Wintersmith, by Terry Pratchett.
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learnteachTiffany Aching has a problem. She went to the dance, and danced. Now she needs to deal with the attention of the other dancers. It's hard, being 13!
It's always hard, when you're a good witch. Not good in the sense of wearing white, and never cackling, and making transportation out of future soup. But hard in the sense of hard work, good for the soul.
Remember, you can clean a floor by just waving your arms. Bend over and put a scrub brush in your hands, and it'll be just like magic.
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Tiffany Aching, Granny and Nanny, why witches visit, the power of Boffo, the two sides of morris dancing, and the power of stories all combine to make being 13 even more difficult than normal.
I got the book last night at 6 PM and spent much of the evening visiting with old and new friends. I finished last night anyway. It's got a lot of subtlety, and a lot of philosophy. What does it take to make a man? Why are there spaces in the dance? What is the true qualites of a witch (by which, I surmise, are the true qualities of an adult?) All of these questions are asked and answered multiple times, from being shouted throughout full chapters to being whispered at in tales.
I love Terry Pratchett books!
It's always hard, when you're a good witch. Not good in the sense of wearing white, and never cackling, and making transportation out of future soup. But hard in the sense of hard work, good for the soul.
Remember, you can clean a floor by just waving your arms. Bend over and put a scrub brush in your hands, and it'll be just like magic.
******
Tiffany Aching, Granny and Nanny, why witches visit, the power of Boffo, the two sides of morris dancing, and the power of stories all combine to make being 13 even more difficult than normal.
I got the book last night at 6 PM and spent much of the evening visiting with old and new friends. I finished last night anyway. It's got a lot of subtlety, and a lot of philosophy. What does it take to make a man? Why are there spaces in the dance? What is the true qualites of a witch (by which, I surmise, are the true qualities of an adult?) All of these questions are asked and answered multiple times, from being shouted throughout full chapters to being whispered at in tales.
I love Terry Pratchett books!
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Date: 2006-06-10 03:42 pm (UTC)The book isn't due out until September
Date: 2006-06-10 03:48 pm (UTC)I'd loan you this copy, but there's already 10 people queued up for it. Including me for 3 rereads!
Re: The book isn't due out until September
Date: 2006-06-10 04:09 pm (UTC)Ah, well.
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Date: 2006-06-10 04:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-10 04:22 pm (UTC)Dunno.
Date: 2006-06-10 04:29 pm (UTC)BTW, hello to Aaron, Risa brought the Borax. Ask her tomorrow at Phlip's thing!
Where to start reading
Date: 2006-06-11 04:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-12 05:44 pm (UTC)