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I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett

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alexcrin's review against another edition

5.0

This is one of my favourites of Discworld so far. Terry Pratchett was a phenomenal author and everything he wrote about still truly resonates.
The capacity Pratchett had to write from the perspectives of so many different characters and maintain a sense of authenticity is absolutely astounding. I love how he writes Tiffany, she feels so real, and reading this made me think of times in my life when I've had similar feelings, if not experiences, to her.
I have been reading Discworld by collection and Tiffany Aching has swiftly risen to the ranks of my favourites. The incorporation of other characters from previous collections feels like a little bout of nostalgia and familiarity whenever it happens, and this book in particular has done so much of that

thebrashbookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

megb64's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

superdrea's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

celiapowell's review against another edition

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4.0

Oh, how I love Tiffany Aching - one of my favourites of Terry Pratchett's many wonderful characters. She's older and more mature in this book, working as hard as she can as the witch for her towns. But people seem less friendly to witches - there are stories about stolen babies, and horrible spells. Tiffany needs to find out what's causing it, while trying to fight accusations that she helped the old Baron to his death. And making sure the Nac Mac Feegle don't get into too much trouble. Pratchett is so good at combining really terrifying scenes with hilarious ones, without taking anything away from either. This was a wonderful book.

(Also, as I discovered by watching an old episode of QI after reading this - the rough music actually exists. I was sure it was one of Pratchett's inventions).