Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch
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Narrated by:
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Indira Varma
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Rhianna Pratchett
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Steven Cree
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"They say you don't find witchcraft, it finds you . . ."
Covering the whole of witching, casting spells to setting cheese, from dealing with elves to making deals with demons, from tending flocks to fending off forces from other worlds, this funny and insightful guide is a must-have for all Terry Pratchett fans
An illustrated and practical guide to being a witch in Discworld, covering everything you've ever wanted to know from casting spells to setting cheese, from dealing with elves to making deals with demons, from tending flocks to fending off forces from other worlds. This beautiful and practical guide has been compiled by Tiffany Aching herself including snippets of remembered wisdom from Granny Aching and Granny Weatherwax alongside notes from Nanny Ogg, Miss Tick, and Rob Anybody.
This brilliant in-world guide is the perfect addition to any Discworld collection.
©2023 Rhianna Pratchett, Gabrielle Kent and Paul Kidby (P)2023 Penguin Audio1. this book touches on many (most?) highlights from the Tiffany novels, reminding us of the source material and giving context to the “story”
2. whilst very well narrated, the characters’ voices just don’t ring true:
- Granny sounds a bit doddery, and nothing like the hard as iron no-nonsense head witch who stares down monsters of all varieties, and uses headology (psychology) to help or manipulate people. Also, I can’t imagine Granny’s character would “be having with” adding footnotes to Tiffany’s book
- Rob sounds like someone trying to put on a Scottish accent, but without the Feegle intensity and craziness
- Nanny sounds like someone just reciting the nudge nudge wink wink ribald lines but without her heart in it
- even Tiffany sounds too … what? ladylike?, cultured?, easygoing? emotionless? - not at all like a pragmatic farm girl who comes of age as a formidable witch on the chalk
Perhaps these character voices were toned down for a young audience? It’s impossible to know. Certainly the audiobook would have had more impact with “edge-ier” voicings. Perhaps the physical book “reads” differently as one “inserts voice here”.
Overall, I am still glad that this book exists. It is obviously a labour of love: from R.Pratchett to T.Pratchett and to the Discworld community at large.
Thank you Rhianna.
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A delightful book, and Rhianna is a wonderful narrator.
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A must have
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A delight
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BRILLIANT!
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