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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
'There's still something about you I can’t put my finger on, Bill Door,' she said. 'Wish I knew what it was.'
The seven-foot skeleton regarded her stoically. He felt there was nothing he could say.
This seems to be a big Discworld favourite, and I can't really determine why. It is, of course, being a Death novel by Terry Pratchett, delightful in many way. Death is a fantastic character, and the writing is darkly witty throughout.
It's the (many) plots, and the absence of Death in a lot of them, that I think is what lost me a little here. Things just feel unfocussed, and off-balance, and maybe that's appropriate for a book that delves into the fate of the world without a compassionate Death to guide souls after their bodies pass on.
It just... was pretty messy to follow a lot of the time. It was kind of a slog. It took me a week and a half to read a 200-page book. I really missed Death, and I really did not have much patience for Windle Poons, his bureaucratic colleagues, and his preternatural friends.
What did people say at times like this? Ah. Yes.
I WILL BUY EVERYONE A DRINK, he announced.
The seven-foot skeleton regarded her stoically. He felt there was nothing he could say.
This seems to be a big Discworld favourite, and I can't really determine why. It is, of course, being a Death novel by Terry Pratchett, delightful in many way. Death is a fantastic character, and the writing is darkly witty throughout.
It's the (many) plots, and the absence of Death in a lot of them, that I think is what lost me a little here. Things just feel unfocussed, and off-balance, and maybe that's appropriate for a book that delves into the fate of the world without a compassionate Death to guide souls after their bodies pass on.
It just... was pretty messy to follow a lot of the time. It was kind of a slog. It took me a week and a half to read a 200-page book. I really missed Death, and I really did not have much patience for Windle Poons, his bureaucratic colleagues, and his preternatural friends.
What did people say at times like this? Ah. Yes.
I WILL BUY EVERYONE A DRINK, he announced.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Took me time to get into it, but turned fun. Loved the ending <3
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked it better than many of the other Discworld books I've read so far. Somehow, more of the jokes were funny to me than they usually are.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I like Terry Pratchett’s writing but I find following the story hard at times because he is so all over the place. This might be due to me reading it in digital form and it is easier to read in a physical form.
The story was good and I wanted to get to the end but found myself losing interest at times and that is not good. I could have done without the non-Windle wizard portions of the book perhaps.
The story was good and I wanted to get to the end but found myself losing interest at times and that is not good. I could have done without the non-Windle wizard portions of the book perhaps.
I really loved the Bill Door/Death storyline, but found the Windle Poons one a bit hard to follow at times.