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Carpe Jugulum

Carpe Jugulum

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  • Author：Terry Pratchett
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Summary

Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be priest。 He thought he was there for a simple little religious ceremony。 Now he’s caught up in a war between vampires and witches， and he’s not sure there is a right side。 There’s the witches — Agnes， Magrat， Nanny Ogg， and the formidable Granny Weatherwax… And the vampires: the stakes are high but they’re intelligent — not easily got rid of with a garlic enema or going to the window and saying “I don’t know about you， but isn’t it a bit stuffy in here？” They’ve got style and fancy waistcoats。 They’re out of the casket and want a bite of the future。

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Reviews

Amy Sellman-Bartlett ，

Prachett once again proves he was one of the funniest writers to sit at a keyboard。 How a Middle Aged man writes women so well I will never know。 We all need that little inner voice who is not afraid to take risks。 Anything with his witches I will always lap up！

Bremen Whitlock ，

Made me laugh， made me think， left me wanting more of these characters。 What a great book to be my 100th book finished this year！

Emma ，

this was my favorite book in the witches sub-series。 it was funny and well-paced， but wasn’t a total， almost scene for scene rip off of pop culture the way some of the other books in the witches series are。 there were also a couple moments that terry pratchett definitely borrowed from good omens， which was a fun easter egg。 my favorite aspect of this book was the fact that the main vampire is in love with agnes because he can’t hear her thoughts， which is the exact reason why edward loves bella this was my favorite book in the witches sub-series。 it was funny and well-paced， but wasn’t a total， almost scene for scene rip off of pop culture the way some of the other books in the witches series are。 there were also a couple moments that terry pratchett definitely borrowed from good omens， which was a fun easter egg。 my favorite aspect of this book was the fact that the main vampire is in love with agnes because he can’t hear her thoughts， which is the exact reason why edward loves bella in twilight （and this was written before twilight so lowkey stephanie meyer stole from terry pratchett？？） again though， there was a lot of fatphobia and mean and unnecessary comments about agnes。 i guess it fits with the times， since this was written in the 90s， but it’s just such an old joke and really doesn’t do anything to further the plot。 。。。more

Artemi Morningstar ，

3。5* for a slow start， picked up after the halfway point

Craig Werner ，

Love the Witches， and this addition to the Discworld series does a nice job complicating the connections across generations。 Plus there's an amusing take on religion; the vampires tend to be a bit flat， but very close to top tier Pratchett。 Love the Witches， and this addition to the Discworld series does a nice job complicating the connections across generations。 Plus there's an amusing take on religion; the vampires tend to be a bit flat， but very close to top tier Pratchett。 。。。more

Jarrah ，

The last Witches novel in the Discworld series grabs you by the throat， just like the title says。 When the Magpyr family of vampires comes to take over Lancre， they test the skills of Nanny Ogg， Magrat Garlick， and Agnes Nitt/Perdita。 Meanwhile Granny Weatherwax is nowhere to be found。 Pratchett satirizes vampire fiction， drawing from both literature and film。 Some of it is very clever and amusing， but sometimes the descriptions of the characters and their strengths and weaknesses get repetitive The last Witches novel in the Discworld series grabs you by the throat， just like the title says。 When the Magpyr family of vampires comes to take over Lancre， they test the skills of Nanny Ogg， Magrat Garlick， and Agnes Nitt/Perdita。 Meanwhile Granny Weatherwax is nowhere to be found。 Pratchett satirizes vampire fiction， drawing from both literature and film。 Some of it is very clever and amusing， but sometimes the descriptions of the characters and their strengths and weaknesses get repetitive and you find yourself saying，"Ok yes， we get it。" and wishing things would just move on。 On the plus side， there are some delightful new characters， significant character development for some of our returning favourites， and the final battle is truly epic。 。。。more

Chris Peters ，

I think that this is by far the best of the Granny Weatherwax books。 And look—if you’ve never read a Discworld book， DON’T start with this one。 Go back to the beginning， and start there。 You won’t regret it。

