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Oct 06, 2012 Manny rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review contains major spoilers for the movie Pusher 3

The central joke in Mort is that Death is basically, you know, just a guy doing a job. The other day, I thought of Terry Pratchett's novel for the first time in ages when we saw I'm The Angel of Death , Nicolas Winding Refn's brilliant conclusion to the Pusher trilogy. In the first two movies, we've had several brief encounters with the terrifying Milo, a Serbian kingpin in Copenhagen's underworld. The first film ends with him and his ass...more This review contains major spoilers for the movie Pusher 3

The central joke in Mort is that Death is basically, you know, just a guy doing a job. The other day, I thought of Terry Pratchett's novel for the first time in ages when we saw I'm The Angel of Death , Nicolas Winding Refn's brilliant conclusion to the Pusher trilogy. In the first two movies, we've had several brief encounters with the terrifying Milo, a Serbian kingpin in Copenhagen's underworld. The first film ends with him and his assistant methodically laying down plastic sheeting on their floor; you're already familiar enough with his character that you immediately understand what they're planning to do to Tommy.

In Pusher and Pusher 2, Milo is only a minor character. Here, he's in the center, and you soon see that, just like Mort's employer, he's a normal kinda dude with normal kinda problems. He's got to juggle work and family, and heck, why is everyone so goddamn difficult all the time? He's promised to fix good Serbian food for his spoiled, arrogant daughter's 25th birthday party, and it's making him seriously tense - even though Milo's day job is running a cheap restaurant, everyone keeps joshing him about his unreliable cooking skills. He attends a Narcotics Anonymous meeting and promises that he's going to try and take it one day at a time and keep clean. You can see he means it, and you're willing the poor guy to stay on track. And he's having a terrible day at the office. The shipment he received, which was supposed to be coke, turns out to be some pills which everyone says are ecstasy - but Milo's an old-fashioned drug lord, and he doesn't know shit about ecstasy. One of his younger associates starts openly mocking him and saying he's getting too old for this. The little punk demands a larger cut, and Milo lets himself be bullied into it. He's just so tired, and everyone's needling him all the time. It's impossible not to feel sorry for him.

Things just get worse. One of his henchmen starts vomiting and blames Milo's food. Milo panics and throws away most of the stuff he's made for the party. He goes out and buys 60 orders of deep-fried fish at a Chinese restaurant. But his daughter doesn't want the fish, and further humiliates him by renegotiating the arrangement Milo's made with her part time dealer husband to give him a better percentage. Milo looks disbelievingly at her. How can she be so insensitive? He begs her to stop, and they just barely manage to patch things up before it gets really nasty. His feelings are deeply hurt.

And on top of everything, he's somehow got himself into a stupid deal where he's helping two people he can't stand sell some young Eastern European girl to a Swedish brothel. It's a day when everything goes wrong. Against his better judgement, Milo accepts some Polish speed. Then the madam turns up, but doesn't want the girl; she doesn't answer to the description she was given. The pimps are angry and disappointed. One of them goes out for ten minutes; while he's away, the girl tries to run for it. The remaining pimp runs after her, catches her, and then drags her into the kitchen where he starts pouring boiling water on her hand to punish her. The girl is screaming.

Milo's head's full of bad Polish speed he wishes he hadn't taken, and the girl vaguely reminds him of his own daughter, whose party he's now missing. And she just carries on screaming. He can't think! Before he quite realizes what he's done, he's picked up a hammer and bashed the pimp's head in. And then he has to wait for the other one to show up, so he can do the same to him too. Now, shit! He's got two bodies to take care of. But luckily he has an old friend who's an expert on this kind of thing. He sweet-talks him into helping, and the two guys methodically lay down that ol' plastic sheeting and butcher the two corpses. You can see from their practiced movements that they're actually pretty good at it and in a way rather enjoy working together again. But it's still disgusting, and it takes forever.

No, it's not as much fun as you might think, being the Angel of Death.
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Apr 14, 2013 Anders rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

Mort is the fourth novel in the Discworld series. Like the other novels in the series it is witty, clever and quite a bit absurd. It is not dark and gritty like some of the other really great fantasy out there, but it's not supposed to be.

The story follows Mort. A young and fairly simple farm boy, who has to go to town to find a job. At the market everyone else in the job line gets a job, even a wall-eyed young man with a stoop and a running nose, but Mort who stays put until midnight has had n...more

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Jul 04, 2009 Nic rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The only other Discworld books I'd read were the Tiffany Aching sequence - The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith - and I was eager to try others. With those books, I found the humor hilarious and the worldbuilding excellent, but Tiffany a little obnoxious, mostly because she seemed too mature for her age, which ranges from nine to thirteen in the books.

A few writing-style trends that I found continuing here: Pratchett can be a tiny bit repetitive, especially on really good details...more The only other Discworld books I'd read were the Tiffany Aching sequence - The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, and Wintersmith - and I was eager to try others. With those books, I found the humor hilarious and the worldbuilding excellent, but Tiffany a little obnoxious, mostly because she seemed too mature for her age, which ranges from nine to thirteen in the books.

A few writing-style trends that I found continuing here: Pratchett can be a tiny bit repetitive, especially on really good details, as if he's proud of them and wants you to see them again. Also, I still think his romance is kind of awkwardly underdone. I do appreciate the understated romance subplots I've come to associate with some modern male English writers (Neil Gaiman does it well, Brian Jacques painfully), but sometimes it seems a little thin. *Now come the spoilers; ye have been warned* Frankly, I wasn't sure I bought Mort and Ysabell getting together. They have the starts-out-tempestuous relationship that goes through various annoyances which are put aside when impending disaster forces them to work together, but when Ysabell says, "I - love him, father. I think," I'm as surprised as anyone. They never had a "moment," not that I noticed. Fiction would have you believe that any two single people of genders appropriate to their inclinations, when forced by Fate to work together in the face of danger, will end up in let's-get-married happily-ever-after lurve. I'm generally a fan of the conceit, but you've got to have some suggestion of feelings before that - feelings that aren't annoyance and frustration. With Mort and Ysabell, we see some camaraderie, but not tons, and not the slightest hint of attraction. Honestly, I thought Keli and Cutwell were better set up.

The setup of Discworld is fantabulous. I will say, though, that just as with the Tiffany Aching books, I feel like some things came conveniently out of nowhere that seemed like they should have been set up. Chiefly I'm thinking of Mort's making it to Keli in time because of "the speed of night." This might have been foreshadowed a little with the talk of Discworld light and its strange qualities, but there wasn't any previous reference to it or to Binky's ability to . . . move faster when night's falling? I'm not even sure I really understand why they were suddenly able to make it in time. I think Pratchett sometimes seems to fudge the magic a little for the plot. Some things of this type he handles well, though. When they take Keli and Cutwell back to Death's house, for example, that was just the way those things ought to be: I didn't think of it long before Mort and wonder at his slowness, but when he did come up with it, it seemed natural and obvious - the "why didn't I think of that?" moment.

AND Death is awesome; the humor is awesome; the world is awesome. This book had more explicit worldbuilding than the Tiffany Aching ones - probably because it's earlier in the series - and I really enjoyed it. Death is a fantastic character, and some of the humor - even throwaway lines - is amazing. I loved when Mort asked Death how he got all those coins, and Death answered, "In pairs."(less)

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Apr 02, 2011 Mart Lepanen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The rate at which I simply devoured this book should already speak volumes about my thoughts about it. It could imply that it's a simple fluff read, and that would generally be true, but it also has its set of interesting and most of all, fun characters that make things move at a brisk pace and enough great jokes that make you stop for a minute and just laugh.
However, I do have more than a few gripes with this book. As mentioned earlier, the characters are great, but what that means is that Dea...more

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Nov 07, 2011 Jud (Disney Diva) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I started reading the Discworld series in order recently and have so far made it to number 4, Mort. This has been my favourite so far.

A young boy who seems to be fit for nothing, in an awkward too many elbows and knees kind of way, gets apprenticed by Death and travels with him to ferry souls to the other side (wherever that is). This book takes a humourous look at the role of Death (as in the tall black robe clad figure with the sythe) and what might happen should someone take over from him.

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Jun 22, 2012 Bookworm Smith added it · review of another edition

Mort is a simple country bumpkin who has reached the age where he should find a career. Lucky for him he is chosen for an apprenticeship. Unfortunately, it's with Death.

Without saying, this book is full of dark humour, mostly surrounding Death. It's a light hearted, yet deep view, of Death's job. About how Death feels about his job. About how Death has a mid life career crisis and goes off looking for something different. There are a few side stories, the apprentice learning the ropes of the dea...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Jesse Broussard rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, good, hilarious

Two things to note. First, I'm sorry Terry, I've resisted you too long. Second, if you giggle like a girl, and you are, in fact, not a girl, it can be rather uncomfortable to do so in a library full of huge hairy smelly unwashed homeless people that know where you sleep and carry pipe wrenches in leather holsters on their hips.

This book was just straight funny. Pratchett has a Wodehousian turn of phrase, and I caught both a line from Mortimer and a philosophy from Lewis, who of course published...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Simcha Wood rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

With Mort, the fourth book in his Discworld series, Terry Pratchett is finally beginning to settle into the form that makes it so worth the time to read this series.

As with the previous book, Equal Rites, Mort departs from the previous books in the series, introducing new themes and new lead characteres. Death, who has played bit roles in the previous books, appears here in a leading role. Oddly, it is by dint of Death's portrayal as a deliberately stereotyped anthropomorphic personification of...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Olga Godim rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-scifi

I heard many praises of this book here on GR, and the book didn’t disappoint me. Although it was my first Terry Pratchett, it won’t be the last.
What is this book about? Ah, here comes the hard part. Whatever definition I come up with, this little novel is more. Is it about a simple country lad Mort becoming an apprentice to Death, and how the experience changed him? Yes, certainly, but not only that. Is it about Death longing to understand human emotions? Yes, sure, but that is just one small a...more I heard many praises of this book here on GR, and the book didn’t disappoint me. Although it was my first Terry Pratchett, it won’t be the last.
What is this book about? Ah, here comes the hard part. Whatever definition I come up with, this little novel is more. Is it about a simple country lad Mort becoming an apprentice to Death, and how the experience changed him? Yes, certainly, but not only that. Is it about Death longing to understand human emotions? Yes, sure, but that is just one small aspect of this tale. Is it about the practical impossibility to change history? Maybe, but again, the story digs deeper than that. Is it about the lack of justice in the universe? Well – yes and no.
Part joke and part philosophy, the book simultaneously touched me profoundly and tickled my laughing buds. The absurdity quotient is pretty high, inspiring intermittent burst of surprised laughter, especially at Death’s irreverent opinions or Mort’s unbiased ones.
Below is a fragment of Death’s dialog with a random guy at a party. Everybody is drunk and dancing, while Death is trying to figure out what is fun. (Death is talking in all capitals throughout the narrative.)

FUN.
‘That’s right. Dada, dada, da – kick!’ there was an audible pause.
WHO IS THIS FUN?
‘No, fun isn’t anybody, fun is what you have.’
WE ARE HAVING FUN?
‘I thought I was,’ said his lordship uncertainly. The voice by his ear was vaguely worrying him; it appeared to be arriving directly into his brain.
WHAT IS THIS FUN?
‘This is!’
TO KICK VIGOROUSLY IS FUN?
‘Well, part of the fun. Kick!’
TO HEAR LOUD MUSIC IN HOT ROOM IS FUN?
‘Possibly.’
HOW IS THIS FUN MANIFESTS?
‘Well, it – look, either you’re having fun or you’re not, you don’t have to ask me, you just know, all right?...’

Sadly, Death doesn’t know. His pensive puzzlement could’ve been worthy of an anecdote, if it wasn’t so piercingly doleful.
The writer’s descriptions are often on the pessimistic side too, although they are original and amazingly vivid.

The Ramtops are full of deep valleys and unexpected crags and considerably more geography than they know what to do with.

