Wyrd Sisters

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Summary: Pratchett's take on MacBeth and other things
Review: As a major fan of Pratchett's work, I was rather disappointed by this one. Pratchett weaves a tale of murder and intrigue in the tradition of Shakespeare (MacBeth to be exact). This should be a great story; but, it mires early on and doesn't pick up until late in the novel. The last few chapters are funny and well paced; but, are too late to really save this novel. Read this if you are a Pratchett fan

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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

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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.

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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?

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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!

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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.

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Summary: A parody of Shakespeare that makes you laugh out loud
Review: This book is the second in the "witches" subset of the Discworld series. The first was "Equal Rites" which pales in comparison to this one. "Wyrd Sisters" is clearly a parody of Macbeth and other Shakespearan ideas. This is the story of three witches who set out to see justice done by restoring the rightful heir of Lancre to the throne. This is easier said than done, and they have to use not only some very powerful magic (Granny Weatherwax makes fifteen years pass in an instant!) but also some very practical skills ("headology"). As usual, Pratchett's satire is great. There are many interesting characters (DEATH is back and wants to act on stage, Magrat the witch with New Age ideas, the official Fool who hates being one, King Verence's ghost who misses having a good meal etc.). My favorite character in this book is Hwel the dwarf playwright who has the makings of Shakespeare himself. Pratchett's descriptions of the Theater and of life in the city of Ankh-Morpork make good reading. So why did I rate this four stars? I personally prefer the Death and Rincewind stories to the Witches'. That said, this book has greater depth in plot than the earlier ones, and is a very good read.

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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.

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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?

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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!