A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld Book 32)

The book is funny and carries the unique Pratchett charm. It is classic Discworld, but the characters and story are not as thrilling as some of the others in the series. I prefer Death, Rincewind, the wizards and other classic Ankh-Morpork characters to the witches. Discworld fans read this book! Starting on the series, or perhaps haven't read many of them? Skip this until you find a character group you really like.

A although promoted as a children's book (we just finished this as a bedtime read with the kids), there is plenty here for adults. Great characters, filled with humor, engaging story, and pictsies who can get into and out of anywhere except they "have trouble gettin' out o' pubs, ye ken".

My boys thoroughly enjoyed it, and my wife always listened in from the next room.

Read it or regret it!

I finished the Discworld novels shortly after Terry Pratchett did, reading his final novel, issued shortly after his death. Then it occured to me that I'd read the earliest ones more than 30 years earlier, and probably didn't remember them all that well and decided it was worth going back around the horn and starting over from the beginning.

While it turns out that I do remember them, often remembering some of the best ideas and turns of phrase, I certainly don't remember how good they were, right from the start. Although it's popular to say Pratchett grew to be a truly great writer, I don't think many people remember how confident he was, right from the start.

On the other hand, while the witch and Unseen University novels are my favorites among the Discworld books, it's striking how much of this novel vanishes without a ripple. Granny Weatherwax reappears, of course, but she's tougher than she is here, part of a community of wishes and, important for the end of Equal Rites, doesn't have any particular contact with Unseen University. And other than the Librarian, the university characters prominent over the next 30 years are nowhere to be seen here.

Still, this is an unrelentingly clever and, honestly, sweet novel, and a great deal of fun, both for Discworld veterans and newbies.

I found this book to be entertaining and contain great recipes. All of the recipes are in metric units, but most measuring cups these days are marked with both sets of units, so this shouldn't present a problem. I have cooked several recipes thus far, and all have been very good. If you are a discworld fan you'll really enjoy this book, if you just want to try recipes a bit off the beaten path, this book is also for you.

The second volume of the novels focused on new witch Tiffany Aching. More YA oriented than previous novels featuring the older witches, but not lacking any of Pratchett's wit and keen eye for satire. Highly recommended.

Another great book in the Discworld series. You could read this one first, but there would be some jokes and information that might not be understood right away. The ones on the store labeled: Discworld Book 1 & 2 really give you a good idea of what this world is all about. This book just enhances all of the greatness from the first two

Nanny Ogg not only guides us in preparing meals, she guides us in the serving of it as well. While this is set in the magical discworld, there may be some real world lessons about the treatment of others found here.

this is one of the three about Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men - typical of Terry Pratchett's style. I was sorry to finish them - Pratchett's sense of humour and bizarre imagination can be relied on for a great read.

They seem to be classified as children's books, but apart from the fact that it is about a young girl, the stories are as entertaining as all of the other Terry Pratchett stories. The idea of the Wee Free Men is brilliant and their speech, a brogue, is perfect. I hope there are more in this series.

This was a great tale of gender study on Discworld. I first came across Discworld in the movie "The Color of Magic". I enjoyed that tale of wizards, tourists, guilds, and Death tremendously. Now I was curious about witches so i started reading "Equal Rites" as my first Discworld novel. I was not disappointed. I will be continuing the series.

Nanny Ogg gets in touch with other denizens of Discworld to put together this fascinating collection of recipes. With some substitutions, you too can make Banana Surprise or put on a meal like Lord Vetinari.

The first Discworld novel to move away from the Rincewind arch. Evidently, Pratchett noticed his profound lack of strong female characters and sought to rectify this. He did well...I think. Well, I suppose it would've been better in this regard if the narration wasn't so on-the-nose with the topic: the intro to the book straight-up says that it's "a story about sex" (and not in the "count-the-legs-and-divide-by-two sense"). I did laugh at this, though, and that's all that matters when it comes to Discworld.
I primarily liked this one because it introduces one of my all-time favorite characters from the series, Esmerelda Weatherwax--also known as "Granny." It's protagonist, Esk, a little girl who wants to be a wizard, it also highly delightful, especially considering that Terry Pratchett modeled her after his daughter. The cast is the best part of the book--as opposed to The Light Fantastic and The Color of Magic, which I think are clogged up with characters. Plot-wise, however, there's a critical difference. With the first two books--in following Rincewind and Twoflower, both of whom have no explicitly overarching goal at hand (sort of)--the rambling and seemingly aimless plot kinda works. Here, where Esk's endgame is to enroll at Unseen University, all the sidetracking gums up the flow of the narrative. This is only made worse by the ending, which feels inordinately rushed and doesn't focus on the protagonist's accomplishments enough. Thus, it's not my favorite Discworld book but, as always, it's not bad at all.

