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Mort - Playtext

By Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett

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| eBook | 9781446497852

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Book Description

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.

But when Mort is left in charge for an evening, he allows his heart to rule his head and soon the whole of causality and the future of the Discworld itself, are at risk. Along the way, Mort encounters not only Death Continue

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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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

- 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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback