A Hat Full of Sky: A Discworld Novel
by Terry Pratchett
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Read in January, 2008
This was my first Terry Pratchett book. Most of my friends are very much in love with the man so I decided to finally give one of his books a try. I am not sorry I did, although the style is very different from what I usually read.
Pratchett writes with a wry humor and a heavy authorial voice that at first is a little hard to get used to. All to soon, however, the charm of that style wraps around you and the voice is as familiar as a friend telling you a good story at the end of a long day. ...more
Pratchett writes with a wry humor and a heavy authorial voice that at first is a little hard to get used to. All to soon, however, the charm of that style wraps around you and the voice is as familiar as a friend telling you a good story at the end of a long day. ...more
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recommends it for: everyone.
recommends it for: everyone.
Note: This is the same review I gave "Wee Free Men" and "Wintersmith". It applies to all three books.
This fits into the same genre at the Harry Potter books, meaning it’s classified as more of a youthful reader type book, but it’s a brilliant read for all ages. It’s about witches and fairies, but not in the traditional sense. It’s a Terry Pratchett novel, so traditional is not one of his fortes. But clever, witty, and entertaining are, and this book is filled with...more
This fits into the same genre at the Harry Potter books, meaning it’s classified as more of a youthful reader type book, but it’s a brilliant read for all ages. It’s about witches and fairies, but not in the traditional sense. It’s a Terry Pratchett novel, so traditional is not one of his fortes. But clever, witty, and entertaining are, and this book is filled with...more
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Read in August, 2005
i have never really “gotten” terry pratchett. i’ve had people rave about how funny he is and compare him to douglas adams, but whenever i tried to read his books…i just couldn’t get into them. i think i’ve discovered the secret. audiobooks. terry pratchett is much funnier when he’s heard rather than read. for one thing, this book (a sequel to the wee free men) contains these little blue guys that speak in a very heavy scottish dialect that pratchett painstakingly spells out for the...more
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Read in April, 2007
Again with the YA novels. I read this without any knowledge of Pratchett’s Discworld series, and without knowing that it was intended for a YA audience. But neither of those things got in the way of my enjoyment of this book. It’s really fun, creative, and humorous. The characters are so imaginative (a witch with two bodies, an anti-poltergeist who tidies up instead of creating a mess, the most powerful witch in the land who sleeps with a card in her pocket instructing people, “I ain’t d...more
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Read in January, 2006
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fantasy lovers and high-spirit seekers
I picked up this book in Franz Joseph airport, along with Kafka on The Shore (talk about a pair). I gave Ben this book to read and I read Kafka on the flight back to the states. Sufficient to say, I was bit jealous as Ben kept giggling like a little boy the whole time. Kafka was great, but I certainly wasn't snickering every fifteen minutes.
I loved this book, and then went back and read the first one. I have to say I still love the second one more, but both are worth reading.
The We...more
I loved this book, and then went back and read the first one. I have to say I still love the second one more, but both are worth reading.
The We...more
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Read in January, 2005
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readers who enjoy humor and fantasy
Tiffany Aching is back to learn the serious business of witching in this sequel to The Wee Free Men. Tiffany sets out to do her apprenticeship with Miss Level. While Tiffany carries out the mostly mundane tasks of caring for the sick, she experiments with her own magical talents which have begun to surface. Thank goodness for the return of the Mac Nac Feegles, as well, who are back with their comic stylings to protect the "big wee hag" as she contends with the mysterious and dangerous ...more
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Read in May, 2007
recommends it for:
those who have read Wee Free Men
This book is classic Pratchett- and, though it's listed as "Young Adult" fiction, it isn't lacking his classic seamless narration and witticisms.
Anyhow- a good ol' female protagonist who is allowed to consider concepts far beyond her years as she's a witch. I mean, writing a book about an ordinary 9-year-old would be incredibly mundane wouldn't it?
Things generally ensue- seems there's some touching upon social issues as is generally featured in his books, but in a slightly less sa...more
Anyhow- a good ol' female protagonist who is allowed to consider concepts far beyond her years as she's a witch. I mean, writing a book about an ordinary 9-year-old would be incredibly mundane wouldn't it?
Things generally ensue- seems there's some touching upon social issues as is generally featured in his books, but in a slightly less sa...more
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Read in April, 2008
I enjoyed this even more than its prequel, The Wee Free Men. The main characters are very likable, especially Tiffany and the Nac Mac Feegle, and the book is chuckle-out-loud funny at times. Delightfully witty. I thought the storyline on the whole was well-contrived, however, I find that Pratchett lets me down in his endings. They're satisfying, don't get me wrong, they're just, well, too long. It's almost as if he begins ending his books half-way through, and so three-quarters of the way throug...more
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Read in March, 2006
Pterry revisits Tiffany Aching, a young farmgirl with great potential and a friend to the Wee Free Men... the hooligans of the fairy world.
Tiffany is leaving The Chalk to become a witch's apprentice.... however, she's not leaving her home alone. Some ... entity ... is watching and following her.
