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Terry Pratchett

4.22 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

It's rare to find an author who can write at the same calibre as Terry Pratchett. While not just a fantasy writer, he can create elaborate worlds and - not just a comedy writer - his books are incredibly funny and clever. Would definitely read again!

Best Christmas story ever!

Unconventional but festive so counts as a Christmas read. Its been a while since I read a book of Terry Pratchett's and this one gave many a belly laugh. I just love the characters so much especially Death and the Death of Rats. Chock full of excellent humour and some great twists and characters.

I will have to check to see if the adaptation is available to watch over the holidays.


Original Review
Superb from start to finish and I have yet to not enjoy a book by Sir Terry, I'm really loving the Death sub-series of Discworld. The great thing about this book is there is a TV adaptation to enjoy as well so I look forward to watching that soon also.
funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3.5 Stars!

This is my first Pratchett book. I went into Discworld completely blind and was super caught off guard with how funny this book was. The wizards cracked me up, and the Death of Rats was an adorable addition.

Death as a character was so endearing, I felt like I was reading about the Iron Giant becoming Santa Claus. The overall theme of the book was a good one, I only gave 3.5 stars because although I enjoyed it, I don't really think this book will stick with me all that much. It was a perfect read for December!
adventurous emotional funny hopeful

It was fine. It still had Pratchett’s fun and charm but it felt like all it did was twiddle it’s thumbs for 90% of the book.