You can just envision this scenery with too much geography, although I’m sure everyone will have a different picture in their minds.
On the whole, it was a delightful read, funny and fast. I giggled and smiled a lot. So why didn’t I give this book 5 stars? Because I think the characters are not exactly fleshed out. They are more personifications of the writer’s ideas, and he does have plenty, than real people with their pains, dreams, and pleasures. But despite this flaw, I’d definitely recommend this book to any fantasy fan … or philosophy buff.
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Aug 12, 2012 Javier Atapuerca rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ya con el anterior libro, La Luz Fantástica, se ve un ligero cambio en cómo lleva Terry Pratchett su saga de Mundo Disco. Se aleja de los personajes que han protagonizado los dos primeros, y cambia el punto de vista a otra parte del inmenso disco, lo que le permite afrontar distintos elementos a los anteriores. Ya se nota con más claridad que no son sólo libros parodia de relatos de fantasía, sino que son vehículos con una clara carga de crítica social, eso sí, envueltos con el humor y la ironía...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Πέτρος rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the fourth book of the series, which now delves into the realm of Death… while being depressed. The poor fellow seems to have lost his meaning in life (or death, or whatever) and for that reason he seeks a change of pace by looking for someone to replace him, while he tries to find meaning in life. That is why he picks Mort, a boy who doesn’t seem to be good at anything and ends up being his only option as all the others were already hired. Plus him tripping and the boy being kind enough...more This is the fourth book of the series, which now delves into the realm of Death… while being depressed. The poor fellow seems to have lost his meaning in life (or death, or whatever) and for that reason he seeks a change of pace by looking for someone to replace him, while he tries to find meaning in life. That is why he picks Mort, a boy who doesn’t seem to be good at anything and ends up being his only option as all the others were already hired. Plus him tripping and the boy being kind enough to help him get up had to do something with it. Plus, he could see him, which is quite rare.

It feels as if Pratchett builds on a notion he began in the previous book, that of headology, although here it is just called predestination. People don’t see death because they don’t expect to see death. Plus, time seems to be flowing in a fatalistic matter in Diskworld, so if someone doesn’t die when he is supposed to, the rest of reality will keep on going by being convinced he is dead.

This is also what made this book fascinating. A princess that was sparred because Mort felt sorry for, now being perceived as dead when she is not, happening at the same time as Death tries to find a new occupation while looking for something fun, at the same time his adopted daughter has her own depression by never experiencing romance and aging, at the same time his butler who is a powerful wizard returns to the mortal world in an attempt to fix reality, at the same time cameos from the previous books, such as the transformed librarian, Rincewind, and even one of granny Weatherwax’s potions are in display. There were so many things going at the same time, it was just brilliant. Plus, unlike the earlier books there were no arcs or events that felt disjoined from the premise, thus the plot was a lot more concrete.

The inner workings of the setting are also interesting as we are told several concepts about the afterlife, such as “There is no justice, only Death” as well as a reality marble that tries to fix inconsistencies by remaking the world as it should have been, based on a huge library of self-written books containing the destinies of each person. It was making me think of stuff.

Another element I enjoyed was the increased sexual tension between Mort and the two girls he fancies. Despite not being fully aware of how these things work, they build up an interesting chemistry which was also the reason for all the mess in the story to begin with. Plus it was a nice joke generator.

If I found some weaknesses those would be the book having a rather dull beginning and the build up doesn’t seem interesting in the first third of the story. Mort as a protagonist doesn’t feel as memorable as the earlier ones and even passes as a douche for trying to alter the destiny of the world by abusing the power of Death for his selfish carnal desires. The ending is also kind of a cop-out for offering an easy way to solve all the issues, so once again I find Pratchett being very bad at wrapping up his stories. Also, most of the jokes are based on black humor and may feel too depressing for some readers. Other than that, it is a far more enjoyable read than Equal Rites and has about the same interest as The Color of Magic and The Light Fantastic. (less)

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Jul 11, 2012 Sakura87 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: autori-inglesi, fantasy, umorismo, novecento, saga-ciclo

Morty è un ragazzo apparentemente non troppo sveglio e sicuramente non troppo prestante, cresciuto in un villaggio di contadini. Nessuno riesce a trovare un mestiere per lui, e il tentativo del padre di metterlo in piazza perché qualcuno lo scelga come apprendista fallisce miseramente, almeno finché non inizia a rintoccare la mezzanotte. A quel punto nel villaggio irrompe a cavallo uno strano figuro scheletrico, che tutti si ostinano a visualizzare come un uomo fin troppo normale, e designa Mort...more Morty è un ragazzo apparentemente non troppo sveglio e sicuramente non troppo prestante, cresciuto in un villaggio di contadini. Nessuno riesce a trovare un mestiere per lui, e il tentativo del padre di metterlo in piazza perché qualcuno lo scelga come apprendista fallisce miseramente, almeno finché non inizia a rintoccare la mezzanotte. A quel punto nel villaggio irrompe a cavallo uno strano figuro scheletrico, che tutti si ostinano a visualizzare come un uomo fin troppo normale, e designa Morty come suo apprendista: Morte, infatti, ha deciso di prendersi un piccolo aiutante. La maggior preoccupazione di Morty sembra quella di assumere le caratteristiche fisiche del suo maestro, ma Morte lo tranquillizza a riguardo. Il ragazzo decide allora di seguirlo: quante altre persone hanno avuto la possibilità di diventare apprendisti di Morte?
La vita nella strana dimensione in cui Morte abita scorre tranquillamente, se non fosse che il tristo mietitore continua ad ammiccare curiosamente al fatto che tutto ciò che possiede un giorno apparterrà alla sua figlioletta adottiva Ysabell. Le allusioni sono accompagnate da maliziosi occhiolini –per quanto possa occhieggiare uno scheletro senza palpebre- e allegre sgomitate, ma Morty continua a non cogliere.
Presto viene il momento di seguire le orme del maestro: Morty dovrà tagliare il legame tra corpo e anima di un’anziana strega, di un monaco col vizio di reincarnarsi continuamente, e di un’avvenente principessa quindicenne già incontrata durante un giro dimostrativo culminato con la morte del padre regnante. Peccato che, con quest’ultima, Morty sbagli il colpo e uccida involontariamente l’assassino che avrebbe consegnato il trono nelle mani del malvagio zio della ragazza. E peccato che il regno del malvagio zio sarebbe stato seguito da anni di abbondanza e prosperità. Peccato, inoltre, che il Mondo non abbia accettato la non-morte di Keli, che si ritroverà ignorata da tutti. Peccato, soprattutto, che il paradosso rischi di degenerare in catastrofe, e Morty, posto che il maestro ha deciso di prendersi una vacanza, dovrà risolvere il pasticcio da solo.

Terry Pratchett questa volta ce la fa.
La sensazione che provavo nel terminare i libri precedenti (Il colore della magia, La luce fantastica, L’arte della magia, Il tristo mietitore) era di evidente insoddisfazione: l’idea generale di ognuno di quei romanzi è geniale, esilarante, e, traduzione permettendo, la prosa di Pratchett è demenziale, divertente senza mai essere volgare, gremita di quel british humour che caratterizza i suoi romanzi.
Il problema evidente di Pratchett, nei quattro esempi che ho citato, è quello di mettere al fuoco così tanta carne che finisce per carbonizzarsi tutta: la narrazione è spezzettata e confusionaria, i personaggi sono troppi e spesso non vengono nominati dando per scontato che il solo riferimento a determinate caratteristiche fisiche li renda immediatamente riconoscibili al lettore, e i singoli intrecci che conducono ad un unico finale sono eccessivi. Di fatto, poi, il finale del romanzo è sempre affrettato e, anche quello, così confusionario che spesso chiede di essere riletto.
Il talento di Pratchett, lasciando ovviamente da parte l’humour e la prosa semplice e gioiosa, è la caratterizzazione dei personaggi: e in Morty l’apprendista (titolo originale: Mort) l’autore ne dà un’ottima dimostrazione. L’ampio spazio dato al comico e dignitoso Morte -il personaggio che preferisco nell’intero Mondo Disco-, la concentrazione sull’unico punto di vista di Morty e sulle sue vicende, per una volta lasciando da parte intrecci e sottointrecci confusionari, nonché il suo non scadere in trovate eccessivamente originali (non dimenticherò mai la generazione spontanea di mondi-centri commerciali in un romanzo che poteva sfiorare l’eccezionale se si fosse concentrato solo sul licenziamento di Morte –mi riferisco a Il tristo mietitore) ne fanno al momento il mio romanzo di Pratchett preferito.(less)

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Mar 27, 2012 Donovan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, comedy

Terry Pratchett does for fantasy what Douglas Adams did for science fiction...pure comedic genius.
Mort is just one story that features in the Discworld series. If you don't know what the Discworld is, then you must lead a poor shallow inconsolable life and no amount of funny witty puns collected in to an adventure filled story is going to make your day: or will it?
This was the second discworld story I read and it only cemented what I thought was great about Pratchett's writing. Which is to say c...more Terry Pratchett does for fantasy what Douglas Adams did for science fiction...pure comedic genius.
Mort is just one story that features in the Discworld series. If you don't know what the Discworld is, then you must lead a poor shallow inconsolable life and no amount of funny witty puns collected in to an adventure filled story is going to make your day: or will it?
This was the second discworld story I read and it only cemented what I thought was great about Pratchett's writing. Which is to say colourful, flamboyant, easy to read and will leave you in small fits of belly shacking chuckles (if not all out laughter).
If you want a fun read or a great bed time story for the little ones, then I thoroughly recommend this.

Plot ***Spoilers***
As a teenager, Mort had a personality and temperament that made him rather unsuited to the family farming business. Mort's father, named Lezek, felt that Mort thought too much, which prevented him from achieving anything practical. Thus, Lezek took him to a local hiring fair, hoping that Mort would land an apprenticeship with some tradesman; not only would this provide a job for his son, but it would also make his son's propensity towards thinking someone else's problem.

At the job fair, Mort at first has no luck attracting the interest of an employer. Then, just before the stroke of midnight, a man concealed in a black cloak arrives on a white horse. He says he is looking for a young man to assist him in his work and selects Mort for the job. The man turns out to be Death, and Mort is given an apprenticeship in ushering souls into the next world (though his father thinks he's been apprenticed to an undertaker).

When it is a princess' time to die (according to a preconceived reality), Mort, instead of ushering her soul, saves her from death, dramatically altering a part of the Discworld's reality. However, the princess, for whom Mort has a developing infatuation, does not have long to live, and he must try to save her, once again, from a seemingly unstoppable death. Both the princess and Mort end up consulting the local wizard, Igneous Cutwell, for various methods of assistance with the crisis.

As Mort begins to do most of Death's "Duty", he loses some of his former character traits, and essentially starts to become more like Death himself. Death, in turn, yearns to relish what being human is truly like and travels to Ankh-Morpork to indulge in new experiences and attempt to feel real human emotion. Conclusively, Mort must duel Death for Mort's freedom. Though Death wins the duel, he spares Mort's life and sends him back to the Disc.

The princess is saved from a second death when the alternate reality Mort created is reduced to a pearl-like state. This pearl is given to Mort for safe-keeping. At the end of the novel, Mort marries Ysabell, Death's adopted daughter. (less)

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Dec 27, 2011 Roberta rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2007

Mortimer, detto Morty, non ha le idee chiarissime su quel che vuol fare da grande. Almeno fin quando non diventa l'apprendista di un insolito maestro: la Morte, proprio quella con la falce, in persona. Una volta appurato, con notevole sollievo, di non dover essere necessariamente morto per poter svolgere il lavoro, Morty si appassiona alla nuova materia, anche se ben presto scoprirà che essere apprendista della Morte non è poi così romantico e affascinante come sembrava. Pericoli e sfide terribi...more

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Nov 24, 2011 Raelyn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this Discworld adventure we follow the story of Mort, a young lad who, “couldn’t find his arse with both hands”. Mort goes into town for the fair at Sheepridge in order to seek a master and become an apprentice. At the end of the festival Mort is the only boy left standing without a job, looking desperate and dejected. Then enters Death: skeleton, black robe, TALKS IN CAPITALS, and hires Mort. From there things get interesting, as Mort takes on half the role of Death and discovers that being...more

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Sep 19, 2011 Христо Блажев rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Убийствен (буквално) смях в "Морт" на Пратчет: http://www.knigolandia.info/2009/10/b...

Едно нещо научих от Тери Пратчет - създай си свят, насели го обилно с каквото ти хрумне и после пиши по една книга за всяко създание, което си сънувал. А ако можеш и да правиш книгите убийствено смешни, значи всичко е наред. Или не е. Ако не си Пратчет, не е.

Сигурно съм двестамилионният почитател на историите от Света на диска, но пак ще пиша по темата, безмилостен съм за това. Един добър приятел бе така люб...more

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Jun 21, 2011 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you ever wanted to know how Death lives, here’s the book for you. Death (a tangible being in Discworld…or an anthropomorphic personification) has decided he needs an apprentice. He settles on Mort, a young man who has failed to reach his father’s expectations as a potential farmer and who has been taken to the apprentice’s fair at his local village. Mort is brought to Death’s domain – a contrived reality where time stands still. There he meets Ysabell, Death’s adopted daughter, and Albert, De...more If you ever wanted to know how Death lives, here’s the book for you. Death (a tangible being in Discworld…or an anthropomorphic personification) has decided he needs an apprentice. He settles on Mort, a young man who has failed to reach his father’s expectations as a potential farmer and who has been taken to the apprentice’s fair at his local village. Mort is brought to Death’s domain – a contrived reality where time stands still. There he meets Ysabell, Death’s adopted daughter, and Albert, Death’s butler. As he follows Death through the duties of the Grim Reaper, Mort finds it hard to put aside his mortality. Especially when it comes time for Mort to take some souls of his own without Death’s supervision and a princess’s life is on the roster. A very lovely princess. Who Mort instantly falls for…

I’m going to have to put the kibosh on any more reading of Terry Pratchett books for a while since I’ve torn through about six of them in the past 2 or 3 weeks and I don’t want to run out anytime soon. This one is his most popular novel in Britain, and has probably been one of my favorites thus far. Having watched the recent movie production of “The Color of Magic,” I automatically hear Christopher Lee’s voice as Death and the idea of Death going on vacation and allowing a teenage boy to take over his responsibilites translates hilariously to the written word. Of course, Pratchett overseeing the story doesn’t hurt at all.

Through this book, we get somewhat of an overview of the actual land of Discworld, the deeper workings of magic in this universe. Now that I think about it, I could probably say this about each of the books I’ve read so far. This one delves a bit into theology. Although, not traditional theology, or course. The unmistakeable theology of Terry Pratchett. This story takes something we all have to face sooner or later and personifies it. We never think about Death wanting to take a vacation, or being lonely, or having job security. And here we see all those things, and the consequences. The very very funny consequences.(less)

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Mar 03, 2011 Sally rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is the first of the Discworld books to feature Death as a main character, although he has appeared in earlier stories as well as subsequent ones as an intermittent character. I think this is one of the better Discworld books that I have read, in spite of it being one of the earliest Pratchett Discworld novels. Again, there are fantastic, unreal situations that somehow are made believable. I think the idea I liked best was a different way to think of dying (and thus, Death) as a step in the...more

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Nov 28, 2010 Tanabrus rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. E’ il secondo libro del Mondo Disco che leggo. Un anno fa, durante i saldi estivi della TEA, avevo preso Il colore della magia, il primo della saga, che però non mi aveva catturato. Di quel libro comunque mi era rimasta un’ottima impressione di Morte, e così ci ho riprovato puntando direttamente a uno dei libri su questo personaggio, stavolta.

E devo dire di non esserne rimasto affatto deluso.
Il libro è leggero, divertente, rapido. Una lettura rilassante, decisamente.

Morte decide di prendersi un...more E’ il secondo libro del Mondo Disco che leggo. Un anno fa, durante i saldi estivi della TEA, avevo preso Il colore della magia, il primo della saga, che però non mi aveva catturato. Di quel libro comunque mi era rimasta un’ottima impressione di Morte, e così ci ho riprovato puntando direttamente a uno dei libri su questo personaggio, stavolta.

E devo dire di non esserne rimasto affatto deluso.
Il libro è leggero, divertente, rapido. Una lettura rilassante, decisamente.

Morte decide di prendersi un apprendista. Il povero Morty, un ragazzo praticamente cacciato da casa dalla famiglia (coltivatori di viti riannuali, che vanno piantate adesso per raccoglierne l’uva la stagione passata e poterne fare il vino per gli indovini) a causa della sua scarsa attitudine al lavoro inflessibile e meticoloso di coltivatore di piante riannuali.
Morty finisce così a casa della Morte, dove conosce la figlia adottiva Ysabell e il servitore Albert. E comincia ad accompagnare Morte quando va a lavorare, a recidere le anime dai corpi quando per questi giunge il momento di morire.

Ma Morte è un’entità nata con la nascita della vita, mai stato umano e quindi immune ai sentimenti. Morty invece è un ragazzo umano che lentamente dovrebbe diventare come Morte, e quindi prova eccome i sentimenti! Come ad esempio innamorarsi di una principessa. La stessa principessa che nella sua prima notte di lavoro salva per errore da morte certa.

E così Morty deve affrontare le conseguenze di questa alterazione della realtà, visto che i corpi delle persone vedono la principessa viva ma le menti sanno che dovrebbe essere morta, cercare di salvarla di nuovo e tentare di aggiustare il tutto senza farsi scoprire da Morte, che nel frattempo ha cominciato a vagare nel mondo, attratto dalla vita e desideroso di imparare a provare i sentimenti.

Come sempre Morte è un personaggio splendido, ma direi che trovare un personaggio banale o non interessante è quantomeno arduo. Da Morty con i suoi tentativi di capire come funzionano i suoi poteri di Apprendista Morte a Albert con la sua reazione su Mondo Disco, dalla principessa con la sua regalità di famiglia al mago Cutwell (che non sarà certo potente come Scuotivento, che ricordo conoscere un solo incantesimo ma talmente potente da poter distruggere il mondo se mai dovesse lanciarlo, ma è un discreto idiota anche lui), dal vecchio gran sacerdote all’oste che versa da bere a Morty.

E Morte… il trenino, la pesca, l’ubriacatura, l’ufficio di collocamento, il lavoro in cucina!(less)

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Oct 20, 2010 Piper added it · review of another edition

In my opinion, Mort by Terry Pratchett gets two thumbs up. It is it excellent book that’s funny, suspenseful, and even a bit romantic. Every bit of this book keeps you laughing and wanting to read more. I never wanted to put it down!
The author Terry Pratchett has an interesting writing style that is slightly different then some of the usual ones, but so much better all the same. Being an English writer, some of the words in the book sound funny to hear and adds to the great style of the story....more In my opinion, Mort by Terry Pratchett gets two thumbs up. It is it excellent book that’s funny, suspenseful, and even a bit romantic. Every bit of this book keeps you laughing and wanting to read more. I never wanted to put it down!
The author Terry Pratchett has an interesting writing style that is slightly different then some of the usual ones, but so much better all the same. Being an English writer, some of the words in the book sound funny to hear and adds to the great style of the story. You have to really use your imagination with his kind of writing, and he leaves a lot up to you to create, while still providing the perfect amount of description and context into it. The story itself is chalked full or ironic pieces. The most evident of all being that the book (from a distance) is solely about Death and his assistant which should be frightening and dramatic, but the book is a comedy and keeps a light happy tone the whole time.
This book is written with a narrator, though we don’t really know who it is. Just Terry I suppose. The narrator never gives away the secrets and makes us wait till the end to find out the answers. There is not exactly one major mystery in this book, but more so, a couple of mini problems sprinkled throughout the chapters. I think that this is a very good way of keeping the readers attention and not getting bored with just one worry the whole time.
In the beginning of the book, he starts right off the bat with a situation already forming. All his life Mort had lived on the farm with his parents, and farming was the only thing he knew how to do. The only issue with that, was he had never been focused or really smart enough to be any good at it, so one night his father took him down to the job fair in town in hope that somebody might choose him as an apprentice(poor fellow). When all the other boys had been chosen, it was 5 past midnight they lost hope and were on their way back home. They heard somebody right then ride up on a horse and call after them. That night, Mort became Deaths apprentice. The thing is, his father didn’t know it because when Death would talk to someone anything that would not make sense to them would not be how they heard it. His father probably heard that he was going to be a plumber or a carpenter or something normal. In Deaths personal kingdom, in a world he made of his own, Mort met two new people, Ysabell and Albert. Also Deaths horse Binky. Ysabell was his “daughter” who was adopted, and Albert who was the cook.
Now the world that all the mortals live on is called the Discworld which is rather hard to explain. It is a flat world that rests on the back of four great elephants standing on a giant turtle that floats around through space. Now “most astrologists say there is a tiny one-in-a-million chance of there ever being such place, but most magicians say one-in-a-million chances happen nine out of ten times.”
So on Death and now Mort’s job to usher souls into the next world Binky would carry them to the Discworld at impossible speeds that are easier not explained. On one of the jobs, actually Mort’s’ first job alone, instead of taking Princess Keli’s soul like he’s supposed to, he misses and kills her murderer instead. Later on he falls in love with her, along with the wizard Cutwell.
As the now made ripples in history try to fix themselves, Mort makes a couple of other mistakes and gets Death pretty angry at him, but in a clash in “reality” everything fixes itself alright with Mort marrying Ysabell, Death being…well Death, Cutwell becoming an advanced wizard, and Princess Keli crowned Queen Keli.
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Sep 03, 2010 Danielle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone who is a fan of Douglas Adams/Neil Gaiman/Eoin Colfer

Recommended to Danielle by: Found it by itself in the back shelf.

As always,Terry Pratchett manages to make a satiracal series seem serious in the most deadly kind of way;Then proceed to turn it right around again so you laugh out loud at the sheer audacity of it.I found this book endlessly entertaining,and I'm always charmed by the way an author (Whom I admire quite alot) can create his own world,populate it with an endless supply of entertaining and imaginitive characters,and the proceed to take such a fascinated interest in each one.I remember in the first...more

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May 22, 2010 Noni rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Death: I SIMPLY – FEEL I WANT A CHANGE

I fondly got to know more about Death in this one. A skeleton figure wearing hooded- robe, and eye sockets filled with blue flames. Oh, he was funny and adorable in some ways. Here, he was like a grandfather whom in his old age suddenly got the urge for a change. He wanted to learn more about human’s ordinary life. So, Death hired an apprentice, a boy named Mort. Once he thought Mort could do his work, Death took a holiday.

