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Summary: Not the best in the series...
Review: Maskerade is an entertaining read - it features the witches in Ankh-Morpork attending an opera - but it is not his best work. That's why I wait for them in paperback, though. Definitely worth getting for a real discworld fan; if you're just getting into the series pick up some of the others first - "Wyrd Sisters" and "Lords and Ladies" would help you understand a lot of the references. Death has a cameo, as he does in almost all of them, but it's a reasonably important one. Read it, you'll like it. Borrow it from a friend if you can.
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Summary: Unphantomably funny!
Review: I think this is one of the most insightful books Terry Pratchett has ever written. The difference between who you want to be, who you are and who other people think you are is funny, if you think about it the way this book can make you think. And at last Granny Weatherwax really shows herself. I see this book as a challenge to laugh at yourself as much or much more then you laugh at others. I could really relate to Agnes!
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Summary: None too good, I'm afraid...
Review: I'm a bit dubious about all the rave reviews for this book. Yes, I'm as fanatical about Pratchett as anybody, but this is simply not one of his better works. I've never liked Discworld "mysteries," and this is worse than most. The plot simply isn't very compelling, and Granny Weatherwax is even more obnoxious than usual. Basically, if you're a hardcore Pratchefile, you've already read it, and if you're not, you really don't need to bother.
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Summary: Lighthearted uncomplicated fun
Review: While Terry Pratchett's novels can get rather insightful, Maskerade is a throwback to his earliest books, being nothing more than uncomplicated fun. The novel pokes fun at all things opera, but you don't need to be an opera lover to enjoy it -- I know nothing about opera and was still madly rolling in the aisles. Maskerade might not be Terry's most profound novel, but it's still a terrific read.
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Summary: Oh no! Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg are back with Chaos!
Review: Without one member, Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg feel there's something missing. On their quest to the Ankh-Morpork Opera house to find Perdita Nit they find out about a masked person running around the Opera house. So, they try to investigate. Obviously, chaos follows(plus Greebo).
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Summary: Granny Weatherwax+Nanny Ogg visit the Opera house for chaos
Review: Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, the Disc's greatest withches decide to go to the Ankh-Morpork's Opera House and with them, they bring chaos(and Greebo).
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Summary: hehehehehehehe.......
Review: Yay, Terry Pratchett has done it again. I am constantly amazed by this guy, After 20 odd novels, one would expect that it would all be getting a little old. But he always manages to give things a fresh and amazingly hilarious spin.With many well known characters making appearances - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Death.... this novel is a great satire of opera and what happens behind the curtains... I like Perdita, and her rather interesting talents, and her struggles to become a someone. And the beginning is really cool - 'When shall...we....two....meet again?.....' It is an engrossing read fom start to finish, not only funny but witty. I had to be physically restrained from reading it at times.
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Summary: Losing the plot?
Review: Once upon a time I would eagerly await Pratchett's every word, buying his books are soon as they appeared. Perhaps they're appearing a bit too quickly these days, or perhaps he's run out of jokes, or perhaps he just doesn't care (he's a multi-millionaire, I imagine, and has a huge fan-base), but I got bored after 20 pages of this book and gave up. I didn't think they'd be a time when I had an unread Pratchett book on my shelf.
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Summary: Very enjoyable
Review: Again, if you're a fan of the Discworld you have to read this one, too. I had it sitting on the shelf for a while and just got around to reading it. I really enjoy Phantom of the Opera and thoroughly enjoyed the connection. I always like to catch up on the lives of the witches and to check out what Death is up to. Keep up the good work.
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Summary: Pratchett Does It Again !!!!!
Review: Want to read a really funny novel? Like to read satire? Terry Pratchett strikes again with this hilarious skewering of Phantom of the Opera. I have never seen a more accurate portrayal of what goes on behind the scenes of an opera (and I have been in some so I know what I'm talking about).So Pratchett added a few elements of fantasy, the basic setting is still dead accurate. YAY for Pratchett!
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