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A review by katiescho741
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
3.0
I've only read this and Guards! Guards! from Discworld and I preferred Guards. This was a fun book, and it gave me many chuckles, but it feels a bit all over the place at times.
That said, I love Pratchett's writing style and the creativity. And I think it's great that you can dip into Discworld at almost any book. I love how he twists the clichés of fantasy writing and creates something unique, but also familiar. For a series that started in the 80s, his writing doesn't date at all, I guess that's the magic of fantasy novels!
I liked Esk and Granny Weatherwax and the groundbreaking ideas about women being wizards. It's about gender expectations, but it was nice that Esk doesn't just show up and dazzle the wizards without any hiccups - she makes plenty of mistakes, so she never comes across as the classic "chosen one" Mary-Sue type who can do no wrong that's popular in a lot of fantasy these days.
I read the audiobook and the reading was excellent. A wonderful, light fantasy novel.
That said, I love Pratchett's writing style and the creativity. And I think it's great that you can dip into Discworld at almost any book. I love how he twists the clichés of fantasy writing and creates something unique, but also familiar. For a series that started in the 80s, his writing doesn't date at all, I guess that's the magic of fantasy novels!
I liked Esk and Granny Weatherwax and the groundbreaking ideas about women being wizards. It's about gender expectations, but it was nice that Esk doesn't just show up and dazzle the wizards without any hiccups - she makes plenty of mistakes, so she never comes across as the classic "chosen one" Mary-Sue type who can do no wrong that's popular in a lot of fantasy these days.
I read the audiobook and the reading was excellent. A wonderful, light fantasy novel.