Tiffany is a great main character for the book. She seems to be the anchor that keeps the stories fantastical elements from taking over. Her realism is a nice juxtaposition to all of the witchcraft and the wee free men throughout the stories. That is at least until the second story when the hiver begins making Tiffany do all kinds of crazy magic!
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you about the Terry Pratchett, especially the Tiffany Aching Trilogy, being an enjoyable read. Turning from page to page throughout the book literally takes me back to a younger age. It's like engaging in time travel. Oh the magic of fantasy stories.
ReplyDeleteI posted a similar comment on a thread last week about how I think that many of us enjoy these books perhaps a little more now (especially after the material we read that preceded them) because they are closer to what we originally posted as our definitions of fantasy.
ReplyDeleteWhile our previous short stories and novels that we have read have been intriguing and overall (to me at least) worth the read, they have taught us that fantasy is more than just witches and spells and magic; they have taught us to broaden our minds when it comes to defining fantasy. However, the Pratchett series we've been reading really takes us back to our root definition of fantasy, or at least to the definition we had as children as to what this genre embodies.
Witches, spells, pointy hats, flying broomsticks, talking creatures, fairies, magical lands, etc....the list goes on of why our current trilogy is pure elementary fantasy, which, truth be told, is still my favorite kind.