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Check out my new youtube channel where I show my instant reactions to reading fantasy books seconds after I finish the book. A wonderful addition to the Discworld universe with an extremely unique plotline While this book is not at the level of "laugh out loud" funny that some other Discworld book

The second DEATH is as hilarious as the first one, this time positioning the friendly reaper in a perfect setting for having philosophical and deep thoughts about human nature and life in general. The auditors are a mixture of bureaucracy, monotony, surveillance, and total order, each reader might fi Leggi tutto

How can you not like Death? HOW, INDEED? I'm sorry, did someone say something? NEVER MIND. I'LL ONLY BE HERE A MOMENT. Oh, okay then. Anyway, as I was...erk...

Probably my favorite of all of the Discworld novels (and that's a hard choice, given my total love of the series). Of all of Pratchett's many quirky characters, I think I love Death the best, though I couldn't begin to tell you why. In this installment, Death gets fired and has to get a day job. In

Today would have been Sir Terry's 70th birthday. As some here know, I've put off reading the series because I still tear up when thinking of this great man and the terrible loss his death meant. Especially his books featuring Death as the main character are hard to read because their messages are hit Leggi tutto

Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2), Terry Pratchett The Auditors of Reality are beings who watch the Discworld to ensure everything obeys The Rules. As Death starts developing a personality the Auditors feel that he does not perform his Duty in the right way. They send him to live like everyone e Leggi tutto

In 1976 Blue Oyster Cult sang Don’t Fear the Reaper . In 1991, Sir Terry Pratchett first published his 11th Discworld novel Reaper Man. The comparison is mine, apparently Pratchett titled the book as a reference to Alex Cox’s 1984 fantasy film starring Emilio Estevez. So, what happens when our Discwor Leggi tutto

Wow, where’s the 6 star button Ok , where should I start with this ? Some of TP's Discworld novels are great stories, full of humour with amazingly real and detailed characters that get into scrapes, have adventures, inherit kingdoms, fight wars in far off places (near the Rim ? ) And these books to Leggi tutto

This Discworld's book has significant features of the others: parody, irony, interesting plot and funny characters. But somehow I didn't find it as hilarious and exciting as the other books.

Re-read with buddies! I suppose it helps that I'm already a lifelong fan of Pratchett, but even objectively, this is a delightful novel about Death's retirement. Sure, he was tricked, but he really needed some time off. Or some time, period. The magicians were delightful, as usual, and the undead, ev Leggi tutto