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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nämä Kiekkomaailman alkupään kirjat ei vaan kaikilta osin nappaa, mutta viihdyin Kuolema-juonilangan ensimmäisen osan parissa ihan hyvin! Suomennokseen oli jäänyt kaikenlaisia virheitä ja jatko-osiin suhteutettuna epäjohdonmukaisia käänöksiä, mikä harmitti. Paikoin juoni vähän yski, mutta tässä oli muutama aivan timanttinen kohtaus, jotka naurattivat ihan liikaa.
The introduction to Death is great, easily one of my favourite if not favourite characters of the series.
I think I mixed this up with Reaper Man though so I felt I’d grown beyond this one—it was good but not as good as I remembered.
I think I mixed this up with Reaper Man though so I felt I’d grown beyond this one—it was good but not as good as I remembered.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This was so much fun! It felt so good to just have wholehearted fun with a book and I finished it so quickly. I've never read any Terry Pratchett and I love his sense of humour. Also I had a dream when I was 13 that I was visited by Death but he messed up his scheduling so we sat together and watched Scooby Doo until I woke up and this reminded me of that dream.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
The character of Death was the best part of the book, Mort was great as well. I loved the running gag of Mort not realising he could walk through things. I found the place slowed a little in the middle but I liked the ending and the book had some amazing quotes. My favourites being : "THERE'S NO JUSTICE, said Mort. JUST US. and . "He was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe... which was going to be hard, because there wasn't one."
4.00/5.00
Reading this book was a learning experience for me. When I finished this book, I didn't like the ending. I watched some review and I read the ending again, slowly this time, and realized that I missed many things. I am glad to have this experience since I think it made me appreciate discworld so much more. Mort is a beautiful story, and with an ending I did like. I get it now. "THERE IS NO JUSTICE, THERE IS JUST ME" - DEATH.
SPOILERS!!
Plot -> Great plot, a character driver story, which I did not pick up on in the first read through. I will strongly recommend reading this slowly. Some details like Mort realizing how time zones worked, and Mort and Ysebell's relationship and so endearing.
Worldbuilding -> This was much better. The life-story books, Binky, Death's role and Mort, the bubble of alternate reality, the gods and the whole concept of afterlife was just first class worldbuilding.
Characters -> Mort's character is subtle but powerful. The book's character development is focused on Death, and how all these Mortals are changing as a person ( or to a person). Mort himself seems pretty much himself through the book. His character is very consistent, driven by instincts and his gut, he challenges Death in many ways. Ysebell's final scene with Death where she confronts him on his hypocrisy is just gold. Then Death realizing that he is a hypocrite is pretty satisfying.
Prose -> Excellent prose. Probably I am not able to appreciate the book as much as some others because of Terry Pratchett's style. His humor is often based on similes and metaphors, which often exit from the discworld and use real-word elements, which I found disorienting.
Emotional Impact -> A very fun story, so philosophical, so deep! I loved the worldbuilding so much. Death as a character is a masterpiece of fantasy storytelling. I don't find the humor as funny as most others but I think Discworld books are funnier than most.
Reading this book was a learning experience for me. When I finished this book, I didn't like the ending. I watched some review and I read the ending again, slowly this time, and realized that I missed many things. I am glad to have this experience since I think it made me appreciate discworld so much more. Mort is a beautiful story, and with an ending I did like. I get it now. "THERE IS NO JUSTICE, THERE IS JUST ME" - DEATH.
SPOILERS!!
Plot -> Great plot, a character driver story, which I did not pick up on in the first read through. I will strongly recommend reading this slowly. Some details like Mort realizing how time zones worked, and Mort and Ysebell's relationship and so endearing.
Worldbuilding -> This was much better. The life-story books, Binky, Death's role and Mort, the bubble of alternate reality, the gods and the whole concept of afterlife was just first class worldbuilding.
Characters -> Mort's character is subtle but powerful. The book's character development is focused on Death, and how all these Mortals are changing as a person ( or to a person). Mort himself seems pretty much himself through the book. His character is very consistent, driven by instincts and his gut, he challenges Death in many ways. Ysebell's final scene with Death where she confronts him on his hypocrisy is just gold. Then Death realizing that he is a hypocrite is pretty satisfying.
Prose -> Excellent prose. Probably I am not able to appreciate the book as much as some others because of Terry Pratchett's style. His humor is often based on similes and metaphors, which often exit from the discworld and use real-word elements, which I found disorienting.
Emotional Impact -> A very fun story, so philosophical, so deep! I loved the worldbuilding so much. Death as a character is a masterpiece of fantasy storytelling. I don't find the humor as funny as most others but I think Discworld books are funnier than most.
