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Maskerade: Discworld: the Witches Collection Pdf, Epub, Ebook MASKERADE: DISCWORLD: THE WITCHES COLLECTION PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Terry Pratchett | 320 pages | 03 Jul 2014 | Orion Publishing Co | 9781473200289 | English | London, United Kingdom Maskerade: Discworld: The Witches Collection PDF Book There's a fair amount of fat-bashing, and the pretty girl is presented as an absolute idiot, and the dancers don't eat as if that weren't pretty much a condition of their employment. First edition. Still, there's possibly nothing more de The show must go on, as murder, music and mayhem run riot in the night Also Greebo the cat, and the less said about him, the better. But while we do find out a little more about Granny's and Nanny's past lives, they're such small tidbits that I wouldn't call them revelations or development. Your basic opera. There are a couple of problems with this though not that she is unable to become an opera singer, despite the suggestion that she can't sing, though acting ability is not really all that necessary since it is well known that opera singers don't act and that is that first of all the theatre is so scared of bad luck that there is a plethora of rules that must be adhered too so that the show is a success not that these shows are successful because they don't seem to be making any money , and secondly the opera house is haunted. Hogfather: Discworld: The Death Collection. Dec 20, Juho Pohjalainen rated it really liked it. Here it So, my revisiting- Terry-Pratchett's-back-catalogue continues Plus it's a riff on Phantom of th 1 Jan 19 July 13 Aug This was one of the first Discworld books I ever read, and I wouldn't recommend it as a good place to start. View 1 comment. Unlike a few of Pratchett's discworld books, like 'Mort' and 'Going Postal', this one had somehow failed to register in my memory the first time I read it. So great to get back to a book with Pratchett doing what he did best after the poor punfest that was Soul Music and the silly adventures of Rincewind in Interesting Times, Maskerade is about the witches and you can't go wrong with Granny and Nanny running riot with things. And while they're there, they might as well clear up all this phantom nonsense to boot. So they are trying to recruit a witch called Anges but she is more than reluctant since she wants to become an Opera singer. Opera fans will probably be able to pluck out a few more. Especially if you, like me, are a secret admirer of Sir Andrew and his ilk. It just depended on the details. At least, he hopes so. Agnes speaks to and for so many women's experiences so well that I'm amazed it was done by a man. Oh, and there are plenty of jibes about the opera. I give Pratchett so much props and love for this. They know she's a witch in the making, but Agnes is determined to resist her fate, even if it does mean everyone thinks the one singing all those beautiful arias is the skinny beautiful blonde girl who faints like a pro. While it was clear that A This is a fun take on the world of opera, with lots of sly, punny references to various works, plus a cute twist on The Phantom of the Opera. View all 10 comments. That struggle for speaking your mind when you're put upon to be the dependable nice invisible unless noticed reasonable one is so realistic. Read more The Witches series in Discworld has to be my favorite because of the strong female leads and how it deals with feminist issues. Imprint Gollancz. Mother Superior or Madam, it was really just a matter of the style. Sep 12, Lyn rated it liked it. I never remember, either, how much of a stylist influence Pratchett has been on my writing. Granny and Nanny ARE great characters, they have interesting adventures and the stories are generally reused, reimagined, re-buggered about with, classics of literature i. Even though she was the best goddam singer there, no one wanted her because she is fat. Not writing too long novels because he used to reach a certain length? In Dec. Click on the categories below to learn more about their purpose. Views Read Edit View history. I don't know why. We've had a lot of the Witches by this stage in the series and Pratchett has absolutely nailed the characters of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg by this stage. And by a male author, showing how serious Pratchett took his characters and representation and that he truly was a master! No one ever said life is fair, even in Discworld. Let's just say that I was chuckling and even bursting out laughing most of the time and when I wasn't, I was fully committed to the hunt for the ghost and killer. At this point in the series, I'm not going to do my full review. Not to mention Granny's fantastic way of handling magic and interpreting certain rules. He must have decided they were bobbing along the ceiling. Shelves: comedy. Maskerade: Discworld: The Witches Collection Writer The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in , and the series is still going strong almost three decades later. Due to her incredibly powerful and versatile voice, Agnes is asked to sing the parts from the background, unbeknownst to Christine or the audience. The situational comedy was just that good in my opinion. What a wonderful trip with Granny and Nanny to Ankh-Morpork to go and visit the opera. Thus, Granny and Nanny travel to Ankh-Morpork and get "cultured". Pratchett brought up and dealt with "the Maiden, the Mother and the Crone" very well. Download Image. The opera house has always had a mysterious ghost with certain demands, but lately this ghost seems to have gone off the deep end. Two witches is just an argument. It could lead to people not continuing this amazing journey because they think that all of it might be quite nice, but not really as special as everybody says. Nanny is sick of making the tea, Granny is bored, they need a third junior witch to complete their coven and they need adventures to stave off the craziness that can envelope the mind of a bored yet powerful witch see the adventures of Black Alice for case in point. Well it has to be the Witches. Lists with This Book. It really is a struggle for a woman to do that unless you harness the Bitch label and own it. Readers also enjoyed. They're still fantastic, hilarious, amazing characters but I want more. She is still one of the best characters in fiction. It's her wanting to be herself and speak out that actually comes up more than her weight. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg took on the big city and the opera in fine form, hilarious and crafty as ever. I need to re-read the Witches-books of Discworld to give a final verdict, but this is certainly among my favourites. The Phantom of the Opera on the Discworld. Shelves: comedy. At this point in the series, I'm not going to do my full review. Bucket is an excellent parody of business men, especially those of American's right wing that claims to be self-made while using daddy's money. And this one still felt wrong and bitter. I always love Pratchett's witches books and this one was as usual laugh out loud funny. Well, obviously, anything. Apr 19, Lindsay rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy , humor. Manage In Firefox. First edition. Using this website means you are okay with this but you can find out more and learn how to manage your cookie choices here. Like the little Mouse Death and Death dealing with a swan that refuses to do a Swan Song, which are some of my favorite scenes, as weird as that may sound it fits perfectly and just adds more to the story. This book is based upon Phantom of the Opera, a musical that I have not seen so unfortunately I am not all that familiar with it I could have seen it when I was in London, but I decided to go an see Spamalot instead, which meant I missed out on seeing a Rowen Atkinson play, which I didn't realise was on until the day before I left, and that was the one night that there was no performance. As expected, there are a lot of Phantom of the Opera references as well as some fun-poking at opera in general. As the name suggests, this book is all about masks, though it explores masks in a similar way that many other forms of literature explore masks. At least, he hopes so. Showing How I empathized with Agnes, cursed with a good personality and nice hair, instead of a trim figure and a pretty face. Maskerade: Discworld: The Witches Collection Reviews Due to her incredibly powerful and versatile voice, Agnes is asked to sing the parts from the background, unbeknownst to Christine or the audience. It probably would have only made the book longer and gummed it up. I'm sure I missed quite a few not being a huge fan but there were enough their for me to pick up many of them.
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