Karo ，

3，5 stars

Nate Hipple ，

I had a really tough time getting into this book and I’m not sure if it’s the book’s fault or mine。 I spent so much of it asking “wait， what？” or “why？” and hoping things would come together in the end。 Unfortunately， while some do， a lot of the elements really don’t。 I’m not sure what the Nac Mac Feegle had to do with anything or the entire phoenix plot line was about。 With all of that said， there were still a ton of really funny jokes and really clever ideas and commentary embedded into the pl I had a really tough time getting into this book and I’m not sure if it’s the book’s fault or mine。 I spent so much of it asking “wait， what？” or “why？” and hoping things would come together in the end。 Unfortunately， while some do， a lot of the elements really don’t。 I’m not sure what the Nac Mac Feegle had to do with anything or the entire phoenix plot line was about。 With all of that said， there were still a ton of really funny jokes and really clever ideas and commentary embedded into the plot that kept me going。 Ultimately， I think reading a Granny Weatherwax book where she’s moping and off camera for the vast majority of the book is already setting things up for failure。 。。。more

Michelle Douglas ，

All the blurb about Discworld， mentions vampyres so I was waiting patiently for them to turn up。The title of the book was a big clue to the topic of the book。Witches and vampyres have a testy co-existence， even Granny Weatherwax's grandmother Alison had killed the original Count [the nicer of the two head vampyres] fifty years earlier。It was good to have Granny Weatherwax， Nanny Ogg， [Queen] Magret Garlick and Agnes Nitt working together。 I adored the scene where Scraps [Igor's dog， with two tai All the blurb about Discworld， mentions vampyres so I was waiting patiently for them to turn up。The title of the book was a big clue to the topic of the book。Witches and vampyres have a testy co-existence， even Granny Weatherwax's grandmother Alison had killed the original Count [the nicer of the two head vampyres] fifty years earlier。It was good to have Granny Weatherwax， Nanny Ogg， [Queen] Magret Garlick and Agnes Nitt working together。 I adored the scene where Scraps [Igor's dog， with two tails] bothered Death so much with his constant slavering， playing with his scythe and attention seeking， that he sent him back to Igor。 。。。more

Guillaume Rho ，

Carpe Jugulum reminded me a little bit of Witches Abroad， in that it was not the funniest book of the Witches series， but one with lots of worlbuilding。 The lore around the vampires （vampyres， to be modern） was very interesting and made the world feel larger。 Our characters also went to Uberwald and I think exploring other countries is really what I find most fascinating about the Discworld。 I guess it’s a good thing I have now reached the point to start other series， which might scratch that ex Carpe Jugulum reminded me a little bit of Witches Abroad， in that it was not the funniest book of the Witches series， but one with lots of worlbuilding。 The lore around the vampires （vampyres， to be modern） was very interesting and made the world feel larger。 Our characters also went to Uberwald and I think exploring other countries is really what I find most fascinating about the Discworld。 I guess it’s a good thing I have now reached the point to start other series， which might scratch that exploration itch。I also really enjoyed the dynamic of having a new witch in the group， even though the coven doesn’t really have a clear structure now。 Agnes/Perdita is a very fun character and I enjoyed seeing some development for her。I don’t know if I’ll see some of the witches in other series of the Discworld， but I sure hope so！ They were fantastic characters。 。。。more

Elena ，

Että sellainen parodia Draculasta

Stephen ，

Again， I find Terry Pratchett's books on the Witches to be the best。 Nice to see Magrat back in action， but also the additional focus on Agnes/Perdita。 Finally get to see （modern） vampires take more of a center role in the series。 Didn't like one technicality at the end， but otherwise a pretty solid novel。 Again， I find Terry Pratchett's books on the Witches to be the best。 Nice to see Magrat back in action， but also the additional focus on Agnes/Perdita。 Finally get to see （modern） vampires take more of a center role in the series。 Didn't like one technicality at the end， but otherwise a pretty solid novel。 。。。more

