Niko reviewed Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
I do love witches
4 stars
A story about stories. Granny Weatherwax has jokes!
252 pages
English language
Published Aug. 8, 1991 by Penguin.
5 stars
(2 reviews)
Be careful what you wish for...Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good heart, a wise head, and poor planning skills—which unforunately left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so good and wise) godmother when DEATH came for Desiderata. So now it's up to Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg to hop on broomsticks and make for far-distant Genua to ensure the servant girl doesn't marry the Prince.But the road to Genua is bumpy, and along the way the trio of witches encounters the occasional vampire, werewolf, and falling house (well this is a fairy tale, after all). The trouble really begins once these reluctant foster-godmothers arrive in Genua and must outwit their power-hungry counterpart who'll stop at nothing to achieve a proper "happy ending"—even if it means destroying a kingdom.
slayra reviewed Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Review of 'Witches Abroad' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A fairy godmother dies and somewhere in the world a goddaughter is left without one of her fairy godmothers. But is the missing one the good or the bad fairy godmother? Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg do not think Magrat Garlick is able to handle this new business of fairy godmothering by herself, and decide to keep her company on their visit abroad to meet the goddaughter. And make sure she does not marry the prince because no one would want that!
As always, Terry Pratchett delivers a hysterical story with the most beloved witches in the Discworld. This is a book where we learn people should have what they need, and not what they want. And that good people do precisely that. Also that people should not be turned into animals, and that things have a tendency to be turned into pumpkins when a wand is around. I think …
A fairy godmother dies and somewhere in the world a goddaughter is left without one of her fairy godmothers. But is the missing one the good or the bad fairy godmother? Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg do not think Magrat Garlick is able to handle this new business of fairy godmothering by herself, and decide to keep her company on their visit abroad to meet the goddaughter. And make sure she does not marry the prince because no one would want that!
As always, Terry Pratchett delivers a hysterical story with the most beloved witches in the Discworld. This is a book where we learn people should have what they need, and not what they want. And that good people do precisely that. Also that people should not be turned into animals, and that things have a tendency to be turned into pumpkins when a wand is around. I think I might have learnt how to handle a bull in the middle of a street and that happy endings are highly overrated - no one should want one.
Subjects
- Discworld (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
- Occult fiction