Welcome to Litsy!

#CoverLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#Hat

#doublespin LOVED this! I think the Tiffany Aching books might be my new favourites in Discworld. Granny Weatherwax is an utter legend and the Nac Mac Feegle are blooming hilarious

I love these. This is the 2nd Tiffany Aching. The narrator basically speaks in a Gaelic brogue when he does the wee free men and it is fire. Completely entertaining.

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

Tiffany Aching book 2, #Discworld book 32

Tiffany and Granny Weatherwax make a great team.

Also, so many great life lessons in this book.

#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

Delightful 2nd book in the Tiffany Aching series. Tiffany becomes a witch‘s apprentice but is being stalked by a demon called a “hiver.” She‘ll need the help of the wee free men and her own inner strength to survive. As usual, Pratchett deals with matters of death and how to live with humor and beauty. https://cannonballread.com/2023/04/a-hat-full-of-sky-a-tiffany-aching-adventure-...

Eeek! I am so excited for this one @LibrarianRyan ! I love that you choose it! 💜🖤💜🖤

Thank you so much! 🎉

Back to a feel good book with A Hat full of Sky. I love the Tiffany Aching series.
I feel way better today, still tested positive today. At least I have time for reading and knitting during my self isolation. The colour work jumper is coming along nicely.

Have I mentioned how much I love this character? Two books down, three more to enjoy with Tiffany Aching, and only four total left unread in my 2022 'reading the entire Discworld series' (out of order based on library availability) journey! Also psyched to encounter the Wee Free Men and Granny Weatherwax again. Really digging Pratchett's earthy yet earth-shatteringly-powerful-when-required take on witches.

This is what a BA in Greek and Roman Studies does to you: I'm immediately picturing the look on Charon's face finding he's out of work due to new infrastructure installation on the River Styx! 🤣

"sinister forces" ?

“But… I thought there were rules!” said Tiffany…
“Oh? Really?” said Granny. “Did you sign anything? Did you take any kind of oath? No? Then they weren‘t YOUR rules!”
✨ 5 stars — Better than the first book. I‘m obsessed with this series and Gran—err— Mistress Weatherwax. Absolute, incredible fun... #discworld

Granny Weatherwax: “So you know how to attack it, do you?”
Tiffany: “Don‘t be silly! I can‘t! It can always keep out of my way! It can even sink into the ground! But it‘ll come looking for me, understand? ME, not anyone else! I KNOW it! And this time, I‘ll be ready!”
#fall2022 #october #mums #fallflowers #autumn #mentalhealth #fall

“The old woman snored again. Tiffany reached out, still staring at the owl, and shook her gently. When that didn‘t work, she shook her hardly. There was a sound like three pigs colliding and Mistress Weatherwax opened one eye and said, ‘Whoo?‘” 🐖
#terrypratchett #discworld #octoberreads #witchybooks #witchy #fantasypicks #octoberpicks #octobertbr #october #purplecovers #witch #bestseries #fantasylove #humor #happyoctober

Finished A Hat Full of Sky today, and as always Wow, Terry Pratchett never disappoints. Passing it to my girl now.

Second in the Tiffany Aching series sees Tiffany now an apprentice witch, coming under the benign if prickly care of Granny Weatherwax and attempting to free herself from being possessed by a malign spirit. Not, perhaps, as laugh out loud funny as the best of Discworld but an enjoyable read. And full of heart and benign wisdom.

#doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

Such a brilliant read

Took my book to the mountains today! Must confess I spent more time gazing around and walking then I did reading. 😉

It was fun visiting Tiffany and the Mac Feegle again. It‘s also cool seeing Tiffany a little older. The audiobooks of this series are wonderful as well. I‘m even more excited for the third one now. This is definitely my favourite series within Discworld.
#TerryPratchett #AHatFullOfSky #OokBOokClub #Discworld #SirTerryPratchett @julesG

Sigh, I just adore Tiffany Aching. These are such a great addition to the #discworld series.

