I think I have mentioned before that I consider Terry Pratchett’s books to be mildly enjoyable, mildly annoying, and pretty safe. I pick one up from the library now and then, knowing that if I’m looking for something not very strenuous to read, it’ll fill the bill. So I happened to be by the YA/Teen shelf (as I not infrequently am) and picked up The Wee Free Men.
I was surprised by how much I liked it. It’s a lot less jokey than most of the DiscWorld series, and the villain is genuinely spooky in places. I wouldn’t call any of the characters fleshed-out, but our heroine has what might be called traits rather than shtick.
And, of course, it was mildly entertaining, mildly annoying and not very strenuous. So, score for me.
Tolerabimus quod tolerare debemus,
-Vardibidian.
With a small amount of rephrasing, this title could easily be warped into a book title suggesting a children’s book on ecological sustainability by Frank Herbert.
peace
Matt
Shai Halud created global warming to test the faithful.
Thanks,
-V.