写薪邪 褋 写褉褍谐邪, 泻邪褌芯 芯褌 褌芯胁邪 褋械 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪 锌褉芯懈蟹胁芯谢薪邪 屑邪谐懈褟 褋褗褋 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪芯 褋褗蟹薪邪薪懈械. 袣薪懈谐懈褌械 褋 屑邪谐懈懈 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 褋邪 锌褉懈泻芯胁邪薪懈 褋 胁械褉懈谐懈 泻褗屑 谢邪胁懈褑懈褌械 褋懈, 薪芯 薪械 蟹邪 写邪 薪械 斜褗写邪褌 芯褌泻褉邪写薪邪褌懈鈥︹€�
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鈥炐曅葱叫� 胁械褖懈褑邪 蟹邪谢邪谐邪 褌胁褗褉写械 屑薪芯谐芯 薪邪 写褍屑懈褌械, 褔械 写邪 褋懈 锌芯蟹胁芯谢懈 薪褟泻芯谐邪 写邪 褋械 芯褌屑械褌薪械 芯褌 褌褟褏.鈥�
鈥炐⒀€褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 褉邪蟹斜械褉械, 褔械 屑邪泻邪褉 懈 锌芯胁械褔械褌芯 芯褌 袟褍薪懈褌械 写邪 薪械 屑芯谐邪褌 写邪 谢褗卸邪褌, 褌械 褏褉邪薪褟褌 芯谐褉芯屑械薪 褉械褋锌械泻褌 泻褗屑 胁褋械泻懈 袟褍薪, 泻芯泄褌芯 屑芯卸械 写邪 泻邪卸械, 褔械 褋胁械褌褗褌 械 锌芯-褉邪蟹谢懈褔械薪, 芯褌泻芯谢泻芯褌芯 械 胁 写械泄褋褌胁懈褌械谢薪芯褋褌, 邪 袥褗卸械褑褗褌 褋械 锌芯谢蟹胁邪 褋褗褋 蟹薪邪褔懈褌械谢械薪 邪胁褌芯褉懈褌械褌. 孝芯泄 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁谢褟胁邪 锌谢械屑械褌芯 褋懈 胁褗胁 胁褋懈褔泻懈褌械 屑褍 胁蟹械屑邪薪懈褟-写邪胁邪薪懈褟 褋 胁褗薪褕薪懈褟 褋胁褟褌, 泻芯谐芯褌芯 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪懈褟褌 袟褍薪 芯褖械 屑薪芯谐芯 芯褌写邪胁薪邪 褋械 斜械 芯褌泻邪蟹邪谢 写邪 褋械 芯锌懈褌胁邪 写邪 褉邪蟹斜械褉械. 袩谢械屑械薪邪褌邪 薪邪 袟褍薪懈褌械 褋械 谐芯褉写械褟褌 屑薪芯谐芯 褋褗褋 褋胁芯懈褌械 袥褗卸褑懈.鈥�
鈥炐曆佇�, 械褋褌械褋褌胁械薪芯, 薪械 斜械褕械 锌芯谢褍褔懈谢邪 褌邪泻邪胁邪 锌芯写谐芯褌芯胁泻邪, 邪, 写芯斜褉械 懈蟹胁械褋褌薪芯 械, 褔械 卸懈蟹薪械薪芯薪械芯斜褏芯写懈屑邪 褋褗褋褌邪胁泻邪 薪邪 褍褋锌械褏邪 械 写邪 薪械 蟹薪邪械褕, 褔械 褌芯胁邪, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 芯锌懈褌胁邪褕 写邪 薪邪锌褉邪胁懈褕, 薪械 屑芯卸械 写邪 斜褗写械 薪邪锌褉邪胁械薪芯. 效芯胁械泻, 泻芯泄褌芯 写邪卸械 薪械 锌芯写芯蟹懈褉邪 蟹邪 胁褗蟹屑芯卸薪芯褋褌褌邪 蟹邪 薪械褍褋锌械褏, 屑芯卸械 写邪 褋械 芯泻邪卸械 谐褉邪写懈胁薪懈褟褌 泻邪屑褗泻 锌芯 锌褗褌褟 薪邪 泻芯谢械谢芯褌芯 薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褟褌邪.鈥�
鈥炐⑿� 斜褟褏邪 锌芯褋械褌懈谢懈 胁械褔械 蟹邪斜械谢械卸懈褌械谢薪芯褋褌懈褌械 薪邪 袗薪泻褏-袦芯褉锌芯褉泻, 锌褉械褌褗锌泻邪薪懈褌械 屑褍 写芯泻芯胁械, 屑薪芯谐芯斜褉芯泄薪懈褌械 屑褍 屑芯褋褌芯胁械, 锌邪蟹邪褉懈褌械 懈 褍泻褉械锌谢械薪懈褟褌邪 屑褍, 褍谢懈褑懈褌械, 锌芯 泻芯懈褌芯 斜褟褏邪 薪邪褉械写械薪懈 械写懈薪褋褌胁械薪芯 懈 褋邪屑芯 褏褉邪屑芯胁械. 袘邪斜邪 斜械褕械 锌褉械斜褉芯懈谢邪 褏褉邪屑芯胁械褌械 褋褗褋 蟹邪屑懈褋谢械薪芯 懈蟹褉邪卸械薪懈械 胁 芯褔懈褌械; 斜芯谐芯胁械褌械 胁懈薪邪谐懈 懈蟹懈褋泻胁邪褏邪 锌芯泻谢芯薪薪懈褑懈褌械 懈屑 写邪 写械泄褋褌胁邪褌 褉邪蟹谢懈褔薪芯 芯褌 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻邪褌邪 褋懈 薪邪谐谢邪褋邪 懈 褔芯胁械褕泻芯褌芯 鈥炑埿盒把€褌芯鈥�, 泻芯械褌芯 褋械 锌芯褉邪卸写邪褕械 芯褌 褌芯胁邪, 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪褕械 屑薪芯谐芯 褉邪斜芯褌邪 薪邪 胁械褖懈褑懈褌械.鈥�
鈥炐� 写褍屑懈褌械, 泻芯懈褌芯 褏芯褉邪褌邪 泻邪蟹胁邪褏邪, 斜褟褏邪 褋邪屑芯 褋械薪泻懈褌械 薪邪 懈褋褌懈薪褋泻懈褌械 薪械褖邪. 袧芯 薪褟泻芯懈 薪械褖邪 斜褟褏邪 褌胁褗褉写械 谐芯谢械屑懈, 蟹邪 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 薪邪懈褋褌懈薪邪 褍谢芯胁械薪懈 胁 写褍屑懈, 邪 写邪卸械 懈 褋邪屑懈褌械 写褍屑懈 斜褟褏邪 褌胁褗褉写械 屑芯褖薪懈, 蟹邪 写邪 斜褗写邪褌 薪邪锌褗谢薪芯 芯锌懈褌芯屑械薪懈 褋 锌懈褋邪薪械.鈥�
鈥炐溞拘缎� 懈 写邪 褋褗褖械褋褌胁褍胁邪褌 褋胁械褌芯胁械, 泻褗写械褌芯 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪褉褋褌胁芯褌芯 褋械 褋屑褟褌邪 蟹邪 褋锌芯泻芯泄薪邪 锌褉芯褎械褋懈褟, 懈 泻褗写械褌芯 褉懈褋泻芯胁械褌械 褋械 褋胁械卸写邪褌 写芯 褌芯胁邪 薪褟泻芯泄 谐芯谢褟屑 褌芯屑 写邪 锌邪写薪械 芯褌 谢邪胁懈褑邪褌邪 胁褗褉褏褍 谐谢邪胁邪褌邪 褌懈, 薪芯 芯褌谐芯胁芯褉薪懈泻 薪邪 屑邪谐懈褔械褋泻邪 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪 薪械 械 褉邪斜芯褌邪 蟹邪 薪械锌褉械写锌邪蟹谢懈胁懈 褏芯褉邪. 袦邪谐懈懈褌械 锌褉懈褌械卸邪胁邪褌 褋懈谢邪 懈 褋邪屑芯褌芯 懈屑 蟹邪锌懈褋胁邪薪械 胁褗褉褏褍 谢懈褋褌 褏邪褉褌懈褟 懈 薪邪褌懈泻胁邪薪械褌芯 懈屑 屑械卸写褍 泻芯褉懈褑懈褌械 薪械 锌褉邪胁懈 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 薪懈褖芯, 蟹邪 写邪 褟 薪邪屑邪谢懈. 袙械褖械褋褌胁芯褌芯 懈蟹褌懈褔邪. 袣薪懈谐懈褌械 懈屑邪褌 褋泻谢芯薪薪芯褋褌褌邪 写邪 褉械邪谐懈褉邪褌 械写薪邪 褋 写褉褍谐邪, 泻邪褌芯 芯褌 褌芯胁邪 褋械 褋褗蟹写邪胁邪 锌褉芯懈蟹胁芯谢薪邪 屑邪谐懈褟 褋褗褋 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪芯 褋褗蟹薪邪薪懈械. 袣薪懈谐懈褌械 褋 屑邪谐懈懈 芯斜懈泻薪芯胁械薪芯 褋邪 锌褉懈泻芯胁邪薪懈 褋 胁械褉懈谐懈 泻褗屑 谢邪胁懈褑懈褌械 褋懈, 薪芯 薪械 蟹邪 写邪 薪械 斜褗写邪褌 芯褌泻褉邪写薪邪褌懈鈥︹€�
March 16, 2021
Classic Discworld story full of humor and adventure
September 20, 2021
鈥�-隆Me dijo que en su universidad no dejaban entrar a mujeres!
-Se equivoca.
