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And so the reread of the Discworld Witches books begins! Had an absolutely lovely time with this one. I can distantly remember a certain vague disappointment upon first reading this book a few years ago, but I think I was expecting it to do too many things or maybe just different things.
There's a smidgen of commentary on gender roles/sexism, there's a pleasant left-turn on the classic chosen one motif. 1/?

Pratchett is always a favorite. 😍 When I have read all the Discworld books, I can think about ranking them. I know that this one is a favorite among many. It introduces Granny Weatherwax, who will return in later books and it has a much more cohesive plot than the two preceding books.

#12Booksof24

I get why this author is so beloved, I just think I wasn‘t in the headspace for his type of comedic writing. I enjoyed this well enough (especially the Granny character at its center) but I personally think his style probably isn‘t for me. 🤷🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♀️

#AuthorAMonth

Wow, the number of books I read really plummets when the semester starts!

Fav book tagged

#SeriesLove

Read today in one sitting. It's Discworld, what's not to love?

Comfort books.

Terry Pratchett wrote strong and independent women before it was cool 😁 I prefer the English title to the German one, since it shows more what the book is about. Still an ongoing topic, even though the book was published in 1987. Pratchett is timeless.

#roll100 @PuddleJumper
#serieslove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

Leave it to Pratchett to write a book about gender roles that is… somehow both nuanced and charming? I mean, you generally expect a book with this premise to be “ultra-skilled girl shows up stupid men who won‘t let her join the boys‘ club.” And it is that. Sort of. But it‘s also much more than that, and frankly way more respectful to women (and women‘s historical skills more generally) than most of the established tropes.

Here we meet Granny Weatherwax—a grumpy old witch and a mistress of “headology”. She‘s taking care of Esk, a girl from a village called Bad Ass, who is heading to become the Discworld‘s first female mage.

The first Discworld book I‘ve ever read, thus buried deep under a pile of nostalgia. The confrontation with reality took off some of its imaginary charm, but not much. It‘s still funny, and Granny is already shaping up to be a star.

4.5/5

#14books14weeks2023

Book 1/14 done! Loved this book the first time i read it, but needed to reread before continuing the arc...

Here's the three Terry Pratchett books I ordered for myself: the first three in the witches series of Discworld. I adore them! 😍🧙

Enjoying spring by reading a humorous, lighthearted book outside under the cherry tree 🌸

Comfort re-read of Discworld #3 and this is where Pratchett really begins to hit his stride with the series.

I'm slowly re reading all the books in order as and when the mood takes me.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #LetterE

Had a long think about it, and a long scroll through Goodreads! 😁

I love going back to these early Discworld novels. Yes, they‘re a little rougher, but I enjoy seeing how it all began.

“This was the time, when night wasn‘t quite over but day hadn‘t quite begun, when thoughts stood out bright and clear and without #disguise.” #QuotsyOct21

Fantastic!

My plans for #joysofjune

☀️Finish Equal Rites by Pratchett
☀️Read at least one of my BOTM books (How Lucky or Arsenic and Adobo, most likely)
☀️Buy a new set of earbuds so I can finish Float Plan
☀️Finish 5 books total

@Andrew65

“There are storms that are frankly theatrical, all sheet lightning & metallic thunder rolls...But this was a storm of the Circle Sea plains & its main #ambition was to hit the ground with as much rain as possible. It was the kind of storm that suggests that the whole sky has swallowed a diuretic. The thunder & lightning hung around in the background, supplying a sort of chorus, but the rain was the star of the show. It tap-danced across the land.”

My #bookspin book for March - I'm happy that this got picked, it's a really fun read, I enjoyed every second of it. While it has less "action" than the first two Discworld books Terry Pratchett's fun style still makes it worth the read.
@TheAromaofBooks

I enjoy the Discworld books to a degree. They are short easy reads, good to read after a heavy epic fantasy book, but for some reason I just don't seem to get into them or love them the same as others

I enjoy the humour of the books but not overly so & I definitely cant claim they make me laugh out loud

This takes us away from Rincewind & introduces us to a girl with wizard powers in a world not yet accepting of females as wizards.
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Book 3️⃣ of the #12booksof2020

This is a sentimental selection, falling as it does in what I‘m calling my #discwhirled (re)read. There are better Discworld books and better books featuring the Witches (IMO this book is a prototype for the eventual Tiffany Aching subseries). However, I needed Granny Weatherwax this year. Looking forward to continuing my Discworld reading at a faster pace in 2021.

