

S'està carregant… Witches Abroad (1991)de Terry Pratchett
![]() BBC Big Read (82) Best Fantasy Novels (334) » 27 més Books Read in 2016 (160) Books Read in 2020 (131) Female Protagonist (112) Books Read in 2017 (517) Books Read in 2018 (3,123) Books Read in 2011 (22) Books Read in 2006 (70) Princess Tales (28) 1990s (270) Allie's Wishlist (42) Alphabetical Books (160) Books Read in 2022 (63) Best Satire (34) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Þriðja bókin um nornirnar þrjár í Diskheimaseríunni. Nú ferðast þær á milli landa til að koma í veg fyrir hamingjusaman endi ævintýris sem norna-guðmóðir hefur í hyggju að koma í kring. Pratchett gerir stólpagrín að hinum klassísku ævintýrasögum og stöðluðum sögnum þeirra. ( ![]() An excellent riff on fairy tales. I'm not actually sure what to say about it beyond that. If you've read any of the discworld books, this one won't disappoint you. I listened to the audiobook, and Nigel Planer did an excellent job, though I disliked his Magrat and Ella choices; his voices for them both made them sound dull and stupid. On the other hand, I've also listened to other Pratchett books narrated by Celia Imrie and I really disliked her Granny Weatherwax voice; Planer gets Granny just right - she's the crone without hurting your ear drums. The plays on words are always my favorite part of Pratchett books and Witches Abroad did not disappoint (Emberella = Cinderella). I also loved the we finally saw Granny's magic in a very decisive show; I hope it won't be the only time we see it. Just perfect The witches get caught in the midst of fairytales and voodoo magic -- chaotic and fun! Witches on a road trip chock full if fairy tales what could be better.
Perhaps because the novel's picaresque structure seems commodious rather than contrived, one reads with less of an obtrusive sense of stage machinery being wheeled into place. Still, Pratchett's taste for complicated climactic scenes remains, so that his novels, rather than coming to a point as much comedy does, tend to blow apart like a firecracker.
Be careful what you wish for... Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good heart, a wise head, and poor planning skills-which unforunately left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so good and wise) godmother when DEATH came for Desiderata. So now it's up to Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg to hop on broomsticks and make for far-distant Genua to ensure the servant girl doesn't marry the Prince. But the road to Genua is bumpy, and along the way the trio of witches encounters the occasional vampire, werewolf, and falling house (well this is a fairy tale, after all). The trouble really begins once these reluctant foster-godmothers arrive in Genua and must outwit their power-hungry counterpart who'll stop at nothing to achieve a proper "happy ending"-even if it means destroying a kingdom. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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