-No, dec铆a la verdad Yaya, yo siempre cuando鈥�
-Ni帽a tonta, lo que pasa es que 茅l cre铆a que estaba diciendo la verdad. El mundo no es siempre como piensa la gente鈥�.
Qu茅 ganas ten铆a de releer esta saga. Es una de mis favoritas de Pratchett (por el momento). Esta novela la encontr茅 de casualidad en una tienda de segunda mano en Oviedo. En ese momento estaba leyendo la saga de la muerte. Otra saga que tambi茅n recomiendo bastante y tambi茅n pendiente de releer ( tengo m谩s lista pendiente de relecturas que de nuevas lecturas pero en fin).
鈥淯n lugar as铆, un lugar que solo existe s贸lo porque los dioses tambi茅n tienen sentido del humor, debe ser un mundo en el que la magia puede sobrevivir. Y tambi茅n el sexo, por supuesto.
Justamente este es el primer libro que conforma la saga de las brujas, pero que sin embargo el lector puede pasar al segundo porque no hay relaci贸n directa entre los dos libros. Cronol贸gicamente este libro se sit煤a 10 a帽os por lo menos antes de las aventuras de las brujas. Sin embargo s铆 que conocemos por primera vez a uno de los personajes m谩s entra帽ables de Terry, Yaya Ceravieja:
鈥淓ra una bruja, circunstancia aceptable en las Monta帽as del Carnero, donde nadie dec铆a nada en contra de las brujas. Al menos, nadie que se quisiera levantar por la ma帽ana con la misma forma que ten铆a al acostarse鈥�.
No queriendo entrar en detalles este libro narra las aventuras de la peque帽a Eskarina la cual ha heredado un cayado de un mago. Todo esto estar铆a bien sino fuera porque las mujeres no pueden llegar a ser 鈥渕agos鈥� pues esto es un rol relegado solo a los hombres mientras que las mujeres solo pueden ser 鈥渂rujas鈥�. Sin embargo, el autor se burla de ello y nos muestra que ella es capaz de eso y m谩s. Eso s铆, las pullitas entre magos-brujas nunca me cansan.
鈥淣o deber铆as pasar tanto tiempo entre magos, ni帽a, est谩s empezando a tomartelos en serio. Todos se autodenominan Altisimo Se帽or lo que sea y no s茅 que Imperial. Es parte de su sistema. Hasta los hechiceros lo hacen, una habr铆a imaginado que eran m谩s sensatos, pero no, en el fondo son todos iguales鈥�.
Yo tengo que admitir que los magos no son tan de mi agrado como lo son las brujas salvo el bibliotecario, esta es la excepci贸n a la regla (quienes lo conocen sabr谩n por qu茅. Es un personaje bastante peculiar鈥�). Eso no significa que vuelva a darle una segunda oportunidad a los magos.
Eso s铆, este libro no es de los mejores del autor y menos de esta saga. Para m铆 por el momento me quedo con Brujas 2,3,5 y 6. Tambi茅n entiendo que es de los primeros libros que escrib铆a de Mundodisco.
En conclusi贸n, la saga de las brujas est谩 muy bien, no te desanimes por el primer libro, el segundo cambia totalmente. Dale una oportunidad a esta saga.
-Se equivoca.
-No, dec铆a la verdad Yaya, yo siempre cuando鈥�
-Ni帽a tonta, lo que pasa es que 茅l cre铆a que estaba diciendo la verdad. El mundo no es siempre como piensa la gente鈥�.
Qu茅 ganas ten铆a de releer esta saga. Es una de mis favoritas de Pratchett (por el momento). Esta novela la encontr茅 de casualidad en una tienda de segunda mano en Oviedo. En ese momento estaba leyendo la saga de la muerte. Otra saga que tambi茅n recomiendo bastante y tambi茅n pendiente de releer ( tengo m谩s lista pendiente de relecturas que de nuevas lecturas pero en fin).
