I Read: Wyrd Sisters

 

Part of my new year's ultra vague resolutions was to get back into the swing of reading more. What better way to do it than to revisit some classics I've loved for ages? 

I don't remember how old I was when I discovered Terry Pratchett's Discworld series but I do remember absolutely TEARING through my local library's stash of them. Since I was relying on my library's collection, I don't believe I've read them all but I've slowly been picking them up as I run across them- I'm collecting by publication date (there are other schools of thought as to how to read them) and I only have 6... out of 41.

Pratchett's writing style is so hilarious and easy to read, but they're also so smart and well done that they're anything but fluff. I don't feel bad about buying these books (not that I feel particularly bad about buying books in general) because they're so fun to re-read, I can't see myself getting tired of them. Plus, as I first read many of them when I was younger, I missed a lot of the jokes.

There are 6 character sets Discworld series fall into (see above link), and Wyrd Sisters is in the witches category. In it, a new king is crowned via dubious means and isn't particularly popular, especially with the land itself who can tell the new king hates it. Sensing this, the witches decide to break their "no meddling" rule and... help fate along a bit. Hilarity and sort-of-Shakespeare references ensue. 

I would like to just blanket recommend all of Terry Pratchett's body of work, especially if you're feeling a bit down and/or in a reading rut like I was. They're so engaging and always remind me why I love reading. The witches are a particularly funny group (though my favorites are the ones about the Nightwatch).

I plan on continuing with my "getting back to reading via my favorites" next by treating myself to a new Kurt Vonnegut book I haven't read before...