Very fun Discworld novel, but not in his elite tier.

Another #bookspinbingo space! I‘m going to work on the bottom row and keep my fingers crossed... we‘ll see! The witches and the Tiffany Aching books are definitely favourites from the Discworld series.

Maybe a loose fit for the #justice prompt! The next book in my slow travels through the Discworld. #flyhighjuly

This year‘s #tbrbingo has been going a lot better than my efforts in previous years. I‘m just over halfway done as of the halfway mark in the year.

If you look closely, you‘ll see that I skipped one of my #bookclub books. Also: I‘m only one book away from the end of the #modernlibrarytop100 ‼️

Well Litsy, it‘s been a long time. Not sure whether I‘m really “back” but @Lindy tagged me in a post and I decided to say hello.

How are you all doing? Anything exciting going on over the last few months?

“The universe is littered with them: hidden villages, windswept little towns under wide skies, isolated cabins on chilly mountains, whose only mark on history is to be the incredibly ordinary place where something extraordinary started to happen.” #cabin #QuotsyJun20

Book 29

Back to playing catch up.

Im torn on this one. I love the plot, especially since my husband and I are bad at gender rolls (he's a nurse who loves to cook and I'm aspiring to become a carpenter/furniture builder) we are trying to raise our kids to do what they're best at, not what their gender dictates. Which is absolutely what Sir Terry is going for. He just can't write a realistic female character, which is his biggest short coming.

Very much enjoying this rainy day by sitting outside and reading before trying to do anything more productive.

“It is well known that a #vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.” #QuotsyApr20

This book follows a young girl who wants nothing more than to become a wizard. In this world, wizardry is a masculine magic, as apposed to the feminine witchcraft. With an old witch, Granny Weatherwax, guiding her, the girl navigates becoming a wizard against all odds. This book explores gender roles in a magical way. A must read by the always astounding, Terry Pratchett.

Pratchett never disappoints. Quick and easy read that puts a smile on your face. I laughed out loud on more than one occasion.

"Esk gazed down defiantly. Granny glared up sternly. Their wills clanged like cymbals and the air between them thickened. But Granny had spent a lifetime bending recalcitrant creatures to her bidding and, while Esk was a surprisingly strong opponent, it was obvious that she would give in before the end of the paragraph." Ha! Gotta love Terry Pratchett's wit.

Spent about an hour this evening outside reading with Minerva 😊 #CatsofLitsy #CatwithBook

The #epicreread continues! Inspired by my husband‘s first reading of #Discworld, I decided I‘ll reread the books in the same order my hubby chooses to read them. So far, he‘s read the first couple of City Watch books, the first two Witches books, and just started Mort, the first Death book. It‘s been years since I first read Equal Rites so I‘m really looking forward to this rereading! Minerva‘s keeping me company 😻 #CatsofLitsy

Going to start reading this book. I have an hour before I have to get ready for work and reading seems like a good pastime.

Book 55 of the year finished July 16, audio

A girl is bequeathed a wizards staff at the hour of her birth, causing all sorts of drama when she gets a bit older, because as everyone knows, girls can't be wizards.

The one liners in this are fantastic. Pratchett's early discworld books were packed to the brim with them.

A couple years ago I tried to reread this, didn't really make progress, left it half-read. Now I picked it up again, started from the beginning, and finished it in 2 or 3 days. Granny Weatherwax is in it, but she's not quite the Granny we know and love. There's a scene where she's out borrowing that now made me sad.

#discworld

My husband and I went on a road trip today. We went to an independent local bookstore and this is what we bought.

Comforting reread

“He had the kind of real deep tan that rich people spent ages trying to achieve with expensive holidays and bits of tinfoil, when really all you need to do to obtain one is work your arse off in the open air everyday.”

#SongsOfTheSummer | 10: #SoakUpTheSun

#30JuneBooks | 10: #Summer

📷: Made with Typorama

Granny is great and this was a lot of clever fun. There are quite a few pointed messages here but Pratchett manages to always deliver them in an easy, fun manner. I didn't love the reading of this though. Starting to worry I might like Sir Terry more than I like his books. (Note: I didn't dislike reading this, but when I put it down I wasn't anxious to get back to it.)

“He had the kind of real deep tan that rich people spent ages trying to achieve with expensive holidays and bits of tinfoil, when really all you need to do to obtain one is work your arse off in the open air everyday.” #holiday #QuotsyMay19