鈥淯n lugar as铆, un lugar que solo existe s贸lo porque los dioses tambi茅n tienen sentido del humor, debe ser un mundo en el que la magia puede sobrevivir. Y tambi茅n el sexo, por supuesto.
Justamente este es el primer libro que conforma la saga de las brujas, pero que sin embargo el lector puede pasar al segundo porque no hay relaci贸n directa entre los dos libros. Cronol贸gicamente este libro se sit煤a 10 a帽os por lo menos antes de las aventuras de las brujas. Sin embargo s铆 que conocemos por primera vez a uno de los personajes m谩s entra帽ables de Terry, Yaya Ceravieja:
鈥淓ra una bruja, circunstancia aceptable en las Monta帽as del Carnero, donde nadie dec铆a nada en contra de las brujas. Al menos, nadie que se quisiera levantar por la ma帽ana con la misma forma que ten铆a al acostarse鈥�.
No queriendo entrar en detalles este libro narra las aventuras de la peque帽a Eskarina la cual ha heredado un cayado de un mago. Todo esto estar铆a bien sino fuera porque las mujeres no pueden llegar a ser 鈥渕agos鈥� pues esto es un rol relegado solo a los hombres mientras que las mujeres solo pueden ser 鈥渂rujas鈥�. Sin embargo, el autor se burla de ello y nos muestra que ella es capaz de eso y m谩s. Eso s铆, las pullitas entre magos-brujas nunca me cansan.
鈥淣o deber铆as pasar tanto tiempo entre magos, ni帽a, est谩s empezando a tomartelos en serio. Todos se autodenominan Altisimo Se帽or lo que sea y no s茅 que Imperial. Es parte de su sistema. Hasta los hechiceros lo hacen, una habr铆a imaginado que eran m谩s sensatos, pero no, en el fondo son todos iguales鈥�.
Yo tengo que admitir que los magos no son tan de mi agrado como lo son las brujas salvo el bibliotecario, esta es la excepci贸n a la regla (quienes lo conocen sabr谩n por qu茅. Es un personaje bastante peculiar鈥�). Eso no significa que vuelva a darle una segunda oportunidad a los magos.
Eso s铆, este libro no es de los mejores del autor y menos de esta saga. Para m铆 por el momento me quedo con Brujas 2,3,5 y 6. Tambi茅n entiendo que es de los primeros libros que escrib铆a de Mundodisco.
En conclusi贸n, la saga de las brujas est谩 muy bien, no te desanimes por el primer libro, el segundo cambia totalmente. Dale una oportunidad a esta saga.
April 20, 2021
Three books into the Discworld series (which, yes, I am reading in the order of publication and no, I will not be taking feedback about this from hardcore Pratchett nerds), I finally get my formal introduction to Granny Weatherwax, and she's just as delightful as promised.
Equal Rites has the most straightforward and dare I say traditional fantasy setup of any book in the series that I've read so far - it lends itself to easy summary, to the point where the setup sounds suspiciously like your typical YA fantasy adventure. The book starts with a dying wizard accidentally bestowing his powers on a newborn - what was intended to be the eight son of an eight son, who would carry on a proud tradition of wizards in the Disc. Unfortunately, the child turns out to be a girl named Esk. Her early magical education therefore falls to local witch Granny Weatherwax, until Esk decides to travel to Ankh-Morpork and attempt to get accepted to the Unseen University, where (strictly male) wizards are trained.
The setup, in other words, sounds like a very typical Tamora Pierce-style adventure, where our spunky heroine infiltrates a traditionally male space and dominates at everything. But of course, this is a Terry Pratchett book, and after only three books I already know that he won't go the traditional route. The plot structure of Equal Rites is definitely not what I was expecting, and if I had one major criticism of this book, it's that the plot only really picks up speed when we're almost at the end. But it's still a fun ride from beginning to end, and honestly the characters are such a delight I don't even need them to be having world-in-peril adventures; I can just watch them hanging out.
Up next is Mort! I hear that's a good one.
Equal Rites has the most straightforward and dare I say traditional fantasy setup of any book in the series that I've read so far - it lends itself to easy summary, to the point where the setup sounds suspiciously like your typical YA fantasy adventure. The book starts with a dying wizard accidentally bestowing his powers on a newborn - what was intended to be the eight son of an eight son, who would carry on a proud tradition of wizards in the Disc. Unfortunately, the child turns out to be a girl named Esk. Her early magical education therefore falls to local witch Granny Weatherwax, until Esk decides to travel to Ankh-Morpork and attempt to get accepted to the Unseen University, where (strictly male) wizards are trained.
The setup, in other words, sounds like a very typical Tamora Pierce-style adventure, where our spunky heroine infiltrates a traditionally male space and dominates at everything. But of course, this is a Terry Pratchett book, and after only three books I already know that he won't go the traditional route. The plot structure of Equal Rites is definitely not what I was expecting, and if I had one major criticism of this book, it's that the plot only really picks up speed when we're almost at the end. But it's still a fun ride from beginning to end, and honestly the characters are such a delight I don't even need them to be having world-in-peril adventures; I can just watch them hanging out.
Up next is Mort! I hear that's a good one.
February 22, 2019
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches #1), Terry Pratchett
Equal Rites is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the third novel in the Discworld series and the first in which the main character is not Rincewind. The title is wordplay on the phrase "Equal Rights".
The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place where an eighth son of an eighth son is about to be born. This signifies that the child is destined to become a wizard; on the Discworld, the number eight has many of the magical properties that are sometimes ascribed to seven in other mythologies. Billet wants to pass his wizard's staff on to his successor. However, the newborn child is actually a girl, Esk (full name Eskarina Smith). ...
