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Hogfather
Hogfather | Terry Pratchett
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Who would want to harm Discworld's most beloved icon? Very few things are held sacred in this twisted, corrupt, heartless -- and oddly familiar -- universe, but the Hogfather is one of them. Yet here it is, Hogswatchnight, that most joyous and acquisitive of times, and the jolly old, red-suited gift-giver has vanished without a trace. And there's something shady going on involving an uncommonly psychotic member of the Assassins' Guild and certain representatives of Ankh-Morpork's rather extensive criminal element. Suddenly Discworld's entire myth system is unraveling at an alarming rate. Drastic measures must be taken, which is why Death himself is taking up the reins of the fat man's vacated sleigh . . . which, in turn, has Death's level-headed granddaughter, Susan, racing to unravel the nasty, humbuggian mess before the holiday season goes straight to hell and takes everyone along with it.
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Robotswithpersonality
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Well there was certainly a lot of this story I did not remember! I'm maintaining my earlier conclusion regarding stories that feature the Discworld's Death, there's something so wistful about his relationship to humanity, it always makes me a little sad. One could argue that this is indeed an appropriate spooky time read, despite the Christmas/pagan winter festival vibes, due largely to Mr. Teatime's exceptionally creepy involvement. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? I do love how much the book examines the pagan origins versus the optimistic/'true' meaning of Christmas-analog versus the more cynical/commercial aspects. And then there's poor Albert trying to coach Death on economics and human pride. The larger discussion of belief, not necessarily as an examination of faith/religion, but rather how humanity needs to believe in things to help them come into being, how that can be a powerful force, 4w
Robotswithpersonality 3/? it feels like a good reminder about our potential. What I totally forgot? The whole supporting cast of zany characters that pop up related to that consideration of belief and how much fun the wizards are when they're not including Rincewind. 4w
Robotswithpersonality 4/5 I realize now this is NOT the first appearance of Susan Sto Helit, though for her moments with the fire poker alone, it may well be my favourite. I'm officially rereading her books backward having done Thief of Time and now Hogfather, it will be Soul Music next. Whoops! 💁🏼‍♂️ 4w
Robotswithpersonality 5/5 ⚠️I think between Banjo and Teatime and the beggar trio, someone could probably write a whole essay on the positive vs negative vs oversimplified/attempted positive representation of mental health/ ableism seen in this book, but it won't be me. 4w
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Robotswithpersonality
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Baby and child work as gender neutral terms, but I prefer tiny human and small human, respectively. ☺️

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Stands to reason, any shower created by Bloody Stupid Johnson's would have an energetic bidet feature. 😆

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K.Wielechowski
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When the Hogfather disappears, Death steps in to make sure all the presents are delivered to all the good little boys and girls, which sets off a series of madness that Death‘s granddaughter sets out to fix with the help of the god of hangovers, a sassy raven, and the Death of mice.
I nearly DNF but once I leaned into the ridiculousness, I really enjoyed it.

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BookmarkTavern
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When the Disc‘s Santa Claus equivalent disappears under mysterious circumstances, Death steps in to fill his boots, while his granddaughter Susan investigates.

Every year. Every year I listen or read to this story, and ever year this book breaks me a little and puts me back together. Glorious puns, all while talking about what makes us human, and the power of belief and stories and kindness. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

thebacklistbook Have you ever seen the film? 11mo
BookmarkTavern @thebacklistbook I have not! I need to find somewhere that‘s streaming it! 11mo
thebacklistbook Apparently prime video has it, technically it's a two part miniseries 11mo
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Fantasyfan
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I have really been enjoying this book so far. It reminds me of a retelling of The Nightmare Before Christmas. But instead of Jack stepping in for Santa, we have Death. In classic Pratchett style, we also have a whole cast of other crazy characters who get into all kinds of odd and fantastical antics. And it reads fast. Such a great choice for the end of the year!!

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Faranae
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Sir Pterry is almost always a winner, and this one was basically an instant classic for me. I think I'd make it my annual Christmas read if I owned a physical copy - Discworld's footnotes always work better for me in paper form. The movie isn't a bad adaptation either, and it's obviously a labor of love, which is the best kind of film.

