Review #3 Equal Rites audiobook by Terry Pratchett The world lost a true genius when he passed away far too young.
But apart from this, what I admire most about Terry is his unique way of looking at life and his uncanny ability to explain complex concepts with both insight and humor. It draws attention to his writing and makes me realize he’s telling me a tale, rather than keeping me immersed in that tale. He does it beautifully, and deftly draws you back in, but personally I would have preferred he not do it in the first place. My only complaint about his writing (and I have read a lot of his books!) is that he occasionally draws you out of his story by breaking the fourth wall. Sir Pratchett has a way of painting a scene that is unlike anyone else–a visual shorthand that describes the action perfectly with a sparsity of words. It is so fun and funny and such a magnificent story! It is also incredibly well written. I gave it five stars last time and I wish I could give it five more. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.Okay, so I’m waiting for a book I won on Library Thing to be delivered and thought I’d read EQUAL RITES again and I’m so glad I did. The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. 'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The TimesĮqual Rites is the first book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order. 'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian With Granny's help, Esk sneaks her way into the magical Unseen University and befriends apprentice wizard Simon.īut power is unpredictable, and these bright young students soon find themselves in a whole new dimension of trouble. Thankfully Granny Weatherwax, the Discworld's most famous witch, has plenty of experience ignoring the status quo. So when the wizard Drum Billet accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son, a girl called Eskarina (Esk, for short), the misogynistic world of wizardry wants nothing to do with her. 'They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.'Įverybody knows there's no such thing as a female wizard. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually Pirates of the Caribbean Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. The audiobook of Equal Rites is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones Luther This Way Up).
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