Hannes ，

Ruhig Blut！ von Terry Pratchett verwebt schicksalhafte， emotionale Handlungsstränge von lieb gewonnenen Figuren （Oma Wetterwachs， Nanny Ogg， Magrat Knoblauch， Agnes Nitt， etc。） mit zuweilen witzigen， aber gleichzeitig in der Welt der Geschichte bedrohlichen Figuren。 Es ist nicht zu viel verraten， wenn ich an dieser Stelle auf die Vampire hinweise， die über die Jugend meckert， welche sich komische Namen （Henry statt Graven， Wendy statt Hieroglyphica， etc。） gibt， bunte Kleidung trägt und vorgibt， Ruhig Blut！ von Terry Pratchett verwebt schicksalhafte， emotionale Handlungsstränge von lieb gewonnenen Figuren （Oma Wetterwachs， Nanny Ogg， Magrat Knoblauch， Agnes Nitt， etc。） mit zuweilen witzigen， aber gleichzeitig in der Welt der Geschichte bedrohlichen Figuren。 Es ist nicht zu viel verraten， wenn ich an dieser Stelle auf die Vampire hinweise， die über die Jugend meckert， welche sich komische Namen （Henry statt Graven， Wendy statt Hieroglyphica， etc。） gibt， bunte Kleidung trägt und vorgibt， Wein statt Blut zu trinken。 Ein netter Twist der überkritischen Blickwinkel mancher Leute auf die Gothic-Subkultur。Alles in allem ist es ein wesentlich besseres Buch als der vorige Teil （Mummenschanz）， kommt aber auch nicht ohne Stellen aus， die zumindest in der heutigen Zeit bzw。 mit dem entsprechenden Mindset eher kritisch bewertet werden können。 Als Fantasy-Roman aus dem Jahr 1998 also in die Zeit und dem entsprechenden Autor zugeordnet， gibt es von mir aber wohlwollende vier Sterne。 Das auch， weil mich das Buch insgesamt zu fesseln wusste und ich streckenweise nur so über die Absätze geflogen bin， weil ich unbedingt wissen wollte， was als nächstes passiert。 Trotz der „das hätte jetzt nicht sein müssen“-Momente hier und da。 Das Ende war besonders gut。Spoiler-Alarm: Besonders ikonisch fand ich mal wieder Oma Wetterwachs， die nicht nur mit ihrer dunklen Seite ringt， sondern auch mehrfach mit dem Tod verhandeln muss。 Außerdem weiß sie mal wieder， wie sie fast im Alleingang alle retten kann。 。。。more

