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Loading... The Wee Free Men (A story of Discworld)by Terry PratchettSeries: Discworld: Young Adult (2), Discworld: Tiffany Aching (1), Discworld (30)
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  adriannebaker85 | Dec 8, 2009 |  A raucous read in a land of nightmares and kidnapped little brothers, doors that aren't there unless you look for them, tiny blue men with fiery red hair and a Scottish glee, a young girl who makes cheese as the hero - all which makes you laugh out loud while hoping upon hope that the wee free men might possibly, if I say it's so, live in MY backyard too. The Nac Mac Feegles Scottish dialect sometimes made my reading of the book tiring and disjointed, but this was still a great read, with adventure, mystery, fantasy, witches, monsters, elves, bees, and sometimes, magic. (  ) MissDiggy | Nov 26, 2009 | Tiffany Aching is a tough cookie. She is identified as a witch, taking after Granny Aching, and suddenly thrust into the responsibility of keeping the world safe from the evil Queen and the other dangers of the fairy world. When her brother is taken by the queen, Tiffany is determined to get him back. The Nac Mac Feegle (the wee free men) brought a lot of comic relief and action to the story. They are famous for their fighting, drinking, and stealing, and certainly demonstrate that reputation. (  ) ewyatt | Nov 14, 2009 | the book is wonderfully written, but the audio really brings the characters to life. we've listened to this countless times, and enjoy every bit of it. (  ) speltbaker | Nov 8, 2009 | I was hesitant to being the Tiffany Aching Adventure series by Terry Pratchett. I love his adult Discworld books so much, I was afraid his attempts at young adult fiction would be subpar and spoil his genius for me. After reading The Wee Free Men, I'm now just disappointed that I waited so long to read it. While the familiar Discworld characters are absent, Pratchett's fabulous writing is not. The new characters rank right up there with the Discworld characters and the plot is not watered down for younger readers. If anything, perhaps it's not sufficiently different to account for younger readers. The Wee Free Men are wonderful characters, complete with Scottish accents. Tiffany is also a wonderful new addition and has the makings of a wonderful, matter-of-fact, witch. Political and current events satire is missing, but the references to our own world is alive and strong and readers will enjoy making the connections. Overall, another great book by Pratchett, in which he flaunts his writing range and mastery with ease. ( ) ironicqueery | Nov 6, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0385605331, Hardcover)Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching needs magic--fast! Her sticky little brother Wentworth has been spirited away by the evil Queen of faerie, and it’s up to her to get him back safely. Having already decided to grow up to be a witch, now all Tiffany has to do is find her power. But she quickly learns that it’s not all black cats and broomsticks. According to her witchy mentor Miss Tick, "Witches don’t use magic unless they really have to...We do other things. A witch pays attention to everything that’s going on...A witch uses her head...A witch always has a piece of string!" Luckily, besides her trusty string, Tiffany’s also got the Nac Mac Feegles, or the Wee Free Men on her side. Small, blue, and heavily tattooed, the Feegles love nothing more than a good fight except maybe a drop of strong drink! Tiffany, heavily armed with an iron skillet, the feisty Feegles, and a talking toad on loan from Miss Tick, is a formidable adversary. But the Queen has a few tricks of her own, most of them deadly. Tiffany and the Feegles might get more than they bargained for on the flip side of Faerie! Prolific fantasy author Terry Pratchett has served up another delicious helping of his famed Discworld fare. The not-quite-teen set will delight in the Feegles’ spicy, irreverent dialogue and Tiffany’s salty determination. Novices to Pratchett’s prose will find much to like here, and quickly go back to devour the rest of his Discworld offerings. Scrumptiously recommended. (Ages 10 to 14) --Jennifer Hubert(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:09 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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I read a lot of Pratchett books when I was younger and really enjoyed them. This book however did not really cut it for me. I find Pratchett to be rather wordy and sometimes unclear. He is a humorous writer, no doubt about that, but I guess I have grown out of his style. It is an interesting plot line, but I wish certain aspects of it were a little bit more developed, for example, Tiffany meets a witch who is briefly involved with the story but then disappears almost completely until the very end of the story. I think if the witch was a little more involved somehow the story line would be more interesting and maybe have held me a little better as a reader. (