Tiffany learns more of Fairyland, what there is to fear and what the Queen does to those who cross her. She also finds the lost son of the Baron, Roland, and resolves to bring him back home again also. Fairyland, while not quite what she expected, is becoming quite the challenge as she works to help her brother and Roland and keep the Queen at bay long enough to get out. Let the discussion commence!
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Oops I discussed on 7-8 but not 9 and 10. Well, I'm moving on to 11 and 12. :)
I'm going to echo the thoughts Debra had from the previous post about chapters 7-8. I also enjoy the wordplay and the emphasis on language in this book. Pratchett's sense of humor is a little drier than mine, but I enjoy it nonetheless.
This story kind of has an Alice in Wonderland vibe for me. I didn't really enjoy Alice in Wonderland all that much when I read many years ago. It felt very random and kind of crazy. I did enjoy this book very much, because of how random and kind of crazy it can get. I think that might be because I've learned to let the stories I read guide me instead of insisting on the stories going a certain way. :P
Kate that's really a very interesting observation about what you like and why. I was never a big fan of Alice in Wonderland either. Part of it is that you're trying so hard to make sense out of the story. That can just get frustrating. Prachett does a good job of toeing the line. Yes, it's silly and unreasonable but you KNOW that they're in a dream. When I was a kid that was never clear to me.
I dunno, maybe it was easier for me to just go with the flow of the story, but I always loved Alice in Wonderland...maybe because I'm so much of an escapist anyway. I'd happily dive into Wonderland, or Middle-Earth, or even Discworld, if given the chance. I never look for sense in a world that has magic, that makes real rules not apply, because you know somewhere there's a spell that can negate them.
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