Dennis ，

Mam wrażenie， że pomysł a wykonanie w tej części się trochę rozminęły

Rygard Battlehammer ，

Discworld serisinin yirmi üçüncü， Cadılar'ın altıncı kitabı。Verence ve Magrat'ın biricik evlatları dünyaya gözlerini açmış ve diyarın sakinleri， kraliyet ailesinin yeni üyesinin isim törenine katılmak için dört bir yandan yola çıkmıştır。 Modern bir kral olmak için mütemadiyen çaba harcayan Verence ise geceye vampirleri de davet etmenin， iyi niyetli bir jest olacağı fikrine kapılır。 RSVP'nin sadece başkalarının başına gelen bir kısaltma olduğundan emin olan， tepesi atmış bir Nine ile sarsılan Lan Discworld serisinin yirmi üçüncü， Cadılar'ın altıncı kitabı。Verence ve Magrat'ın biricik evlatları dünyaya gözlerini açmış ve diyarın sakinleri， kraliyet ailesinin yeni üyesinin isim törenine katılmak için dört bir yandan yola çıkmıştır。 Modern bir kral olmak için mütemadiyen çaba harcayan Verence ise geceye vampirleri de davet etmenin， iyi niyetli bir jest olacağı fikrine kapılır。 RSVP'nin sadece başkalarının başına gelen bir kısaltma olduğundan emin olan， tepesi atmış bir Nine ile sarsılan Lancre Krallığı， bir de yönetime nazikçe el koymaya karar vermiş son derece modern vampirlerle yüzleşmek zorundadır artık。Magrat'ın Kraliyet Ailesine transfer oluşu ve Agnes'in boşluğu doldurmak için， boşluğun hacmini tamamen görmezden gelerek ileri çıkması sonucu sarsılarak yoluna devam eden cadı coveninin maceraları， bu sefer muhafazakarlık-modernizm ve inanç-din çiftleri etrafında dolaşıyor。 Terry yine fantastik hikayesini hem bireysel hem de toplumsal ikiliklere başarıyla sarmalıyor， tanıdık ama gelişen， değişen， büyüyen karakterleriyle dört bir yandan insanın ruhuna sızıveriyor。 Başı bitten kurtulmayan Lancre'ın bu seferki belası vampirler。 Überwald'dan gelen ve Lancre'ı kişisel mini barlarına dönüştürmek isteyen Magpyr ailesi， aslında muazzam bir Neoliberalizm alegorisi。 Count ve Bela de Magpyr ile evlatları Vlad ve Lacrimosa ve avaneleri kırmızı şarap içmeye çalışıyor， sarımsaklı atıştırmalıklar hazırlıyor， öğlen vakti yürüyüşler düzenlemeye gayret ediyor， rahat giysiler tercih ediyor， kırmızı şarap içmeye çalışıyor。 Kimi zaman kendilerine Derek ve Tom gibi isimler seçip， casual sport giysileriyle partilerde boy gösteriyorlar。 Terry aslında alegorisini o kadar başarıyla hazırlıyor ki， bir noktadan sonra dünyamızın tekrar eden retorikleri ile Disk'in keskin kenarlı resimleri arasındaki çizgiler inceliyor， muğlaklaşıyor ve görünmez oluyor。 Tıpkı bizim dünyamızda muhafazakarlardan ayrışan neoliberallerin， post modern propaganda ile， içi boş kimlik siyaseti ile ürettiği söylemlerin， özünde içinden kusuldukları pislikle zerre çelişmemesi gibi vampirler de tüm modernleşme çabalarına rağmen aslında basitçe mutlak iktidar ve şahsi yiyecek deposundan başka bir şey kovalamıyor。 Nasıl neoliberalizm asla asli çelişkiye， sermaye birikimine， sınıf sömürüsüne çözüm bulma gereği duymuyor， burjuva diktatörlüğünü iteleyip duruyorsa， Magpyrler de kibar çay davetlerinin， açık havada sağlıklı yürüyüşlerin ardından， mutlaka özlerine dönüyorlar ve dalıyorlar boyuna。 Sayısız kez tekrarlanmış olan bir hikayeyi， Disk üzerinden yine anlatıyor aslında Terry sadece。 Kah 1。 dünya savaşından sonra çıldırmış， açlıkla doğu halklarına bakan İngiltere'yi bulabiliyorsunuz Vampirlerde， kah sanayi devriminin aç tekelcilerini。 Veya kendi öznel örneğimizde， köhnemiş ve gerici geleneksellerden kopan modernistlerin yaşattığı macera ve mutluluk dolu yılları。 Elbette nasıl o Drakulavari， gelenekçi siyasal islam milli görüşçülerden kopan AKP iktidarının， tüm post modern liberal makyajları ilk krizde nasıl parça parça döküldüyse， geleneksel faşizme， bombalanan köylere ve şehirlere， katliam ve işkenceye dönüldüyse， Magpyrler de ilk ciddi krizde， modern yolları "geçici olarak askıya almakta" zerre tereddüt etmiyorlar。 O kadar tanıdık geliyor ki bazen， adeta yeni bir mizah katmanı ekleniyor kendiliğinden kitaba。Bu politik skalada Verence da cihangir solu gibi karikatürize bir modern sözde öncüye denk düşüyor mesela。 Kendi gözünden görünene göre， çalışıyor， uğraşıyor， halka önderlik ediyor。 Elbette Verence'in ne yaptığı， kendi işine bakan yığınların asla umurunda değil。 Aslında biraz EMEP gibi Verence （LOL）。 Asla ciddiye almıyorsunuz ama işinizin gücünüzün arasında ufak bir mola veriyor， eliniz belinde izliyorsunuz seğirmesini ve spazmlarını， yüzünüzde çarpık bir tebessümle。 