daedelys -
Helpful Score: 3
Oh my gosh! This was an absolutely hilarious book! I don't want to go into details to spoil anything, but I'd really like some Feegles hanging around my home just because they'd keep me laughing. I especially loved their brogues and have found myself using "Crivens" and "Oh, Waily Waily" since I've read it.
Michael G. (doctorslime) -
Helpful Score: 2
Another Highly addictive Terry Pratchett book, this one is targeted for children, but adult disc world fans would likely enjoy it too! This book stands alone, it doesn't have to read as part of a series.
If you enjoyed the witches of Disc World then this is a must read. As the main character is a fledgling witch, well at least she seems to be pointed in that direction.You don't have to be well versed in the Pratchett mythos to pick up on this book rather quickly, I would Highly recommend it to any lover of fantasy Stories, fairies, and wee creatures.
If you enjoyed the witches of Disc World then this is a must read. As the main character is a fledgling witch, well at least she seems to be pointed in that direction.You don't have to be well versed in the Pratchett mythos to pick up on this book rather quickly, I would Highly recommend it to any lover of fantasy Stories, fairies, and wee creatures.
Wendy C. reviewed The Wee Free Men (Discworld, Bk 30) (Tiffany Aching, Bk 1) on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
As an adult, it made me laugh out loud. I read it to my daughters, and they thought it was hysterical. (Admittedly, some of that may have been due to my attempts to give the Nac Mac Feegles a good, pseudo-Scottish brogue. I thank Billy Connolly for inspiration if any of it sounded even remotely correct.)
Eva B. (DvineMissEva) reviewed The Wee Free Men (Discworld, Bk 30) (Tiffany Aching, Bk 1) on + 4 more book reviews
Very funny.
Mary Y. (dogmiss) reviewed The Wee Free Men (Discworld, Bk 30) (Tiffany Aching, Bk 1) on + 13 more book reviews
"Ach, crivens" you'll love the Nac Mac Feegles. They are some of my favorite Pratchett characters.
Jane D. (4JaneC) reviewed The Wee Free Men (Discworld, Bk 30) (Tiffany Aching, Bk 1) on + 51 more book reviews
A fairy tale in Terry Pratchett's skilled hands is a very funny thing to read. This is definitely not just for the teen age readers, although it is good for them as well. This book is a great for reading aloud because you need to read it slowly enough to get ALL the humor. Worth reading just for the Nac Mac Feegles. Granny Weatherwax also makes an appearance.
AnnA H. (stormchaserblue) reviewed The Wee Free Men (Discworld, Bk 30) (Tiffany Aching, Bk 1) on + 43 more book reviews
The first of three books based on disc world about a young girl that despite all reason is growing up to be a witch on chalk. The girl, Tiffany Aching, meets Miss Tick and her toad. She feels that something is not right, so she decides to find out what's going on. Her hunch is right, the Queen of the Elves has made another attempt at invading Discworld. She is by stealing children and infesting dreams.
Tiffany is befriended by the Wee Free Men or the Nac Mac Feegle, who help her when her baby brother is stolen. Tiffany and the Nac Mac Feegle enter the elves' world to steal him back.
The Nac Mac Feegle appear to be very Scottish in nature. However since there is no Scotland on Discworld they are not according to Prattchett. This can bee seen in the speech of the Nac Mac Feegle. One of the battlecries made me laugh out loud "They can tak' oour lives, but they cannae tak' oour troousers!"
Nac Mac Feegle legal battlecries.
In January 2006, reports emerged that Sam Raimi and Tim Burton were working on the movie of the story. However, in a June 2008 interview, Pratchett said: "I saw a script that I frankly thought was awful. It seemed to be Wee Free Men in name only. It had all the hallmarks of something that had been good, and then the studio had got involved. It probably won't get made." Upon further searching I did find some stills with a girl dressed as Tiffany with several Nac Mac Feegle so it may be getting made after all.
Tiffany is befriended by the Wee Free Men or the Nac Mac Feegle, who help her when her baby brother is stolen. Tiffany and the Nac Mac Feegle enter the elves' world to steal him back.
The Nac Mac Feegle appear to be very Scottish in nature. However since there is no Scotland on Discworld they are not according to Prattchett. This can bee seen in the speech of the Nac Mac Feegle. One of the battlecries made me laugh out loud "They can tak' oour lives, but they cannae tak' oour troousers!"
Nac Mac Feegle legal battlecries.
In January 2006, reports emerged that Sam Raimi and Tim Burton were working on the movie of the story. However, in a June 2008 interview, Pratchett said: "I saw a script that I frankly thought was awful. It seemed to be Wee Free Men in name only. It had all the hallmarks of something that had been good, and then the studio had got involved. It probably won't get made." Upon further searching I did find some stills with a girl dressed as Tiffany with several Nac Mac Feegle so it may be getting made after all.
Karissa E. (ophelia99) reviewed The Wee Free Men (Discworld, Bk 30) (Tiffany Aching, Bk 1) on + 2527 more book reviews
This is the first book in the Tiffany Aching series, which is a prequel to the rest of the Discworld series. It was a well written story and I enjoyed a lot of the characters.
Tiffany is a strangely brave and smart girl who ends up finding out that she is a witch. When her brother is stolen by the Fairy Queen she ends up enlisting the aid of the Wee Free Men to help win him back. Her journey takes her on perilous adventures where we meet many strange characters.
Pratchett is a great storyteller and this book is full of the humor and quirkiness his Discworld books are known for. I enjoyed Tiffany as a character and liked the other quirky characters we met throughout.
My only (and biggest) complaint about this book is how Pratchett wrote the way the Wee Free Men talk; he writes their speech phonetically. This makes the book hard to read and at times you almost have to say the words out loud to understand them. I really hate it when authors do this. It would be just as effective to say âthey spoke with a Scottish accentâ and then leave it at that. Or sometimes mention that a word sounded like another word because of the accent. You don't need to make your readers stumble through awkwardly hyphenated dialogue. This is the main reason I won't be reading any more Tiffany Aching books.
Overall this is a well crafted and entertaining story. It is a bit more accessible than the other Discworld novels and should appeal to younger readers as well. I enjoyed the characters and the story both. However, the phonetic speech of the Wee Free Men really bugged me, so I won't be reading the rest of this series.
Tiffany is a strangely brave and smart girl who ends up finding out that she is a witch. When her brother is stolen by the Fairy Queen she ends up enlisting the aid of the Wee Free Men to help win him back. Her journey takes her on perilous adventures where we meet many strange characters.
Pratchett is a great storyteller and this book is full of the humor and quirkiness his Discworld books are known for. I enjoyed Tiffany as a character and liked the other quirky characters we met throughout.
My only (and biggest) complaint about this book is how Pratchett wrote the way the Wee Free Men talk; he writes their speech phonetically. This makes the book hard to read and at times you almost have to say the words out loud to understand them. I really hate it when authors do this. It would be just as effective to say âthey spoke with a Scottish accentâ and then leave it at that. Or sometimes mention that a word sounded like another word because of the accent. You don't need to make your readers stumble through awkwardly hyphenated dialogue. This is the main reason I won't be reading any more Tiffany Aching books.
Overall this is a well crafted and entertaining story. It is a bit more accessible than the other Discworld novels and should appeal to younger readers as well. I enjoyed the characters and the story both. However, the phonetic speech of the Wee Free Men really bugged me, so I won't be reading the rest of this series.
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
I am a devoted enthusiast of Pratchett's work. However, this book is not one of his best. It just seems to drag along and probably could have been half its size and still presented the story.