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 丿賴賲 賲丕賴 賲蹖 爻丕賱 2016 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 賲噩賲賵毓賴 噩賴丕賳 氐賮丨賴 - 讴鬲丕亘 03 - 丌蹖蹖賳 賴丕蹖 亘乇丕亘乇貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 鬲乇蹖 倬乇鬲趩鬲 (倬乇丕趩鬲)貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 丌乇夭賵 丕丨賲蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賵蹖丿丕貙 1392貨 丿乇 302 氐貨 卮丕亘讴: 9786002910035貨 賲賵囟賵毓: 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 - 爻丿賴 20 賲
丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏й� 賲噩賲賵毓賴 丿乇 噩賴丕賳蹖 亘丕 毓賳賵丕賳: 芦丿蹖爻讴鈥屬堌辟勜� 賲蹖鈥屭柏辟嗀� 讴賴 氐賮丨賴鈥� 丕蹖 賲爻胤丨 丕爻鬲貙 賵 亘乇 卮丕賳賴鈥� 賴丕蹖 趩賴丕乇 賮蹖賱 毓馗蹖賲鈥� 丕賱噩孬賴 賯乇丕乇 丿丕乇丿. 丕蹖賳 賮蹖賱鈥屬囏� 賳蹖夭貙 亘賴 賳賵亘賴 蹖 禺賵丿貙 亘乇 乇賵蹖 倬卮鬲 蹖讴 賱丕讴鈥屬矩簇� 睾賵賱鈥屫⒇池ж� 亘丕 賳丕賲 芦丌鬲賵卅蹖賳 亘夭乇诏禄 賯乇丕乇 丿丕乇賳丿. 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 噩丕丿賵诏乇: 芦丿乇丕賲 亘蹖賱鬲禄 賲蹖丿丕賳丿貙 讴賴 丕賵 夭賵丿 賲蹖賲蹖乇丿貙 噩丕丿賵诏乇 丿乇 賱丨馗賴 蹖 賲乇诏 賳蹖乇賵蹖卮 乇丕 亘賴 賴卮鬲賲蹖賳 倬爻乇 賴卮鬲賲蹖賳 倬爻乇貙 讴賴 丿乇 賴賲丕賳 賱丨馗賴 賲鬲賵賱丿 卮丿賴貙 賲賳鬲賯賱 賲蹖鈥娳┵嗀�. 丕蹖賳 賳讴鬲賴 讴賴 倬爻乇 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 蹖讴 丿禺鬲乇 丕爻鬲貙 夭賲丕賳蹖 賲卮禺氐 賲蹖鈥娯促堌� 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 丿蹖乇 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Equal Rites is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the third novel in the Discworld series and the first in which the main character is not Rincewind. The title is wordplay on the phrase "Equal Rights".
The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place where an eighth son of an eighth son is about to be born. This signifies that the child is destined to become a wizard; on the Discworld, the number eight has many of the magical properties that are sometimes ascribed to seven in other mythologies. Billet wants to pass his wizard's staff on to his successor. However, the newborn child is actually a girl, Esk (full name Eskarina Smith). ...
鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 乇賵夭 丿賴賲 賲丕賴 賲蹖 爻丕賱 2016 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 賲噩賲賵毓賴 噩賴丕賳 氐賮丨賴 - 讴鬲丕亘 03 - 丌蹖蹖賳 賴丕蹖 亘乇丕亘乇貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 鬲乇蹖 倬乇鬲趩鬲 (倬乇丕趩鬲)貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 丌乇夭賵 丕丨賲蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賵蹖丿丕貙 1392貨 丿乇 302 氐貨 卮丕亘讴: 9786002910035貨 賲賵囟賵毓: 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 - 爻丿賴 20 賲
丿丕爻鬲丕賳鈥屬囏й� 賲噩賲賵毓賴 丿乇 噩賴丕賳蹖 亘丕 毓賳賵丕賳: 芦丿蹖爻讴鈥屬堌辟勜� 賲蹖鈥屭柏辟嗀� 讴賴 氐賮丨賴鈥� 丕蹖 賲爻胤丨 丕爻鬲貙 賵 亘乇 卮丕賳賴鈥� 賴丕蹖 趩賴丕乇 賮蹖賱 毓馗蹖賲鈥� 丕賱噩孬賴 賯乇丕乇 丿丕乇丿. 丕蹖賳 賮蹖賱鈥屬囏� 賳蹖夭貙 亘賴 賳賵亘賴 蹖 禺賵丿貙 亘乇 乇賵蹖 倬卮鬲 蹖讴 賱丕讴鈥屬矩簇� 睾賵賱鈥屫⒇池ж� 亘丕 賳丕賲 芦丌鬲賵卅蹖賳 亘夭乇诏禄 賯乇丕乇 丿丕乇賳丿. 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 噩丕丿賵诏乇: 芦丿乇丕賲 亘蹖賱鬲禄 賲蹖丿丕賳丿貙 讴賴 丕賵 夭賵丿 賲蹖賲蹖乇丿貙 噩丕丿賵诏乇 丿乇 賱丨馗賴 蹖 賲乇诏 賳蹖乇賵蹖卮 乇丕 亘賴 賴卮鬲賲蹖賳 倬爻乇 賴卮鬲賲蹖賳 倬爻乇貙 讴賴 丿乇 賴賲丕賳 賱丨馗賴 賲鬲賵賱丿 卮丿賴貙 賲賳鬲賯賱 賲蹖鈥娳┵嗀�. 丕蹖賳 賳讴鬲賴 讴賴 倬爻乇 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 蹖讴 丿禺鬲乇 丕爻鬲貙 夭賲丕賳蹖 賲卮禺氐 賲蹖鈥娯促堌� 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 丿蹖乇 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
August 3, 2018
鈥淎 little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.鈥�
This was hilarious. I enjoyed every single page of it. If you saw me reading it, chances are high that you will have caught me cackling and giggling throughout most of the book. I never thought that I would pick up any Discworld novel but the more I read of them, the more I'm inclined to pick up another Pratchett book. They are light, fast-paced and highly entertaining.
I skipped The Light Fantastic because a friend of mine recommended I read the Witches series first. He is quite the fan. I cannot wait to read Wyrd Sisters, the second instalment of the Witches series, next. I am also looking forward to reading Mort. Any more Discworld recommendations? Let me know!
This was hilarious. I enjoyed every single page of it. If you saw me reading it, chances are high that you will have caught me cackling and giggling throughout most of the book. I never thought that I would pick up any Discworld novel but the more I read of them, the more I'm inclined to pick up another Pratchett book. They are light, fast-paced and highly entertaining.
I skipped The Light Fantastic because a friend of mine recommended I read the Witches series first. He is quite the fan. I cannot wait to read Wyrd Sisters, the second instalment of the Witches series, next. I am also looking forward to reading Mort. Any more Discworld recommendations? Let me know!
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March 20, 2024this is my petition to be adopted by Granny Weatherwax. truly a ride or die bitch
November 6, 2024
I liked how the issue of gender roles is portrayed in this book. Starting from the title which is a play on 鈥淓qual Rights鈥�, to the characters to society's expectations, Sir Terry Pratchett has beautifully captured the real-world issues of gender discrimination in his magical world of Discworld.
Like many young girls, Esk starts off questioning gender roles. She isn鈥檛 satisfied with being a witch when she has what it takes to be a wizard. But when a wizard subtly belittles witchcraft, she stands up for it. She then decides to be both, a witch and a wizard, just like many girls/women who want to do it all.
Her experiences while trying to get to the Unseen University make Esk doubt whether it is possible for a girl to step into the wizardry world, which is a man鈥檚 land. Since the Discworld society expects boys to seek fortune and girls to seek boys with fortune, she wonders that perhaps girls don鈥檛 have fortunes to seek. She almost decides to give up even before reaching the university, which is sadly common for many girls in the real world too. Fortunately, Granny鈥檚 guidance and her inner spirit make her fight on.
