I was delighted that the Nac Mac Feegle played an important role in this story. She is the opposite of a trope, a girl who knows what she wants, makes friends with other girls, but also a girl who has to deal with her own problems. Tiffany is a many-layered, strong protagonist. I loved everything about this girl and about the way Pratchett portrays her – and the other witches – in his books.
Tiffany deals with problems head-on, doesn’t shy away from unattractive tasks, and still relies on her second and third thoughts. She knows that life is full of lessons, especially the life of a witch, and she takes on her responsibilities like a grown-up. At eleven, she is still as practical as ever and I’d gladly see more children reading these books and seeing her as a rolemodel. And in this creature, Terry Pratchett has created one of the best villains Discworld has ever seen. But even though she is doing well and learning things about herself and the world, Tiffany doesn’t know that she’s in danger. Tiffany learns that there are many sides to being a witch, and that weaving spells or doing actual magic is just a small portion of what witches do. She expects spells and magic, not the chores she shares with Miss Level – a witch with a rather peculiar personality quirk, if you can call it that. Tiffany Aching, now eleven years old, is ready to take on her apprenticeship as a witch. But even with the help of the Nac Mac Feegle – the rowdiest pictsies on the Disc, who like facing enormous odds – she still might not be able to win herself back. To deal with it, Tiffany has to go to the heart of what makes her a witch. Something ancient and horrible, which can’t die. And there’s something just waiting for a handy body to take over. No real witch would casually step out of their body, leaving it empty. Whatever made him write this book the way he did, I am glad about it, because it is fantastic!įirst sentence: It came crackling over the hills, like an invisible fog. Yes, that is delusional and silly, and no, I don’t actually believe it.
Now I feel like some part of me secretly went back in time, told Terry Pratchett all of that, he took it into consideration and continued to tell Tiffany’s story only leaving the good bits in. But there were also things that bothered me.
There were many things I loved about The Wee Free Men, first and foremost its wonderful heroine, Tiffany Aching.
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