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Originally Posted by Rincewind
Anyone read this yet? I have...
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Originally Posted by Rincewind
you miss granny even though you never met her. Also she shapes tiffany. you understand why Tiffany acts becuase we know how Granny Aching acts.
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Originally Posted by Wintersmith Spoilers!
That is part of growing up and moving on in life. Ask anyone who has lost a favourite relative 5-10 years later on. You gradually change your perspective from 'how would they want me to do this?' to just living. The groundwork is there but what you do depends on your own experience in the circumstances.
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Originally Posted by Rincewind
I felt that Wintersmith, like Hat Full of Sky, suffered from having the 'threat of a threat' rather than an actuall one..
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Originally Posted by Wintersmith Spoilers!
That's headology for you - all you have to fear is the fear itself. That's why Granny Weatherwax is so good. Tiffany is learning the truth of having a reputation is far more powerful than the evidence/act that built the reputation. That's not something that can really be taught. Most people are too wrapped up in their own view of the world to observe what makes them perceive it the way they do.
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The book was about how the winstersmith was going to challenge her, rather than her actually overcoming challenges.
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Originally Posted by Wintersmith Spoilers!
You missed a crucial point there - the last stories were driven by someone else's actions causing Tiffany to deal with the consequences. This time the story centred on her making choices and taking responsibility for the consequences of those choices. She chooses not to listen to counsel or to ask more questions before acting. She also chooses to support and mentor a junior witch and learns an even more difficult skill to master - It's not what you know, but who you know. Social networking (a jargon term I hate by the way) is one of the most crucial skills that will keep you alive and sane. If you pass on your experience to those you know can benefit, and learn from those who are more or differently experienced the social group benefits as a whole and is made stronger. If there is a crisis you will already know who has the correct ability to sort out the problem - That's why Nanny Ogg was visited multiple times before she was ready in Thief of Time. A true witch will never stop learning or adapting to what they experience be they pig witch or boffo bought.
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