Granny Weatherwax's character was quite heartwarming. She reminded me of a lot of middle-aged women who originally believed in the stereotypes and expectations of society but went on to change their minds as they encountered spirited youngsters. She went from 鈥渢his is how it has always been, so we鈥檙e going to follow tradition鈥� to 鈥渨hy does it have to be this way?鈥�
At the beginning of the book, she hid the fact that Esk has the powers of a wizard and trained her to be a witch because in her opinion that is the natural thing for a girl. By the end of the book, she was arguing with a wizard for Esk鈥檚 sake and questioned where it was written that women cannot be wizards.
On the whole, this story felt very familiar and relatable even though it is a fantasy. Granted, I can鈥檛 fly on broomsticks or cast a magic spell, but I could relate to what the characters go through on an emotional level. So many dialogues in the book were very similar to what we hear on a daily basis. Even the magical terms were worded such that you don鈥檛 have to think twice to understand what real-world concept is being referred to.
I love the wit in Sir Terry Pratchett鈥檚 writing. You never know what to expect in his descriptions. They can be interesting like this:
Or unexpected like this:
Or bizarre like this:
There were many interesting dialogues, but this one caught my attention:
I may be overthinking here and this may not be what the author meant at all, but you can replace the word magic in this quote with money. We can buy whatever we want with money but things that matter and the things that we need cannot usually be bought. If this really is what the author meant, then it adds another layer to the gender roles theme of the story, since traditionally men earn money and women take care of the household.
I highly recommend this book. Although this is the third book in the series, you can read it without reading the first two since they feature different characters.
This review can also be found in my .
Like many young girls, Esk starts off questioning gender roles. She isn鈥檛 satisfied with being a witch when she has what it takes to be a wizard. But when a wizard subtly belittles witchcraft, she stands up for it. She then decides to be both, a witch and a wizard, just like many girls/women who want to do it all.
Her experiences while trying to get to the Unseen University make Esk doubt whether it is possible for a girl to step into the wizardry world, which is a man鈥檚 land. Since the Discworld society expects boys to seek fortune and girls to seek boys with fortune, she wonders that perhaps girls don鈥檛 have fortunes to seek. She almost decides to give up even before reaching the university, which is sadly common for many girls in the real world too. Fortunately, Granny鈥檚 guidance and her inner spirit make her fight on.
Granny Weatherwax's character was quite heartwarming. She reminded me of a lot of middle-aged women who originally believed in the stereotypes and expectations of society but went on to change their minds as they encountered spirited youngsters. She went from 鈥渢his is how it has always been, so we鈥檙e going to follow tradition鈥� to 鈥渨hy does it have to be this way?鈥�
At the beginning of the book, she hid the fact that Esk has the powers of a wizard and trained her to be a witch because in her opinion that is the natural thing for a girl. By the end of the book, she was arguing with a wizard for Esk鈥檚 sake and questioned where it was written that women cannot be wizards.
On the whole, this story felt very familiar and relatable even though it is a fantasy. Granted, I can鈥檛 fly on broomsticks or cast a magic spell, but I could relate to what the characters go through on an emotional level. So many dialogues in the book were very similar to what we hear on a daily basis. Even the magical terms were worded such that you don鈥檛 have to think twice to understand what real-world concept is being referred to.
I love the wit in Sir Terry Pratchett鈥檚 writing. You never know what to expect in his descriptions. They can be interesting like this:
The storm walked around the hills on legs of lightning, shouting and grumbling.
Or unexpected like this:
The scene is the blackness of deep space with a few stars glittering like the dandruff on the shoulders of God.
Or bizarre like this:
It was the kind of storm that suggests that the whole sky has swallowed a diuretic.
There were many interesting dialogues, but this one caught my attention:
She told me that if magic gives people what they want, then not using magic can give them what they need.
I may be overthinking here and this may not be what the author meant at all, but you can replace the word magic in this quote with money. We can buy whatever we want with money but things that matter and the things that we need cannot usually be bought. If this really is what the author meant, then it adds another layer to the gender roles theme of the story, since traditionally men earn money and women take care of the household.
I highly recommend this book. Although this is the third book in the series, you can read it without reading the first two since they feature different characters.
This review can also be found in my .
February 23, 2021
Second read-through, February 2021:
In Discworld, there are unwritten rules that govern magic. One of these is- guys are wizards and girls are witches. Wizards have staffs. Witches have pointy hats and work with nature.
When the eighth son of an eighth son has a daughter who is mistaken for a boy at her birth, a wizard leaving his legacy to someone who is destined to be incredibly powerful becomes somewhat of a problem. Untrained wizards are dangerous. But who is going to take responsibility for Esk, a girl who wants to be a wizard?
"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance." pg 37, ebook
Granny Weatherwax, that's who, the local witch and an all-around no-nonsense kind of person.
What follows is a rollicking adventure through Discworld but also an examination of assumptions from our ordinary world.
"Esk, of course, had not been trained, and it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done." pg 61, ebook.
It is also a delightful skewering of gender roles and what society expects from each.
"Granny had counted the temples with a thoughtful look in her eyes; gods were always demanding that their followers acted other than according to their true natures, and the human fallout this caused made plenty of work for witches." pg 76, ebook
Highly recommended for fantasy readers who enjoy heaping helpings of humor with their stories.
First review, seven years ago:
I was afraid that I wouldn't like this, the third book in the Discworld series, as much as the previous books since it wasn't starring Rincewind and Twoflower, but I shouldn't have worried. Granny Weatherwax and Esk were excellent heroines and just as fun to read about as the boys.
Pratchett's Discworld is such a fantastic and surprising place, so different from structured reality, that it was really interesting to explore native prejudices and expectations among the inhabitants. Girls are witches and boys are wizards until Esk is born and turns those expectations on their head. Her struggles to find her place in the magical world and Granny's attempts to teach her are slightly reminiscent of , but with a feminine twist.
This is a fun read that fans of fantasy will certainly enjoy.
In Discworld, there are unwritten rules that govern magic. One of these is- guys are wizards and girls are witches. Wizards have staffs. Witches have pointy hats and work with nature.
When the eighth son of an eighth son has a daughter who is mistaken for a boy at her birth, a wizard leaving his legacy to someone who is destined to be incredibly powerful becomes somewhat of a problem. Untrained wizards are dangerous. But who is going to take responsibility for Esk, a girl who wants to be a wizard?
"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance." pg 37, ebook
Granny Weatherwax, that's who, the local witch and an all-around no-nonsense kind of person.
What follows is a rollicking adventure through Discworld but also an examination of assumptions from our ordinary world.
"Esk, of course, had not been trained, and it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done." pg 61, ebook.
It is also a delightful skewering of gender roles and what society expects from each.
"Granny had counted the temples with a thoughtful look in her eyes; gods were always demanding that their followers acted other than according to their true natures, and the human fallout this caused made plenty of work for witches." pg 76, ebook
Highly recommended for fantasy readers who enjoy heaping helpings of humor with their stories.
