Mort

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• Mort

  'Mort' is the fourth novel in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series and the first devoted exclusively to Death. It's a tight, funny little fantasy about Death. If this sounds like a contradiction in terms, then you've not read Pratchett yet, or even hea ... (read full critics)

  bookotron published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

10 Reviews

• No critics or impressions, it's impossible to give one.
  There's no judgement, just me.

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  Frontìs said on Dec 31, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  - I USHERED SOULS INTO THE NEXT WORLD. I WAS THE GRAVE OF ALL HOPE. I
  WAS THE ULTIMATE REALITY. I WAS THE ASSASSIN AGAINST WHOM NO LOCK
  WOULD HOLD.
  - "Yes, point taken, but do you have any particular skills?"

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  BansheeSmile said on Aug 30, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Funny and interesting (like practically every single one of the Discworld books).
  There are still some inconsistencies with Death as it is in later books, but this is just Discworld's 4th book after all.
  I just wish the characters were a little more developed.

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  Mag said on May 26, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Obviously, a book such as "Mort", full of detail and small side-jokes, can not be as good as it is on the printed page when translated into a different medium. But this adaptation manages to keep the general atmosphere of the novel and to hold the reader's attention tight, even if at the expense of ... (continue)

  Obviously, a book such as "Mort", full of detail and small side-jokes, can not be as good as it is on the printed page when translated into a different medium. But this adaptation manages to keep the general atmosphere of the novel and to hold the reader's attention tight, even if at the expense of some funny things.

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  Marco Piva said on Feb 9, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Pure genius.
  The perfect blend of Death trying to cope with being a "normal" man and of Mort learning how to "be" death is absolutely hilarious.

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  Marco Piva said on Feb 9, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Fisrt book that made me cry with laughter.

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  SerenHaf said on Feb 19, 2009 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 96 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0575056991
• ISBN-13: 9780575056992
• Publisher: Victor Gollancz
• Pub date: Dec 01, 1994
• Dimensions: 1677 mm x 1097 mm Just how big is that?
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