Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

  • Started on: 2013-07-14
  • Finished on: 2013-07-15
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Humor

In my quest to collect and read all the Discworld novels it was ‘Equal Rites’ turn to be read next. A book that is not about Rincewind (I believe he might be alluded to once, but that is it), but about Granny the Witch and Eskarina Smith the Wizard. And about the fact that Eskarina can’t be a Wizard, because she is a girl, and Wizarding is for men (Witching for women). But she has been given her staff when she was born as the eighth child (after seven sons) of an eight son, and has a natural talent for wizarding. With (or despite) the help of Granny the Witch she travels to Ankh-Morpork and helps to save everyone in the end.
Another fun and humorous read from Pratchett. I just love his humor and his allusions to our world. A truly fun, no thinking necessary, get your mind away from it all read. Four out of five stars.

  • Started on: 2013-07-14
  • Finished on: 2013-07-15
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Fantasy, Humor

In my quest to collect and read all the Discworld novels it was ‘Equal Rites’ turn to be read next. A book that is not about Rincewind (I believe he might be alluded to once, but that is it), but about Granny the Witch and Eskarina Smith the Wizard. And about the fact that Eskarina can’t be a Wizard, because she is a girl, and Wizarding is for men (Witching for women). But she has been given her staff when she was born as the eighth child (after seven sons) of an eight son, and has a natural talent for wizarding. With (or despite) the help of Granny the Witch she travels to Ankh-Morpork and helps to save everyone in the end.
Another fun and humorous read from Pratchett. I just love his humor and his allusions to our world. A truly fun, no thinking necessary, get your mind away from it all read. Four out of five stars.