#Naturalitsy #Midwintersolace #Fridaynightshare
@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88 @Alldebooks

TheBookHippie Oh I‘ve never read anything by this author this may be the one to try! 12mo
Faranae @TheBookHippie He was a real gift to the world. The Discworld is massive, but Hogfather is a great one to start with! Most of the books are written so you don't really need to know any of the other books, and there are little sub-series within it (like Watch or Witches). 12mo
TheBookHippie @Faranae sounds good! 12mo
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AllDebooks ❄️🩵❄️ 12mo
AllDebooks @TheBookHippie I came to him late and only because of Neil Gaiman. They wrote Good Omens together. A recently discovered collection of short stories has just been released and they are hilarious. I'm enjoying them immensely 12mo
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BarkingMadRead
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wanderinglynn
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#wondrouswednesday

Since @The_Penniless_Author (who has a new book, True North, just published!) used HHGTTG, I‘ll go with Discworld, which has soooo many unusually named characters. I opted for the tagged (weird/unusual book title) that features 5 criminals Chickenwire, Medium Dave Lilywhite, Banjo Lilywhite, Catseye, & Peachy who work for Mr. Jonathan Teatime (who insists his name is pronounced teh-ah-tim-eh and not like the afternoon meal).

The_Penniless_Author Ha, Discworld was my second choice! 1y
julesG Great picks! 1y
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Ruthiella OMG, Discworld! A plethora of awesome and unusual names! 1y
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 👏🏻👌🏼 1y
mabell Ugh Teatime was so creepy! 1y
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Mangelli
Hogfather | Terry Pratchett
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Such a fun Christmas satire. Very nightmare before Christmas. As kinetic as the rest of the Discworld books.

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kwmg40
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This was my final (144th) book of 2022! It was fun to finish off with a “Christmas“ story, interpreted as only Terry Pratchett could, with Death taking on the duties of the missing Hogfather.

#WinterReadathon @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
Andrew65 That‘s a great total, well done 🥳🥳🥳 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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BookmarkTavern
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We‘re closing in on Christmas and I‘m not finished wrapping yet! 😅

So I‘d love to be out assisting Death or tagging along with Susan!

#SundayFunday Have a wonderful day and remember to tag me in your posts!

MaGoose I just bought the gifts 🎁 I'm giving online a few days ago. I only paid for standard shipping, so I guess that the only person with whom I exchange presents will get a Christmas card with an IOU message inside 🙄😳😂 So, no presents under the tree this year as I'm getting money to buy myself a new printer. 2y
Vansa What a beautiful prompt. 2y
BookBr As soon as I saw the photo I thought of Hogfather! 🎅🏼 2y
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Aimeesue
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I've lost count of how many times I've read Hogfather - it's my favorite of the Discworld books and I read it every December. This year, I'm listening to the new audio version narrated by Sian Clifford, with Bill Nighy reading the footnotes and Peter Serafinowicz as DEATH. 💀 💀 💀

The ebook's on sale right now, too for $1.99

willaful Oh, that audiobook sounds wonderful!

My husband tried this one as a read aloud -- he could be a professional narrator, he's so good -- but my daughter couldn't seem to get Gaiman's humor. :-(
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Aimeesue @willaful Awwww! Pratchett's humor can take getting used to - it's so dry! The audio I really good! 2y
willaful D'oh! How did I type Gaiman?! I'm not even a fan. 😖 2y
Aimeesue @willaful Gotta be honest, I didn't even clock the mistake - obviously they are closely related in our minds! 😂 2y
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Kyndrill
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView 1. “Hogfather”… guess I like the actual book more than the title itself😆
2. Not necessarily, but a good one-word title can sound mysterious and intriguing and make me want to know more. I agree about “Divergent”!

TheSpineView Thanks for playing and happy Tuesday! 3y
Kyndrill @TheSpineView Thank you! It was fun☺️ 3y
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Therewillbebooks
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New episode just dropped! We discuss Terry Pratchett's Hogfather, The Jerry Seinfeld comedy sitcom, Gilmore Girls, and much much more. How do we fit it all into one episode? Easy, it's an hour long.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PyvDFax558j2xRd3kvVad

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Therewillbebooks
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Prepping the Hogfather episode! This was the first Discworld novel I've read and I have to say that I feel sort of abashed that it took so long. It's very British, very funny, and right up my alley.

Ruthiella I only read my first Discworld book last year and feel the same! Totally my sense of humor and why did I wait so long? 😆 3y
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Balibee146
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Finally got some quality time with my Christmas re-read 🎄☃️📖🎅🤣

TrishB Yay - hope you‘ve had a good one. 3y
Balibee146 @TrishB yes super hectic though... Hope you did too 😘 3y
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heelsnglitter
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"Charity ain't giving people what you wants to give, it's giving people what they need to get."

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BookmarkTavern
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The Hogfather has disappeared on the Eve of Hogswatch. What‘s to be done? Death steps in to keep the belief alive, & Susan is as awesome as always.

