Jennie's review
Reaper Man: A Discworld Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
by Terry Pratchett
Jennie's review
Reaper Man: A Discworld Novel (Mass Market Paperback) by Terry Pratchett
Jennie's review
rating:
bookshelves:
british-comedy,
comedy-satire,
discworld,
over-and-over-again,
sci-fi-fantasy
recommended for: Anyone
Probably my favorite of all of the Discworld novels (and that's a hard choice, given my total love of the series). Of all of Pratchett's many quirky characters, I think I love Death the best, though I couldn't begin to tell you why. In this installment, Death gets fired and has to get a day job. In typical Discworld fashion, not everything goes according to plan.
Don't pay attention to the critics' quotes on the front of the book. Anyone who compares Pratchett to Tolkien or Douglas Adams hasn't actually read any of the three. It might be better to compare him to Jonathan Swift or Mark Twain; in spite of the dwarves, wizards, witches, werewolves, and other fantastic characters, Pratchett's novels are more a commentary on human nature & society than high fantasy. Great fun!
Don't pay attention to the critics' quotes on the front of the book. Anyone who compares Pratchett to Tolkien or Douglas Adams hasn't actually read any of the three. It might be better to compare him to Jonathan Swift or Mark Twain; in spite of the dwarves, wizards, witches, werewolves, and other fantastic characters, Pratchett's novels are more a commentary on human nature & society than high fantasy. Great fun!
