![]() ![]() Nanny Ogg is different again, mother of many, grandmother to even more, and determined to enjoy life. Granny Weatherwax, who is widely respected in the district, is old-fashioned but willing to humour Magrat. She also feels that they should get together regularly as a coven. Magrat is young, and has only recently taken over as village witch, and she likes the idea of magical runes, and spells and so on. ![]() The opening sequence is one of my favourites, as the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat meet on a stormy night. ![]() ![]() They’re satirical, cleverly written and full of classical and other references. I remembered the basic outline but Pratchett’s books are not really about plot, or even characterisation. However, Pratchett’s books can be re-read frequently, so it’s not a problem that I last read ‘Wyrd Sisters’, sixth in the series, at the start of 2016. I had entirely forgotten that I had the same laudable aim about ten years earlier, although I only reached the seventh book in the series - six years later - before I gave up with that system. I started re-reading Terry Pratchett’s excellent ‘Discworld’ series, interspersed with other books by favourite authors, back in January. ![]()
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