Reaper Man

Reaper Man

'Death has to happen. Tha'ts what bein' alive is all about. You're alive, and then you're dead. It can't just stop happening.' But it can. And it has. So what happens after death is now less of a philosophical question than a question of actual reality. On the disc, as here, they need Death. If Death doesn't come for you, then what are you supposed to do in the meantime? You can't have the undead wandering about like lost souls. There's no telling what might happen, particularly when they discover that life really is only for the living...
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Sarah Sammis@pussreboots
4 stars
Apr 4, 2024

While the main story is that of Death working under an assumed name at a farm, there's also a secondary plot involving a wizard at Unseen University who should have died but can't because of Death's absence. In any story where Death is gone, there's always on of these subplots. He, though, is the only un-dead character I've seen who actively tries to kill himself repeatedly to finish the job. http://pussreboots.com/blog/2021/comm...

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Marie@adastra
3 stars
Jan 2, 2024

Sadly I was rather disappointed by this book after the great Mort. For some reason, I just couldn't really get into this book. In particular, i found the whole plot line with the wizards a bit of a drag and found myself just skimming most of that. This might also explain why it took me 4 months to actually finish reading this book.

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Wilde@wildeaboutoscar
4 stars
Jul 3, 2023

I love Death!

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Yulande Lindsay@lande5191
5 stars
Jun 6, 2022

Simply one of the best books ever written by a master satirist in my very humble opinion. I read it at least once a year.

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Kim@skullfullofbooks
4 stars
Nov 15, 2021

"Have you got any last words?" YES. I DON'T WANT TO GO. Pratchett does it again with these crazy situations and imagery that leaves me laughing days after a witty line. I can only bemoan the fact that it did get a little too silly with the wizards at times. Otherwise it was great.

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Sage McParland@sagemcp
5 stars
Jan 8, 2025
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Luke Mitchell@interrobang
2 stars
Jan 5, 2025
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Ben Myers@bendmyers
3 stars
Dec 9, 2024
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Dave Walker@bibliosaurusrex
5 stars
May 24, 2023
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Ricardo@myrddinmorfrenwyllt
5 stars
Aug 16, 2022
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Alex Stelzhammer@a_stelzhammer
4.5 stars
Apr 7, 2022
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Jordan@jordanfischerr
4 stars
May 28, 2024
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Aidan Dysart@aidaan
4 stars
Apr 7, 2024
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Pedro Figueiredo@pfig
5 stars
Mar 3, 2024
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N.C@quince
3 stars
Dec 28, 2023
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Dhananjay Gahlawat@jaygahlawat
5 stars
Dec 19, 2023
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Ben@bingobongobengo
5 stars
Dec 18, 2023
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Denaiir@denaiir
4 stars
Oct 3, 2023
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Traci Wilbanks@traci
4 stars
Aug 2, 2023
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zaynah@sitaray
4 stars
Jun 4, 2023
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Cooper Lacasse@sentry
5 stars
May 23, 2023
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Scott Robertson@spr
4 stars
May 7, 2023
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nabnerd@nab
3 stars
Apr 18, 2023
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Gavin@gl
3 stars
Mar 9, 2023

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