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Melissa
Aug 23, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
4 1/2 stars, funny, absurd, and surprisingly sweet
Ana
2011, January 22
I love Death so much. <3 And Mort! Also, another one that I stayed up all night to read in a couple of hours...

2012, March 5-6
Still one of my favorites.

2013, January 31-February 5
Mort!

October 27-30, 2015
I really do love Death and everyone else.

August 24-27, 2017
And then you start thinking about what being death means.

September 23-24, 2019
And then I love watching them figure out love lol

July 13-14, 2025
Still just love this one.
Cora
In this Discworld novel, Death decides to obtain an apprentice. Mort's father decides that it is time for him to leave the nest and get an apprenticeship, but no one seems to want Mort, until Death shows up. As Death's apprentice Mort learns quickly and soon is trusted to do some tasks on his own. That is when he makes one decision that has consequences that threaten the future history of the Disc. Can Mort fix his mistake? I enjoyed this Discworld novel. Both Death and Mort are interesting char ...more
Trish
DEATH is such a great character
Cathy
Jul 13, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: discworld
Heidi Holford
May 30, 2008 rated it liked it
Anastasia
Jul 03, 2008 rated it really liked it
Betty
Nov 27, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy, humor
Deyara
Oct 10, 2009 rated it really liked it
Sarah
Oct 14, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: bbc-big-read, 2012, 2013, 020
Rac
Feb 06, 2012 rated it liked it
Tanya
Jun 27, 2013 marked it as to-read
Laura
Aug 26, 2013 rated it liked it
Laurel Kristick
Feb 13, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Catsalive
May 09, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2015, pre-bc
Edie Kestenbaum
Jan 19, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: books-read-2017
Kelley J
Aug 03, 2018 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy
Ann
Nov 18, 2018 marked it as to-read
Prashant
Aug 17, 2019 marked it as to-read
James
Aug 17, 2020 rated it really liked it
Gaijinmama
Mar 02, 2020 marked it as to-read
Amber
Oct 20, 2020 marked it as to-read
Carolyn Rutigliano
Jan 21, 2023 marked it as to-read
Wendy
Mar 15, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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