Finished Wintersmith
Well, I finally finished Wintersmith last night and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. Mind you, the witches have always been my favourite characters, so that may well have had something to do with it.
It seems to me that this book is written for a slightly older audience than the first two ‘Tiffany’ books. Possibly an acknowledgement that the readers of the first book, “Wee Free Men”, are now a few years older? Or maybe it just reflects that fact that Tiffany herself is now 13?
Either way, I enjoyed being able to read the behind-the-scenes goings-on of witch training and the usual rivalry between Granny and just about every other ‘professional’ witch. Even Nanny seemed to have far greater depth than the earlier books (I’ve always found her character to be a little two-dimensional). All in all, a pleasant change from some of the more recent Watch orientated books.
We’re getting new bookcases
The joiner arrived today to measure up and design our new bookcases.
We’ve been promising ourselves some really serious bookcases for over 6 years – in fact, ever since we moved into this house. The downstairs room has a really high ceiling and deep alcoves either side of the chimney breast that really cry out for shelving of some description. And given the sheer number of books we have, we need all the shelves we can get!
Wintersmith
Started reading Wintersmith last night and got about a third of the way through the book before my concentration started to waver.
So far, though, I’m enjoying it. Probably because of Granny Weatherwax who still remains my favourite character.
With luck, I’ll manage a few more chapters tonight.
The Unseen University Cut Out Book
Current Mood: Suprised 😮
Our copies of The Unseen University Cut Out Book arrived this morning.
Yes – ‘copies’. His Nibs ordered two copies (without mentioning this to me, I might add). One copy is to be kept untouched and the other is intended to actually ‘make the model’. Only I don’t think he bargained on the sheer size of the book (176 pages – most of them actual cutouts) or the complexity of the model(s).
One thing did suprise me. There isn’t an easy way to detach individual pages from the book so that you can cut them out properly (and forget scissors – most of the cut-outs will need a very sharp craft knife and a cutting board). I appreciate that books with detachable pages probably pose a nightmare for booksellers but I’m not sure how you’re supposed to make the models properly otherwise.
