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ampharos906's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Misogyny and Sexual content
vanadiumbean's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I love Discworld and I love the Witches series. This has the humor vital to any Discworld book, and Nanny and Granny are up to their usual hijinks. The mystery is also compelling; I was trying my best to work it out right up to when things got revealed. I also really enjoyed the character of Agnes, as best I could around some of the kind of nasty fatphobia surrounding her in this book. That, in addition to the ableism around another character and the use of the g slur made it hard for me to enjoy this book to its fullest potential.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Fatphobia
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Blood, and Classism
The racial slur is specifically the G slur against Romani people. It is not used against individuals, instead in one of the operas they put on multiple characters are dressed up and playing characters that are meant to be "g*****". The ableism is regarding a character named Walter who is described as slow/confused and his movement and speech are described in detail as being strange and it's kind of dehumanizing. In addition to THAT (major spoiler for the climax of the book/the mystery)