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Pratchett, Terry - Wyrd Sisters
Tue, Jul. 17th, 2007 12:52 amSomething not about racism so my brain doesn't explode (even more, that is)!
I think I've actually read this one before, since I own it and vaguely remember reading it (by itself, the owning doesn't say much, given how many unread books I have....).
Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat, three witches in a coven (they're just testing it out), somehow managed to get tangled up in the murder of the king of Lancre and the eventual attempts to restore the kingdom to its rightful heir. I had a lot of fun with all the Shakespeare references, even though I'm sure I missed a ton.
And I think I'm getting more used to Pratchett's voice -- I can tell more easily when I'm supposed to take something seriously as opposed to just mocking it, or, more often, when he's making a serious point disguised in his insane metaphors. I feel a bit like a dunce in humor, because usually it takes me a couple reads or watches to actually grok how something is supposed to be funny (or not).
So yes, I enjoyed the crazy language, Granny Weatherwax's peculiar brand of witchcraft, and the general capers that went on, even as I felt sorry for the Fool and both rolled my eyes at and symapthized with Magrat. I'm particularly impressed with the character of Magrat, who could so easily have been a one-note joke, but is instead a real person under all the funny prose.
I think I've actually read this one before, since I own it and vaguely remember reading it (by itself, the owning doesn't say much, given how many unread books I have....).
Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat, three witches in a coven (they're just testing it out), somehow managed to get tangled up in the murder of the king of Lancre and the eventual attempts to restore the kingdom to its rightful heir. I had a lot of fun with all the Shakespeare references, even though I'm sure I missed a ton.
And I think I'm getting more used to Pratchett's voice -- I can tell more easily when I'm supposed to take something seriously as opposed to just mocking it, or, more often, when he's making a serious point disguised in his insane metaphors. I feel a bit like a dunce in humor, because usually it takes me a couple reads or watches to actually grok how something is supposed to be funny (or not).
So yes, I enjoyed the crazy language, Granny Weatherwax's peculiar brand of witchcraft, and the general capers that went on, even as I felt sorry for the Fool and both rolled my eyes at and symapthized with Magrat. I'm particularly impressed with the character of Magrat, who could so easily have been a one-note joke, but is instead a real person under all the funny prose.
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