#4 - Discworld
I finished this in the wee hours of the morning and I really enjoyed it. I think this is my favorite Discworld thus far. Death as a character is just so much fun and to add an apprentice and an adopted daughter just shows the anthropomorphic personification in a new light. One can also see how Pratchett and Gaiman influenced each other as both have some version of "putting chairs on tables" once Death's duty is done. The only thing I didn't really connect with was Mort's obsession with saving Keli. She doesn't really seem the type to be saved, though he does it, I suppose, before he actually knows her personality. He's just going on looks and who hasn't done that before? Pratchett's writing is always so light and humorous that it's easy to read just on the surface; still, looking back, I realize that he's making some serious statements about death itself. It was also nice to return to the Unseen University, which seems to be a lynchpin in the Discworld, and to see an old friend. I feel like Pratchett is really building out with MORT and giving the readers more of a foundation for what the rest of the series might include. I want more of Death as a character and I'm sure Pratchett won't disappoint.
4.75/5
I finished this in the wee hours of the morning and I really enjoyed it. I think this is my favorite Discworld thus far. Death as a character is just so much fun and to add an apprentice and an adopted daughter just shows the anthropomorphic personification in a new light. One can also see how Pratchett and Gaiman influenced each other as both have some version of "putting chairs on tables" once Death's duty is done. The only thing I didn't really connect with was Mort's obsession with saving Keli. She doesn't really seem the type to be saved, though he does it, I suppose, before he actually knows her personality. He's just going on looks and who hasn't done that before? Pratchett's writing is always so light and humorous that it's easy to read just on the surface; still, looking back, I realize that he's making some serious statements about death itself. It was also nice to return to the Unseen University, which seems to be a lynchpin in the Discworld, and to see an old friend. I feel like Pratchett is really building out with MORT and giving the readers more of a foundation for what the rest of the series might include. I want more of Death as a character and I'm sure Pratchett won't disappoint.
4.75/5
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