I think this is an incredible book; I've never read anything like it. It's probably the best book I've read in the last year! Pratchett deftly manages to be profound, thoughtful, sad, and laugh-out-loud funny all in the same story. At the end of a prolific writing career, this is the last book he will write due to Alzheimers. It seems to me to be a brilliant finale. Wonderful characters and hilarious moments are juxtaposed with an ongoing, underlying discussion of religion and belief in many forms. And it works! Pratchett raises important questions such as "where is God in the face of disaster and great suffering?" I know the author himself is an avowed atheist, but he does a good job of allowing the reader to draw his/her own conclusions. There is certainly room for faith. I loved this book and highly recommend it. The only part I didn't like as well was at the end. If you read this book, we can discuss it!