2006; 446 pages. New Author? : No. Book 3 of the Tiffany Aching series. Book 35 of the DiscWorld series. Genre : YA; Comedic Fantasy. Overall Rating : 8*/10.
13-year-old Tiffany Aching is training to be a witch. For her enlightenment, her mentor, Miss Treason, takes her to watch the secret Morris Dance. It’s an interesting dance, with a compelling tempo. The rhythm gets your toes a-tapping. Indeed, the it makes you want to get up and join in the merriment.
Uh-oh.
What’s To
Like...
A slew of the DiscWorld witches are here,
and that’s always a positive. DEATH also
makes a couple appearances. There are a
bunch of 6-inch-tall Smurf-spoofs called Nac Mac Feegles; you’re going to love
them. And don’t forget Horace the
Cheese.
Kewlest New
Word...
Badger Sett
: a badger den, usually consisting of a network of tunnels.
Excerpts...
Witching was turning out to be mostly hard
work and really short on magic of the zap!-glingle-glingle-glingle
variety. There was no schooling and
nothing that was exactly a lesson. But
it wasn’t wise to try to learn witching all by yourself, especially if you had
a natural talent. If you got it wrong,
you could go from ignorant to cackling in a week... (pg. 21)“But do not become a strumpet like Mrs. Ogg,” said Miss Treason.
“I’m not very musical,” said Tiffany uncertainly.
Miss Treason laughed. “You have a dictionary, I believe,” she said. “A strange but useful thing for a girl to have.” (pg. 172)
"I’ve got a
Cornucopia and I’m not afraid to use it!”
(pg. 349)
It’s important to remember the target
audience for the Tiffany Aching series – young teenage girls who like to read
fantasy. Adults may find the plotline a
bit too straightforward, and guys may be disappointed by the lack of mayhem.
But young girls won’t be bothered by the book's “DiscWorld-lite” flavor, and they'll enjoy the
“first-love” undertone of the tale.
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