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Reaper Man: A Novel of Discworld
Reaper Man: A Novel of Discworld | Terry Pratchett
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They say there are only two things you can count on. But that was before Death started pondering the existential. Of course, the last thing anyone needs is a squeamish Grim Reaper and soon his Discworld bosses have sent him off with best wishes anda well-earned gold watch. Now Deathis having the time of his life, findinggreener pastures where he can put hisscythe to a whole new use.But like every cutback in an importantpublic service, Death's demise soon leads to chaos and unrest literally, for those whose time was supposed to be up, like Windle Poons. The oldest geezer in the entire faculty of Unseen University home of magic, wizardry, and big dinners Windle was looking forward to a wonderful afterlife, not this boring been-there-done-that routine. To get the fresh start he deserves, Windle and the rest of Ankh-Morpork's undead and underemployed set off to find Death and save the world for the living(and everybody else, of course)."
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Jari-chan
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One of my favorite Pratchetts! Even though the German translation uses some words and descriptions I wouldn't use anymore, I still loved each and every page in this book. It just goes straight to the heart. And I think the books about Death help us dealing with our own mortality and might take away some fears. At least it helped me a lot.

#roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Wahoo! 2mo
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Smarkies
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Glad to be getting back to reading some Pratchett. In this book Death is fired and all havoc ensues.
#roll100

TheSpineView Another Pratchett lover! ❤️📖📚 @julesG 2mo
julesG In case you're interested, we are doing a monthly Pratchett (re-)read. Follow the #OokBOokClub tag and have a look. 😁 2mo
Smarkies @julesG oooh! Will try and join when able! 2mo
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Jari-chan
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A bit late, but here are my #Roll100 books. It might be that I only get around to the Pratchett one in September, because I want to get myself one of the old editions. The new ones have awful covers.

@PuddleJumper

MemoirsForMe Your Kelly Osborne book could be a fun one! 🙌🏻 4mo
Jari-chan @UwannaPublishme I'm really looking forward to that! 🤩 4mo
PuddleJumper I've got my Dad's old copies of Pratchett and I can't read them, the font is too small! 4mo
Jari-chan @PuddleJumper Aw, bummer! I hate small fonts 😬 4mo
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MariaW
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So, I went through another Discworld novel audiobook. It‘s nice listening to them being read after reading them myself years ago. I especially like the stories of Death because of their wry sense of humour. And the apocalyptic end of Reaper Man made me cry.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Grateful to my library, thanks to reading the Discworld books based on availability, this is the Death book I read last, which I feel is the best one at telling Death's story. Ridiculous wizard hijinx on the side, which brings levity to the poignant tone behind a lot of the truths the principal characters encounter. Moments of action and reflection. Bonus: origin story for The Death of Rats! Beware some early 90s unenlightened passages.

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Robotswithpersonality
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💀vs.💰

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Robotswithpersonality
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Pointy fishes! 🍴Love the imagery.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Here for the evolution witticisms. 😉

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bookishbitch
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Found the next Terry Pratchett book I was planning on reading already on my shelf when I was rearranging some. Good thing I didn't buy another copy!

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typefetishist
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Ellen_C
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The Death novels improve as they go. Death gets fired and Discworld experiences an over abundance of life force, which is not a good thing, although it is hilarious.l https://cannonballread.com/2021/01/reaper-man-a-novel-of-discworld-elcicco/

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Soubhiville
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One of my favorite series is Discworld by Terry Pratchett. I‘ve been working my way through them all in order for the last few years, most of them are rereads for me. Each pretty much stands alone, and my past reading order was all over the place, whichever the library had available or whatever I found in a used bookstore or Little Free Library.

I absolutely adore my cloth bound signature series. The tagged is one of my favorites.

Soubhiville #20Series20Days. (You‘re invited you post your favorite series too!) 4y
Aims42 You have a beautiful collection 😍 4y
Andrew65 Impressive! 4y
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Cailey_Mac Whoa those are beautiful! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Your editions are gorgeous!! I've been meaning to read some Prachett but never have. 4y
Mrs_B So pretty! 😍 4y
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AbbaZabba02
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Book 37

I changed things up at this point and instead of continuing through chronologically, I swapped over to reading the Death books.

This is my favorite Death story.

"That man is a skelington."

