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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I thoroughly enjoyed another Discworld story and a return to Tiffany Aching and the Feegles. As the afterward explains, it feels a little thinner than others, as Sir Terry was unable to continue revising and expanding the story. None the less, it was an important chapter in the saga, bringing characters full circle.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Something is stirring deep in the chalk. The animals can sense it and Tiffany Aching can feel it through her boots too. A once vanquished enemy is gaining strength once again. Tiffany has enough to do in her steading as her reputation had grown on the Ramtops but her life is about to change in ways that she could not imagine.
There has been a death and this death has sent ripples all around Discworld.
The elves realise that this is their chance as the force that held them in place is now weaker. It may be time to make their move on the world above. To push them back again, Tiffany is going to need all the help that she can get from all the witches that she knows and of course the Nac Mac Feegles.
To protect the land; her land; there will be a reckoning…
So that is it. There are no more Discworld books after this.
Ever.
And it makes me really sad.
It is a finely plotted end to the forty-one novels of the wonderful mad world that he created. There were flaws though, elements of the plot were a thin veneer in comparison to his earlier books that were rich and deep with subtle nods to other great works of art and literature. It saddens me that even though there were plans for ten more stories and almost certainly ideas that had been squirrelled away for books not yet conceived we will never ever know what they were to be as his last request was to have the hard disc crushed under a steam roller.
But, I can forgive him all of that. He knew this was his last book, and he want one of his great characters with him on his journey across the black sands.
R I P Terry. Thanks for everything
There has been a death and this death has sent ripples all around Discworld.
The elves realise that this is their chance as the force that held them in place is now weaker. It may be time to make their move on the world above. To push them back again, Tiffany is going to need all the help that she can get from all the witches that she knows and of course the Nac Mac Feegles.
To protect the land; her land; there will be a reckoning…
So that is it. There are no more Discworld books after this.
Ever.
And it makes me really sad.
It is a finely plotted end to the forty-one novels of the wonderful mad world that he created. There were flaws though, elements of the plot were a thin veneer in comparison to his earlier books that were rich and deep with subtle nods to other great works of art and literature. It saddens me that even though there were plans for ten more stories and almost certainly ideas that had been squirrelled away for books not yet conceived we will never ever know what they were to be as his last request was to have the hard disc crushed under a steam roller.
But, I can forgive him all of that. He knew this was his last book, and he want one of his great characters with him on his journey across the black sands.
R I P Terry. Thanks for everything
Although slightly more bearable than I Shall Wear Midnight, this book is still quite affected by Terry Pratchett's disease. I think it's worth reading the passage , but leave the rest.
Spoiler
that describes Mistress Weatherwax's death
This was the most genderqueer Terry Pratchett novel I've read, and I really enjoyed it. His explorations of gender were really interesting, and something I've thought about in connection to his world before. As always, lovely characters, fantastic prose, great plot. I enjoyed this conclusion to the Tiffany Aching stories, but felt a profound sense of sadness through out. Thankfully, I don't think it reduced my experience of the novel--if anything, it enhanced it. I'm glad we got to see so much of Pratchett's world, though I'll always wish we got more.
Not my favorite Terry Pratchett, but still a good book. It does feel a little less developed and finished than his others. It was definitely a bittersweet experience to finish reading Sir Terry's final book.
I somehow missed that the last discworld book is a Tiffany Aching. She's my favorite.
It clearly wasn't as tight as the other books, but it was an easy, enjoyable read, though probably not a re-read. It made me cry....
It clearly wasn't as tight as the other books, but it was an easy, enjoyable read, though probably not a re-read. It made me cry....
A well-done end to the whole Discworld universe, but I'm still terribly sad about that. Our universe is an unfair place when people like Donald Trump are alive and celebrities and people like Terry Pratchett are dead.
I shall miss him. I am glad Terry Pratchett lives on in his books, and doubly glad he took the time to write his own obituary in the form of this novel. But this book made me feel his loss all the more keenly.