false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227540030m/2332955.jpg 34504 32 <P>Terry's Pratchett's profoundly irrelevent novels, are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have catapulted him into the highest echelons of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.</P><P>Meet Granny Weatherwx, the most highly regarded non-leader a coven of non-social witches could ever have. Generally, these loners don't get involved in anything, mush less royal intrigue. but then there are those times they can't help it. As Granny Weatherwx is about to discover, though, it's a lot harder to stir up trouble in the castle than some theatrical types would have you think. Even when you've got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve.</P> 1494222 book 1988 Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6) total:6381|5:1934|4:2513|3:1663|2:242|1:28| 6381 25228 7872 192 4 4 false false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 19:18:11 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 10:10:35 -0700 2008
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 p...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Aug 08 19:40:30 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 11:07:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 3 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 31 01:42:04 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 13 20:00:24 -0700 2008 Wyrd Sisters was my first foray into Pratchett's pulpy, popular Discword series, and, although I liked it ... I didn't quite love it. It was certainly a clever book -- I appreciated the offhand Shakespeare references -- but it felt rough around the edges to me, like Pratc...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 08 22:17:18 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 08 12:44:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 10:47:35 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 11:04:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Dec 15 07:15:15 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 07:15:15 -0800 2007
It's a better introductio...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Jun 05 08:33:24 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 08:33:48 -0700 2007 Wyrd Sisters was the very first Discworld novel that I ever read, back at the tender age of eight. A friend of mine got it as a present from her father. Like his previous gift of the collected novels of Jane Austen, this wasn't received with much enthusiasm. She tossed it over to me on one of our mo...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 15 19:15:46 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 19:20:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 11:24:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 06:35:59 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Tue Feb 24 11:24:04 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 11:24:04 -0800 2009
And crucial she is, almost to the same degree as HIMSELF in the way that she is never the central character of her ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 19:15:04 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 01:04:52 -0800 2009 Equal Rites) more than the others and fully intend to read more of her. M...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 19:48:56 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 19:57:16 -0700 2009
I was told that Wyrd Sisters was the novel to venture into Pratchett's fictional territory. And I can see why. It is wry and clever, and definitely entertaining. A little bi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jan 15 18:18:19 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 18:19:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 30 11:30:55 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 13:47:29 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 11:30:55 -0700 2008 Way to many to count This follows the theme of many of Pratchett's earlier doscworlds, pastiching a well known idea or story, in this case 'Macbeth' and it has to be said, it is infinitely more readable than Macbeth is
This is the first time th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 14:24:27 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 09:36:55 -0700 2008 Wyrd Sisters. He does, however, head into some new territory by blending in satire of Shakespeare in general and of Macbeth in specific. Indeed, he starts o...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Feb 15 15:51:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 15:51:57 -0800 2008 Plotnya berputar di sekitar pergolakan di kerajaan Lancre ya...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 04 17:42:18 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 07 09:54:07 -0700 2009 Equal Rites, and I don't.

To sum up: this book is Terry Pratchett's take on Macbeth and has a great deal to say about things like truth and responsibility and what "destiny" re...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Sep 12 19:05:57 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 19:43:19 -0700 2009 One of things I love about Mr. Pratchett is the way he handles the dynamics between people. I feel like you can take some of the conversations between these characters and put them in any office building/church/hospital. Of course not the parts that are about crowns and royalty bumping off a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 22 06:56:52 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 07:01:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Apr 08 20:17:08 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 20:19:13 -0700 2009
It was interesting to see how all 3 of the "sisters" ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2332955