Background
Equal Rites is the third novel in the well known Discworld
series. The Discworld is a flat world
balanced on the back of four giant elephants, which in turn, stand on the back
of the Great A’Tuin, a giant turtle. The
serious could be described as tongue-in-cheek or parody fantasy.
Synopsis
Drum Billet, a dying
wizard tries to pass on his powers to an eighth son of an eighth son, who is just
at that moment being born, but things don’t go as planned and the son is
actually a daughter, which is discovered just a little too late. Due to the
child having magic, the local witch insists on turning the child into a witch,
as women can’t be wizards, thus mending the magical damage of the wizard's
mistake.
But now the young girl will
be forced to penetrate the inner circle of the Unseen University
Review
I bought this book some years back and never got round to
reading it, mainly due to the fact that I really struggle with Terry Pratchett’s
writing style, but I thought I’d give it another go as I was at a loose end and had just finished another book.
Like other books in the series, that I have read, I enjoyed the story;
even though it is very simplistic in its construction, and the interaction
between the characters made me smile, even laugh out loud from time to time as
Terry has a flair for humour.
But at times the story does seam to struggle to find its
way, at times leaving me think ‘OH?’ Once again the writing style did not appeal
to me, but this could just be me, as Terry Pratchett has a huge army of fans
that would strongly disagree and sales speak for them self.
So for me, at times enjoyable, at times disappoint but in
the main just frustrating.
Rating
I give this book an average 5 out of 10,
probably great if you are a fan.
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