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“cpauley929 said: 3.5 stars
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This was the first Pratchett book I ever read. It got me started on the discworld, and for that reason, it is special to me. It's been years since I read it for the first time, and I thought it would be nice to revisit it. This is the Ankh-Morpork flavored Phantom of the Opera. Agnes Nitt, a rather large girl with a wonderful personality, dreams of being an opera star. She certainly has the voice for it, but she is lacking the attitude, and the "right look". Having run away from Lancre and the witches who were trying to recruit her, she has found a home in the Ankh-Morpork Opera house, but it isn't everything she was hoping for. Her roommate, Christine is afraid to sleep in her part of the room because a mysterious ghost comes to her through the mirror and tries to teach her to sing. Christine is hopelessly incompetent, but she has "star quality", something that Agnes lacks. Soon Agnes starts staying in Christine's room and subbing for her in the ghost's lessons. In the meantime, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are out to help Agnes see the error of her ways, and complete their circle of three. As usual hilarity, and a bit of mystery ensues.
The witches are always funny. This isn't one of my all time favorites, but I love Agnes. She is a great role model, something that Pratchett is very good at creating. Despite that, she has her flaws and her own demons. The parallel to Phantom was a lot of fun, especially the little twists and turns that it takes. A good read.
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“This was the first Pratchett book I ever read. It got me started on the discworld, and for that reason, it is special to me. It's been years since I read it for the first time, and I thought it would be nice to revisit it. This is the Ankh-Morpork flavored Phantom of the Opera. Agnes Nitt, a rather large girl with a wonderful personality, dreams of being an opera star. She certainly has the voice for it, but she is lacking the attitude, and the "right look". Having run away from Lancre and the witches who were trying to recruit her, she has found a home in the Ankh-Morpork Opera house, but it isn't everything she was hoping for. Her roommate, Christine, is afraid to sleep in her room because a mysterious ghost comes to her through the mirror and tries to teach her to sing. Christine is hopelessly incompetent, but she has "star quality", something that Agnes lacks. Soon Agnes starts staying in Christine's room and subbing for her in the ghost's lessons. In the meantime, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are out to help Agnes see the error of her ways, and complete their circle of three. As usual hilarity, and a bit of mystery ensues.
cpauley929 wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The witches are always funny. This isn't one of my all time favorites, but I love Agnes. She is a great role model, something that Pratchett is very good at creating. Despite that, she has her flaws and her own demons. The parallel to Phantom was a lot of fun, especially the little twists and turns that it takes. A good read.”“loved it! though i would have liked it better of agnes went on to be a famous soprano. just, you know, poetic justice. ”
Nadia E wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Maskerade is another Discworld book with Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and the inimitable parodying that sets Pratchett apart. As the title might possibly suggest, this book parodies Phantom of the Opera. Yes, nothing is sacred when it comes to Pratchett's ideas, not even Opera.
rarelythere wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Agnes (Perdita) Nitt, a witch from Lancre who refuses to accept it, is being pursued indirectly by the two great witches of Lancre (Granny and Nanny) to replace Magrat Garlick as the third witch needed to form the coven. But, Agnes runs off to join the Opera in Ankh-Morpork. And thus starts a series of events that bring Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg to the opera house to solve the mystery of the Ghost at the opera house.
Needless to say, the plot gets quite interesting with such uncommon new characters as Henry Slugg aka Enrico Basilica the world-renowned Tenor, Walter Plinge the odd-job man at the opera house who walks like a string puppet being manipulated by an amateur, and some old ones like Greebo the Cat and Nobby Nobs of The Watch.
The mystery of the opera Ghost is solved - in fact, revealed to be played by two people - one very unlikely and harmless, the other deranged and villainous. All's well that ends well, of course. Except for Agnes, who reluctantly joins the coven.”
“Good but not excellent. Better luck next time!”
Brighid!!! *I prefer oranges!* :D wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I absolutely loved it! So funny and.. FUNNY!”
Rozi wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“When a Lancre girl is in trouble, Granny and Nanny know what to do. A classic Pratchett read with some of the funniest lines and some great set pieces too.”
John A wrote this review Thursday, July 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I love Pratchett. Witty. Brilliant.
Anu M wrote this review Tuesday, June 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I just can't stop laughing when I read his books!”
“Enjoyed reading this book,very funny,the witches of diskworld made me roll on the floor laughing.”
Gene C wrote this review Wednesday, June 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
