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briesespieces's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars ! No, I'm not going to round it up . Very enjoyable though and I loved the epilogue . Classic Terry !
lifeinthebooklane's review
5.0
Oh my word, Tiffany Aching is all grown up! This book was simply excellent from start to finish, it had evil intent, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, a few new witches, Roland, the Nac Mac Feegles and Preston.
Wonderful foreshadowing, a great plot, excellent writing, loveable characters and fantastic world-building - this is pretty much the definition of a perfect book. I've just got The Shepperd's Crown left now. Unlike most Discworld books it is one I've not read it before and it's a little sad to think it was TP's last book.
Wonderful foreshadowing, a great plot, excellent writing, loveable characters and fantastic world-building - this is pretty much the definition of a perfect book. I've just got The Shepperd's Crown left now. Unlike most Discworld books it is one I've not read it before and it's a little sad to think it was TP's last book.
jillbillpill's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
5.0
badseedgirl's review against another edition
4.0
I Shall Wear Midnight. I could not think of a more apt title for this the fourth Tiffany Aching novel by Terry Pratchett. Was it just the mood I was in, this being the first novel I have read since the passing of the author? I think not. It starts with Tiffany intervening on behalf of a young girl who was beaten by her father so badly after a village fair that she lost the baby she was carrying. The was no skeletal face of Death to soften this death just a dead baby in a barn, and this sets the tone for the entire novel.
At 16 years, Tiffany is now a witch in her own right. She is no longer training with other witches but has claimed her steading on the "Chalk" and is going about the day to day life of a witch. She seems to be doing well until a rash of anger strikes her community. People on the Chalk are scared and even more disturbing for Tiffany are hostile to her. Of course there is a supernatural cause to the entire thing, which Tiffany has to confront and defeat.
This novel felt like an ending for me. Written in 2010, three years after Sir Terry was diagnosed with Posterior Cortical Atrophy, a form of early onset Alzheimer disease, one has to wonder how much death and endings were on his mind when he was writing this novel. One can't help but wonder if this lent to the darker tone.
I could see how this could be the end of the series. Tiffany is forced to confront her new role in the community and how becoming "The Witch" has changed her life and relationships.
In spite of the overall dark tone of the novel, there are still the delightful dry wit that made me fall in love with Discworld. The Nac Mac Feegles are again the comic relief, but even this has a dark tinge. Because the author tends to write these characters as jolly buffoons who would prefer to drink and fight their way through life, I tend to forget that these are powerful fairy creatures, but I was reminded of this in spades when the Feegles home is threatened.
If this had been the last Tiffany Aching novel, I would have been sad but accepting, but shortly after his death it was announced that THE SHEPHERD’S CROWN the final Discworld novel will be released on September 15, 2015. This final novel will also be the fifth and final Tiffany Aching novel. A great man will give us one last look at a great witch before both go quietly into the night.
I will miss them both.
At 16 years, Tiffany is now a witch in her own right. She is no longer training with other witches but has claimed her steading on the "Chalk" and is going about the day to day life of a witch. She seems to be doing well until a rash of anger strikes her community. People on the Chalk are scared and even more disturbing for Tiffany are hostile to her. Of course there is a supernatural cause to the entire thing, which Tiffany has to confront and defeat.
This novel felt like an ending for me. Written in 2010, three years after Sir Terry was diagnosed with Posterior Cortical Atrophy, a form of early onset Alzheimer disease, one has to wonder how much death and endings were on his mind when he was writing this novel. One can't help but wonder if this lent to the darker tone.
I could see how this could be the end of the series. Tiffany is forced to confront her new role in the community and how becoming "The Witch" has changed her life and relationships.
In spite of the overall dark tone of the novel, there are still the delightful dry wit that made me fall in love with Discworld. The Nac Mac Feegles are again the comic relief, but even this has a dark tinge. Because the author tends to write these characters as jolly buffoons who would prefer to drink and fight their way through life, I tend to forget that these are powerful fairy creatures, but I was reminded of this in spades when the Feegles home is threatened.
If this had been the last Tiffany Aching novel, I would have been sad but accepting, but shortly after his death it was announced that THE SHEPHERD’S CROWN the final Discworld novel will be released on September 15, 2015. This final novel will also be the fifth and final Tiffany Aching novel. A great man will give us one last look at a great witch before both go quietly into the night.
I will miss them both.
ohclaire's review against another edition
3.0
Fun! I just, don't think this is my favorite Pratchett.
drewsbookreviews's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sineadcarney's review against another edition
4.75
I love Tiffany and this is such a great story, darker than a lot of the other ones.
cwritesu's review against another edition
- Tiffany Aching has to face off against the embodiment of hate and prejudice - an ancient Witchfinder.
- I feel like this gets across how some people will watch the whole world burn for a personal vendetta rather than face self-examination or open their minds.
- Tiffany's trip to Anhk-Morpork is brief, but I love that she and the Wee Free Men get to interact with some favorite faces from elsewhere in the Discworld.
- Absolutely LOVE that Esk (the female wizard) from Equal Rites made a cameo appearance. Unusual for Pratchett to bring back characters from that far back in the series to later books.
- It was excellent and as always, an interesting examination of the thin line of "love", envy and hate. (in as much as I believe Love can never be born of Hate)