#louise dolan
since i have only listened to the monstrous regiment book and not actually read it, discovering wazzer was called ‘wazzer’ and not ‘wozzer’ kind of blew my mind. very excited to find out what other characters/places etc i don’t actually know the name of♀️. i’m telling this story since i don’t have the actual words to describe how immensely this book affected me but who does really. i’m almost too scared to attempt the characters properly because i revere them so much (that might not be the right word but i’m too tired to look it up). all i know is maladict with 90s boyband curtains is definitely not staying but it was fun for just now
a bunch of Tiffanys. Tiffanies? Anyway my partner and I just finished listening to I shall wear midnight so you all know what that means…. shepherds crown is next. I’ve still not listened to raising steam so I’m going to make sure I listen to that myself first so that when I listen to my final final final discworld book I have my girlfriend there for emotional support . Might seem like overkill but I’ve planned it this way ever since I started rereading the series a few years ago and got her to start listening to some of them together too. I just know I’m going to be super emotional so this is the best way!
I hope this isn’t too much information but our discworld audiobook time has been priceless during 2020. Every Friday we run a bubble bath, pour some prosecco or gin, leave our phones in another room and just soak and listen to the books. It means we have been getting through the Tiffany books at about 40 mins a week so a bit of a snails pace, but it’s honestly the only time of the week I feel completely relaxed, and with not going out and working from home it’s given the week some structure. Highly recommend weekly bath night or at least weekly ‘lock the phone away and listen to something nice for an hour’, we’ll sometimes listen to a musical album instead. Really helps with the ol’ mental health.
Magrat Garlick sketch. I remember I related to Magrat most out of any discworld character back when I first read the books when I was younger. Her storyline of not really knowing who she is or what she actually wants in life, thinking she’s failing at everything, trying loads of different hobbies/approaches to witchcraft and none of them fitting, man it just hits different when you’re a skinny wee teenage girl! (The description of her body being like two peas on an ironing board stayed in my brain forever because it was so accurate to me too) I think that’s why Lords and Ladies holds such a special place in my heart, when Magrat finally takes a bit of control in her life. It’s so nice to reread the books as an adult and recognise what i loved about Magrat whilst not personally relating to her at all anymore. I know it’s said all the time but TP really got people man.
couldn’t decide how cheery littlebottom would wear her beard . either way she’d have it styled and pretty, but also functional for working with dangerous chemicals?
sally von humpeding. back when I was a wee baby gay reading thud for the first time I had SUCH a soft spot for sally! rereading as adult she’s still such a fun character to add to the mix of the watch. always wished we’d had time to see a bit more of her.
unfinished granny weatherwax
