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I feel Pratchett was on a real streak of excellence here – Moving Pictures then Reaper Man, followed by Witches Abroad. Three of my favourite Discworld books one after the other. All taking a good look at Roundworld culture and philosophy. Reaper Man begins with the Auditors of the universe meeting to discuss the fact that they feel Death has developed too much of a personality and so must be…

This is one of my favourite Discworld stories and it was very enjoyable again this time. There are lots of clever references to films and Hollywood lore. It cleverly sends up our obsession with fame and with the frenzy that comes with the movies and it is incredibly funny. It also introduces some of my favourite charachters who – thankfully – reappear in later books. The story starts when the…

Well, this was a joy from start to finish. It is a long time since I read it last so it wasn’t completely familiar although I did remember who the bad guy was. This didn’t spoil the narrative though, just allowed me to spot some of the clues that Pratchett left for the reader. This is the first of the novels involving Vimes, Colon, Nobby and Carrot. I’d forgotten the alcoholic beginnings of…

This was my first Pratchett so I must have liked it well enough to keep reading but now, having read so many others, it is quite near the bottom of the list. It is partly I think, that it is a one off and so lacks the familiarity of a lot of the other books but also, the story and characters didn’t particularly grab me. The story starts in Ankh Morpork with Teppic, an Klatchian prince,…

I was looking forward to rereading this one. Macbeth is one of my favourite Shakespeare plays and I love all the nods to it in this novel. In my opinion, the witches series are some of the best discworld books and Granny Weatherwax is one of my favourite characters so I knew I was onto a winner. I was not disappointed. This follows on nicely from Sourcery because although the set of characters…

I wasn’t sure how much I was going to enjoy this one. My memory was that it was okay but not the best. As such, it’s not one that I have reread very often. however, I was pleasantly surprised. It was much better than I remember. And like Mort, it is so much more than a story about a boy who is the seventh son of a seventh son who becomes a sourcerer. This is a tale about power – who should wield…

For me, this is the first five star read of the series. It made me laugh from start to finish. The characters were fully realised, the plot was more than just a series of jokes strung together and I couldn’t put it down. It starts with Mort, an awkward teenager who doesn’t fit in in his small village. His father has heard that there is a hiring fair and takes Mort along. Unfortunately no one…

Well, this was surprising. I enjoyed this much more than I expected. I’m really not sure what I disliked about it so much last time round. It may have been the division between witch (female) magic and wizard (male) magic which was seemingly reinforced by Granny Weatherwax. I was a little disappointed in Granny, I think, as I knew her from later novels before I read this one. She doesn’t seem…

Well, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected and certainly a lot more than The Colour of Magic. It felt like things had fallen into place a little more. Rincewind and Twoflower felt a bit more well rounded and their relationship was more nuanced than in The Colour of Magic. The plot also trotted along at a good pace and the addition of the red star heading for the discworld made it quite…

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This weeks top ten is books with a high page count. I’m sometimes wary of reading long books because I hate not finishing a book so usually make myself carry on reading…

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. How it works: I assign each Tuesday a topic and then post my top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join me and create your own top ten (or 2,…

I decided that I would start to re-read the discworld books in order. It was a decision made because I wanted to read something that I knew I would like. I’ve been struggling a little so far this year with deciding what to read and then picking things that I don’t really get on with. I’m not intending to read only Pratchett but maybe every other book will be a Pratchett. I haven’t ever read the…

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. How it works: I assign each Tuesday a topic and then post my top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join me and create your own top ten (or 2,…

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week’s topic is authors new to me in 2024. I must admit, I wasn’t sure that I would have read enough new authors last year. I was surprised to discover that I…

Genre: Academic, politics Narrative Style: First person academic Published: 2023 Rating: 5/5 Format: Kindle Synopsis: Naomi Klein kept finding people confusing her with Naomi Wolf which only worsened as Wolf took a trip into the land of conspiracy theories and misinformation. Klein became obsessed with following Wolf’s Twitter account during Covid 19 and found herself unable to look away.…

I didn’t set out to make this the year I read more female authors although every year when I look at what I read, I think that I should. Nonetheless, that is what has happened. 13 out of the 20 books I’ve read this year have been by female authors. This is a lot more than I would normally read. I’m not sure why I tend to be drawn more to male authors. I tell myself that I don’t think about the…

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This weeks prompt could be anything to do with flowers so I’ve chosen to list books with flowers in the title. Purple Hibiscus – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2003) – An…