First review, seven years ago:
I was afraid that I wouldn't like this, the third book in the Discworld series, as much as the previous books since it wasn't starring Rincewind and Twoflower, but I shouldn't have worried. Granny Weatherwax and Esk were excellent heroines and just as fun to read about as the boys.
Pratchett's Discworld is such a fantastic and surprising place, so different from structured reality, that it was really interesting to explore native prejudices and expectations among the inhabitants. Girls are witches and boys are wizards until Esk is born and turns those expectations on their head. Her struggles to find her place in the magical world and Granny's attempts to teach her are slightly reminiscent of , but with a feminine twist.
This is a fun read that fans of fantasy will certainly enjoy.
January 5, 2018
40'谋n 眉zerinde kitaptan olu艧an bir "Fantastik Seri" denilince "Diskd眉nya" bana okunmas谋 zor, birbirine ba臒l谋, i莽ine girdi臒im zaman 莽谋kamayaca臒谋m bir evrenmi艧 izlenimi vermi艧ti. Bu 枚nyarg谋dan sadece sondaki 枚nerme, "i莽inden 莽谋kamayaca臒谋m" k谋sm谋 ger莽ek oldu. Seve seve kald谋臒谋m bir diyar oldu. Fikrine 莽ok g眉vendi臒im dostlar谋m (脰zellikle Ozancan Demir谋艧谋k ve Hazal 脟amur) baz谋 kitaplar谋n ba臒谋ms谋z oldu臒unu, istedi臒imden ba艧layabilece臒imi, muhakkak okumam gerekti臒ini s枚yledi臒inde Terry Pratchett ile tan谋艧mak istedim. 陌lk olarak "Mort"u okudum ve hayran kald谋m. 陌kinci kitab谋m "Faust / Eric" olmu艧tu. 脟ok daha zorlu bir kitapt谋 (k枚t眉 anlamda de臒il, daha derindi). "E艧it Haklar" ise yine ve yeniden "Mort" tad谋n谋 verdi. Harika bir kitap. Terry Pratchett fantasti臒e sarmalad谋臒谋 g眉n眉m眉z ile, inan谋lmaz dili, ak谋艧kanl谋臒谋, espri anlay谋艧谋 ile muazzam bir adam/yazar. Kitaplar谋 beni hem istedi臒im diyarlara g枚t眉r眉rken hicvi, ta艧lamalar谋, g枚ndermeleri ile g眉lmekten yerlere yat谋r谋yor. Muhte艧em bir hayal g眉c眉. Bence muhakkak okunmas谋 gereken bir yazar. Ek ve faydal谋 olabilece臒ini d眉艧眉nd眉臒眉m bir bilgi olarak; "Diskd眉nya" serisini hangi s谋rayla okumak gerekti臒ini merak ediyorsan谋z FRP.NET'in (Ayn谋 zamanda Deli Dolu Yay谋nlar谋'n谋n) 莽ok g眉zel, bilgilendirici bir grafi臒i var. Oradan istedi臒iniz seriye (evet "Diskd眉nya'da ba艧lamak i莽in 莽oklu se莽enekler mevcut) ba艧layabilirsiniz. Bulamazsan谋z, benimle ileti艧ime ge莽erseniz size 枚zelden bildirim yapar谋m. :)
July 15, 2022
2022 Free Range Reading
A book chosen for fun, not part of any project, plan, or list. Part of my new appreciation of Discworld and Terry Pratchett. This is a new thing for me, begun this year.
This book is our first encounter with Granny Weatherwax, whom I knew from the Tiffany Aching books (my intro to Discworld). I was surprised to realize that this was only the third installment in the series as a whole (having previously been defeated by book 1, which really didn't grab me). By the end of the series, Granny has progressed, but she started out strong!
Pratchett wrote really good female characters. The trick, I think, is that he treats them just like his male characters, giving them clear, understandable motivations and not giving the impression that their aspirations are ridiculous. In this book, the Wizarding world doesn't know what hit it. Like so many institutions in our world (law, medicine, universities, clubs, etc.), membership has traditionally been men only. Eskarina Smith shakes things up, when she is accidentally the recipient of a great wizard's staff and legacy when he mistakenly assumes she is a boy. She comes into impressive power, but she needs to learn control. The Unseen University, however, has never admitted a female student. Granny Weatherwax does what she can for the young woman, but Eskarina does the heavy lifting, always asking, 鈥淲here is it written?鈥�
Pratchett skewers the chauvanistic University and the misogynistic attitudes of the wizards. He effectively points out how pointless it is to mindlessly cling to things just because 鈥渋t's always been that way.鈥� Just like in the Tiffany Aching books, he gives his characters relationship options, but he doesn't centre the action on that鈥攈e makes it obvious that male/female teams can make the most effective discoveries and decisions.
Thank you, Sir Terry, for your clear eyed view of the world and your gentle way of tweaking us about it.
A book chosen for fun, not part of any project, plan, or list. Part of my new appreciation of Discworld and Terry Pratchett. This is a new thing for me, begun this year.
This book is our first encounter with Granny Weatherwax, whom I knew from the Tiffany Aching books (my intro to Discworld). I was surprised to realize that this was only the third installment in the series as a whole (having previously been defeated by book 1, which really didn't grab me). By the end of the series, Granny has progressed, but she started out strong!
Pratchett wrote really good female characters. The trick, I think, is that he treats them just like his male characters, giving them clear, understandable motivations and not giving the impression that their aspirations are ridiculous. In this book, the Wizarding world doesn't know what hit it. Like so many institutions in our world (law, medicine, universities, clubs, etc.), membership has traditionally been men only. Eskarina Smith shakes things up, when she is accidentally the recipient of a great wizard's staff and legacy when he mistakenly assumes she is a boy. She comes into impressive power, but she needs to learn control. The Unseen University, however, has never admitted a female student. Granny Weatherwax does what she can for the young woman, but Eskarina does the heavy lifting, always asking, 鈥淲here is it written?鈥�
Pratchett skewers the chauvanistic University and the misogynistic attitudes of the wizards. He effectively points out how pointless it is to mindlessly cling to things just because 鈥渋t's always been that way.鈥� Just like in the Tiffany Aching books, he gives his characters relationship options, but he doesn't centre the action on that鈥攈e makes it obvious that male/female teams can make the most effective discoveries and decisions.
Thank you, Sir Terry, for your clear eyed view of the world and your gentle way of tweaking us about it.
March 24, 2025
I loved Terry Pratchett's way with words and Celia Imrie's sublime narration, they kept me enthralled.
Update: February 2023. Having read through the entire Discworld series, we are now going back and re-reading by the sub-series that make up the whole set. We started with the City Watch sub-series and now we are listening to the Witches. While Equal Rites is volume #3 of Discworld, it is volume #1 of the Witches. The other volumes of the Witches are: Word Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Masquerade, and Carpe Jugulum.
