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Wintersmith tells a funny and engaging story of young love. The principle character, Tiffany, reacts to the attentions of her unusual young man with a mixture of natural pleasure and rare good sense. Pratchett weaves this typical teen subject into a beautifully crafted fabric with ancient pagan tales of the progression of the seasons. I bought this book for my daughter with the full intent of reading it myself as I'm a long-time fan of Pratchett's work. Neither of us was disappointed.

If you're a Christian parent, as I am, you will definitely want to read Pratchett's work with your children, as you will not agree with everything he says. Tiffany and her friends are witches--I consider this acceptable fantasy, but you may disagree. Aside from that, this book is fairly inoffensive in my view and offers much scope for both laughter and discussion. Pratchett is a remarkably observant student of human nature and nearly always (though not always) a good read.


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Wintersmith Discworld Terry Pratchett Books Reviews

I love Pratchett's Discworld books, and I particularly love the Tiffany Aching books, so it was a surprise to me that I apparently missed noticing Wintersmith for ten years. Well, at least it means a new-for-me Pratchett when I thought that opportunity was gone.

Tiffany Aching is an apprentice witch, currently living with a witch in the mountains, far from her beloved chalk hills. She's taken as part of her training to watch a dance she didn't know existed, the Dark Morris, which brings the beginning of winter as the Morris Dance we know brings the beginning of summer.

Since this is the Discworld, the dances really do bring the starts of those seasons.

Tiffany's feet, unfortunately, get the better of her. She steps into the dance, and dances with the Wintersmith, and gets some of the traits and powers of Lady Summer tangled up in herself. The Wintersmith thinks he has fallen in love with her.

This is, of course, is a problem for everyone, especially when the Wintersmith wants to marry her and cause Summer to never come again. The Wintersmith has no real idea what being a person is all about, or why Tiffany is upset about the lambs dying when a blizzard hits too late in what should be spring, or why she doesn't love the ice palace he's made to lure her.

The second half is a Discworld take on Orpheus and Eurydice, and both Tiffany and the local lord's son she rescued from the elf queen's court previously, take a few more steps toward adulthood.

It's a fine taste of Pratchett, and a nice surprise for me to find it, when I thought there wasn't anything more.

Recommended.

I bought this audiobook.
The turn of the seasons seems like a dance orchestrated by nature to be both seamless and purposeful, but what if someone cuts in when she isn’t supposed to? Wintersmith is the 35th book of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series and the third in the subseries featuring witch-in-training Tiffany Aching. Unfortunately for Tiffany she finds out that when you succumb to the rhythm of the music, you find yourself in a Story and have to see it through.

Tiffany has been training with 113-year old Miss Treason, who uses subtle “special effects” to impress people, when she is taken to witness the dark morris one night. The dance that welcomes the winter draws on Tiffany and she joins in, unfortunately she comes face to face with the Wintersmith—winter himself—and he falls in love with her believing she is the Summer Lady. The problem is as time progresses, Tiffany starts exhibiting traits of the Summer Lady while the Wintersmith believes to successfully woo her, he must become human. Unfortunately Miss Treason isn’t able to help Tiffany through things as she passes away and Tiffany goes to train with Nanny Ogg as well has help Annagramma figure out how to be an actual witch in taking over for Miss Treason. In the end, Tiffany realizes she has finish things with the Wintersmith with a kiss to finish the dance.

Throughout last several books in the Discworld series, Pratchett has delved into various themes that touch upon real world issues except in the Aching books. Like the previous two books of Tiffany’s subseries, Wintersmith focuses on characters, world-building, and plotting. Although a tad older Tiffany’s continued development is seen throughout, Pratchett spends time growing the character of Annagramma while also enhancing the reputation of Granny Weatherwax. Even though this is the 34th book in the series, Pratchett is still able to world-build the Disc with elemental forces and psychological dispositions of people in various parts which are different and also the same. And finally the plotting which was well executed writing that began with a bang then suddenly took you to the quiet beginning of the story and progressing steady as you waited to find out how Tiffany was going to “end the story”.

The Tiffany Aching subseries is Pratchett giving young adults an introduction to the Disc with is interwoven strains of fantasy and humor. Wintersmith is a fun, easy read that gives even adults a fresh look at their favorite series.
Wintersmith tells a funny and engaging story of young love. The principle character, Tiffany, reacts to the attentions of her unusual young man with a mixture of natural pleasure and rare good sense. Pratchett weaves this typical teen subject into a beautifully crafted fabric with ancient pagan tales of the progression of the seasons. I bought this book for my daughter with the full intent of reading it myself as I'm a long-time fan of Pratchett's work. Neither of us was disappointed.

If you're a Christian parent, as I am, you will definitely want to read Pratchett's work with your children, as you will not agree with everything he says. Tiffany and her friends are witches--I consider this acceptable fantasy, but you may disagree. Aside from that, this book is fairly inoffensive in my view and offers much scope for both laughter and discussion. Pratchett is a remarkably observant student of human nature and nearly always (though not always) a good read.