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"A sequence of unalloyed delight" (Guardian)
"'Pratchett is a comic genius'" (Daily Express)
"'Pratchett's humour takes logic past the point of absurdity and round again, but it is his unexpected insights into human morality that make the Discworld series stand out'" (Times Educational Supplement)
"'Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy... Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own'" (The Sunday Times)
"'He is screamingly funny. He is wise. He has style'" (Sunday Telegraph)
Terry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. He died in March 2015.
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这本和Pyramids个人认为算是最适合入坑的两本。。。Keli公主的裙子那段描写，看完我就认真回去背GRE了
Started reading Terry Pratchett's Disc world series because my other couple of authors didn't have anything new out at the time and I needed something to read while plodding on an elliptical at the gym lol!! This is a great series of books, though it took a while to be able to visualize Pratchett's dystopian world.... the friend that recommended the series told me to picture London in the Elizabethan period :) albeit while being contained on a planet that sits on the back of a HUGE turtle, that sits on the backs of HUGE elephants.....yep, wrap your head around that one!!! With that said it is a very good and funny series of books that can be read as stand alones or in order, though in order would be better if you plan on reading more than a couple! This has been my favorite up to this point, but the others before it were really great too, his twist on words and spellings will have you LOLing constantly!! I've read 6 of the 20 something and this one was so funny, but they're all truly good reads!! I'll be reviewing the other books in the series I've read so far and will be doing a copy and paste of this into those reviews!! Have turned a few fellow readers on to this series and will again I'm sure!
Mort. Let's see here. Ever seen Death drunk? Ever thought about being Death as a job? You know, with the house and the schedule and an apprentice, and even office politics? No? Well then, you're in for a treat. I did laugh to the point of aches in my belly while reading the first 3 Discworld books, like, literally, on every page. I didn't quite laugh as hard while reading this one, but still, every scene with Death is a treasure in of itself, not mentioning the hysterical setup of the entire idea about life, death, universe, reality, essence, non essence, rouge elephants attempting to trample royal wedding guests... err, excuse me, I'm getting carried away. Anyway. An awesome read, but I'll be frank, in a couple of places it was slow and I was almost, ALMOST, tempted to put it down. As to the story...
A gangly and overall awkward teenager is supposed to find a job, or an apprenticeship, or something of the sort, sort of because he's not really good at anything and is thinking too much, and sort of because his dad is sort of trying to get rid of him that way. It's never stated openly, only implied. Incidentally, the last at the job fair, he, the lad, that is, Mort, lands an apprenticeship with Death. Charming, eh? Add scornful stern princesses that die or don't die or they can't figure out if they die or not die to the mix, Death's horse called Binky, and Death's daughter (what, you didn't think Death could have a daughter?) Ysabell, oh, and a bunch of wizards doing, well, I can't tell you what they were doing without spoiling it for you, and a slew of other completely unrelated events, which only Terry could pull off, by throwing them in seemingly at random but always somehow managing to tie loose ends, and you've got yourself quite a story. May I add, in the course of it everything turns upside down, with Mort quite interested in understanding what's it like to be dead, and Death quite interested in understanding what's it like to be alive and human. Oh, and they both can walk through walls, for no reason. There, I'm off to read book 5 now (in the order they were published, mind you), called Sourcery.
I'm new to Pratchett, so I've been going through his books in order. So far, he deserves all of the praise that he gets!
I read a lot of the other reviews of Mort, and I agree. It was funny and well-written. But am I the only one who found that, under the main story of the titular character, there was a surprisingly touching and poignant story of a man (okay, an "entity") who goes out there day in and day out and does a thankless--even despised!--but utterly essential job? A burden he didn't ask for, and one that is finally starting to wear on him and break him down, driving him to potentially throw his entire world into jeopardy for a chance at a normal life? I honestly kinda felt for him.
And I think that's one of Pratchett's talents. He likes to tell stories inside of stories, and he does it well. He'll tell the story of a depressed Death through the comedic story of his apprentice and his screw-ups, and make you laugh right through the heavier parts of it.
I just love the characters this author comes up with. Death is a great ANTHROPOMORPHIC PERSONIFICATION and Mort, the human he selects as his apprentice, is the perfect replacement. Sort of.
Mort has a hard time filling in for Death when he needs a day off. At least he does once a girl gets involved. There is romance in this as well, sort of. Apparently, not completing the job Death is meant to do has some pretty serious consequences that even a cameo appearance by Rincewind may not solve.
One of the things I like about this series is the variety of characters and stories. I am reading the books fairly close to the chronological sequence in which they were released, which seems to keep the writing fresh. Usually I can only read a couple of books by an author and I need a break that involves at least a change of author if not a genre switch. The stories vary so widely in this series, however, I find myself looking forward to more after each book.
At some point I may need a break from this series, but that moment hasn't arrived yet. On to the next one.
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