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tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Mort feels like the point in Discworld where Pratchett really started to figure out what he wanted the series to be. The humor feels more subtle and the serious bits deeper. Do brace yourself for period-typical sexism, ableism, and fatphobia, and xenophobia (the period being the 1980s); but otherwise sit back and enjoy a pretty darned good read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Classism
Minor: Animal death
booksthatburn's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Most of this was fun and I had a good time, but there were too many random moments that took me out of the narrative with an off-putting comment that didn’t fit the rest of the story. Usually this took the place of treating the mention of someone’s fatness or the idea that they might be insane as if the observation of it was the whole joke. These moments were especially frustrating because so much of the rest of the humor is great. It’s paced well, the dynamic between DEATH and Mort was strange but interesting, and I liked the ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Toxic relationship