#ookbookclub #pratchettposse

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the #AHatFullOfSky post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

Another fantastic book, this honestly strikes me as a bit of a relief in light of the previous 2 adult books (which I am not a huge fan of). I don't know if it's that the themes are simpler or just less “complicated“ (I vote the second), but they have a clarity that's been missing for a bit and it doesn't shy away from the work that is -hard-. Plus, I love Tiffany and Rob and I adore seeing Granny from this alternate angle.
#OokBOokClub

This struck me when listening to the audio book a couple months ago, but the structure/pacing of this book is so interesting! I love that the first confrontation with the hiver (so like the confrontation with the Queen in the last book) comes at the 2/3rds mark - this is a book interested in -consequences-
PS I really love Rob Anybody and his sincere care for Tiffany
#OokBOokClub

I liked this one even better than the first Tiffany Aching book! The narrator is fabulous and this series really cracks me up. I even bought The Wee Free Men for my nephew and I really hope he likes it. I‘ve already started the next book in the series. 5⭐️

#audiobook
#Discworld
#TerryPratchett

Between prepping for a vacation and then taking that vacation (where it was too damn hot to read outside and nowhere comfortable to read within) I didn't read much in July. Hoping to turn that around a bit in August, starting with a very quick turnaround reread of this for #OokBOokClub!

Tiffany leaves for more training as a witch. But when something comes after her, it‘s time for her to learn how little she knows and what power she already has.

This was amazing. As usual for Pratchett, but the Tiffany books hit differently. They speak to the small, scared girl that‘s still part of me. The one who feels not good enough or smart enough.

Tiffany messes up, but finds her own way to fix it and accepts help when offered. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

“We are history! Everything we've ever been on the way to becoming us, we still are. [...] I'm made up of the memories of my parents and my grandparents, all my ancestors. They're in the way I look, in the colour of my hair. And I'm made up of everyone I've ever met who's changed the way I think."

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
#TerryPratchett #AHatFullOfSky #OokBOokClub #Discworld #SirTerryPratchett @julesG

CRIVENS!: A general explanation that can mean anything from “My goodness!” to “I‘ve just lost my temper and there is going to be trouble.”
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I‘m using this. This is my new favourite Scottish-esque swear word!!!
#TerryPratchett #AHatFullOfSky #OokBOokClub #Discworld #SirTerryPratchett @julesG

Starting this on audio and paperback tonight.
#TerryPratchett #AHatFullOfSky #OokBOokClub #Discworld #SirTerryPratchett @julesG

Listening to Pratchett as I help my youngest sister move. #OokBOokClub

I loved this, just as much the second time as I did the first…I think Tiffany and the Wee Free Men will always be favorites of mine. I love their craziness and her spunk and awareness, and her developing relationship with Granny Weatherwax. These always make me smile in both book & audiobook form.

The picture at the bottom is from Wikipedia, of the Uffington White Horse a prehistoric hill figure in England, which Pratchett mentions in his Notes

#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #AHatFullOfSky!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that next month we'll be reading #AHatFullOfSky! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on July 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

#ForeverNovember @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#Sky

It‘s hard to breathe in Oregon right now and I just needed an old favorite to listen to while we unpack from our move.
I‘m grateful we did not have to evacuate for the wildfires, and my friends who did are all back in their homes now. The rain can‘t come soon enough. My homemade air filter and humidifier are not cutting it today.

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and #extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” #QuotsySept20

📖 Hat Full of Sky (Terry Pratchett)
✒️ Hanff, Helene
📺 How I Met Your Mother
🎤 Holiday, Billie
🎶 Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
#letterh #manicmonday @JoScho

Knowing things is magical, if other people don‘t know them.

This was a delightful read packed full of thinking about thinking, grief, dedication, and wonderful #magic concepts. I also highly recommend the audiobook, which was we'll acted. I regularly think about how the reader voiced the Wee Free Men for each book.

“Sometimes the moon is light and sometimes it‘s in shadow, but you should always remember it‘s the same #moon.” #QuotsyOct19

“When I'm old I shall wear #midnight, she'd decided. But, for now, she'd had enough of darkness.” #QuotsyOct19

“I'm made up of the memories of my parents and my grandparents, all my ancestors. They're in the way I look, in the colour of my hair.” #Ancestor #QuotsySept19

Book 79 of the year, finished Sept 26, audio

I read this Aug 16-19 and gave it 4 stars on Good Reads. Other than Death, I think Tiffany Aching and Rob Anybody are my favourite characters. This book had a few moments that had me giggling.

After only a few pages this one has become one of my favourite Pratchetts. There's so much wisdom, love and humour in this book 💝

Sitting in the shade reading while Minerva enjoys the sun 😊 #SundayReading #CatsofLitsy

“Tiffany could feel the hat. At least she had been able to feel it. The #virtual hat, on her real head. But no one could see it, and Petulia had even waved a hand back and forth over Tiffany‘s head and encountered a complete absence of hat.” #QuotsyMay19