I love Susan so much. She is so practical and stubborn. And Death. Death looking at the presents for rich kids vs poor kids, Death looking at the Little Match Girl, Death being told “that‘s life” and deciding “no, not tonight” always brings me to tears. In my top 3 Pratchett books. Period. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

TheSpineView Awesome! 3y
Vansa I love this book. It's so hard to decide a top 3 for Pratchett- I have at least 15 books in my top 3! 3y
BookBr I read this every Christmas season❤️ 3y
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Traci1
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If I've read the first five Discworld books and the Tiffany Aching ones (those were my introduction to Pratchett) , will I miss much if I skip ahead and read Hogfather? Or should I just keep going in pub order?

mabell You can absolutely read this out of order. Really just a bit of previous familiarity with Death is helpful. (From what I remember 😆) 3y
AlaMich What a great cover for Hogfather! 3y
Traci1 @mabell thank you! Death is my favorite character of the series. 😁 3y
Traci1 @AlaMich isn't it? My copy is the boring yellow one. 3y
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Swilkins
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Aims42 HO. HO. HO. 💀🐁🎄 3y
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BookmarkTavern
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The longest night of the year is coming up. Share some light. ✨

1. Christmas Eve, the whole family sits together and reads Dylan Thomas‘s A Child‘s Christmas in Wales.
2. After Winter Games last year, I made a decision to make reading Hogfather by Terry Pratchett a yearly tradition.
3. There‘s one present for everyone to be opened on Christmas Eve from the Christmas Eve elf. ❤️

#SundayFunday Stay warm, stay safe, and remember to tag me!

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Therewillbebooks
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New episode just dropped! We discuss cookies, modeling, pathos, and select a December #botm. It's all there. Everything you want and more from a book podcast. Enjoy!

https://anchor.fm/peter-murphy8/episodes/Episode-77-December-Book-Club-Nominatio...

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BarkingMadRead
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BookmarkTavern
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Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView ! 💙

1. Making treats! 🍪
2. Tagged! Love this book.
3. Negative Covid tests and the end of quarantine! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs Thanks for joining in 😍 3y
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TK-421
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#Charity ain‘t giving people what you wants to give, it‘s giving people what they need to get.” #QuotsySep21

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TK-421
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“The path to wisdom does, in fact, begin with a #single step. Where people go wrong is in ignoring all the thousands of other steps that come after it.” #QuotsyAug21

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TK-421
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“It‘s amazing how people define roles for themselves and put handcuffs on their experience and are constantly surprised by the things a roulette universe spins at them.” #role #QuotsyJul21

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IndyHannaJones
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The seasonal reread has begun!

Larkken awesome cover. Thanks for the reminder to hunt out the miniseries! 4y
IndyHannaJones @Larkken I bought it! 4y
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AbbaZabba02
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Book 123 audio

Kicking off my holiday reading with the Hogfather.

An excellent story as ever. Each time I read it I grasp a bit more of the depth of the tale and humans need for make-believe.

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Laughterhp
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#BookReport - Finished 5 books, 2 were audiobooks. They were all very good and enjoyable books.

In progress - I‘m almost 200 pages into Crooked Kingdom
Still participating in #SundayBuddyRead
About halfway through the audio of Hercule Poirot‘s Christmas

#WeeklyForecast - Start the #BBBBC pick and the next #LMPBC book and possibly some more holiday books thrown in. I have some comics saved on Hoopla I want to read.

Cinfhen Yay!!!! Looking good 😍♥️🥳 4y
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Laughterhp
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I finally finished my first Terry Pratchett book! This was a lot of fun and a wild ride. I think I may start a tradition where I read it every December.

#MerryReaders #WinterGames2020 +26pts #HolidayRead
#BookSpinBingo - box 20
#ReadYourWay - 25:08:25 hours read so far this week

TheSpineView 👍🤩📖 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
Aims42 It‘s a December read for me too 🎄🐖 🐀🎅🏼The movie is worth watching 👍🏻 4y
Laughterhp @Aims42 I didn‘t realize it was a movie too! I‘ll have to see if I can find it. 4y
Aims42 @Laughterhp I think I‘ve seen it on Amazon Prime to rent. I got the DVD for a birthday gift a couple of years ago. I hope you can find it!! 4y
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Pogue
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1. The Hogfather

2. Death from the Hogfather

@TheSpineView this one made me think.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 😊 4y
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Gezemice
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I have been away for a while but I could not resist when I saw the #QuotsyOct20 #Overload topic. Sir Terry has a quote for just about everything :)
@TK-421

