I think most of my Discworld reviews will be more or less the same, so this one will be short. I am probably enjoying the "Witches" series the most right now, which has a lot to do with Nigel Planer who masterfully translates the characters from the page into my ear. I can heartily recommend listening to the audiobooks! ( )

Slightly better than 3.5* but not as hilarious as the previous books in the Witches subseries. I liked the twist on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ( )

Lords and Ladies - Pratchett
Audio performance by Indira Varma and additional cast
3.5 stars

What a mash-up. Pratchett gives a nod to Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream with the further adventures of Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. There’s a dark elf invasion that threatens a royal wedding and life as the Discworld knows it.

This is the 14th Discworld book. The wedding serves as a reunion with some of my favorite characters. Mustrum Ridcully is overcome with nostalgia and memories of a past love. Count Casanunda, my favorite dwarf, is focused on current naughtiness with his favorite witch. The Librarian is seriously annoyed, OOOK. Magrat dons armor to fight her own fights. Greebo adds a new element to Schrodinger’s thought experiment. Seal a cat in a box? Three concurrent possibilities; the cat is alive, the cat is dead, the cat is bloody pissed off.

This updated audio performance enhances the experience. I did notice that the ‘original’ theme music has a distinctly Harry Potter vibe. ( )

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