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DECEMBER 2, 2010

I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld #38) ~ Terry Pratchet

****as reviewed by Merand

I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld #38) ~ Terry Pratchet

" If you have read any of my reviews you'll know that Terry Pratchett is my favorite author of all time. I think he's amazing. I've read all the Discworld books and own over half of them. This latest is a discworld book but within the subcategory of a Tiffany Aching adventure. The first Tiffany (or Wee Free Men) book was hilarious and clever and fun with lots of fairy tale stuff. The next few were not quite as hilarious or fun but still very clever. This latest book was thought-provoking, intense, and bittersweet. I was surprised and then again, not, because, after all, that is what Pratchett does best-surprise.

It's a book about Tiffany growing up, although she's always been rather grown up, now she's really setting aside the naivete of childhood and becoming a woman and a witch in her own right. Sometimes it was frustrating that she couldn't see beyond her own nose, past her pride and rightness, but it all ended very gratifyingly and she learned her lesson, so I can get beyond the tediousness of the learning. A book that doesn't read as swiftly as perhaps the lighter, earlier Tiffany books, but one that shines on its own and leaps through the fire with a joy and satisfaction all of its own.