Asla hiçbir gerçek değişime neden olamıyor， asla kimsenin hayatına dokunamıyor ama kendi zihninin hücresinde "yeryüzü aşkın yüzü oluncaya değin" zıplıyor。 Acımayla karışık bir bezginlikle， en fazla tahammül edilebilecek bir ahmaklık denizinde， bir o ana bir bu yana sürükleniyor。 Ama günün sonunda mutlaka kendi ayaklarına takılıp düşüyor。Bir taraftan da Terry'nin oynamayı pek sevdiği inanç（tam bu noktada Faith ve Belief'i net biçimde bir diğerinden ayıran yeni kelimelerimiz olsa güzel olurmuş） ve din ikiliği sayfalar arasında hükmünü sürüyor。 Kaba bir bakışla aynı şeymiş gibi görünen kavramlar Pratchett'ın elinde öyle güzel yoğurularak ayrışıyor ki， kitabı kapattığınızda artık farklı nöronlar yakar buluyorsunuz kendinizi。 İnanç üzerinden dengeler kuruluyor， yıkılıyor， kurallar bozuluyor ve çizliyor。 Carpe Jugulum tüm bunları yaparken， bir üst katmanda da vampir hikayelerini， mitlerini， inançlarını ve popüler kültürdeki örneklerini， muazzam bir süzgeçten geçirerek， gerçekten son derece eğlenceli bir tarifle koyuyor önümüze。 Elbette Terry'nin elinden çıkınca， vampir janrası， kendine young adult yazarı diyen， gps ile dahi kendi kıçını bulmaktan aciz， yeteneksizlik abidesi az gelişmiş dışkı topakları tarafından， tartışmalı zekaya sahip ergenlerin sömürüldüğü， karın kası kapaklı kitapların edebiyat diye etiketlendiği bok festivaliyle kıyas kabul etmeyecek bir başarı ile yapıyor kitap bunu。🧛🏼‍♂️"Arabanın önüne dolandı ve kocaman bir pelerine sarınmış， kamburunu çıkararak oturmakta olan sürücünün yanındaki tahtayı tıklattı。 "Şişşt！ Sen nerelisin Bay Igor？"Gölgeli şekil döndü"Adımın Igor olduğunu dütünmenin tebebi nedir？""Şanslı tahmin？" dedi Ogg Ana。"Uberwald'den gelen herketin adının Igor olduğunu dütünüyortun， değil mi？ Bin ayrı itimden herhangi birine tahip olabilirdim be kadın。""Bak， benim adım Ogg Ana ve bu da Agnet。。。 şey， Agnes Nitt。 Sen Kimsin？""Adım。。。 Eh， atlına bakartan adım Igor，" dedi Igor。 Hemen parmağını kaldırdı。 "Ama olmayabilirdi de！"🧛🏼‍♂️Bu katmanlara bir de Terry'nin artık imzası olmuş güçlü， kendine güvenen， varlığı ile gerçekliği dahi bükebilecekmiş gibi sahici karakterleri de eklenince， bir orkestranın uyumu gibi bir sonuç çıkıyor ortaya ve hikaye akıp gidiyor。Bir iki ufak not kitabı okurken aldığım: * Kitap elbette başta Draculalar olmak üzere， onlarca vampir ve gotik korku ve korku pardosi referanslarıyla dolu。 Ama Mel Brooks'un Young Frankenstein'ını hatırlattığı anlar beni ayrıca bir mutlu etti。* Agnes'in evil dead deneyimini Ash Williams'dan daha iyi karşılamış oluşuna değinmeden geçemeyeceğim。* Ogg Ana'nın milli marşlar ile ilgili fikirleri boşuna değil。 Ankh-Morpork milli marşına şuradan göz atılabilir。* Vampirler ve kutsal semboller ile ilgili geliştirilen yaklaşımı özellikle çok sevdim。 Spoiler derdim olmadan üzerine konuşabilmek de isterdim。🧛🏼‍♂️"Yani bu vampirlik。。。 Piramit satışı gibi mi？" dedi Agnes。"Pardon？" dedi Vlad。 "Kim piramit satıyor？""Hayır， yani。。。 Mesela beş boyun ısırıyorsun ve iki ay sonra kendine ait kandan bir gölün oluyor gibi？"Vlad gülümsedi ama biraz ihtiyatla。 Görüyorum ki öğrenecek çok şeyimiz var，" dedi。 "O cümledeki her kelimeyi biliyorum ama cümlenin anlamını çıkaramıyorum。"🧛🏼‍♂️Uzun lafın kısası， hemen her şeyi çok beğendim bu sefer。 Aslında， kitapla ilgili canımı sıkan tek konu aslında çevirisiydi ki altını çizmem gerektiğine inanıyorum bunun; diğer Discworld kitaplarına kıyasla özellikle başarısız görünüyor çeviri。 Niran Elçi maalesef kimi şakaları hiç anlamamış， tamamen ıskalamış。 Otu boku saçma sapan yerelleştirmeye çalışırken da bildiğin zırvalamış。 Çok kez， "Dur， burada bir saçmalık var，" diye ingilizcesine geçiş yaptığımda fark ettim。 Örneğin; South park şakasını fark etmemiş bile ve alakasız biçimde çevirerek içinden geçmiş。 Piramit Sells şakasına ise baya uyduruk diyaloglar eklemiş "saadet zinciri" tabirini kullandığında geri kalan diyaloglar anlamsızlaştığı için。 Yani ne gerek var buna？ Bunun kararını sen veremezsin ki。 Elbette Terry Pratchett çevirmesi kolay bir isim değil， kimi şeylerin gözden kaçmasına tolerans gösterebiliyorum。 Ama bir yerde hiçbir pratik faydası yokken götünden uyduran çevirmen de insanın canını sıkıyor。 30 kitaptır çeviriyorsun bu adamı sen， yapma artık şu dandikliği。Neyse， iyi bir kitaptı kısacası diyordum。 Planladığımdan da daha saldırgan bir review oldu， onun da farkındayım ayrıca。 Cadı serisindeki kitapların büyük bölümü gibi okumaya değer， çok yere dokunan， özel bir kitap bu。 Okuyunuz， pişman olmazsınız。 。。。more

