On the Subject of Weatherwax

We figure out WHY that is, through Lords and Ladies, and through Maskerade and especially and above all through Carpe Jugulum: it’s because she’s always been bad at people, at liking and interacting with people, and she’s lonely, and afraid of her own power, and afraid not only that people dislike her and hold her in contempt but (and this is the worst part) that they’re RIGHT to do so, and she’s never allowed herself to rely on or connect with anybody and she doesn’t TRUST anybody to have her back.

From this surprisingly excellent* Tumblr thread which starts off examining the Vimes/Carrot relationship and then Goes Places. Anyway for those wondering how my identification with Granny Weatherwax could be a negative thing, there you go, an objective perspective.

I am going to add at least a few of the Witches books to my reading list (not quite YA, but I think I can handle them) as I've had a yen for Maskerade for months now, and a professional interest in Witches Abroad. It had always been my least favourite Discworld subseries, not because of any intrinsic fault but just because I didn't really get them, the same way as the others; I think I am old enough now, and British enough, to find a way in that was closed to me before.

*Only surprising because it's on Tumblr; Discworld fans are reliably excellent anywhere they go.