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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
Hysterical send up of the phantom of the opera, musicals, and the theatre in general. A very good Witch book and just an excellent time.
This was one of the weakest of the Pratchett books I've read so far. The storytelling is fine, but I don't think I needed a Phantom Of The Opera parody set in Discworld for an entire book.
The premise of the witches looking for a new third should have been more fun, or could have been cut down to a novella. This story kept dragging on, and none of the jokes really landed for me.
When I first read a random assortment of Pratchett books twenty years ago, I thought I didn't like the witch books, and I'm wondering if reading this volume was one of the reasons why. Because on this massive reread, I do love the characters, and felt they were wildly underutilized here.
It's still ok. But I'm pleased to move on to the next book.
The premise of the witches looking for a new third should have been more fun, or could have been cut down to a novella. This story kept dragging on, and none of the jokes really landed for me.
When I first read a random assortment of Pratchett books twenty years ago, I thought I didn't like the witch books, and I'm wondering if reading this volume was one of the reasons why. Because on this massive reread, I do love the characters, and felt they were wildly underutilized here.
It's still ok. But I'm pleased to move on to the next book.
Discworld does Phantom of the Opera! What's not to love!
Probably my favourite Witches book yet.
Probably my favourite Witches book yet.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
Loved it. Great spoof of "Phantom of the Opera." Everyone loves Granny Weatherwax, but I think my favorite witch might be Nanny Ogg. I missed Magrat a little, though..
A parody by Terry Pratchett is always an excellent parody.
Hopefully my brain will now stop getting "Masquerade" from the real Phantom of the Opera stuck in my head.
Hopefully my brain will now stop getting "Masquerade" from the real Phantom of the Opera stuck in my head.
Pretty great other than the fat shaming which is relentless and painfully unfunny.
The Witches series continuous to be witty and hilarious, but all I can really say about it is that the book is good.
I guess it's hard for me to read and fully enjoy serial books without seeing some sort of significant growth in the characters. But while we do find out a little more about Granny's and Nanny's past lives, they're such small tidbits that I wouldn't call them revelations or development. They're still fantastic, hilarious, amazing characters but I want more.
Plus I had a hard time liking Agnes/Perdita because she was such a ... I don't know, maybe it's not her that I don't like, but her story. She at least tries to get out of the small time, tries to fight and achieve her dreams, but the world won't let her and no one wants her too. Granny and Nanny, don't particularly force her into anything and don't tell her what to do, just keep the door open for her but it's just so not fair that in the end, Agnes left the opera not because it was her choice... but because she wasn't really wanted there. Even though she was the best goddam singer there, no one wanted her because she is fat. And that was cruel... I mean, in most of his books, Terry always makes the ending - no matter how bitter - feel just and right in the end. And this one still felt wrong and bitter. No one will regret losing Agnes, there was no realization of losing the greatest opera singer in Discworld history... and that just didn't feel right.
I guess it's hard for me to read and fully enjoy serial books without seeing some sort of significant growth in the characters. But while we do find out a little more about Granny's and Nanny's past lives, they're such small tidbits that I wouldn't call them revelations or development. They're still fantastic, hilarious, amazing characters but I want more.
Plus I had a hard time liking Agnes/Perdita because she was such a ... I don't know, maybe it's not her that I don't like, but her story. She at least tries to get out of the small time, tries to fight and achieve her dreams, but the world won't let her and no one wants her too. Granny and Nanny, don't particularly force her into anything and don't tell her what to do, just keep the door open for her but it's just so not fair that in the end, Agnes left the opera not because it was her choice... but because she wasn't really wanted there. Even though she was the best goddam singer there, no one wanted her because she is fat. And that was cruel... I mean, in most of his books, Terry always makes the ending - no matter how bitter - feel just and right in the end. And this one still felt wrong and bitter. No one will regret losing Agnes, there was no realization of losing the greatest opera singer in Discworld history... and that just didn't feel right.