This week’s #spellbooksaturday was a lighthearted and fun break from some of the nonfiction I’ve been reading lately, made even better by it’s provenance— I received this book as part of a gift from my sweet husband, an ardent Terry Pratchett fan.
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆1
Three witches on a lonely heath.
(source: bookshop.org)
A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin.
A child heir and the royal crown, both missing.
The witches in Discworld don’t have these kinds of problems—because they don’t like being bossed about. They do, however, have Granny Weatherwax, the most highly regarded non-leader of their non-social coven.
But when the future of the Discworld is at stake, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Margat Garlick form an unlikely alliance to save a prince and restore him to the throne of Lancre. As they learn, though, it’s far more complicated to stir up trouble in a castle than a certain Bard would have it, even when you’ve got a few unexpected spells up your sleeve.
A prolific writer, Pratchett’s Discworld series is vast (though it can be read in any order), and thus far I have only read Equal Rites and Wyrd Sisters (both from his Witches collection) and I definitely enjoyed the latter more. In many ways, I feel I’ve spent so much time defending the archetype of the witch that I rarely appreciate her humorous side. Pratchett’s witches are nothing if not fun. Mixing humor akin to Monty Python with some social satire and a dash of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Wyrd Sisters was truly an enjoyable read!2
Have you read Wyrd Sisters, or any other Terry Pratchett? What were your thoughts? Share in the comments!
- I worry I am going to upset the aforementioned Terry Pratchett fan, along with Pratchett’s very large fanbase, with this “good not great” rating. Just remember, a 5-star rating system is arbitrary AF, eliminates all nuance, etc., and it’s only my opinion. ↩︎
- It actually was fun— recently, a springtime storm knocked out our power for a couple hours midday, which I used as an excuse to read. ↩︎
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