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achingallover's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, and Sexism
laedyred's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The writing is pure Pratchett, eloquent and witty. I really liked that about this book, but I also was not totally smitten with the story. It sets up a base for later Discworld novels, but doesn't stand alone very well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
sockandkey's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Fun, lighthearted read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Sexual content
Story is based on breaking down magic gender roles. Nothing too graphic, but it is the main plot of the book. There are a couple of very mild sex jokes.demo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Violence
missh3ll's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Violence
cmbohn's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
myfbusters's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism
veganecurrywurst's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It's a very nice story and I enjoyed all of the characters and also learning more about the Unseen University and witches, wizards and warlocks . I was a bit sad that DEATH (I'm really looking forward to Mort) only made one appearance and that we didn't learn more about the disk world itself.
I hope that Granny and Esk make a reappearance in the Disk world novels.
I hope that Granny and Esk make a reappearance in the Disk world novels.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual harassment
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
UPDATE AFTER 07/23 REREAD: I see my review here, so I know I've read it. And this book has the passage about goat names, which I definitely remember but my mind had transplanted to one of the early Tiffany Aching books. I just don't remember much of the rest of it.
Equal Rites is where Terry Pratchett started trying to move beyond being "just" funny (being funny is a lot harder than a lot of writers think) and into Saying Something Serious™️. But he wasn't, IMO, very good at it yet.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Silly and fun. Not as good as others I've read, but entertaining, and I can always use some Granny Weatherwax in my life.
Equal Rites is where Terry Pratchett started trying to move beyond being "just" funny (being funny is a lot harder than a lot of writers think) and into Saying Something Serious™️. But he wasn't, IMO, very good at it yet.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Silly and fun. Not as good as others I've read, but entertaining, and I can always use some Granny Weatherwax in my life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Child endangermentkateworm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism