false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212899522m/1011983.jpg 34517 30 In the eleventh Discworld novel, Death is missing &#8211; presumed . . . er . . . gone.<br><br>Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. <br>Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with a scythe. There&#8217;s a harvest to be gathered in. 1796454 book 1991 Reaper Man (Discworld, #11) total:5658|5:2275|4:2178|3:1057|2:131|1:17| 5658 23537 6993 202 846092 0061020621 9780061020629 471 43 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178852235m/846092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/846092.Reaper_Man 5 4 false Mon Aug 27 09:24:59 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 09:41:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 5 2 false Fri May 11 10:20:38 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 10:48:59 -0700 2007 Reaper Man would most likely be it. This is the point, I think, where the Discworld novels stopped being entertaining light reading, and really became literature. It's a very subtle shift from the little parodies of science fiction and fanta...more...]]> 1011983 0575049790 9780575049796 24 3 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212899522m/1011983.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1011983.Reaper_Man 4 2 false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 16:40:26 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 10:07:19 -0800 2009 1
I enjoyed the humor and the silliness churned out by Terry Pratchett in this Discworld novel. I also liked the philosophical wonderings of Death that resulted in a kinder, gentler Grim Reaper. ]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 4 1 false Mon Jan 14 13:05:03 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 19 13:22:24 -0700 2009 Hogfather or (especially) The Colour of Magic Sky TV productions, forget what you saw in them - the way to enjoy Discworld is to read Discworld!

The book is m...more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 4 3 false Sat Apr 11 00:08:28 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 20:19:31 -0700 2009
HOW, INDEED?

I'm sorry, did someone say something?

NEVER MIND. I'LL ONLY BE HERE A MOMENT.

Oh, okay then. Anyway, as I was...erk...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 5 1 false Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Wed Feb 20 03:02:51 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 03:07:49 -0800 2008
I learned that I loved Death!!!!

No, I'm serious. The character of Death in Terry Pratchett's discworld novels is fantastic, simply one of the most hilarious fictitious forces of nature ever committed to paper.

The book made me wonde...more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 4 0 false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 09:37:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 10:44:59 -0700 2009
This experience teaches me one vitally important pearl of wisdom: I was...more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 2 1 false Sun Dec 02 19:05:19 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 06 11:52:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 4 0 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 08:29:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 06:39:12 -0700 2009 Reaper Man. The gist is that Death seems to be develop...more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 19:39:01 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 19:54:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 4 0 false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 06:03:30 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 06:20:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 3 0 false Tue Feb 03 05:40:37 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 05:48:35 -0800 2009
I first discovered Terry Pratchett years ago with Mort, still my favorite of Pratchett's, but Reaper Man is a nice second. It will win no awards, and pro...more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 4 0 false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 21:11:47 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 21:17:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 3 0 false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 19:08:53 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 19:12:17 -0800 2008
This one feels very much like an older, wiser Pratchett looked back at Mort and thought, "I want to tell that story again, only I ...more...]]> 1011983 0575049790 9780575049796 24 3 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212899522m/1011983.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1011983.Reaper_Man 4 0 false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 02 08:33:09 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 14:12:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 5 0 false Sat Sep 12 21:20:38 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 15:19:52 -0700 2009 fired? That on its own is brilliant. Now, we get to explore the thoughts of Death Bill Door, as he works for an old woman on a farm and sees life through the eyes of a mort...more...]]> 846092 0061020621 9780061020629 471 43 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178852235m/846092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/846092.Reaper_Man 5 0 false Thu Feb 12 07:55:27 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:44:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 07:55:27 -0800 2009 2 (audio & text)
- Kage Baker

Kage Baker was actually writing about Terry ...more...]]> 34517 0552152951 9780552152952 4775 135 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168566199m/34517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34517.Reaper_Man 3 0 false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 06:53:23 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 06:58:27 -0700 2009
The first Pratchett books I ever read were The Wee F...more...]]> 846092 0061020621 9780061020629 471 43 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178852235m/846092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/846092.Reaper_Man 4 0 false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 15 09:07:18 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 03 18:35:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 833424 0552134643 9780552134644 259 13 4.16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190138931m/833424.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/833424.Reaper_Man 2 0 false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 03:31:40 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 03:23:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1011983