Death then tried fishing, dancing,...more

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Apr 26, 2010 Bertrand rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Les annales du Disque-Monde constituent l’œuvre majeure de l’anglais Terry Pratchett, qui y a gagné ses galons d’humoriste reconnu et vénéré. Avec plus de 30 volumes au compteur, voilà une série qui a séduit bien des lecteurs et suscité un enthousiasme sans cesse renouvelé. Un monde plat et rond, porté par quatre éléphants eux-mêmes juchés sur la carapace d’une énorme tortue. Tout ça a de quoi surprendre. Sur ce gigantesque disque, un univers inspiré des romans de fantasy, peuplé de dieux, sorci...more Les annales du Disque-Monde constituent l’œuvre majeure de l’anglais Terry Pratchett, qui y a gagné ses galons d’humoriste reconnu et vénéré. Avec plus de 30 volumes au compteur, voilà une série qui a séduit bien des lecteurs et suscité un enthousiasme sans cesse renouvelé. Un monde plat et rond, porté par quatre éléphants eux-mêmes juchés sur la carapace d’une énorme tortue. Tout ça a de quoi surprendre. Sur ce gigantesque disque, un univers inspiré des romans de fantasy, peuplé de dieux, sorciers, brigands, monstres, assureurs, etc. qui constituent un petit monde hétéroclite, bigarré et complètement frappé. Car le Disque-Monde est avant tout une gigantesque farce, parodie lancée à la face du monde, qui n’épargne rien ni personne.
La Mort en a jusque-là, il (oui, il) fait les trois-huit 365 jours par an, surveille ses sabliers sans relâche et ne parvient plus à trouver de plaisir dans son job de collecteur d’âmes pour lequel il a pourtant la tête de l’emploi. Alors il (oui, il ! ça suffit maintenant !) décide de prendre un apprenti dans l’espoir de lâcher un peu de lest. Le jeune Mortimer, bon à rien de naissance, est le candidat idéal… Sauf que tout ne va pas se dérouler comme prévu, l’Amour étant de la partie.
Encore un roman court et drôle qui s’ajoute à la saga du Disque-Monde. Avec la Mort au rendez-vous, il faut forcément s’attendre à un humour grinçant : la plume de Pratchett ne faillit pas, et les bons mots fusent à une fréquence très impressionnante dans la première partie du livre. Si le comique s’assagit quelque peu au fur et à mesure de la progression de l’intrigue, l’ensemble fait montre d’une remarquable cohérence : sans doute le mieux construit des quatre premiers tomes. Pratchett affine sa formule et continue de détailler par petits bouts le folklore du Disque-Monde qui commence à prendre beaucoup de consistance tout en conservant la douce folie qui y règne perpétuellement.
Extrait : « La première pizza du Disque fut l’œuvre du mythique klatchien Ronron « Joe la Révélation » Shuwadhi. Il prétendait avoir appris la recette en rêve de la bouche du Créateur du Disque-Monde lui-même, Lequel avait apparemment déclaré que c’était là ce qu’Il cherchait à réaliser depuis toujours. D’après les voyageurs du désert qui ont contemplé l’original, soi-disant miraculeusement conservé dans la Cité Interdite de Ee, ce que le créateur avait en tête, c’était une spécialité plutôt petite, au fromage et aux poivrons, décorée de quelques olives noires**, et tout ce qu’on voit dessus, qui ressemble à des montagnes et des océans, fut rajouté dans l’enthousiasme de la dernière minute, comme il arrive si souvent.
**Après le schisme des « Sens Direct » et la mort de quelque vingt-cinq mille personnes dans le jihad qui s’ensuivit, les fidèles eurent le droit d’ajouter une feuille de laurier à la recette. »(less)

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Feb 25, 2010 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was in a reading lull when I first picked up a Terry Pratchett book. I had just finished the latest Harry Potter (I think it was OotP) and as usual had left a bit of a void. My best friend, and book fiend, Fiona recommended that I try some Pratchett. Fi and I had such a random sense of humour and she thought that I would love the humour in these books. She lent me Mort, her all time favourite of his books. With one of the oddest covers I had seen I took a chance with a book that I would never...more I was in a reading lull when I first picked up a Terry Pratchett book. I had just finished the latest Harry Potter (I think it was OotP) and as usual had left a bit of a void. My best friend, and book fiend, Fiona recommended that I try some Pratchett. Fi and I had such a random sense of humour and she thought that I would love the humour in these books. She lent me Mort, her all time favourite of his books. With one of the oddest covers I had seen I took a chance with a book that I would never have picked out myself. And I feel in love with The Discworld.

Terry Pratchett has such a unique way of telling his stories, but then again when you are writing about the Discworld it’s kind of hard to not be unique when the very place is a large disc that rests on the back of 4 elephants that ride on the shell of a gigantic turtle that swims through the universe.

I am still yet to find a Pratchett book which hasn't made me laugh on the very first page. I highly recommend picking up a Discworld book, I tend to lean towards the ones with Death - one of the funniest characters because of his lack of understanding the human way and being devoid of thought or emotion but logic. Rincewind - the world’s biggest non-hero who blunders his way to victory by running away, doing everything in his power to not do anything and to hide from the quests to save the world that seem to fall into his lap. And with Rincewind usually come the Luggage - the funniest and most animated inanimate objects, a bottomless chest that runs around on hundreds of legs that protrude from its base. It can strike terror into the most harden criminals with just a look from its beady lock. The Luggage has one mission, to be with his owner, which is a hard task when it is the wizard Rincewind who has a knack for getting thrown into different dimensions and randomly being transported through the very fabric of time.

I don't know how anyone could not enjoy a Terry Pratchett novel. I tend read them after finishing a highly emotional book, when you need to read but you are not yet ready to become emotionally involved in another story. For something light and easy to read, for a book that you can pick up every now and again, for something that will make you laugh at other peoples misfortunes - pick up my favourite Pratchett book Mort, and follow his adventures as he becomes Deaths Apprentice with failing limbs and the heart of a hero in puberty.
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Feb 03, 2010 Despina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Когато става дума за Тери Пратчет и творчеството му затаявам дъх и се опитвам да извикам най-доброто от най-доброто, за да го изкажа... Ала когато се заговори за Смърт на Хората, единственото на което съм способна е мълчание. Гробно мълчание. Лишено от звук или стон, дори от лек полъх на дихание.

Обожавам всичко свързано със Смърт на Хората, Смърт на Мишките, а за самият Морт нямам думи. Чиракът на Смърт е едновременно тъжен и изключително забавен образ,който предизвиква бурен океан от противоре...more

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May 29, 2009 Kate rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, humor

I enjoyed the book, but wasn't really impressed by it. The writing style is dry and clever, like all of Pratchett's books, but the plot wanders and the characters are a bit stilted and unconvincing at times. I probably would have enjoyed it more had I read the first three Discworld books-- but I read Small Gods without having read any Discworld at all, and enjoyed it immensely. Will probably pick up more of the series anyway, if I come across used copies.

Pratchett's a fun writer, but I think I e...more I enjoyed the book, but wasn't really impressed by it. The writing style is dry and clever, like all of Pratchett's books, but the plot wanders and the characters are a bit stilted and unconvincing at times. I probably would have enjoyed it more had I read the first three Discworld books-- but I read Small Gods without having read any Discworld at all, and enjoyed it immensely. Will probably pick up more of the series anyway, if I come across used copies.

