tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post9114659523612059845..comments2023-05-17T05:51:40.714-04:00Comments on Coffee, Cookies and Chili Peppers: Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett Read Along Part 2Looks-Mostly-Harmlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-8584769754819405802013-10-06T20:16:21.040-04:002013-10-06T20:16:21.040-04:00I really liked the way the Feegles returned the li...I really liked the way the Feegles returned the libraries cows to them - and they were travelling backwards! So funny.<br />It amazes me reading this story just how insightful Pratchett's writing is - particularly about females and the way they think. For example Tiffany's anger over Roland and his looking at another female's watercolours! And then you can contrast this with the way the Feegles are around females and how they fall to pieces with the folded arms, pursed lips and foot tapping! I love it.<br />My link : http://lynnsbooks.wordpress.com/2013/10/06/wintersmith-by-terry-pratchett-readalong-week-2/<br />Lynn :D<br />Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928865767523025349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-22888582404496419762013-09-25T15:01:01.850-04:002013-09-25T15:01:01.850-04:00Yeah, I get a little tired of the 'ordinary gi...Yeah, I get a little tired of the 'ordinary girl who suddenly is the only person in the world who can defeat the Big Bad'. Sometimes it is done very well, and with a credible back story, as in Harry Potter, but most of the time it feels a lot like Mary Sue-ism to me.<br /><br />I was also surprised that the Feegles were decent and honest with the Librarians - perhaps they are suffering from a case of mass niceness (a bit like mass hysteria, but with biscuits). :DLooks-Mostly-Harmlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-76302252574709819572013-09-25T14:57:43.754-04:002013-09-25T14:57:43.754-04:00I am sure that Nanny Ogg is busy writing her own v...I am sure that Nanny Ogg is busy writing her own version of Fifty Shades of Grey even as we speak! :DLooks-Mostly-Harmlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-86188580755195867212013-09-24T15:52:16.674-04:002013-09-24T15:52:16.674-04:00I definitely like the lack of insta-powers. I als...I definitely like the lack of insta-powers. I also like that Tiffany is not special for any other reason than that she is clever and herself (a sheep-farming girl who makes good cheeses). It's a nice change from protagonists who are secretly a princess or a supernatural creature or something (not that these are necessarily always bad). <br /><br />Also, I love your idea of Good-Cop-Ogg and Bad-Cop-Weatherwax. They make quite a duo.<br /><br />I loved that scene with the wandering librarians, too. I thought it was surprisingly nice that they rescued the librarians. I don't usually think of the Feegles as charitable, and I would have expected them to just burn the books by force or something. It was really nice of them to bring back the oxen as payment.<br /><br />Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-53378272971923282542013-09-23T15:07:43.222-04:002013-09-23T15:07:43.222-04:00It is great that Pratchett doesn't rely on the...It is great that Pratchett doesn't rely on the instant super power gimmick to make his lead characters bad ass. <br /><br />Oh yes. I would not mind having a cup of tea with Nanny Ogg and learning about her past and her current life. She seems to be such a fascinating person. <br /><br />Yes, I think Annagramma is in for a bad time of it, and yet I am not too sad over that. Perhaps it is the only way she can learn. nrlymrtlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572346310916207565noreply@blogger.com