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TK-421
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“No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the #clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone‘s life is only the core of their actual existence.” #QuotsyDec19

Soubhiville One of my favorite quotes! 5y
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TK-421
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“Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended. And this is all very natural and organic and in tune with mysterious cycles of the cosmos, which believes that there's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fiber and, in some cases, backbone.” #cycle #QuotsyNov19

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TheSpineView
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Aimeesue Sir Terry ain't wrong! 5y
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TK-421
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Snuggles from Minerva while reading make my day 🥰 #CatsofLitsy #CatwithBook #HappyCaturday

Sace I'm starting to think that Minerva is the most photogenic cat I've ever run across. Or she's a feline witch and has mesmerized me. 5y
TK-421 @Sace Aww thanks 😊 She might be a witch 😂 The inspiration for her name was Minerva McGonagall! 5y
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madamereadsalot1
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Aimeesue
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On sale in US ebook stores today!

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SconsinBookyBadger
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#ooKboOkcluB-ers, looook who I found on YouTube! Mark Reads the Discworld series videos! I have no idea what I was initially on YouTube for or even what I was searching. Whatever that thought was about somehow led me to discovering Mark Oshiro‘s channel. From here on out I‘ll be listening to his readings to keep me on track with the #TerryPratchett #EpicBuddyRead.
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SconsinBookyBadger NSFW: occasional F-bombs are dropped, so listen with earbuds if out in public or around small kiddos. For easier navigation I recommend “mark reads (name of Discworld title)” in the search bar.

https://www.youtube.com/user/xpanasonicyouthx
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julesG 👏👏👏👏 Great find. I'll tag the #OokBOokClub-ers 5y
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Soubhiville Never know what you‘ll find on youtube! 👍😄 5y
dariazeoli So cool! Now I can catch up on the books I couldn‘t get at the library! 5y
Karkar Awesome! Thank you! 5y
DrexEdit Excellent! Thank you! 😊 👍 5y
gossamerchild Wow. Too cool! 5y
rockpools That might really help! 5y
Gezemice Thanks! I tried audiobooks for Pratchett but I just can‘t. I like to imagine his voice in my own head. I do audio often but for Pratchett it does not work for me. 5y
Iblu I love the way he interprets the books, he‘s my main source of audio when I am on the move (edited) 5y
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alexa_d
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"Wʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴠᴇsᴛ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ғᴏʀ, ɪғ ɴᴏᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Rᴇᴀᴘᴇʀ Mᴀɴ?"

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alexa_d
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Been neglecting my Pratchett reading lately, so that's this afternoon taken care of. #Tea #LapsangSouchong

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AbbaZabba02
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Book 60 of the year finished July 26, audio.

I think I already read this one this year but here I am again as I go back through the Discworld books. I really enjoy the scene at the end with the Harvest Dance.

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hgrimes
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Finished last month‘s #ookbookclub on Friday while offline in the Adirondacks with a friend. Loved it! Death is the best! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

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julesG
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#OokBOokClub @TricksyTails

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find Reaper Man post & tap “show me“ on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#ReaperMan #Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong

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#OokBOokClub @TricksyTails

Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #ReaperMan! Feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

Soubhiville I LOVE this book! It‘s one of my favorite Discworld novels. I love the idea that even Death can get burned out and need a change of pace. I love his slow vacation time in a quiet town, farming among country folks. I love him dancing. There‘s a quote near the end about one‘s life not fading away as long as we‘re remembered. (I‘ll look it up and post later- my Discworld are in the bedroom and the Mr is still sleeping 😴) 5y
julesG @Soubhiville I ❤️ everything you just wrote about this book. It's one of my favourite too. 5y
Soubhiville @julesG I‘m also a huge fan of the Death of Rats. I have him on a tee shirt. 🖤🐀💀 5y
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Aimeesue I adore DEATH. He's one of my favorite DW characters. This book in particular does a lovely job of placing him in contrast to people, which is one of the great things about sci-fi/fantasy - showing us what it means to be human. One of the reasons I love these books so much. (edited) 5y
Aimeesue @Soubhiville The Death of Rats! SQUEAK 5y
Soubhiville “In the Ramtop village, where they dance the real Morris dance, for example, they believe that no-one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away- until the clock he wound winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone‘s life, they say, is only the core of their existence.” @julesG @Aimeesue 5y
Soubhiville ⬆️ one of my favorite quotes of all time. ❤️ 5y
khooliha I read this one out of step with the readathon on accident, and even a month later the Death stuff stands out way more than the Windle Poons part. I wish it were more about Bill Door - that's where the most interesting stuff is. 5y
gossamerchild I do t have much to say about this book, because I agree with everyone 😂😁. This is a fantastic book, and I love that quote. 5y
julesG @Soubhiville 👏👏👏it's a great quote! 5y
Aimeesue @Soubhiville One of my favorite quotes as well. And that's the one that Pratchett fans clung to after Sir Terry's death - that he goes on as long as the electronic clacks (wwweb) exists and we keep mentioning his name. ❤️❤️❤️ (edited) 5y
Soubhiville @Aimeesue 💜💜💜 forever in our hearts. 5y
Chrys I am finding that I only get into the Discworld books that feature either Death, Witches and/or Wizards. So this one was a pick for me whereas I had struggled with Guards Guards and Pyramids. I am adding the Death of Rats and the Death of Fleas to my list of favorites in Pratchett‘s works. 5y
Gezemice @Soubhiville @julesG I loved this one, too. And yes,the Death of Rats is a favorite of mine :) @aimeesue (edited) 5y
Gezemice @khooliha I agree, Bill Door was the best part of the story. I did not mind Windle Poons and the bumbling wizards, but the shopping cart story was blah. 5y
hgrimes @khooliha I also could have done without the Windle Poons storyline. I just want Death all the time! 5y
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hgrimes
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Large sleepy cat and #ookbookclub time. #catsoflitsy