Наталія Толмачова ，

Про те， як перемогти тих， кого перемогти неможливо。 Думаю， це найкращий роман в серії "Відьми" （і останній， шостий）， хоча це ніяке не гуморне фентезі （за сюжетом і тематикою швидше епічне фентезі。 А може це просто драма）。Лише тут я полюбила і заповажала відьму Есме。 Може тому， що лише тут вона була як героїня， якій можна співчувати， а не як персонаж， який виконує функцію в сюжеті （я таке теж люблю， навіть більше， бо всім не наспівчуваєшся， просто лєбєдь красівий як лєбєдь， а обізьяна як обізьяна Про те， як перемогти тих， кого перемогти неможливо。 Думаю， це найкращий роман в серії "Відьми" （і останній， шостий）， хоча це ніяке не гуморне фентезі （за сюжетом і тематикою швидше епічне фентезі。 А може це просто драма）。Лише тут я полюбила і заповажала відьму Есме。 Може тому， що лише тут вона була як героїня， якій можна співчувати， а не як персонаж， який виконує функцію в сюжеті （я таке теж люблю， навіть більше， бо всім не наспівчуваєшся， просто лєбєдь красівий як лєбєдь， а обізьяна як обізьяна）。Есме — приклад людини， яка свідомо відмовилася від творіння зла， чого б це їй не коштувало。 Докладала зусиль， щоб не звернути зі світлого шляху。 А ще Есме завжди добре знає хто вона і що робить。 Ніяких душевних мук на тему "хто я？"， "для чого я тут？"。 Є момент， який я не зрозуміла: деякі маніпуляції з людьми на погляд Есме злом не вважалися， але це спірно。 Приклад: коли в пологах доводиться обирати， кого рятувати: маму чи дитину， то вона не питає чоловіка （тата）， а обирає сама。 Певно я б теж не питала чоловіка （тата）， але мотивація Есме дивна: щоб тата совість не мучила за зроблений вибір， вона бере тягар вибору на себе， її ж бо совість не мучить， бо вона завжди знає， як краще。 Близько до фіналу Есме сперечається зі священнослужителем на тему що таке гріх і каже， що насправді гріх — це ставитися до людей як до речей。 А коли вона робить вибір замість інших людей， то це що таке？ Не зрозуміло。А ще в перших романах серії мене трохи дратувала хамство Есме， але в "Хапай за горло" стало ясно， що вона не типова хамка， швидше в її словах， як в текстах Террі Пратчетта "есть злость" （так про нього писав Ніл Ґейман в "Опечатках"）， і ця злість виправдана。 "Именно злость стала той силой， которая создала Плоский мир" （с）， за що їй велике спасибі （злості）。 。。。more

