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I've now read this one and the next two in the Tiffany Aching series, and I must say that I really like them. The characters are funny and quirky, and crazy things are taken very matter-of-factly. Also, I love to say, "Waily waily waily!" Soooo much.
In this novel we are introduced to the Feegles' terrible fear of marriage because after a night of drinking and fighting and stealing things, you would have to go home and do the Explaining. And you might have to face the Pursin' o' the Lips. Or even ...more
In this novel we are introduced to the Feegles' terrible fear of marriage because after a night of drinking and fighting and stealing things, you would have to go home and do the Explaining. And you might have to face the Pursin' o' the Lips. Or even ...more
"Look at it this way. Tomorrow, your job is to change the world into a better place. Today, my job is to see that everyone gets there." 149
"Child, you've come here to learn what's true and what's not, but there's little I can teach you that you don't already know. You just don't know you know it, and you'll spend the rest of your life learning what's already in your bones." 198
"If you don't know when to be a human being, you don't know when to be a witch." 200
For an old woman Mistress Weatherwa ...more
"Child, you've come here to learn what's true and what's not, but there's little I can teach you that you don't already know. You just don't know you know it, and you'll spend the rest of your life learning what's already in your bones." 198
"If you don't know when to be a human being, you don't know when to be a witch." 200
For an old woman Mistress Weatherwa ...more
None of the other Tiffany books is as perfect as The Wee Free Men. I think if this was any other book, I would give in 5 stars, but in comparison to the first in the series, it's a 4. Still fabulous, but not life-changing the way I've always felt about the first. I liked it even more rereading than when I first read it (probably because when I first read it, I was massively disappointed it wasn't as wonderful as the first). I was actually pretty surprised to find that many elements I loved about
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Me to dh: "Terry Pratchett must have had the most interesting mother/aunts. He really nails a certain type of woman."
I love practical, active women, so Tiffany and the other witches certainly work for me. And dh loves the humor and plot. A win all around.
While a the Tiffany books are about a child, I think they work better as an adult book (or teen novel) about a child than a children's novel that adults can enjoy. In general, no matter how prodigious she is I still have to add +3 years to her ...more
I love practical, active women, so Tiffany and the other witches certainly work for me. And dh loves the humor and plot. A win all around.
While a the Tiffany books are about a child, I think they work better as an adult book (or teen novel) about a child than a children's novel that adults can enjoy. In general, no matter how prodigious she is I still have to add +3 years to her ...more
Crivens! This is an AWESOME book!
Dec 29, 2008
Angela Randall
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Nov 19, 2009
Reem
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Jenna
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Michaela
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