Welcome to the Discworld Discussion Group and our very first discussion.
**Warning**
This thread is for discussing Witches Abroad in some depth. If you haven’t read the book then read on at your own risk – or, better still, go and read the book and join in the fun.
For those of us that are going to join in the discussion, here are a few guidelines:
Please feel free to make comparisons to other Discworld books, making sure you identify the book and the passage you are referring to. Others may not be as familiar with the book you are referencing, so think before you post.
Sometimes we’ll need to agree to disagree – only Terry knows for sure what he was thinking when he wrote the books and individuals members may have widely different interpretations – so try to keep the discussion friendly.
We may be discussing a book that you don’t much care for – don’t be put off joining in the discussion. If you didn’t care for the book, then that in itself is a good topic for discussion.
Please note: there is no time limit to this discussion. Please feel free to add to it at any time - especially if you've just read the book.
And finally:
Please endeavor to keep the discussion on topic. If necessary I will step in and steer it back to the original topic – so no digressions please!
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Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Originally published 1991
Once upon a time…
When Desiderata Hollow (fairy godmother and witch) died, she left an important task unfinished. She had to stop a princess from a far off magical kingdom from getting married. She had to stop the wicked witch from making everyone live happy ever after. Knowing she wouldn’t be able to complete the task, she left her fairy godmother wand and the responsibility to Magrat Garlick, with firm instructions not to let the task or the wand fall into the hands of Granny Weatherwax or Nanny Ogg – which says a lot about Desiderata’s skills in Headology!
There are witches abroad and they can’t be having with all this foreign nonsense – but their journey will broaden their horizons.
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I really like this book. It’s deceptively simple and very funny. It’s got numerous parodies of other stories in it from Lord of the Rings, to Brothers Grimm and Wizard of Oz. But there is much more to it than that. Terry talks about the way that stories constantly repeat themselves. He talks about the nature of good and evil and the way that power corrupts. But it also looks at all things foreign through the eyes of a tourist. There are some brilliant observations. I’ve read the book dozens of times and still find something new with each reading.
But what do you think?
**Warning**
This thread is for discussing Witches Abroad in some depth. If you haven’t read the book then read on at your own risk – or, better still, go and read the book and join in the fun.
For those of us that are going to join in the discussion, here are a few guidelines:
Please feel free to make comparisons to other Discworld books, making sure you identify the book and the passage you are referring to. Others may not be as familiar with the book you are referencing, so think before you post.
Sometimes we’ll need to agree to disagree – only Terry knows for sure what he was thinking when he wrote the books and individuals members may have widely different interpretations – so try to keep the discussion friendly.
We may be discussing a book that you don’t much care for – don’t be put off joining in the discussion. If you didn’t care for the book, then that in itself is a good topic for discussion.
Please note: there is no time limit to this discussion. Please feel free to add to it at any time - especially if you've just read the book.
And finally:
Please endeavor to keep the discussion on topic. If necessary I will step in and steer it back to the original topic – so no digressions please!
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Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Originally published 1991
Once upon a time…
When Desiderata Hollow (fairy godmother and witch) died, she left an important task unfinished. She had to stop a princess from a far off magical kingdom from getting married. She had to stop the wicked witch from making everyone live happy ever after. Knowing she wouldn’t be able to complete the task, she left her fairy godmother wand and the responsibility to Magrat Garlick, with firm instructions not to let the task or the wand fall into the hands of Granny Weatherwax or Nanny Ogg – which says a lot about Desiderata’s skills in Headology!
There are witches abroad and they can’t be having with all this foreign nonsense – but their journey will broaden their horizons.
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I really like this book. It’s deceptively simple and very funny. It’s got numerous parodies of other stories in it from Lord of the Rings, to Brothers Grimm and Wizard of Oz. But there is much more to it than that. Terry talks about the way that stories constantly repeat themselves. He talks about the nature of good and evil and the way that power corrupts. But it also looks at all things foreign through the eyes of a tourist. There are some brilliant observations. I’ve read the book dozens of times and still find something new with each reading.
But what do you think?
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