Carpe Jugulum: Discworld, Book 23

The previous version available on itunes has chapters misarranged which ruins the flow of the story.
They fixed that problem with this one, so I got it again.
Wonderful book for Granny Weatherwax fans - in fact it is one that shouldn't be missed for her story - excellent.
Agnes from Masquerade plays a big part and -
This is also where Mightily Oates first appears (he is mentioned in the lastest discworld Unseen Academicals)
The more times I listen the more I love it!

This is a remake so the sound quality is MUCH better and the story is told in it's correct sequence. I enjoyed re-visiting Lancre meeting Oats who appears later in Unseen Academicals.

Though people have complained about the request not to pirate his work I believe that TP has every right to make that polite request & that it is very easy to simply fast forward if you do not want to listen to it.

Why waste the opportunity to enjoy a good story just because the author asks you to respect his intellectual property?

I am surprised that Pratchett's insight into human nature, faith and the roots of happiness is so seldom mentioned by his reviewers. His books reliably transform me into a laughing spectacle on the subway or while riding my bicycle through Beijing. Just as often, however, they inspire a long pause as I savor a particularly striking bit of wisdom nestled in some exposition by a flinty eyed old witch or an unkempt academic with a an unerring eye for truth.

Even more impressive is the manner in which Pratchett so often makes his points through plot and action rather than by speechifying. I hope it will not discourage any readers/listeners if I say that what we have in this writer is a master teacher, able to nudge us toward thought and understanding even as we lose our uppers while laughing at his delightful array of zany and completely unpredictable characters. And all this without a scintilla of sentimentality! He is a master of what he does.

(That would be "uppers" as in false teeth, for those readers too young to remember the term.)

This is a great book, and is beautifully read.

Pratchett has a unique style for picking interesting character names, and he has obviously had a lot of fun with that in this book. Lacrimosa de Magpyr, Cryptopher, Mightily Oats. Even his place names are great - "Don'tgonearthe Castle"

Highly recommended!

love Terry Partchett and love this book

I have not read the print edition.

Yes

Not the best in the series but a solid performer.

I like the witches, Nanny Ogg and Granny Weatherwax in particular, and so I enjoyed this book. It is not a standout Discworld title, but it's enjoyable, especially to fans who know a little bit already about these characters and the setting (in Lancre).

Nigel Planer does a fine job with the reading, my problem is with the mixing more than anything. The sound quality changes at a couple of places, and neither is better than the other, but the transition is very jarring. It happens maybe 4 times, so certainly not every paragraph, but still...

Terry Pratchett is my favorite writer. I love this story; Granny Weatherwax is as always herself. I am not a big Agnes fan, but Nanny Ogg, Magrat and Granny Weatherwax are all wonderful. I like Stephen Briggs better than Nigel Planer. If you are a die hard Pratchett fan you will love it. If you are new to TP then maybe try Going Postal or Wee Free Men. I gave it four stars because I wish Briggs was narrating but it is credit worthy and Planer is an excellent narrator I just prefer Briggs.

This is a great book, and is beautifully read.

Pratchett has a unique style for picking interesting character names, and he has obviously had a lot of fun with that in this book. Lacrimosa de Magpyr, Cryptopher, Mightily Oats. Even his place names are great - "Don'tgonearthe Castle"

Highly recommended!

Pratchett is one of a kind. HIs story telling and Brittish wit are second to none. I always enjoy his books but this one is not nearly as interesting as Thief of Time or Nation.

NIgel Planer is an ok reader but Stephen Briggs is so much better I have a hard time buying the books not read by Briggs. Briggs is an extraordinary talent. He does it so well that I would always rather hear his rendition than read it myself.