Charlotte ，

I read The Wee Free Men a while back。 I swear they were easier to understand in that。 Not my favorite but overall quite good。

Rosen Valnarov ，

This time the witches have vampire problems。 Granny doesn’t know what to do but somehow they prevail。 Pratchett is still in top form here。 The narrator does a great job。 Will listen to the book again！

Kai Hunter ，

The witches are my favorite。 This story pulled me in and had me hooked from the beginning。 It is well worth the read even though it has vampires or were they vampyres？

Caleb A ，

Who doesn't love a good Witches vs Vampires book。 Carpe Jugulum is exactly that。 Pratchett balances his usual humor with compelling commentary on modernizing and， of course， discussions of power。 Despite the Night's Watch popularity， I truly believe Pratchett's best work is the ones with the Witches。 Who doesn't love a good Witches vs Vampires book。 Carpe Jugulum is exactly that。 Pratchett balances his usual humor with compelling commentary on modernizing and， of course， discussions of power。 Despite the Night's Watch popularity， I truly believe Pratchett's best work is the ones with the Witches。 。。。more

Nicolaas Schelfhout ，

This man does not miss。

Marcel Michaelsen ，

Es ist kein Geheimnis， dass die Hexen ganz weit weg davon sind， meine Favoriten auf der Scheibenwelt zu sein。 Im Grunde kann ich mich aber immer irgendwie mit ihnen arrangieren。 Hier aber nicht。 Das Buch war einfach nur langweilig， hatte ein paar wenige Momente， die mir gefallen haben， aber die ganze Story um die Vampire war einfach nix und die Charaktere haben mich durchgehend eingeschläfert。 Deshalb hab ich viel zu lange für das Buch gebraucht。 Eines der wenigen von Pratchett， dass ich nicht n Es ist kein Geheimnis， dass die Hexen ganz weit weg davon sind， meine Favoriten auf der Scheibenwelt zu sein。 Im Grunde kann ich mich aber immer irgendwie mit ihnen arrangieren。 Hier aber nicht。 Das Buch war einfach nur langweilig， hatte ein paar wenige Momente， die mir gefallen haben， aber die ganze Story um die Vampire war einfach nix und die Charaktere haben mich durchgehend eingeschläfert。 Deshalb hab ich viel zu lange für das Buch gebraucht。 Eines der wenigen von Pratchett， dass ich nicht nochmal lesen würde。 。。。more

