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Multiversal Witches Livin’ Their Best Lives

Lords and Ladies (Discworld #14, Witches #4) by Terry Pratchett

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I’m not quite sure how to write a review – or even a sort of review – for a book that’s had ::checks notes:: upwords of fifty gajillion reviews written about it like Lords and Ladies has. I mean, I know a philosopher who writes serious philosophy books about Discworld and short of that sort of literary analysis style writing or some Dear Diary about it I’m not quite sure what I could possibly add. And I know that because I wrote at least 300 words […]

The Asides Are the Best

Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett

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I’m on a Pratchett kick right now, going through and reminding myself how much I adore the Discworld books. I did a close-read for my MFA on “Lords and Ladies”, and even though my paper was based on how Pratchett expertly weaves Celtic folklore in with his parody of a “Midsummer’s Night’s Dream”, I found the things I really enjoy about Pratchett’s writing are his glorious, humorous, and bountiful asides. “Lords and Ladies” follows Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg as they battle a mythical force […]



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