Favorite quotes so far from reading Equal Rites for a second time:
"For once the sky was clear, the high Ramtops standing out crisp and white like brides of the sky with their trousseaux stuffed with thunderstorms."
"his mind had never gone further than the inside of his own head."
I love this description of the dawn:
"So dawn isn't the sudden affair that it is on other worlds. The new day doesn't erupt, it sort of sloshes gently across the sleeping landscape in the same way that the tide sneaks in across the beach, melting the sandcastles of the night. It tends to flow around mountains. If the trees are close together it comes out of woods cut to ribbons and sliced with shadows."
*Reading for a third time in March 2025 while traveling to and from Lancashire. Simon and I listened to the newest audio recording read by Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy. We loved it!
Update: February 2023. Having read through the entire Discworld series, we are now going back and re-reading by the sub-series that make up the whole set. We started with the City Watch sub-series and now we are listening to the Witches. While Equal Rites is volume #3 of Discworld, it is volume #1 of the Witches. The other volumes of the Witches are: Word Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Masquerade, and Carpe Jugulum.
Favorite quotes so far from reading Equal Rites for a second time:
"For once the sky was clear, the high Ramtops standing out crisp and white like brides of the sky with their trousseaux stuffed with thunderstorms."
"his mind had never gone further than the inside of his own head."
I love this description of the dawn:
"So dawn isn't the sudden affair that it is on other worlds. The new day doesn't erupt, it sort of sloshes gently across the sleeping landscape in the same way that the tide sneaks in across the beach, melting the sandcastles of the night. It tends to flow around mountains. If the trees are close together it comes out of woods cut to ribbons and sliced with shadows."
*Reading for a third time in March 2025 while traveling to and from Lancashire. Simon and I listened to the newest audio recording read by Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy. We loved it!
December 19, 2018
3.5-4*
En esta tercera entrega de Mundodisco seguimos a Eskarina, una joven que ha nacido destinada a ser una... maga? bruja? ambas? Bajo el amparo de Yaya Ceravieja las dos se embarcar谩n en un viaje hacia la Universidad Invisible donde pondr谩n patas arriba todas las convenciones establecidas hasta la fecha.
Me ha encantado c贸mo se trata el tema de los roles de g茅nero en este libro. Eskarina es una protagonista estupenda y Yaya...Yaya me tiene el coraz贸n robado!
Como siempre, un gustazo leer a Terry Pratchett.
En esta tercera entrega de Mundodisco seguimos a Eskarina, una joven que ha nacido destinada a ser una... maga? bruja? ambas? Bajo el amparo de Yaya Ceravieja las dos se embarcar谩n en un viaje hacia la Universidad Invisible donde pondr谩n patas arriba todas las convenciones establecidas hasta la fecha.
Me ha encantado c贸mo se trata el tema de los roles de g茅nero en este libro. Eskarina es una protagonista estupenda y Yaya...Yaya me tiene el coraz贸n robado!
Como siempre, un gustazo leer a Terry Pratchett.
March 24, 2024
The third in my re-read of the entire Discworld series and it was as good as ever!
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 third book (in chronological order) are:
This moved me to tears. Yes, it's a re-read so I knew what was coming and who would be the MC, but I wasn't prepared for the emotional oomph!
Introducing Esmeralda Weatherwax, THE witch on the Disc, back when she was slightly younger. She is the midwife to the eighthson of an eighth son ... a girl. But girls can't be wizards, that's against nature, right? Oh yes, this is choke-full of all the sexist and misogynistic crap we humans like to fling around - which then gets grinded into the dust by two kick-ass females!
Seriously, nobody will EVER beat Granny in my mind, but Esk was pretty damned cool herself - with or without the staff that had been handed down to her accidentally.
This also gave us the first glimpse at Nanny Ogg. *beams*
"They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance."
So many utterly memorable moments and great zingers. It instantly became my favourite back when I first read the series but I was a baby then and it was my first visit to the Disc so I knew nothing. Now I do. And yet, this absolutely has NOT lost its charm or wit but firmly stands its ground.
As for the new audio version, Indira Varma is absolutely WONDERFUL as a narrator and voice for the witches and I'm looking forward to having her narrate again soon.
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 third book (in chronological order) are:
This moved me to tears. Yes, it's a re-read so I knew what was coming and who would be the MC, but I wasn't prepared for the emotional oomph!
Introducing Esmeralda Weatherwax, THE witch on the Disc, back when she was slightly younger. She is the midwife to the eighth
Seriously, nobody will EVER beat Granny in my mind, but Esk was pretty damned cool herself - with or without the staff that had been handed down to her accidentally.
This also gave us the first glimpse at Nanny Ogg. *beams*
"They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance."
So many utterly memorable moments and great zingers. It instantly became my favourite back when I first read the series but I was a baby then and it was my first visit to the Disc so I knew nothing. Now I do. And yet, this absolutely has NOT lost its charm or wit but firmly stands its ground.
As for the new audio version, Indira Varma is absolutely WONDERFUL as a narrator and voice for the witches and I'm looking forward to having her narrate again soon.
December 5, 2023
"袙褨写褜屑懈" 鈥� 褑械 胁卸械 写褉褍谐懈泄 写懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌薪褨泄 锌褨写褑懈泻谢, 褟泻懈泄 锌芯胁薪褨褋褌褞 胁懈泄褕芯胁 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻芯褞 (邪 "袘械褉懈 蟹邪 谐芯褉谢芯" 鈥斕喰� 锌械褉褕邪 褎褨蟹懈褔薪邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪, 褟泻褍 褟 锌褉懈写斜邪谢邪 蟹邪 写胁邪 褉芯泻懈), 褟 褌邪泻懈 泄芯谐芯 蟹褨斜褉邪谢邪 褨 褌械锌械褉 褏芯褔褍 褋锌芯泻褨泄薪械薪褜泻芯, 薪械泻胁邪锌芯屑 锌械褉械褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁褋褨 褕褨褋褌褜 褌芯屑褨胁, 泻薪懈卸泻邪 蟹邪 泻薪懈卸泻芯褞.
袨褋褜 褍褔芯褉邪 褟 胁蟹褟谢邪 写芯 褉褍泻 "袩褉邪胁芯 薪邪 褔邪褉懈" 鈥斕� 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌褉芯胁邪谢懈谢邪褋褟 胁 薪械褩, 泄 屑械薪褨 写芯胁械谢芯褋褟 褋褌褉懈屑褍胁邪褌懈褋褟, 褖芯 薪械 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁褋褞 蟹邪 褉邪蟹. 袛谢褟 屑械薪械 褑械 芯写薪邪 蟹 锌褉邪褌褔械褌褌芯胁懈褏 泻薪懈卸芯泻, 胁 褟泻褍 薪械屑芯卸谢懈胁芯 薪械 蟹邪泻芯褏邪褌懈褋褟 蟹 锌械褉褕芯褩 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻懈.
