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wren47's review against another edition
5.0
This one might be my favorite so far. The end made me all emotional, and I was absolutely engrossed in every character and plotline.
joanne_zysk's review against another edition
5.0
AH, the birth of The Death Of Rats.
There's some serious philosophy interwoven in a brilliant read.
Genius, as always.
There's some serious philosophy interwoven in a brilliant read.
Genius, as always.
ptalenetxwa's review against another edition
5.0
Terry Pratchett's Death is one of my favorite characters of all times. He is at once ominous and adorable. I can really get behind the idea of a grim reaper who likes kittens.
weaponizedfun's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely a very solid book. Really enjoyed the wordplay and puns in this one. One thing that I enjoy about the books I've read is how the characters truly grow and change. They change character by the end. I still need to stop reading this series out of order.
ravenouskitty's review against another edition
3.0
I love Death in this series but I think this particular book jumped around a lot and the plots not coming together clearly or cleanly left me feel like I was doing the jumping around to keep up.
mattdavenport's review against another edition
3.0
6.3/10 - Fine
Unfortunately, this second entry in the "Death" series within Discworld kinda lost me. These books are fascinating in a lot of ways, but the one that sticks out to me is how it makes me feel both too smart and too dumb to fully appreciate it. For the average page, I just don't think absurdism is my cup of tea, and I find myself slightly bored. But there are also twists and bits of dialogue that seem clever but I also feel like maybe I'm missing the greater significance/depth to it. I liked Death's role in this book quite a bit, right up there with his story in Mort, and enjoyed some of the takes on mortality and death. But the majority of the book actually followed Windle Poons, undead Wizard, and the ramifications of Discworld not having a Death for a time, and I found it completely boring and uninteresting. Still looking forward to reading more, but I worry that this genre just isn't for me.
Unfortunately, this second entry in the "Death" series within Discworld kinda lost me. These books are fascinating in a lot of ways, but the one that sticks out to me is how it makes me feel both too smart and too dumb to fully appreciate it. For the average page, I just don't think absurdism is my cup of tea, and I find myself slightly bored. But there are also twists and bits of dialogue that seem clever but I also feel like maybe I'm missing the greater significance/depth to it. I liked Death's role in this book quite a bit, right up there with his story in Mort, and enjoyed some of the takes on mortality and death. But the majority of the book actually followed Windle Poons, undead Wizard, and the ramifications of Discworld not having a Death for a time, and I found it completely boring and uninteresting. Still looking forward to reading more, but I worry that this genre just isn't for me.
autumn_wolf's review against another edition
4.0
Wirklich ein toller Scheibenweltroman, den ich so großartig nicht in Erinnerung hatte.
callmemandatory's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to like this book, and there are parts that are great (BILL DOOR :D), but Pratchett spends too much time on the group of wizards at Unseen University. Mustrum Ridcully is only fun in small doses. He just really drags on in this book, when I really just want to see what's happening with Bill Door. Windle Poons himself is boring, but I liked everything that was happening around him, like Mrs. Cake and the wolves.
This novel would have been better if it were about 3 parts Bill Door, 2 parts Poons and 1 part other wizards. I only read 60% of it and couldn't get any further
This novel would have been better if it were about 3 parts Bill Door, 2 parts Poons and 1 part other wizards. I only read 60% of it and couldn't get any further
great_wide_library's review against another edition
4.0
Who would have thought Death having an existential crisis would be so touchingly hilarious?