Pratchett's a fun writer, but I think I enjoyed him best in tandem with Neil Gaiman (Good Omens). Gaiman takes himself a little too seriously, while Pratchett's humor works better for me with a little more bite in it. Working together, they seem to balance each other out.

Mort is kind of like a YA novel set in the middle of a... well, I guess it's an adult series. It's an early book in the series-- just number four-- and I'm guessing from Small Gods that the books get a lot better as things progress. The settings are Ankh-Morpork, a filthy, writhing metropolis; Sto Lat, a sleepy country city; and Death's domain, which is exactly as Death wishes it. (Unfortunately, as either Ysabell or Albert says, Death doesn't have a whole lot of imagination.)

Death chooses Mort, a hiring-fair reject, as his apprentice. It's soon clear that what Death actually wanted was a companion for his daughter, Ysabell, but Death soon starts to enjoy the thought of someone else taking over the Duty for him. He goes AWOL to find himself just as Mort, who's an okay kid but still a teenager, does something reckless and accidentally scuffs up the fabric of Reality.

Mort flounders and moans while Death wanders a bit and spends some time working as a short-order restaurant cook. Reality tries to fix itself, and Mort interferes once again. Albert, Death's manservant, becomes involved, playing a bit like Argus Filch in the Harry Potter books throughout a lot of the story. Ysabell, who's had the misfortune to be 16 for 35 years, broods and sniffles a lot. There are other characters, too, who would have been more entertaining than the main cast if fully fleshed out. Things happen. An ending comes that is not the ending I would have expected.

If some things had been fleshed out a little more-- Ysabell's developing feelings for Mort, for example, or Mort's progression from awkward teenager to strong, confident/competent young man-- the story would have felt a lot more cohesive. Death's reaction to Mort's mistakes is also a bit unconvincing, giving his tolerant attitude towards his apprentice in the beginning and his own poor supervision. It's interesting that Death is supposedly unable to feel-- but can feel anger just fine.

Overall, the book is worth a read, but probably best if you've checked out the first three first. I plan to do so. :)

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Jan 25, 2012 Natalie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I think one of the things I like best about Terry Pratchett, is all the one-liners that just crack me up. There were several times during this book that I just burst out laughing because of one small sentence. Those one-liners make his books perfect for my husband and I to read out loud to each other. Sadly, Rob read this one already (Not that he hasn't minded reading some of them a second time :-), so I read this one on my own. I think the experience was just a bit lacking (mostly because I did...more

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Aug 29, 2011 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Mort, a decent book by Pratchett that has more of the humour he is known for, but a story that tries to be more epic than it is and that just isn't as good as some other stuff. I, for one, think it is a little over-hyped.

Mort is the story about a lad named Mort, who finds himself at the job fair looking for a job. When nobody shows to provide him with a job, Death shows up, offering him an apprenticeship. Finding out that he need not be dead to sign up, he finds himself as Death's new apprentice...more Mort, a decent book by Pratchett that has more of the humour he is known for, but a story that tries to be more epic than it is and that just isn't as good as some other stuff. I, for one, think it is a little over-hyped.

Mort is the story about a lad named Mort, who finds himself at the job fair looking for a job. When nobody shows to provide him with a job, Death shows up, offering him an apprenticeship. Finding out that he need not be dead to sign up, he finds himself as Death's new apprentice. Mort finds himself venturing with Death but having trouble with the job, as he sees no justice in what they're doing. And of course, winds up in a mess that could very well destroy reality.

The story tries to be very epic, it really does. It has this idea that by trying to destroy the very fabric of reality, that it becomes quite the tale, however, I find the story itself being forgettable. The story dawdles too much on Mort, coming to grips with being Death's apprentice and what Death decides to do now that he has an apprentice.

Death himself is quite the character, and I enjoyed him. He seemed to find himself growing in the novel and becoming a new person (as character development should be). Mort on the other hand, doesn't seem to change much except when he is being Death. He seems quite shallow of a character, and relies on saying "Mort" when he knows not what to say. Albert is also quite dull, but he has one good scene at the end of the book. Ysabelle is meh, she's fairly dull I think but she's no Albert in that department.

The humour in this book relies on more of a "this is funny because Death is frying eggs and petting cats" as opposed to the situational humour that I am fond of from books like The Colour of Magic and Guards! Guards!. I also found that Pratchett got himself carried away in some places. I could find it funny in other books where he would go on about how they're not allowed to use metaphors unless they're true and have three pages explaining that, but when you have footnotes in footnotes, and more than once or twice (about a half dozen or so), then it becomes much.

All-in-all though, Mort is another good book from Pratchett. It is not my personal favourite, and from the three other books I've read, it's probably my least favourite. But still, Pratchett has a way with words that cannot be adequately described in words other than his. And it is also the case that there is no such author quite like him. And so it is that I leave you with a quote about the situational humour in this book. Crack up from this quote and this book is for you:

- I USHERED SOULS INTO THE NEXT WORLD. I WAS THE GRAVE OF ALL HOPE. I
WAS THE ULTIMATE REALITY. I WAS THE ASSASSIN AGAINST WHOM NO LOCK
WOULD HOLD.
- "Yes, point taken, but do you have any particular skills?"

-- Death consults a job broker (Terry Pratchett, Mort)(less)

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Apr 18, 2011 Sharyl rated it 4 of 5 stars

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In this installment of his Discworld Series, we meet Mort, a rural lad who is seeking some kind of apprenticeship or training for a future career, but is having trouble fitting in anywhere. His luck finally changes, though, when Death taps on his shoulder.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, BOY?

Uh, Mortimer...sir.They call me Mort.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE...

Ah, don't worry; Mort doesn't die, but Death could use an assistant. In fact, Death is dead tired, beginning to question what it's all about, and would like to tr...more

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May 15, 2013 Christopher rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mort, a gangly, clumsy teenager, is taken to the market by his father in order to find an apprenticeship. Death (the disc-worlds anthropomorphic being) finds Mort and takes him on as his apprentice. He follows Death around, cleans for him, etc, until finally death gives him a night to go reap souls for him. He lets a beautiful princess live instead of killing her, causing an alternate reality to be born and exist at the same time, causing all sorts of problems.
Death is a pretty interesting chara...more

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