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Reaper Man

Terry Pratchett

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Death has gained a personality, and personality cannot last forever, so it is time for death to die and be replaced. But in the time before his death he stops being Death, and so there is no death. Instead, the dead come back as zombies, vampires, ghosts, and bogey men.

I like Terry Pratchett. This was a fun one.
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The Death books are among my favorites, thus far, of the Discworld novels. This one rivals Mort in terms of endings and, in so many ways, is as beautiful and as poignant as that one if not more so. Reaper Man is a very interesting meditation of what it means to live and to be alive and do die, in so many ways. Death finds his own mortality encroaching upon him and decides to find out what it means to live as well. It's an absolute gem of a novel, I was moved by it. It's very funny too, in places, but Pratchett does this best too. Managing to make you laugh and cry and think within pages if not sentences of one another. I'm glad I'm back to reading this series, it does just feel right.
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No