A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld) | Terry Pratchett | This book is not just for Children!

A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld) | Terry Pratchett | Much better than Wee Free Men

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	A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld) Terry Pratchett, 2004 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 64 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This book is not just for Children!

I enjoyed the first book so much, "Wee Free Men" that I had to read the second book, " A hat full of Sky " . As an adult ,I really enjoyed reading both books and hope there might be a third.

Much better than Wee Free Men

I've read every single one of Terry Pratchett's books. Wee Free Men was rather dull but A Hat Full of Sky is not only more interesting, it's also much funnier. I'd give it 4.5 stars. You should read Wee Free Men first, but it's definitely inferior to this book.

Again, not just for Children

My review for Pratchett's "A Hat Full of Sky" reads almost exactly like that for Pratchett's "Wee Free Men" (the prequel to this book). First, and most importantly, I don't care what the "official" write-ups for this book say: this is not just a book for pre-pubescent youth. Outside of the fact that the protagonist is an 11-year old and some of the behavior/situations are somewhat simplified (i.e., it doesn't have the layers and layers of meaning buried in Pratchett's other works), this is standard Discworld fare. Some mild complaints are that the book appears to finish up just after the middle. However, that was a faulty assumption on my part and I quickly saw what Pratchett intended. Also, Granny Weatherwax isn't quite in character: she's too warm. I've marked the book down from five stars to four because of the mild simplification, but other than that, it's pretty darn good.

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Great book for kids

My 3 boys, ages 9 to 13, begged me not to stop when I was reading this book to them. They loved the humor in it, especially how the Mac Nac Feegle relate to Tiffany and their environment. It reads quick, like a good book should. I found it fun but not specifically an adult based book. It is written with the average adolescent in mind, as the main character, Tiffany, is in that age range.

Where chalk meets chirt.

Ok, I admit Terry's 'Guards, Guards', and 'Pyramids' (not to mention Death fly-fishing in 'Mort') were some of the funniest things I've ever read.
This book, however, is not so much funny as very introspective. What would Esmeralda Weatherwax been like on The Chalk? Would she have been as old as a child as Tiffany seems to be, who obviously has never been a little girl?

Read the book. It's worth it, even if you aren't looking for a good laugh AND you can get over the idea that a child thinks like a cynical old woman.

Terry has demonstated a gift over the years for the 'who done it' creepy kind of fantasy drama. (Stop hanging out with Neil Gaiman, Sir Knight!) He didn't leave me dangling over whether the heroine wins, but in what way she would conquer her issues. But he did leave me wondering if he'd ever known any little girls like Tiffany - and I know he has a daughter, who could not possibly have met the expectations of this book. If he did know someone like Tiffany, then that would worry me.

The Mac Nac Feegle are so much fun. As always.

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