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Work InformationMaskerade by Terry Pratchett (1995)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. It was more about the idiosyncracies of opera than Granny Weatherwax’s headology. I liked the beginning and ending best (the witches in Lancre), and the bits featuring Lord Gribeau and Death. ( ) How I empathized with Agnes, cursed with a good personality and nice hair, instead of a trim figure and a pretty face. Knowing that she was always expected to be calm and sensible and capable, resenting it, and yet unable to help herself in always being the calm and sensible and capable one in a crisis. What young woman wouldn’t be horrified to see her own future in Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax? And yet, there is certainly power in embracing your true self. I’m a little sad that there’s only one more book in the Witches series from the Discworld books. So far, this one is my favorite. So refreshing! So hilarious! A wonderful escape to another world. Nigel Planer is an exceptional narrator! You notice his improvements if you read the text along with the audio. I'm still laughing at my memories of this great book. A much needed lift from the other things I was reading just before this. Thank you Terry Pratchett and Nigel Planer! You really made my day! I wish y'all could live forever! no reviews | add a review
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HTML: The Ghost in the bone-white mask who haunts theAnkh-Morpork Opera House was always considered a benign presence â?? some would even say lucky â?? until he started killing people. The sudden rash of bizarre backstage deaths now threatens to mar the operatic debut of country girl Perdita X. (nee Agnes) Nitt, she of the ample body and ampler voice. Perdita's expected to hide in the chorus and sing arias out loud while a more petitely presentable soprano mouths the notes. But at least it's an escape from scheming Nanny Ogg and old Granny Weatherwax back home, who want her to join their witchy ranks. Once Granny sets her mind on something, however, it's difficult â?? and often hazardous â?? to dissuade her. And no opera-prowling phantom fiend is going to keep a pair of determined hags down on the farm after they've seen Ankh-M No library descriptions found.
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