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I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett

4 reviews

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Classism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

nnia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I have heard this book spoken of and recommended so often.
I am very glad I have read it and look forward to reading it again. 
It is Terry Pratchett’s last full Tiffany Aching novel of the Discworld series as the one after this is quite abbreviated due to the author’s declining health.
 I’d recommend reading the other Witch books from the Disc World first in order, but as the author states on all of his Disc World books, each novel can be enjoyed on its own.
Witch burning, and the dark side of human nature are not new topics to novels, but Terry Pratchett’s writing and characters rise to the challenge and do not disappoint. The word ‘disappoint’ meaning literary ‘to be helpless in the underworld.’  Tiffany is a witch and must help herself and find a way to defeat the Cunning Man.

Really, this book is brilliant and now one of my favorites. 

Would recommend to most anyone negotiating our current reality especially those coming to grips with it’s more toxic elements. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Stalking, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Death

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Medical content, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Minor: Cursing and Cultural appropriation

thebooksanctum's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I should really have read Tiffany's books in order, unlike the rest of the Discworld, but in saying that, I did still enjoy this. The Feegle are still hard to understand when they speak (I'm dyslexic and the phonetic spelling does not work for me at all), but overall rather enjoyable!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

All the triggers in this are mentioned in abstract ways, but it is still made clear what exactly is happening, while actually not using the words.