by Diana Wynne Jones
I was a child the first time I read this, and although I couldn't remember the name, it made such an impression on me that I spent a (probably horrifying to the librarian) ridiculous amount of time trying to track it back down after I read it the first time. This was done primarily by informing her ...
bookshelves: winter-20122013, tbr-busting-2013, play-dramatisation Read in January, 2013 Witch WeekDiana Wynne Joneswitcheschildren's fantasyplay dramatisationR4xpub 1982winter tbr 2013alternative historyAn anonymous note is found declaring someone in class 2Y a witch. Legendary enchanter Chrest...
I'm a sucker for Diana Wynne Jones' stories, but this one didn't quite make it.
Witch WeekDiana Wynne Joneswitcheschildren's fantasyplay dramatisationR4xpub 1982winter tbr 2013alternative historyAn anonymous note is found declaring someone in class 2Y a witch. Legendary enchanter Chrestomanci is summoned. Children's fantasy series stars Bill Milner.Reminiscent of 'I'm Spartacus...
I wanted to love this book. It has some of the most hilarious parts of all the Chrestomanci books so far. But, the second half wasn't as interesting or exciting. I also didn't like Charles Morgan, which is unfortunate since he's one of the main characters and so much time is spent on him.
DWJ Book Toast, #3Diana Wynne Jones is one of my favorite fantasy authors, growing up and now, and I was saddened by the news of her death. I can't say I'm overcome with emotion - as personal as some of her work is to me, its not like I knew her after all - but I wish I could put into words how I fe...
The wonderful thing about Wynne Jones and this series, is how different the stories are. This one is a boarding school farce, a delight to read.
Up to now all the Chrestomanci books have taken place in Twelve-A – a world parallel to ours where magic is quite commonplace. In Witch Week we visit another world where magic is just as common, but witches are hunted and burned. We get to observe this world via the cleverly constructed microcosm ...
This book is much more juvenile-seeming that others in this series... in an alternate world, witchcraft is still a crime punished by burning, and when a student at a boarding school makes an anonymous accusation that "someone in the class is a witch" the consequences could be dire... finally, the my...
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