lunababymoonchild Posted April 13, 2021 Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) The Wee Free Men: A Tiffany Aching Novel (Discworld Novels) is the first in a series of five Discworld novels aimed at 9 -12 year olds. Tiffany wants to be a witch but doesn't know how to learn. Her brother gets kidnapped and Tiffany embarks on an adventure to get him back. I normally enjoy children's fiction and have been eager to read Terry Pratchett for a while. I didn't dislike this book and finished it but do not know what all the fuss is about. Perhaps I need to read a book aimed at grown-ups. Edited April 13, 2021 by lunababymoonchild Quote
Chrissy Posted May 7, 2021 Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) The series does get better! The first one felt a little muddled in parts, almost uncertain who the reader would actually be. The later books establish themselves better. Tiffany herself becomes a more likeable character, and the story develops well. If the mood grabs you, I would perhaps give the second book (A Hat Full Of Sky) a try. Edited May 7, 2021 by Chrissy Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted May 7, 2021 Author Posted May 7, 2021 36 minutes ago, Chrissy said: The series does get better! The first one felt a little muddled in parts, almost uncertain who the reader would actually be. The later books establish themselves better. Tiffany herself becomes a more likeable character, and the story develops well. If the mood grabs you, I would perhaps give the second book (A Hat Full Of Sky) a try. Thanks for that I'll give it a try. By complete coincidence my father read the whole lot of them, one after the other, so it should be in the house somewhere. Quote
Hayley Posted May 7, 2021 Posted May 7, 2021 I absolutely loved this book (I think I was hooked from that early moment with the monster and the frying pan...) and it started me off on Terry Pratchett. I was about 13 when I read it, so I might find more issues with it now, but I read the other Tiffany Aching books a lot later so I'd happily second Chrissy's recommendation to try those. If this one put you off though, maybe try one of the Discworld books in the Witches series (the first one is Equal Rites) as they have a lot of similarities but are for adults . Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted May 8, 2021 Author Posted May 8, 2021 I have now acquired A Hat Full of Sky and will give this a go. Quote
Hayley Posted May 8, 2021 Posted May 8, 2021 6 hours ago, lunababymoonchild said: I have now acquired A Hat Full of Sky and will give this a go. Fingers crossed you do like this one more Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted May 8, 2021 Author Posted May 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, Hayley said: Fingers crossed you do like this one more I'll let you know Quote
Raven Posted May 17, 2021 Posted May 17, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 11:04 AM, lunababymoonchild said: I normally enjoy children's fiction and have been eager to read Terry Pratchett for a while. I didn't dislike this book and finished it but do not know what all the fuss is about. Perhaps I need to read a book aimed at grown-ups. Missed this! As others have said, it might help if you are more familiar with the Discworld. Although Wee Free Men is the first in a series of novels aimed at a younger audience, Pratchett uses some established characters from his main novels in them and although you don't need to have read the other books first, you will have a better idea of the set up if you do. As Hayley said, the first of Pratchett's Witches books is Equal Rites, but good though that is - I'm reading it again now! - I would suggest skipping forward one to Wyrd Sisters. If you are looking for a general introduction I would suggest Guards! Guards! which is basically a detective story (with dragons!) Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted May 17, 2021 Author Posted May 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Raven said: Missed this! As others have said, it might help if you are more familiar with the Discworld. Although Wee Free Men is the first in a series of novels aimed at a younger audience, Pratchett uses some established characters from his main novels in them and although you don't need to have read the other books first, you will have a better idea of the set up if you do. As Hayley said, the first of Pratchett's Witches books is Equal Rites, but good though that is - I'm reading it again now! - I would suggest skipping forward one to Wyrd Sisters. If you are looking for a general introduction I would suggest Guards! Guards! which is basically a detective story (with dragons!) Thank you Raven Quote
Raven Posted May 19, 2021 Posted May 19, 2021 I've already posted this in the bargain e-book thread, but Mort - which is another good introduction to Terry Pratchett - is 99p on the Kindle today. Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted May 19, 2021 Author Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Raven said: I've already posted this in the bargain e-book thread, but Mort - which is another good introduction to Terry Pratchett - is 99p on the Kindle today. Excellent and bought Edited May 19, 2021 by lunababymoonchild Quote
muggle not Posted May 23, 2021 Posted May 23, 2021 Showing my age but I enjoyed all the Tiffany Aching books. To the best of my knowledge I have read all the Terry Pratchett books. Great author, I miss him. Quote
Athena Posted May 26, 2021 Posted May 26, 2021 Wow Muggle Not, that is an accomplishment (reading all of his books)! I've read some of his books but definitely not all. I've read the first 22 Discworld books (I DNFed/abandoned book 23: Carpe Jugulum as I wasn't enjoying it when I was reading it) as well as some non-Discworld books by him (Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny and the Bomb, Johnny and the Dead, The Carpet People, Good Omens (co-written with Neil Gaiman)). Yes, I miss him too . Quote
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