Lords and Ladies

This might come across as fairly standard Discworld fare were it not for the villains of the piece: No LOTR Legolas here, these elves are scary fuckers. Though I appreciate the suitable, somewhat humourous extended analogy that elves = cats. Relatedly, Greebo is a viscious treasure. 

I'm not as familiar with Midsummer Night's Dream, so there may be cheeky tidbits I didn't catch.

It's always a bit frustrating reading books focusing on the witches in the Discworld because they seem to be set up to almost-but-not-quite learn and grow from their experiences and perils. 

Any other story might confirm how damaging it can be to try to think for another adult, act in what you perceive is their best interest without consulting them, and not communicate effectively but there seems to be a not-so-charming unwillingness to acknowledge why things went wrong, even if they all worked out in the end, with even more bossing around. 

I enjoy a world where elderly women are respected for the knowledge and wisdom learning things the hard way provides, but there's something intractable about Weatherwax that I don't always find endearing.

There's a bit of a send up of the more trendy aspects of modern day Wicca/paganism/witchcraft/goths shown in the pursuits of the teens who want to be witches, which may offend IRL practicioners. 

As always, I'm happy to see The Librarian feature more prominently.