Rating: 
Summary: One of the funniest, imaginitive books I've ever read!!!!!!!
Review: I started by reading reaper man ( also by Prachett) and went on to Wyrd Sisters. It had me laughing the entire time, especially the ghost of the old king when he went into the kitchen and saw the ghosts of the animals he'd eaten. I never wanted to put it down. I kept telling my boyfriend one night that I'd quit reading it for the night when I finished the chapter. Fifty pages later I realized that there was no chapters in it, I had been having so much fun reading it that I hadn't noticed! Terry Prachett was the first fantasy writer whose work I read, now I'm hooked. Thanks Terry for a wonderful book, and hopefully many happier nights will come for me in the future
Rating: 
Summary: Will certanly give you a few good laughs
Review: In the long old tradition of stabkilling royalties that happends to turn their back to the wrong
persons at the wrong time, his majesty Verence suddenly finds himself being very, very, dead.
Well, what to do about that? The answer is of course: haunt the castle. The people misses the old
king simply because the new King and his evil first lady are not at all friendly, in other words, they
can't even burn down the cottages not in the right way, people don't like that, they expect to get
their cottages burned by someone who really mean it, and thye new royalties doesn't put their soul
in burning old farmers houses. This book is the N:th book in the serie about the discworld, the book
is mainly about the witches and a travelling theatre. I'm not a big TP-fan, altough I enjoy his
books very much, I don't feel anything special about this book, but it sure gives you a amusing
time. The best books in the Discworld's series is still in my opinion "Mort" and "The Light
fantastic". well, to put it in other words: Not an amazing, awesome, pumping powerhouse of a
book, but it will certanly give you a few good laughs.
Rating:
Summary: Probably the best book in the Discworld series.
Review: In this magnificent spoof of Shakespeare's Macbeth,
as well as many of his other plays, the witches Granny
Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Magrat Garlick are pitted
against a mad king who thinks that (gasp!) witches should
pay taxes, oh, and he's also a murderer. A hilarious story, this is Pratchett at his best, but then, when is he ever bad?
Rating:
Summary: One of his best
Review: This is one of my favourite Terry Pratchetts ever!! And definitely the best of the Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick adventures. The spoofs on Macbeth are hilarious and creepy at the same time, the characters are slapstick without being superficial, and the jokes are some of the most incredible Terry's ever turned out. Absolutely marvellous!
Rating:
Summary: Very funny sendup of "Macbeth" by a very witty author
Review: This book is an excellent place to start if you're unfamiliar with Pratchett's body of work.
In short, it
is the story found in Macbeth by that author English author, but played out with a slightly askew cast of characters, in particular witches that look forward nothing more magical than a crumpet while boiling a cauldron.
If you're familiar with Macbeth at all, you'll be absolutely delighted.
If not, I think you'll still
enjoy the lively characters.
Rating:
Summary: Among the Best of the Best
Review: Wyrd Sisters was the first of the Discworld series I happened to stumble upon. Pratchett, using his characteristic style of humor mixed with common sense and blatant attitudes, hooked me with the three witches, Verence the Fool, and, my favorite, Death. I would recommend it for anyone new to the Discworld series. With a plot that turns in on itself, it's sure to make for a searing read, bound to make impressions, and definitely going to leave you laughing.
Rating:
Summary: Start of the witches
Review: Still early in the series, Wyrd Sisters is an example of the books to come. After all, who doesn't love a good Shakespeare parody?
Rating:
Summary: i laughed so hard people thought i was nuts!
Review: While I am a big fan of Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters is my all time favorite! I love the twists in the plot as well as it's parallels to THAT Scottish play. I love the puns and what i call slow comedy, the kind that makes you think and will cause you to laugh out loud several days later. In fact the title of my review in fact refers to what happened when i first read this book while on a long commute to a friend's house on public transport. I was laughing so hard, people would move away b/c they thought i was nuts!
Rating:
Summary: Sharp and clever
Review: This was the first Terry Pratchett book I read, some fifteen or so years back, and it was, excuse the pun, utterly betwitching. I recently reread it and found it had mysteriously improved - probably because I'm a bit older and better read! If you've ever sat through a tortourus high-school stage version of MacBeth, or been irritated by a fatuous 'lost baby with a mysterious destiny' story (Harry Potter included), you'll also find this a funny and deeply satisfying read.
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Summary: Lancre's coven revealed!
Review: Parodying Shakespeare is a cottage industry among novelists. Few, however, have the talent to weave sound philosophy within the narrative. Pratchett introduces some thoughtful notions along with his compelling characters. From the introduction of Esme Weatherwax in Equal Rites, he fills out the coven residing in the kingdom of Lancre with her cohorts. Each brings a highly unique style to the craft. Esme, acknowledged but undeclared head witch, is traditional, effective and highly sensitive to what's "good for people". Magrat Garlick, well-read, modern and innocent [if you can reconcile those viewpoints] personifies perfectly the modern "Wiccan" mystic. Nanny Ogg almost oozes practicality - having gone through three husbands and is served, if resentfully, by her phalanx of daughters and daughters-in-law. The story itself, however, concerns another matter - one far more pertinent to today's world.What is, or should be the role of monarchy in modern society? Pratchett uses the Hamlet example to examine this question in a new and penetrating manner. Kings can rise and fall through many means. Duke Felmet, desirous of disciplined rule, fells the incumbent. According to Pratchett, assassination is a "natural cause" of death for monarchs [as is execution, but that's elsewhere in the series]. The coven, aware that the former King Verence of Lancre has been murdered by a potential usurper, becomes protector of the heir. It "protects" him by shipping him off with a troupe of mummers. Thus Shakespeare as example is supplanted by parody of the playwright and his work. The coven, however, senses what Shakespeare never expressed - monarchy's role in regard to the land and the people. In Shakespeare's day, Elizabeth, the ruling monarch, expressed her love for "her people" and "the country". She was nearly unique in that view. Pratchett, always sensitive to nuances, employs this concern in this tale. On a world ruled by magic, the land itself discerns the injustice of the murder, reacting with anger and pain. Esme, who "borrows" minds, perceives the grief and gathers the coven to go beyond merely hiding the heir. Larger questions are at stake. Pratchett's ability to weave philosophical questions into what is advertised as "humorous fantasy" is what keeps him at the forefront of the genre. His witty approach gives the widest possible audience the chance to examine the issues he raises. If you miss them or overlook them, he still offers a fine story told in his engaging style. If you are new to Pratchett, you can start the Discworld series comfortably here. If you are an established fan, you will discover this to be one of his better efforts. It is something to read more than once without eroding the pleasure of the first encounter. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]
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