Saturday, January 29, 2005
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett
Waily, waily, waily would fit in this description but it doesn't apply. A Hat Full of Sky is the sequel to Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett.
As funny and thoughtful as Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky picks up Tiffany Aching two years after her first Pictsie adventures. Tiffany is on her way "out" to work but actually to learn how to be a witch. A terrible but invisible beast is searching for her and the Pictsies and Tiffany must find their unique ways to deal with the beast and other struggles that Tiffany will encounter. In my opinion the other teenage witches would rank pretty high on that list of terrors.
At the end of Wee Free Men, I heaved a satisfied sigh and longed for the next book. At the end of A Hat Full of Sky, I sighed, reread the last 2 chapters, and then thought long and often about the story. The Hiver reminded me of the overwhelming group mind in Wind Singer but less frightening as it only looks for one mind at a time.
Tiffany must decide who SHE is and how SHE is a witch instead of how other people wish her to be. She also must decide how to deal with the secret that witches keep. The secret about helping people to find the door through to death when they are lost and wandering towards death but seem unable to cross over.
As funny and thoughtful as Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky picks up Tiffany Aching two years after her first Pictsie adventures. Tiffany is on her way "out" to work but actually to learn how to be a witch. A terrible but invisible beast is searching for her and the Pictsies and Tiffany must find their unique ways to deal with the beast and other struggles that Tiffany will encounter. In my opinion the other teenage witches would rank pretty high on that list of terrors.
At the end of Wee Free Men, I heaved a satisfied sigh and longed for the next book. At the end of A Hat Full of Sky, I sighed, reread the last 2 chapters, and then thought long and often about the story. The Hiver reminded me of the overwhelming group mind in Wind Singer but less frightening as it only looks for one mind at a time.
Tiffany must decide who SHE is and how SHE is a witch instead of how other people wish her to be. She also must decide how to deal with the secret that witches keep. The secret about helping people to find the door through to death when they are lost and wandering towards death but seem unable to cross over.
# posted by JJ @ 6:04 PM 
