Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Multiversal Witches Livin’ Their Best Lives

Lords and Ladies (Discworld #14, Witches #4) by Terry Pratchett

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I’m not quite sure how to write a review – or even a sort of review – for a book that’s had ::checks notes:: upwords of fifty gajillion reviews written about it like Lords and Ladies has. I mean, I know a philosopher who writes serious philosophy books about Discworld and short of that sort of literary analysis style writing or some Dear Diary about it I’m not quite sure what I could possibly add. And I know that because I wrote at least 300 words […]

Stepping into one of the most detailed worlds imagined

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

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Eskarina Smith is the 8th child of an 8th son born in the little town called Bad Ass. She should have been the 8th son of an 8th son, but life has a way of mucking things up. What makes Eskarina, Esk for short, even more special is that she may just be the first female wizard in the history of Discworld. Esk grows up to nearly nine without incident until the local witch, Granny Weatherwax, tries to lead her away from wizardry to much […]

Travel is so broadening.

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Another installment of the adventures of Granny Weatherwax. This time, she’s left her home to travel the world and glare at foreigners. She and Nanny Ogg decide to ‘help’ Magrat to be a Fairy Godmother, with interesting results. This book examines fairy tales and the power of story in shaping how people interpret their lives. Magrat inherits the magic wand of Fairy Godmothering and has to travel to far-away Genua to perform her duties to her god child, who is basically Cinderella. Granny and Nanny […]

The Asides Are the Best

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I’m on a Pratchett kick right now, going through and reminding myself how much I adore the Discworld books. I did a close-read for my MFA on “Lords and Ladies”, and even though my paper was based on how Pratchett expertly weaves Celtic folklore in with his parody of a “Midsummer’s Night’s Dream”, I found the things I really enjoy about Pratchett’s writing are his glorious, humorous, and bountiful asides. “Lords and Ladies” follows Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg as they battle a mythical force […]

One Last Time

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If you are a Discworld fan, you know this is the last book in the series. It’s a Tiffany Aching story and because she’s a witch, the Ramptop witches figure prominently in the story as well. Since this is Terry Pratchett’s last book, one can’t help but think this is his last message to the world. Brace yourself because Granny Weatherwax dies. I’m not really spoiling anything here because it happens at the beginning of the book and is a catalyst for Tiffany’s journey in […]

Sisters are doing it for themselves.

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So, Terry Pratchett is (was, sob) my favourite author and this is one of my favourites of his many many books. I was seriously considering doing my Cannonball of only Discworld books. But I only signed up for a half-Cannonball and there are 41 Discworld books, so… maybe next year? The Discworld is a gorgeous, rich, complex creation. Partly because Sir Terry wrote over 40 books about it, which covers a lot of ground (literally) and partly because he was a skilled world-builder with a […]



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