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A review by albyatross
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
For a Discworld novel, it was just ok. I had higher expectations for a Death novel. (And if I'm being VERY honest, I'm actually kind of disappointed by this one.) It didn't seem to know if it wanted to BE a Death novel, or maybe a Susan novel, a wizard novel, a music story, or something else.
I think I am also not of the demographic that would have caught all the references, which this novel seemed to rely on more than average for a Discworld novel (whole sections seemed to be written just to make a pun, in a way that I found distracting verse others of this series).
In general, the ending makes this fairly skipable if you're not planning to read all the Discworld novels. If I had to recommend this, I probably wouldn't -- I'd probably just tell someone to read Mort instead. It's most of the same story line mechanics, minus the music bits, but overall done (imo) a fair bit better.
I think I am also not of the demographic that would have caught all the references, which this novel seemed to rely on more than average for a Discworld novel (whole sections seemed to be written just to make a pun, in a way that I found distracting verse others of this series).
In general, the ending makes this fairly skipable if you're not planning to read all the Discworld novels. If I had to recommend this, I probably wouldn't -- I'd probably just tell someone to read Mort instead. It's most of the same story line mechanics, minus the music bits, but overall done (imo) a fair bit better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Alcohol