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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
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
This was very entertaining. I loved meeting Tiffany Aching and this was a great adventure. I enjoyed the Nac Mac Feegles in Carpe Jugulum so seeing more of them here was fun. The Toad was another highlight for me. The Witches' type of magic is so clever and Pratchett is so good at subverting classic fantasy tropes and reader expectations. I've heard this is the best of the Tiffany books but I'm still excited to read the rest.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I listened to this on CD after reading the book. And it was totally enjoyable and made my commutes seem short...
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
This story's only downside for me is it being for a younger audience, so not as challenging to read. Still, the sharp wit and keen observations shine through on every page. The Nac Mac Feegle are brilliantly done, the narrative flows naturally while still providing rich scenery and background to the story and Tiffany is just so well-written as the reluctant hero.
so entertaining and witty. also the audiobook is very good. it is written for children, and doesn't always appeal to me. i found some of the dream sequences to be under-described and lacking in clarity. i did really like the nature of the discussion surrounding granny aching, as i recently lost my granny and i thought that was very touching.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Tiffany Aching is a nine-year-old, very practical, little girl. So, imagine her surprise when, one day she spots two six-inch men fishing in the river, followed quickly by a monster. She has dreamt of learning to be a witch, but magic is turning out to be more dangerous than she initially expected. The walls between the worlds are beginning to break and there is no one to maintain them. No-one, that is, but Tiffany.
I love Tiffany. I love that she rises to the challenge, in spite of her fears and her ignorance. I love that she remains self-reliant, even when she doesn't want to. I love her commitment to speak for those who can't. I love her pride, her humility, her anger, her love, and her notion of duty. Tiffany is the sort of girl who would scoff at books designed to teach girls self-worth, which is exactly why this book does just that. She doesn't need other people, but she chooses them. That's a good, good thing.
I love Tiffany. I love that she rises to the challenge, in spite of her fears and her ignorance. I love that she remains self-reliant, even when she doesn't want to. I love her commitment to speak for those who can't. I love her pride, her humility, her anger, her love, and her notion of duty. Tiffany is the sort of girl who would scoff at books designed to teach girls self-worth, which is exactly why this book does just that. She doesn't need other people, but she chooses them. That's a good, good thing.
Tiffany Aching is only 9-years old, but already she has a different sense of all that is happening around her. She is by the river when she sees two tiny blue men in kilts. They warn her that there is a ‘green heid’ or a monster in the river called Jenny Greenteeth. Unfazed by this, she sets a trap using her small brother, Wentworth and tempts the monster out of the water and cracks her with her frying pan.
She heads into town to top up her education from the teachers who travel around. It is here that she meets Miss Tick, a witch from up in the mountains. She sees that Tiffany has potential, but Miss Tick still can’t believe that witches can exist on the chalk. Miss Tick tells her that the tiny blue men are Nac Mac Feegles, a rough and ready fae people who speak with a strong accent. She returns home to discover that Wentworth has gone missing.
Not knowing what to do, she heads outside to contact the Nac Mac Feegles and see if they can help. They tell her that the Queen has taken him to Fairyland and that they will be happy to help her rescue him, but first, they need a new Kelda or leader. The Feegles check to see is she is capable of finding Fairyland and let her find the entrance. Soon after they have entered they are faced with several large wolves and these dream-like blobs called dromes. But Tiffany still has to face the Queen and at that point, there will be a reckoning.
This is the first of the Tiffany sub-series that I have read and I thought it was just brilliant. Pratchett has taken elements of the witches from his past books and formed them into this new character who you can sense developing page by page. One of my favourite parts of the book was when Granny Weatherwax and Tiffany first meet. Weatherwax knows exactly what she is seeing in this young witch, she respects her place in the landscape and can already see what Tiffany will be capable of in time. It is amusing as I have come to expect from all of his books, full of subtle and not so subtle humour and the Nac Mac Feegles are just hilarious.
She heads into town to top up her education from the teachers who travel around. It is here that she meets Miss Tick, a witch from up in the mountains. She sees that Tiffany has potential, but Miss Tick still can’t believe that witches can exist on the chalk. Miss Tick tells her that the tiny blue men are Nac Mac Feegles, a rough and ready fae people who speak with a strong accent. She returns home to discover that Wentworth has gone missing.
Not knowing what to do, she heads outside to contact the Nac Mac Feegles and see if they can help. They tell her that the Queen has taken him to Fairyland and that they will be happy to help her rescue him, but first, they need a new Kelda or leader. The Feegles check to see is she is capable of finding Fairyland and let her find the entrance. Soon after they have entered they are faced with several large wolves and these dream-like blobs called dromes. But Tiffany still has to face the Queen and at that point, there will be a reckoning.
This is the first of the Tiffany sub-series that I have read and I thought it was just brilliant. Pratchett has taken elements of the witches from his past books and formed them into this new character who you can sense developing page by page. One of my favourite parts of the book was when Granny Weatherwax and Tiffany first meet. Weatherwax knows exactly what she is seeing in this young witch, she respects her place in the landscape and can already see what Tiffany will be capable of in time. It is amusing as I have come to expect from all of his books, full of subtle and not so subtle humour and the Nac Mac Feegles are just hilarious.