Alison ，

I wouldn't have expected to enjoy a vampire edition of Discworld: vampires seem to have been thoroughly exhausted by popular culture in recent decades， but this was a surprisingly good enjoyable entry in the series。 No doubt this is because I do very much enjoy books which explore faith， and Carpe Jugulum's Mightily Oats， is arguably my favourite single-book Pratchett character yet （competing only， fittingly， with his prophet Brutha）。 It helps that I am a bit of an Agnes fan， although it would b I wouldn't have expected to enjoy a vampire edition of Discworld: vampires seem to have been thoroughly exhausted by popular culture in recent decades， but this was a surprisingly good enjoyable entry in the series。 No doubt this is because I do very much enjoy books which explore faith， and Carpe Jugulum's Mightily Oats， is arguably my favourite single-book Pratchett character yet （competing only， fittingly， with his prophet Brutha）。 It helps that I am a bit of an Agnes fan， although it would be nice if Pratchett could lay off the size jokes with her。 Granny's plotline made no sense， which lessened the emotional heft， but she got some good lines， so that was okay。 The harder he tries to make her noble the less so she seems， I do wish he'd leave it alone。 I didn't love the vampire bits， but Igor was a wonder， so that sort of made up for it。 。。。more

Becci Richardson ，

Another cracker， and beautifully read by Nigel Planer as always。

V_unbowed ，

Everytime I‘m reading Pratchett again I am reminded of his literary genius。 His work should be canon。 Not fantasy canon。 Canon canon。 He was a word wizard。 And I‘m respecting every writer who writes after having read and experienced a Pratchett - you have to have some guts。

Cesse ，

Reissue 2022。 Audiobook， narrated by Indira Varma with Bill Nighy reading the footnotes， Peter Serafinowicz stars as the voice of Death and Steven Cree voices the Nac Mac Feegles。This one was a romp！ Absolutely brilliant and so funny！ It was already my favourite book in the Witches-series， but never in my dreams could I have imagined that this particulair audiobook would make it even better。Indira Varma manage to outshine herself， and that's something not easily done considering she's been prett Reissue 2022。 Audiobook， narrated by Indira Varma with Bill Nighy reading the footnotes， Peter Serafinowicz stars as the voice of Death and Steven Cree voices the Nac Mac Feegles。This one was a romp！ Absolutely brilliant and so funny！ It was already my favourite book in the Witches-series， but never in my dreams could I have imagined that this particulair audiobook would make it even better。Indira Varma manage to outshine herself， and that's something not easily done considering she's been pretty much perfect in all of her other narrations in this current series of reissued audiobooks。 But It's really Terry's writing that does all the magic to be honest。 Here he brings his a-game when he tackles vampires in his own way。 It's hilarious from start to finish and even funnier when listening to this particulair audiobook。I haven't laughed this hard and loud in a long time。 Luckily enough I've been listening to this while taking my daily walks and that's been done in pretty remote places with none or very few other people， but I bet that if someone ever noticed me， they probably wondered what the heck I was up to， laughing and commenting the book as i listened to it。If you're only going to read/listen to one of Terry's books in his Witches-series you might as well read the best， this one。I'll definitely rank this audiobook among the top reads of this （2022） year when It's time to summarize the year。 。。。more

Kaitlyn ，

reading through all the discworld books in order of publication， least favorite witches one so far which is a real shame bcos this book had vampires as well

Nina ，

While I loved the book， I am rather sad saying goodbye to the witches :（ The way Granny was gone for a good 100 pages in this book and yet her presence was felt looming over everyone speaks volumes about her character。 There's lots of amazing moments and quotes in this one （The smug mask of virtue triumphant could be almost as horrible as the face of wickedness revealed is a whole LINE）， but Granny's journey and conversations with Oats about life and faith and the general why the fuck of it all While I loved the book， I am rather sad saying goodbye to the witches :（ The way Granny was gone for a good 100 pages in this book and yet her presence was felt looming over everyone speaks volumes about her character。 There's lots of amazing moments and quotes in this one （The smug mask of virtue triumphant could be almost as horrible as the face of wickedness revealed is a whole LINE）， but Granny's journey and conversations with Oats about life and faith and the general why the fuck of it all have to be my favorite。 pTerry let some of his best angriest thoughts speak through Granny in the witches stories， and I'm excited to uncover all the other incredible characters in this world， though I suspect these pointy hat grumps will stay the closest to my heart。Anyway， the image of cows （and the king） being zoomed through a field like very strange frisbees remains imprinted in my brain now。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Carpe Jugulum

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Carpe Jugulum&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Carpe Jugulum&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0