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Reaper Man

Reaper Man

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A master at work
Review: This is my favourite Pratchett. This book contains one of the most amazing and beautiful passages I have ever read.

Before DEATH does battle he must sharpen his scythe....I'm not going to describe it. I can't do justice to it.

Read Reaper Man. You deserve it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Death takes a holiday
Review: Death becomes a well-rounded character in this book, and Nigel Planer depicts him in all his dimensions. Reaper Man is a many-faceted story, including an odd romantic twist with the humorous touches of theology, sociology, and adventure always present in the Discworld books.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Truly exceptional, get this!
Review: I'm a fan of discworld and I'm sure I would have enjoyed this book in any case. But Reaper Man is easily the most powerful work of the entire series. How a writer can be both hilarious and transcendant at the same time - and on the subject of Death - is astonishing. On reading and re-reading Reaper Man, I have reflected many times on Pratchett's moving philosophy of death but only after I finished laughing. Just buy it, you'll see what I mean.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great!
Review: I'm glad T.P wrote a book about Death as he pops up in all the other books but before 'Reaper Man' I didn't see a lot of him (with the exception of 'Mort') Still, it's a great book and it'll keep you laughing!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bill Door actually makes sence!
Review: To everybody...DRAMA

Can it really get any better? Thos book made me feel very sane, and I am glad there are more of us out there. I view death differently now, and I truly wish I was a wizard so that this figure could come for me in person when I die. How Mr.Pratchett can come up with caracters like DEATH, one man buckett(and his brother), the lads at Unseen University, and that incredibly funny Librarian...just read and get on with it...It wil for sure make you want to read other discnovels. Now I wished our own planet was flat.

As you can see, I have become a great fan of this world, and the Reaper Man made it that way...the best Discworld novel I`ve read so far.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Bring on the Death of Rats!
Review: Well, I've not really read this book yet (just ordered it, though, which is why I'm here in the first place) but I'm sure I'll agree on the 5 stars after reading it, as Terry (I call him Terry) is the most brilliant writer of this, and quite possibly the next, millennium. I see my favorite little rodent, D.o.R. (among friends, that is) on the cover and that makes me happy.

Yep, happy.

D.o.R. is the most brilliantly thought out character in any book ever written in any world. I only wished we'd get a full, 600 page book about the little fellow. We'd enjoy it. Yep.

I leave you with the classic theme song of all that is dead and furry.

"Deeeeeeeeeeeath, the Death of Raaaaaats!

He's the Tiniest,

The Boniest,

His Scythe is COOL...and he's a RAT!

Deeeeeeeeeeeath, the Death of Raaaaaats!"

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Perhaps the best Discworld novel.
Review: While I have read all of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels and enjoyed most, none are as moving and funny as Reaper Man. Pratchett succeeds here in doing what many authors attempt and at which few succeed--using parody and satire to convey a powerful emotional punch.

Pratchett's hilarious and poignant picture of the anthropomorphic characterization of Death entices the reader into a false sense of security and then, when you are least prepared, unleashes a devastatingly insightful and positive message about the human soul and condition.

While I suspect Reaper Man may be somewhat inaccessible to those unversed in the context and language of the Discworld, it remains one of my favorite works of any genre. It is worth reading the entire series for this one title alone.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: it was the best discworld book i've read.
Review: Although the plot wasn't as complicated as in some of the other books, there are some great bits with death, especially when he tries to get drunk... this moves fast and makes for an interesting and exciting read, especially in comparison to small gods, which was very slow moving and weighty.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another excellent book from the Discworld-series!
Review: Well, what can I say, Terry Pratchett does it again, mad and wonderfull. The end's a bit quick though, but it's still a very, very good book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another exellent book from the Discoworld-series!
Review: Well, what can I say, Terry Pratchett has done it again. It's an excellent book, the end's a bit quick, but it's still a very good book.


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