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The innuendos to Shapespeares´work are the icing on the cake of the 2nd witch story. The normal Pratchett universe is already filled with deeper meanings and hidden treasures of pop culture references, innuendos, and ironic criticism, but if the motive is satirizing one of the most famous writers of Leggi tutto

How have I never read Terry Pratchett before? He's like ... Shakespeare and Wodehouse and Monty Python all wrapped into one! A student gave me this book while we were studying Macbeth in class. Wyrd Sisters is a sort of parallel story, which manages to poke fun at the play, revere the play, make insi Leggi tutto

Shakespeare on the Discworld. Truth be told, and all due respect to Rincewind, but I am partial to Sir Terry’s Discworld Witches. Granny Weatherwax returns from Equal Rites to star in another novel, this time in Pratchett’s 1988 entry into the Discworld universe, Wyrd Sisters, his sixth Discworld nov Leggi tutto

A definite candidate for “book of the month “, review to follow later, football allowing 😬 Well in the end it wasn't the football that delayed me, I was delayed by only my second ever migraine, so apologies if this is a bit of a mushy/nonsensical review as my brain still feels like cotton wool 🤕 Right Leggi tutto

[First Read: 7th March, 2013. 3 stars. Second Read: 5th October, 2018. 3 stars.] Wyrd Sisters is the second of the Witch mini-series, in the ever popular Discworld series. Equal Rites was the first and we were introduced to one of the greatest characters of all-time: Granny Weatherwax. Wyrd Sisters bri Leggi tutto

Dentro de Mundodisco, Brujerías , es un libro repleto de guiños Shakespearianos, Macbeth. Con momentos hilarantes y personajes que uno se lleva dentro de su corazón y cabeza. Que tres brujas, la guardia de Ankh-Morpork tiene competencia. Sus impagables protagonistas son un aquelarre aunque no les gust Leggi tutto

Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches #2), Terry Pratchett Wyrd Sisters is Terry Pratchett's sixth Discworld novel, published in 1988, and re-introduces Granny Weatherwax of Equal Rites. Wyrd Sisters features three witches: Granny Weatherwax; Nanny Ogg, matriarch of a large tribe of Oggs and owner of Leggi tutto

I am finding my rereads of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series a real tonic, so much fun and so entertaining, here he whirls the Discworld with magic, the world of theatre and Shakespeare, obviously the tragic story of Macbeth but including his other plays too. Grumpy Granny Weatherwax returns for a

I know the wizards have their fans, but for my money, NOBODY beats the Discworld witches. Granny Weatherwax and her "cronies" try to dethrone an undesirable king in this adventure. To do it they'll need to mess around with time and even consort with... actors - gasp! Here the gals summon a demon, with Leggi tutto

The late Terry Pratchett was a hell of a writer. I thought one of my other favorite Fantasy authors, Brandon Sanderson, was barking up the wrong tree when he lauded Pratchett as a genius. But, I realize now better not to distrust those in the know. It is clear to me that the author of Wyrd Sisters i Leggi tutto