Mort

a novel of Discworld

mass market paperback, 243 pages

English language

Published Feb. 1, 2001 by HarperTorch.

ISBN:
978-0-06-102068-1
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OCLC Number:
45894907
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386372

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4 stars (3 reviews)

Death comes to everyone eventually on Discworld. And now he's come to Mort with an offer the young man can't refuse. (No, literally, can't refuse since being dead isn't exactly compulsory.) Actually, it's a pretty good deal. As Death's apprentice, Mort will have free board and lodging. He'll get use of the company horse. And he won't have to take any time off for family funerals. But despite the obvious perks, young Mort is about to discover that there is a serious downside to working for the Reaper Man . . . because this perfect job can be a killer on one's love life.

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Review of 'Mort'

4 stars

This is such an amazing book (my first Terry Pratchett book), would have given it a 5/5, but the last 20-30 pages just falls apart pacing wise and depends on some rushed exposition crammed into the last 2-3 pages that I had to open up the plot of the book on Wikipedia to understand it, the end also just feels out of place with the rest of the book. The first like 90% however has to be one of the most enjoyable reads I've ever had, every page (up to those last few) a pure joy.

Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Fantasy
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy - Series
  • Fiction / General
  • Fantasy - General