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tiatracker's review against another edition
5.0
Death is the biggest character that I've read about in the longest time, and the Discworld is always full of surprises.
final_gal's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
shinemathew's review against another edition
4.0
It's a novel with Death dressed up as Santa and distributing gifts around the world. Of course, I loved it even before I read it only for the premise itself. But after reading it, I regret not reading it during the Christmas week because this would have been an even better reading experience.
In typical Pratchett style, an absurd premise lays the foundation for some really heartfelt conversations on the nature of beliefs and what makes us US. One of my all time favourite Pratchett quotes is from this book:
This year I'm going to make a serious dent on my Discworld re-read mission!
In typical Pratchett style, an absurd premise lays the foundation for some really heartfelt conversations on the nature of beliefs and what makes us US. One of my all time favourite Pratchett quotes is from this book:
This year I'm going to make a serious dent on my Discworld re-read mission!
dskullz's review against another edition
4.0
Another excellent instalment with Death. He is as lovable as ever in the Hogfather. Sian Clifford is such a brilliant reader for the audiobooks.
aido_potato's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
bings's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Okay... here is my gripe with the Death collection... It does not have enough Death in it.
The stories kinda feel repetitive and Death always takes a back seat to the other characters. There was some great moments in the book but eh, mostly it was a bit dull to me.
Entertaining but nothing to write home about sadly.
The stories kinda feel repetitive and Death always takes a back seat to the other characters. There was some great moments in the book but eh, mostly it was a bit dull to me.
Entertaining but nothing to write home about sadly.
sams84's review against another edition
5.0
I love watching the two part TV series version of this and had high expectations which were more than surpassed by the book itself. Pratchett pulls together so many different beliefs and traditions from so many holidays and weaves them into a superb tale where Death delivers presents and the Tooth Fairy is a franchise run by a very unlikely being. The writing is as enjoyable as ever and the wit and general commentary is of course superb. What more can one say other than HO HO HO.
anabellle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0