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hgrimes
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I need to steal this. #ookbookclub

AlaMich 🤣 5y
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hgrimes
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My book matches my pants!!!!! #ookbookclub

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hgrimes
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#humpdaypost @DebbieGrillo @MinDea
1. poppies! Mine are blooming away despite our extremely non-Californian climate!
2. Haven‘t been reading much still, but our #ookbookclub read this month has been pretty fantastic so far. (tagged)
3. I‘m binging Stranger Things now for the umpteenth time. Can‘t wait for season 3!!
4. sorry but Dr Seuss is the man.

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hgrimes
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Death is the best! xoxo 🖤
#ookbookclub

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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I liked this one, death on vacation was interesting to see. I did miss the witches though, although the bumbling wizards were entertaining I missed the ladies. Looking forward to the next one.

#OokBOokClub
#PratchettPosse

And one more #SeriesRead for my ongoing finish up some series challenge with @TheSpineView

TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 5y
JaclynW Death on vacation! ☠😱😆 5y
Swe_Eva Death (the character) is wonderful. 😀 5y
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hgrimes
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“Dead people walking around is unhygienic.”
#ookbookclub

julesG 😁😁 He has a point there. 5y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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I‘ve said it before, and I‘ll say it again:
Perspective is everything!

And sadly I think only readers really understand that. 😉

#OokBOokClub
#PratchettPosse

Severnmeadows He‘s a genius 😊 5y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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This is not the afterlife I was promised! 😂

#OokBOokClub
#PratchettPosse

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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😂 True enough

But only some....

#OokBOokClub
#PratchettPosse

JazzFeathers 😂👏🏻👏🏻👏 5y
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hgrimes
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I‘ve been putting this book off for almost a year after reading and loving Mort. I‘ve just been waiting and waiting for #ookbookclub to get to it. At last, the time has come!

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julesG
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#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #ReaperMan!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

@TricksyTails

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

dariazeoli I still don‘t have a copy of this one! I usually borrow on the Libby app; time to check the library stacks! 5y
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khooliha
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This is a decidedly wobbly rating. After an absolutely fantastic opening there's just... less Bill Door and more Windle Poons than I want (sorry Windle, but you don't have much of a personality). My memory has expanded the Bill Door portion, providing some of the work the book doesn't do, but that ending, when the dust has settled? Full on punch in the sternum. What can the harvest hope for?
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khooliha PS call me a heretic, but I Hate Josh Kirby's cover art. This is one of a small handful of UK editions I own and they are ROUGH. This is the least bad one, I think. 5y
holarosarita (I hate it too.) 5y
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khooliha
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I have decided to make an effort on this reread to distinguish the personalities of the various head wizards and so far I have determined that the Senior Wrangler sucks.
#OokBOokClub

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khooliha
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Ah, Ridcully has been tweaked into his true form! I'm glad he gets his football team, eventually.
#OokBOokClub

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khooliha
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I don't think about Reaper Man very often, but damn this book opens STRONG
#OokBOokClub

julesG It does! 6y
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khooliha
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Anyway, next up is the next #OokBOokClub selection because I am determined to keep pace!

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julesG
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#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that next month we'll be reading #BOOKTITLE! Dig our your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on June 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

@TricksyTails

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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