Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Terry Pratchett is in the same category as Douglas Adams. They are, or were, remarkably clever and ingenious writers that can say the truest things about life in a matter-of-fact way and leave you looking for your jaw which has gone wayward because of getting bored of all this rattling and the vibrations, trying to find a quieter place, away from all this laughter.
In this book in the Discworld “mythos” (using this word in the least serious way possible), for the first time ever, there seems to be a female wizard. In fact, a little girl with a staff. Terry Pratchett really makes his statement on “equal rites” with strong female characters and ridiculous male ones. What more might one want — it’s social commentary on the “real world” and Pratchett, two in the price of one!
The only qualm with the book I had I can think of is that we do not see an adult Esk. It would have been even funner.