I love Terry Pratchett's writing and a great introduction to his witty and pun-filled style is Equal Rites. I often think of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg and marvel at their antics, and unique personalities. Long before J.K.Rowling was Terry Pratchett. All of the other books written about DiscWorld are equally intertaining, and I find myself saying over and over "Oh No! He didn't!"...as I laugh and laugh.

Terry Pratchett writes for all ages. My Jr. High students like his books as much as I do. I have personal favorites and characters I wish would come back, but no matter. He is an extremely entertaining author. His stories will always get a 5 star from me. Read this book and it will prove the truth behind my statement.

Absolutely hilarious, the book also tackles gender issues on a deeper level while equally keeping it light and not heavy-handed. I didn't expect to like this one, but was thoroughly impressed and can say it's one of my favorites from Pratchett.

I really like Terry Pratchett. If you do, you will most likely like this. This is the 2nd book in the Tiffany Aching series, and I don't know that you have to read the other one first, but I would as stuff from that book is referenced here a bit.

Aimed at younger readers than the regular discworld series is.

Absolutely hilarious, the book also tackles gender issues on a deeper level while equally keeping it light and not heavy-handed. I didn't expect to like this one, but was thoroughly impressed and can say it's one of my favorites from Pratchett.

I really like Terry Pratchett. If you do, you will most likely like this. This is the 2nd book in the Tiffany Aching series, and I don't know that you have to read the other one first, but I would as stuff from that book is referenced here a bit.

Aimed at younger readers than the regular discworld series is.

This definitely had the same level of charm and wit as the first two books but the plot and characters seemed to be trite in comparison. The development and themes was everything I could have hoped for, despite the conclusion and corny pseudo romantic stuff being somewhat lackluster. Could have also gone without every unimportant detail being coupled with a pun or humorous twist, but I guess that's how they do funny in England. Would still recommend to any fan of the series/author or if you simply dig the absurd style of comedy Prachett is famous for.

I enjoyed this book by Terry Pratchett.

He never fails to make me laugh and the way he twists everyday items and actions into new and interesting Discworld creations is intriguing.

I am aiming to read every novel by Terry Pratchett. You should too!

I think the idea was that the Discworld publisher had cleaned up Nanny Ogg's grammar and quaint way of saying things. Wish she hadn't been sanitized. Most of the fun of Nanny Ogg is her outrageousness, that we never know what's coming out of her mouth next, and it's always funny. This was too ordinary to really be Nanny Ogg. It was okay.

I had bought the first book in the Diskworld series with intentions to jus purchase that one book. I have just bought book #4 and am watching my the store gift balance slowly go down. Have to admit that these are wonderfully clever stories and the humor in the one liners is enough to cause you to blow a laugh gasket.

The Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett was the first Discworld books I really enjoyed. So, I decided to start reading all the books in order about the witches in Discworld. This is the first book based on the witches. I really enjoyed it. I do feel like, since I read newer books first, Granny Weatherwax doesn't seem to have the same personality. It could just be she is younger and her personality will change as I continue with the other books based on the witches.

I wouldn't recommend reading this book to young children, but of course, parents can use their own judgment. Seems like it's aimed at the 9-13 year old group. There are some dark moments, dealing with emotions and danger.

I have to admit, I mainly bought this book because it was one of the few Discworld books I hadn't read. I liked the first Tiffany Aching book and book 3 ("I Shall Wear Midnight"), but hated "Shepherd's Crown" which I don't think was written by Pratchett himself, except for the second chapter. So I wasn't really keen to read this one.

But it was surprisingly good. It's the second in the series, that comes right after the death of Granny Aching. Tiffany is 11 years old, and goes off to become an apprentice to Miss Level, a woman with two bodies. Evil magic in the form of a hiver takes over Tiffany, who proceeds to commit some cruelty that surprised me for a Discworld book. Hivers cannot be killed. They feed off their hosts' power. They can be sort of exorcised, but they're always lurking, waiting for a moment to retake their host or find a new one. With Granny Weatherwax's help, Tiffany is freed of the hiver, but has to figure out how to get rid of it forever. No one, no witch, has ever done that before. Not even Granny Weatherwax knows how. Finally, at the Witch Trials, Tiffany decides to re-admit the hiver and reason with it. What it wants, and how she helps the hiver obtain it, are rather dark. Tiffany nearly dies, but is rescued by Granny Weatherwax just in the nick of time. The Wee Free Men come to her aid, and led by Rob Anybody, are able to right one of the wrongs she committed during her first encounter with the hiver. But the second, and probably scarier event, cannot be undone. There is something of a resolution, but it's clear that even a witch has to take responsibility for her actions.

As another review has said, the book itself is just what I expect from Terry Pratchett and I loved it, but the kindle edition is out of order. The first third is correct, then suddenly you're thrown to the last third, and at the end of the book you're dumped back into the second third.