Aptorian, on 07 August 2019 - 10:33 AM, said:
It's easy to shrug off because that's what Granny seems to do constantly but it's still weird.
And there's the little girl, who I think it's implied is actually a nascent sorceress, as in an Old Times kind of wizard who can bypass all the laws of magic and just pull stuff out of her ass. But then suddenly that magic disappeared???
Note: There are 5 more "Witch" books, which feature Granny Weatherwax...and another 5 that she features in as a secondary character (Tiffany Aching books). If you want a map to which books belong to which "series" characters:
https://i.imgur.com/hkJR0Dx.jpg
Also, you should to let go of the fantasy and world-building tropes you are used to when you are in the Discworld.
Granny is a different type of witch than Nanny Ogg, who is a different type of witch to Magrat, who is a different type of witch to Tiffany, for example, and they all have different things that can qualify as magic (Granny being able to "not be seen" when she wants to for example; is it magic, or just her standing very still in a shadow) and also not qualify as magic.
The same thing will be true of almost any character in almost any situation in the series. Death is the only GrimReaper in the Discworld universe...until he's not (*Squeak*).
You can pay attention to the character traits and their own internal character depth and building, as those won't change and only enhance over time.
But if you nibble at the "systems" at play you will only find yourself nitpicking and that's no fun.
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Funnily enough, my post is also about Discworld. Bashing through JINGO at an unrelenting pace and just like most Watch books it's fantastic on almost every level. It's also very timely as the context of the book is very reminiscent of the actual events occurring in the States right now, concerning foreign nations and immigrants. Terry was a genius.
This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 07 August 2019 - 12:46 PM