I read Wyrd Sisters more times that I can remember and always found something new, some food for thought, laughed a lot, and fell in love with Discworld.
This is the start of my favorite series, Esmeralda Weatherwas and Nanny Ogg are great characters. They're strong, clever, and very funny.
Magrat, the younger witch who's getting stronger.
And Greebo, one of my favorite characters in Discworld.
If you want an action packed book this is not the right one, if you want a highly entertaining and clever book please read it.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I have read this multiple times in my life - in my teenage years, where I thought it was incredible funny, and later, where I actually got all the Macbeth references. Some familiarity with Macbeth definitely is some icing on the cake.
And seriously, if you have never read a Terry Pratchett book by now, what are you waiting for?

Have I mentioned how much I love Pratchett, the witches, Granny Weatherwax, no ? Do come on in and let me-regale you dear reader, you are missing out. This book is fantastic, I dare you to read it and tell me it’s not hilarious, this is our modern bard (Terry’s) version of "Macbeth" , I love this as much now as when I first read it, this is the introduction to Nanny Ogden another firm favourite, you really must read these as it’s were Terry Pratchett is really beginning to reach top form in his writing

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Ah, my very first Pratchett experience! You'll never forget your first, trust me.

Pratchett's take on Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is hilarious and I promise you'll quote from it just as often, or even more often, than you'd quote the Bard.

If you are new to the Discworld: What are you waiting for? There is no better time than now to read this and then read the other novels in the Discworld series.

If you are a seasoned "Discworldian" - How about a re-read? How about gifting this book to all your friends who haven't read it yet?

I am finding my rereads of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series a real tonic, so much fun and so entertaining, here he whirls the Discworld with magic, the world of theatre and Shakespeare, obviously the tragic story of Macbeth but including his other plays too. Grumpy Granny Weatherwax returns for a star turn, along with her friend, the fabulous Nanny Ogg, and the younger, more inexperienced Magwat Garlick, as the larger than life, colourful three witches meddling in the affairs of the Kingdom of Lancre. King Verence has been killed by his ambitious cousin, the Duke of Felmet, urged on by his wife, as he takes over, the turbulent kindom descends into chaos and mayhem under the madness of his tyrannical rule. The dead King's crown and his heir, Tomjon, are saved by the witches in this brilliantly comic satire and parody, that has a deliciously evil cat and a fool who falls in love. Many thanks to the publisher.

Re-read. This is the third book in the Discworld series, but the first one introducing the witches, and it's very early in Pratchett's writing career, so you can see how cantankerous and stubborn Granny Weatherwax evolves. (She's one of my favourite Discworld characters, a little behind Vimes and a whisker in front of Death and Vetinari.) A dying wizard bequeaths his staff to the 8th son of an 8th son. Unfortunately the 8th son turns out to be a girl, Esk which means she can't be a wizard. Wizarding is a man-job, and magcal women have to be witches because that's the way it is. So Granny Weatherwax takes on the education of this female wizard/witch, until it's time to kick down the doors of the Unseen University, that bastion of male wizardry. In this third Discworld novel (from 1987) Pratchett is finding his feet, and it's head and shoulders above the first two. It's It's also a good starting point for anyone new to Discworld. This is Pratchett's take on gender quality and feminism, satirical without being preachy.

Thank you to the publisher. Discworld is one of my favourite series ever made and it's been so exciting to revisit it.

For anyone who sadly had to pick apart a Shakespeare play at school, this is a must-read tonic and antidote, as Pratchett has already done all the picking apart, and has reassembled the play in a completely different order. His writing ability takes another step upwards, at last breaking free from the amateurish naffness that pretty much plagued the first five novels of the series (excepting MORT, which kind of suggests the writing order was different to the publication order). Some new jokes get added to the ones that seem to pop up in every book he writes, and at long last he fleshes out female characters -- the ones here leap off the pages, whereas before, most female parts were just two-dimensional cliches. If you're re-reading the entire series in order for the first time, as I am now -- they were read in the order i could find them in the local library first time round, a right higgle piggle -- you can easily follow the writer's professional progress, and the blooming of his characters, plots and humour.

Another fantastic novel from Pratchett. When I was younger, I didn't find the Witches novels as compelling as the City Watch or Death novels. However, as I've aged, and become more familiar with the themes and topics that are so often at the centre of a Pratchett story, I've come to appreciate them much more.

Funny, intelligent and often surprising. If you've still not read anything by Pratchett... well, why not?