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The midwinter holiday on Discworld is Hogswatch rather than Christmas, and the Hogfather is the Discworld's counterpart of Santa Claus. He climbs down chimneys, gives presents, says, "HO-HO-HO," and drives a sleigh pulled by four flying pigs. Many children of the Disc believe in him, which is why he exists. (This is a fundamental characteristic of the magical system in Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.) Belief causes the thing believed in to exist, and when belief stops, that existence stops. T
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In Hogfather we get to see Discworlds version of Christmas, Hogswatch. But Hogfather is missing, children of the disc believe in him, he is their version of santa and because they believe in him he exists so what will happen now to Hogswatch?.This is when Death has to step in, don the suit and take control of the hog driven sleigh.
This book is so clever, it humorously challenges belief, traditions and expectations through fantasy.
I get the feeling that with re-reading I could get more out of it ...more
This book is so clever, it humorously challenges belief, traditions and expectations through fantasy.
I get the feeling that with re-reading I could get more out of it ...more
Hogfather draws up a character sketch of Death more beautifully than any other book, except perhaps Reaper Man. Near the end of the book, I kept losing myself in a dream of sitting by the fireside in plush comfortable chair, with him seated in the self-same way on the opposite side talking to me about humanity and baffling me with his probing questions and insights.
Death is an endearing character with an infectious amount of idealism and hope for better things in the world. In real life, sadly, ...more
Death is an endearing character with an infectious amount of idealism and hope for better things in the world. In real life, sadly, ...more
Full of Sir Terry's wit, wisdom and humor, a must read for every Discworld fan and any lover of fantasy.A great read for Christmas and Hogswatch!
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