Equal Rites was published in 1987. this was the year in which I got married so I had other things on my mind and managed to miss it. never mind, it has only taken me 29 years to read it. I could not find any information on numbers of copies published so assume that after the limited initial print runs and subsequent success of the first two novels this one had a more appropriate initial printing.
I approached the book in an open mind, wondering how it would link in to its two predecessors - I'd somehow imagined that Discworld was like Middle Earth - and thought I would be reading more of the same. But as soon as I started reading I realised that it was just as funny, but introduced a whole new range of characters.
As someone once said in a slightly different context:
"I've started so I shall finish."
Having attended a University that took too many centuries to offer mixed education I enjoyed the satire of the Unseen University and Granny Weatherwax is a character to savour. I understand that she will become a regular character in the Discworld books and look forward to meeting her and re-visiting the Unseen University again quite soon.
I approached the book in an open mind, wondering how it would link in to its two predecessors - I'd somehow imagined that Discworld was like Middle Earth - and thought I would be reading more of the same. But as soon as I started reading I realised that it was just as funny, but introduced a whole new range of characters.
As someone once said in a slightly different context:
"I've started so I shall finish."
Having attended a University that took too many centuries to offer mixed education I enjoyed the satire of the Unseen University and Granny Weatherwax is a character to savour. I understand that she will become a regular character in the Discworld books and look forward to meeting her and re-visiting the Unseen University again quite soon.
