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“A wonderfully funny outing for the Witches with Granny Weatherwax on fine form along with Nanny Ogg and Magrat. A wonderful take on fairytales with little scenes dropped in (particulary enjoyed the reference to the Little Red Riding Hood fable, very funny).”
Gary D wrote this review Monday, September 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved Greebo's part in this one. ^_^”
Regina W wrote this review Friday, September 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“That equals three broomsticks up. Granny Weatherwax is as crotchety as ever and as endearing as Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies, though far wiser. I think she might be Pratchett's favorite character. We could all accomplish a lot more in our dealings with others if we practiced what Granny calls "headology."”
Joel H, Milwaukee wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“cpauley929 said: 4 stars
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Monday, August 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
As most of you know I'm a huge Pratchett fan. This is a re-read for me, but it had been long enough that I didn't remember the whole story. This book focuses on the Witches of Lancre: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick. I've forgotten just how much I enjoy the witches. Granny is a force to be reckoned with, but at the same time is so very ignorant to the world around her. She's cantankerous, bitter, and sometimes it's hard to be sure that she's one of the "good ones." Nanny Ogg has known Granny for years and is the closest thing she has to a best friend. Nanny is a polar opposite. Always cheerful, and glad of new experiences. Magrat is the coven's "wet hen"
In this story they travel to a land far, far away to help save a princess, who doesn't know she's a princess from marrying the handsome prince. It's a great book that weaves so many of our cherished fairy tales into a new story all together that questions whether or not magic should play into the lives of average people. The witches are hysterical. Their misunderstandings, and mispronunciations keep you giggling, and you can't help but love Granny despite her many flaws.
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“As most of you know I'm a huge Pratchett fan. This is a re-read for me, but it had been long enough that I didn't remember the whole story. This book focuses on the Witches of Lancre: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick. I've forgotten just how much I enjoy the witches. Granny is a force to be reckoned with, but at the same time is so very ignorant to the world around her. She's cantankerous, bitter, and sometimes it's hard to be sure that she's one of the "good ones." Nanny Ogg has known Granny for years and is the closest thing she has to a best friend. Nanny is a polar opposite. Always cheerful, and glad of new experiences. Magrat is the coven's "wet hen"
cpauley929 wrote this review Sunday, August 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In this story they travel to a land far, far away to help save a princess, who doesn't know she's a princess from marrying the handsome prince. It's a great book that weaves so many of our cherished fairy tales into a new story all together that questions whether or not magic should play into the lives of average people. The witches are hysterical. Their misunderstandings, and mispronunciations keep you giggling, and you can't help but love Granny despite her many flaws. ”“Excellent discworld book. More stories of the witches. They are great!”
KB wrote this review Wednesday, July 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Yet another Pratchett gem.
S. Lam wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This time, he decides to murder my childhood, in the form of fairy-tales! That's fine, actually, because he does it in such an amusing way that I can't hate him, even as my disillusioned world crumbles around me. Even the way it crumbles is amusing.
I would muchly recommend this book, if such a sentiment is possible to express in a grammatically correct way.”
“A beautiful young servant girl is destined to marry a handsome prince, thanks to her fairy godmother. The ball has been arranged, the gown made, and everything prepared so that Ella can meet her prince charming and live happily ever after.
MrPopularSentiment wrote this review Sunday, May 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
But there's a catch. Three witches have come to put a stop to this fairy tale and make sure that Ella never marries the prince. Ella couldn't be happier!
Terry Pratchett's twelfth Discworld novel returns to Bad Ass and to the adventures of Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat.
There isn't much to be said about this novel that can't be said for pretty much any of the other Discworld books. As usually, Pratchett his hilariously funny. I love Granny and Nanny and how they play off each other. The inversion of the classic fairy tale is quite clever as well.
But this isn't just about fairy tales. A large portion of the novel could better be called a mock-travel narrative, which was very interesting.”
“Long live Pratchett!
Sarshi wrote this review Tuesday, April 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
If there's something that can be said about his writing, is that it's rich. Rich in humor, rich in references, rich in humanity. The more you know about other stories, the more enjoyable it becomes - and yet you can read it as the first thing you've ever come across in your life and still love it.
The only problem with his books is that the one I'm currently reading always tends to be my favorite.
So, of course, having just finished reading Witches Abroad, I might say it was my favorite. It's about traveling. About a crone witch with a horrible temper. A motherly witch, leader of clans and with a nice temper. And a maiden witch who... er. does her best. It's about fairy godmothers, free will, fairy tales, the Wizard of Oz and Why Thou Shall Never Eat Dwarf Bread.
Oh, and foreign parts.
Stop listening to me and go read it.”“funny”
Christine w wrote this review Monday, April 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
