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Violence
Some
Multiple murders at the opera house; some violence in the confrontation sequences
Language
Barely any
Mild language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic subplot; opera conventions lampooned
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in the opera milieu
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate: the mystery of who the Ghost really is and the layers of theatrical deception create engaging tension
What this book is about
The Ankh-Morpork Opera House has a ghost who is killing people in increasingly theatrical ways, just as a young woman named Agnes Nitt (with a truly remarkable voice) has taken a position in the chorus. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg descend on the opera house — ostensibly to recruit Agnes as a third witch — and proceed to cut through the theatrical illusion to find the truth. Pratchett's Phantom of the Opera parody is one of the funniest Discworld novels, with sharp wit and a mystery with genuine stakes.
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