tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post2749046477381237231..comments2023-07-23T10:06:17.267-04:00Comments on Tethyan Books: Read-Along: Part 1 of The Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-3820182174803010392013-02-21T03:57:06.254-05:002013-02-21T03:57:06.254-05:00I concede to your superior knowledge of the UK :)....I concede to your superior knowledge of the UK :). I don't think I've ever actually been to any chalk downs before. I remember being completely confused by all the location-named cheeses when I lived in England, so I usually just grabbed whichever one looked nice. I was a bewildered little American who thought cheddar was 'normal cheese'. I should really go back sometime and check out the cheeses with my current, more thorough knowledge! (If you can't tell, I like cheese too :D) <br /><br />I agree about Ms. Snapperly, and Tiffany's decision to bury the cat. It must be hard for anyone, especially a child, to look around her and say, "What everyone is doing is wrong and cruel. Why can't they see that?" Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-62468322961103456012013-02-21T03:19:32.862-05:002013-02-21T03:19:32.862-05:00I guess I came into it thinking of it as "Pra...I guess I came into it thinking of it as "Pratchett's YA series", since I think most (if not all?) of the Tiffany Aching books were nominated for and/or won the Locus YA awards (I like looking at award lists!). If I hadn't been prepared to think of them that way, I may not have... I think it was nrlymrtl or someone who said that for Pratchett, young = still alive! If I had kids, I think the Tiffany Aching books would be a good way to introduce them to Discworld, too :). Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-2842194710069030862013-02-21T03:13:05.138-05:002013-02-21T03:13:05.138-05:00Thanks! I don't think I have much more of a c...Thanks! I don't think I have much more of a clue, I felt really silly speculating on the kelda... that's totally shooting in the dark. I hope we get more stories about Granny Aching :).Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-52216320792704309332013-02-21T03:11:27.705-05:002013-02-21T03:11:27.705-05:00Yeah, that's one reason that I am really enjoy...Yeah, that's one reason that I am really enjoying Tiffany as a heroine so far!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683230093775720398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-179405264709797742013-02-20T18:01:15.099-05:002013-02-20T18:01:15.099-05:001. Oh yes, the pointy hat! I also loved the roving...1. Oh yes, the pointy hat! I also loved the roving teachers (and their dodgy spelling)!<br /><br />2. There are any number of cheeses that would fi the bill. Rather than Scottish, I think the setting is definitely English: the chalk downs are a feature of southern England. The most obvious cheese variety that I can suggest is a proper cheddar, from Somerset, but there are plenty of others from sheep country: Lancashire, Cheshire, Wenslydale . . . it could even be a Stilton-type blue cheese . . . I like cheese, but I think that's obvious . . . :D<br /><br />4. I think you might be right about the 'school', and at least the toad is easy to hide.<br /><br />It does make a nice change for our heroine to be intelligent without her parents and the other adults being idiots: I hadn't really thought about that until you mentioned it. I was also very impressed by Tiffany's sympathy for the mad old lady, and I was particularly touched by her decision to bury the dead cat. Looks-Mostly-Harmlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-57793611026349456972013-02-20T18:00:29.302-05:002013-02-20T18:00:29.302-05:00I agree completely with the idea that children can...I agree completely with the idea that children can be clever and not merely mischievous because That's How Children Are. I never really thought of this book as being YA, so much, but if I had kids I think I'd definitely introduce them to Terry Pratchett's books, and Wee Free Men is a perfect choice for that in my opinion. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591672258257870435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-16481054928391128892013-02-20T16:48:22.424-05:002013-02-20T16:48:22.424-05:00I love your answer to No.4 (damn, wish I'd tho...I love your answer to No.4 (damn, wish I'd thought of that). I pretty much make up everything as I go along and generally don't have a clue.<br />Also, Granny Aching is great - all the little stories are brilliant.<br />Lynn :DLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928865767523025349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6074055834975214817.post-35347941860331687232013-02-20T10:58:49.110-05:002013-02-20T10:58:49.110-05:00I too like that Pratchett has a spectrum of ages i...I too like that Pratchett has a spectrum of ages in the book and that you aren't automatically juvenile because you are young or curmudgeonly because you are old. <br /><br />And Tiffany thinks for herself, so even if she doesn't have all the facts or life experience to fully understand something, she can still form opinions based on what she has observed - such as with Ms. Snapperly. nrlymrtlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00572346310916207565noreply@blogger.com