I'm a big fan of Pratchett's work - and I enjoy this alternate exploration of Discworld through a young person's eyes and experience. Granny/Mistress Weatherwax makes a substantial cameo - but t...more
Tiffany is leaving The Chalk to become a witch's apprentice.... however, she's not leaving her home alone. Some ... entity ... is watching and following her.
I'm a big fan of Pratchett's work - and I enjoy this alternate exploration of Discworld through a young person's eyes and experience. Granny/Mistress Weatherwax makes a substantial cameo - but t...more
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Read in November, 2006
As Pratchett goes on with this series, it's more and more obviously intended as YA novels; the heroine has to deal with things like young brothers, rivals of her own age and problematic maybe-romantic relationship, all while managing feats of magic that should be far too powerful for her. Pratchett doesn't usually give his heroines such an easy time.
Still, as a YA novel it's pretty good - he calls Tiffany up on her self pity and her resentment of authority and makes her get over them, in the ...more
Still, as a YA novel it's pretty good - he calls Tiffany up on her self pity and her resentment of authority and makes her get over them, in the ...more
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Read in December, 2007
Hearing the news that Terry Pratchett has Alzheimer's made me want to pick up the books K. gave me for my birthday -- and it definitely lent something bittersweet to this book, which was funny and clever and classic Pratchett. I definitely could tell that this was a YA book as opposed to the other stuff I'd read, but that actually added something to it -- I could imagine a young girl reading this and seeing a great hero and role model in Tiffany. And, as usual, Pratchett is hilariously funny. I ...more
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Read in December, 2007
Technically, I didn't read this book--I listened to it on CD and it sure was enjoyable. I'm confident it would be just as enjoyable to read. But if you choose to listen to the book, Stephen Briggs is an excellent narrator, and the audio version frees up your hands to do something else, such as knit your children a set of small farm animals. Note that you will not be able to knit a chicken as quickly as usual since you will be laughing frequently and dropping stitches.
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Read in July, 2007
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This is set on Pratchett's Discworld and is trhe second book featuring Tiffany Aching. It's basically the story of how she, as a young witch, comes into her own. Her mentor, Mistress Weatherwax (who will, of course, be familiar to readers of the other Discworld books), rather than teaching in the traditional sense, forces Tiffany to bring out the wisdom that is already within her.
Like all the Discworld books, this one is very funny and ultimately very moving.
Like all the Discworld books, this one is very funny and ultimately very moving.
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Read in June, 2008
The Nac Mac Feegles hae got me tawkin' lae 'em. Crivens! It's a wee bittie story o' hags right enough, the big wee hag o' the hills bein' the verra center o' it all, but it may gi' ye a bad case o' the thinkin'.
I dinna like tae stop readin'.
(To the the Bigjobs: Discworld just keeps getting better and better. Keep a sharp eye out and you will see many references to other stories hidden in the telling.)
I dinna like tae stop readin'.
(To the the Bigjobs: Discworld just keeps getting better and better. Keep a sharp eye out and you will see many references to other stories hidden in the telling.)
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Read in April, 2008
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Harry Potter fans
This book is the sequel to The Wee Free Men. The Wee Free Men and this sequel are kind of the Scottish version of Harry Potter, which is interesting because Potter was written in Scotland. There are some things that are so similar, I checked the copyright date to see which one was written first. I enjoyed the emotional maturation of the heroine and, of course, the wee free men.
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Read in January, 2005
Continuing story of Tiffany Aching, of Wee Free Men. There's a bit more connection to Discworld in this one, but if you've read Wee Free your introduction continues.
Tiffany begins her apprenticeship as a witch. The great thing about witches in DW is that they hardly ever do any "real" magic! Most of it's based on "head-ology". She's also being stalked by something....
Tiffany begins her apprenticeship as a witch. The great thing about witches in DW is that they hardly ever do any "real" magic! Most of it's based on "head-ology". She's also being stalked by something....
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Read in June, 2008
recommends it for:
Any Pratchett fan
I listened to this book on my morning commute to Borders on audio book. Does an audio book count as "reading"? There were some phrases, blurbs, and sections that packed so much punch that I had to buy the book in order to underline the passages I heard read to me.
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Read in June, 2008
Lanjutan Pria Cilik Merdeka (Wee Free Men). aku baca terjemahan buku ini: Topi Selebar Langit, terbitan Atria (makasih, Ida *slopot*). lebih menarik dari Wee Free Men, tapi disarankan untuk membaca Wee Free Men dulu, supaya memahami siapa adalah siapa. Alurnya cepat, sayang diakhiri dengan kurang memuaskan. Tapi, tetep, 4 bintang untuk Pratchett yang satu ini.
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
Pratchett fans, anyone with a sense of humour
Wow, I'd say this book would be even better than it's prequel. Tiffany is an endearing character, as are the Nac Mac Feegles. But it's the witches that really make this novel. The Discworld witches have a way of going about things that is almost a philosophy. This is a book which will in turn make you laugh out loud, and ponder your own life. Brilliant stuff.
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Listening to the audio on the recommendation of a school librarian. The speech of the Nac Mac Feegle (the Wee Free Men) done in full Scottish brogue might be the funniest thing I have ever heard in the car. Plus, it's just better to hear British books read by British readers. I've had a bad time finishing audiobooks, but this one might be my gateway book...
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