E and I adored this book. However, I cried reading the final pages and he said I ruined it for him. So I had to gather myself together and read the last page again. I thought it was beautiful and such a perfect way to leave her.
I have no Pratchett icons? What?dampscribblerJanuary 3 2011, 22:02:23 UTC
Loved that book! I love Tiffany, but if this should be the last we see her in print, then I am hoping we at least get to see the Witches again. And I'd love another Susan Sto Helit book, too.
I was glad to see Wee Mad Arthur explained. I'd never got it before, about him.
I'm impressed that you managed to go this long before reading it. "I Shall Wear Midnight" came out right before my birthday and I clearly informed the hubby that I would not wait to receive it as a gift, though I do think I managed to not buy it until it had been on the shelves two days or so.
Eric special ordered the Discworld calendar for me for Christmas. :-)
Re: I have no Pratchett icons? What?kellyrfinemanJanuary 3 2011, 22:10:31 UTC
I bought it the day it came out. I read the first chapter that night and put it down for well over a month. I read the second chapter and put it down for a few weeks. Put it down again after chapter four, then after chapter five. And then, I read the rest of the book in two great gulps - one two days ago, and then last night. And then I sniffled and cried at the ending. Preston is perfect for her. And that last question and answer did me in. *sniff*
I (dare I admit it?) have never read any Terry Pratchett. I have to also admit that reading about little blue men doesn't appeal to me (ha). However, I love that quote!
Oh what you are missing! I need some Nac Mac Feegles! Tiffany is unforgettable and original and wonderful, but start with the Wee Free Men, so you know her history. I have read most of Pratchett and have had several episodes of nearly falling out of my chair laughing, but he also has a spirit of goodness and rightness, not conventional but human, that shines through. My favorite is Night Watch, but I love the witches, too, especially Mistress Weatherwax.
Seconded. Of course. Although I am more coordinated than you when it comes to staying in my chair, I have an occasional bladder issue when reading Pratchett.
The Wee Free Men are not actually blue, but are instead covered head to toe with blue tattoos. They wear kilts or at least a spodge to cover their Feegle bits, and they love to lie, steal, cheat, and fight. And they are 100% made of win.
The Wee Free Men completely blew my mind. It made me laugh hard enough to nearly pee myself (I am less discreet than Patty, I guess, who merely fell over) and it made me cry at least twice. The humor and the joy and the beauty of the writing will blow you away, as will the things that he says about story in the middle of his texts - like, say, this "Somewhere, all stories are real and all dreams come true" from The Wee Free Men or "Change the story, change the world" from A Hat Full of Sky. (Both of those quotes are in my commonplace book, and I'm about to add more Pratchett in there. He's completely brilliant.)
I hope you'll at least give the first book a go - it's phenomenal. (And the audiobook is complete WIN as well!)
I see what you mean about the opening--it did feel like maybe more of a wind-up than the other Wee Free Men book, but, yes, it was okay. And by the end--I, my son, and my husband (in sequence!) were all stunned again by the man's brilliance. Laugh and cry--that says it.
By the time Tiffany figured out that Letitia wasn't just a crying wreck of a fiancée, the book had the magic I was used to. And although I didn't like the beginning when I was reading it, by the time I was approaching the end I didn't mind the beginning at all, since all that set-up was necessary.
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I was glad to see Wee Mad Arthur explained. I'd never got it before, about him.
I'm impressed that you managed to go this long before reading it. "I Shall Wear Midnight" came out right before my birthday and I clearly informed the hubby that I would not wait to receive it as a gift, though I do think I managed to not buy it until it had been on the shelves two days or so.
Eric special ordered the Discworld calendar for me for Christmas. :-)
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Got one.
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Tiffany is unforgettable and original and wonderful, but start with the Wee Free Men, so you know her history.
I have read most of Pratchett and have had several episodes of nearly falling out of my chair laughing, but he also has a spirit of goodness and rightness, not conventional but human, that shines through. My favorite is Night Watch, but I love the witches, too, especially Mistress Weatherwax.
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The Wee Free Men completely blew my mind. It made me laugh hard enough to nearly pee myself (I am less discreet than Patty, I guess, who merely fell over) and it made me cry at least twice. The humor and the joy and the beauty of the writing will blow you away, as will the things that he says about story in the middle of his texts - like, say, this "Somewhere, all stories are real and all dreams come true" from The Wee Free Men or "Change the story, change the world" from A Hat Full of Sky. (Both of those quotes are in my commonplace book, and I'm about to add more Pratchett in there. He's completely brilliant.)
I hope you'll at least give the first book a go - it's phenomenal. (And the audiobook is complete WIN as well!)
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The man is a genius.
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