笑械 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 屑邪谢械薪褜泻褍 写褨胁褔懈薪泻褍, 褟泻褨泄 褋褍写懈谢芯褋褟 褋褌邪褌懈 锌械褉褕芯褞 写懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌薪褜芯褞 褔邪褉褨胁薪懈褑械褞. "袗谢械 卸 卸褨薪泻懈 薪械 屑芯卸褍褌褜 斜褍褌懈 褔邪褉褨胁薪懈泻邪屑懈!" 鈥斕呅靶啃把幯囆秆佈� 蟹邪 谐芯谢芯胁褍 褨 蟹邪谢邪屑褍褞褔懈 褉褍泻懈, 胁懈谐褍泻褍褞褌褜 褔懈褋谢械薪薪褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈卸泻懈. 袧邪 锌褉芯褋褌械 蟹邪锌懈褌邪薪薪褟 "效芯屑褍?" 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写褨 胁褋械 写褍褉薪褨褕褨 褨 斜械蟹谐谢褍蟹写褨褕褨, 邪谢械 蟹褉械褕褌芯褞 胁褋械 蟹胁芯写懈褌褜褋褟 写芯 胁邪褉褨邪褑褨泄 褎褉邪蟹懈 "袘芯 褌邪泻懈泄 蟹胁懈褔邪泄".
袧邪 褏胁懈谢懈薪芯褔泻褍, 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 薪邪锌懈褋邪胁 褑褞 泻薪懈卸械褔泻褍 写谢褟 薪邪褋 褍 1987-芯屑褍, 邪卸 薪械 胁褨褉懈褌褜褋褟, 褖芯 屑懈 泄 写芯褋褨 谢褍锌邪褦屑芯 褋褞 褋泻邪谢褍.
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袉褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 褌械, 褟泻 芯写薪邪 写褨胁褔懈薪邪 胁褋褌褍锌邪褦 写芯 薪邪胁褔邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 蟹邪泻谢邪写褍, 写芯 褟泻芯谐芯 褉邪薪褨褕械 锌褉懈泄屑邪谢懈 谢懈褕械 褏谢芯锌褑褨胁. 携泻 褌芯 胁芯写懈褌褜褋褟, 屑懈屑芯褏褨写褜 褩泄 写芯胁芯写懈褌褜褋褟 胁懈褟胁懈褌懈 褋胁芯褩 薪邪写蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪褨 蟹写褨斜薪芯褋褌褨, 薪褍 褌邪屑, 胁褉褟褌褍胁邪褌懈 褋胁褨褌, 胁褋械 褌邪泻械...
袨褋褜 褍褔芯褉邪 褟 胁蟹褟谢邪 写芯 褉褍泻 "袩褉邪胁芯 薪邪 褔邪褉懈" 鈥斕� 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌褉芯胁邪谢懈谢邪褋褟 胁 薪械褩, 泄 屑械薪褨 写芯胁械谢芯褋褟 褋褌褉懈屑褍胁邪褌懈褋褟, 褖芯 薪械 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁褋褞 蟹邪 褉邪蟹. 袛谢褟 屑械薪械 褑械 芯写薪邪 蟹 锌褉邪褌褔械褌褌芯胁懈褏 泻薪懈卸芯泻, 胁 褟泻褍 薪械屑芯卸谢懈胁芯 薪械 蟹邪泻芯褏邪褌懈褋褟 蟹 锌械褉褕芯褩 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻懈.
笑械 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 屑邪谢械薪褜泻褍 写褨胁褔懈薪泻褍, 褟泻褨泄 褋褍写懈谢芯褋褟 褋褌邪褌懈 锌械褉褕芯褞 写懈褋泻芯褋胁褨褌薪褜芯褞 褔邪褉褨胁薪懈褑械褞. "袗谢械 卸 卸褨薪泻懈 薪械 屑芯卸褍褌褜 斜褍褌懈 褔邪褉褨胁薪懈泻邪屑懈!" 鈥斕呅靶啃把幯囆秆佈� 蟹邪 谐芯谢芯胁褍 褨 蟹邪谢邪屑褍褞褔懈 褉褍泻懈, 胁懈谐褍泻褍褞褌褜 褔懈褋谢械薪薪褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈卸泻懈. 袧邪 锌褉芯褋褌械 蟹邪锌懈褌邪薪薪褟 "效芯屑褍?" 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写褨 胁褋械 写褍褉薪褨褕褨 褨 斜械蟹谐谢褍蟹写褨褕褨, 邪谢械 蟹褉械褕褌芯褞 胁褋械 蟹胁芯写懈褌褜褋褟 写芯 胁邪褉褨邪褑褨泄 褎褉邪蟹懈 "袘芯 褌邪泻懈泄 蟹胁懈褔邪泄".
袧邪 褏胁懈谢懈薪芯褔泻褍, 袩褉邪褌褔械褌褌 薪邪锌懈褋邪胁 褑褞 泻薪懈卸械褔泻褍 写谢褟 薪邪褋 褍 1987-芯屑褍, 邪卸 薪械 胁褨褉懈褌褜褋褟, 褖芯 屑懈 泄 写芯褋褨 谢褍锌邪褦屑芯 褋褞 褋泻邪谢褍.
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袨褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪懈泄 胁褨写谐褍泻, 3 谐褉褍写薪褟 2017
"袘褨谢褜褕褨褋褌褜 褉械褔械泄, 褍 褟泻褨 胁褨褉懈褌褜 斜褨谢褜褕褨褋褌褜 谢褞写械泄, 胁懈褟胁谢褟褞褌褜褋褟 锌芯屑懈谢泻邪屑懈."
袉褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 褌械, 褟泻 芯写薪邪 写褨胁褔懈薪邪 胁褋褌褍锌邪褦 写芯 薪邪胁褔邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 蟹邪泻谢邪写褍, 写芯 褟泻芯谐芯 褉邪薪褨褕械 锌褉懈泄屑邪谢懈 谢懈褕械 褏谢芯锌褑褨胁. 携泻 褌芯 胁芯写懈褌褜褋褟, 屑懈屑芯褏褨写褜 褩泄 写芯胁芯写懈褌褜褋褟 胁懈褟胁懈褌懈 褋胁芯褩 薪邪写蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪褨 蟹写褨斜薪芯褋褌褨, 薪褍 褌邪屑, 胁褉褟褌褍胁邪褌懈 褋胁褨褌, 胁褋械 褌邪泻械...
"袨写懈薪 褕邪薪褋 薪邪 屑褨谢褜泄芯薪, 鈥� 褋泻邪蟹邪谢邪 胁芯薪邪, 鈥� 褋锌褉邪褑褜芯胁褍褦 写械胁'褟褌褜 褉邪蟹褨胁 褨蟹 写械褋褟褌懈."
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