GingerAntics 💙💙💙 4y
TK-421 Terry Pratchett is infinitely quotable! ❤️ 4y
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Gezemice @TK-421 He is! And it is so much fun! 4y
KVanRead Welcome back😊 4y
Gezemice @KVanRead Thank you! Will try to stick around :) 4y
obviateit Welcome back! It‘s good to see you! I‘ve also recently returned after an extended break. ❤️ 4y
Gezemice @obviateit Thank you! I am glad to see you back, too! 😊 4y
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bekakins
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#bookspin #doublespin trying to get a handle on this before I attempt bingo! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Glad to have you along!! I think Bingo is going to start being a regular option for the challenge, so you should be able to jump in with that part any month that you're ready!! 😂 4y
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uwak
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despite part of the movie adaptation boring me significantly, this was a pretty fun read (and I reminder that I need to read Death's subseries sooner rather than later). I was kind of surprised to see that Death taking over the role of the Hogfather is only a small part of the book, with weird amounts of focus given to the archchancellor instead? I do think Susan is pretty darned cool though.

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AbbaZabba02
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Book catch up round 1!

39: Hogfather, Terry Pratchett
40: Theif of Time, Terry Pratchett
41: Masquerade, Terry Pratchett
42: Men at Arms, Terry Pratchett
43: A Blink of the Screen, Terry Pratchett
44: Harry Potter: A History of Magic, Ben Davies

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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I‘ll admit, this one took awhile to get me sucked into the story, lots of separate stories in the beginning and it wasn‘t until they started to come together and interrelated a bit more that it got really page turning for me. Loved all the poking at and examining Christmas and traditions and belief...and Susan is really growing on me as a character.

#PratchettPosse
#OokBOokClub

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MariaW
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#wonderouswednesday
Thanks @Eggs for tagging me.

1. The flame trees in Cairo and Egypt in general. I don‘t know how they are called, but they do look like they are on fire.
2. I am torn between DEATH and his daughter Susan Sto Helit.
3. Of Icelandic Nobles & Idiotic Servants - Thórbergur Thórdarson
Tagging: @Catherine_Willoughby @julesG @Gezemice @VeKu @ein.fach.leben @ozma.of.oz @JazzFeathers

JazzFeathers Thanks for the tag @MariaW Those flowers look gorgeous! 4y
JGadz11 They are also called Phoenix trees in East Asia - they‘re so beautiful! 4y
Eggs Gorgeous trees and great photo capture❣️❣️ 4y
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MariaW @JGadz11 I just checked thanks to your name tipp, in my mothertongue German there are actually called Flame trees. 😂 4y
Gezemice Lol, I don‘t think I would like to be Death... seems kinda grim job. But it is a fun character! Thanks for the tag!! Beautiful picture. (edited) 4y
MariaW @Gezemice Thanks. 😊 4y
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That about sums it up really....🤔.

A coffin wrapped in chains, let‘s open it; a sealed tomb, open it; anything that says danger, let‘s go, surely it will end differently for us we‘re better/special/smarter/etc... we really are steeped in our own superiority myths.

#PratchettPosse
#OokBOokClub

Gezemice Yep, I loved that one, too! 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Good and creepy beginning...and great side commentary on the origin of “fairy” stories, well not fairy per say, more like the Grimm Brothers to Disney version story evolution slide.

#PratchettPosse
#OokBOokClub

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Gezemice
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Probably Pratchett‘s most rememberable creation is when Death takes over the Hogfather‘s job, jolly red coat, beard, pillow case and HO HO HO included. Since he is busy, it falls to his granddaughter, Susan, to actually rescue the Hogfather. We have hilarious household gods like the “oh god” of Hangovers and the Cheearful Fairy; I loved Hex and the error messages; overall fun romp and a treatise on belief and humanity. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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TK-421
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“HUMAN BEINGS MAKE LIFE SO INTERESTING. DO YOU KNOW, THAT IN A UNIVERSE SO FULL OF WONDERS, THEY HAVE MANAGED TO INVENT BOREDOM.” #manage #QuotsyMay20

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khooliha
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I think this is the quintessential Death book? I think this is the quintessential Death book. I liked this mode of Susan a LOT better, every set of perspectives was interesting, and this book has just rocketed up to somewhere near the top of my personal Disc rankings. I may have to make it a seasonal tradition!
#OokBOokClub

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khooliha
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YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?
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Death calling the deep sea worm perfect 😢😢😢
(Yes, I am in the final pages and making up for lost posting at the same time)
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khooliha
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I think the Bursar sort of acts as a proxy Rincewind in these wizard ensemble books, and now I really want to see the two of them interact.
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khooliha
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I must amend my previous Hogfather post: this book is about how no one knows Death, which makes sense for a book about anthropomorphic personifications. It's not just Susan!
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Gezemice
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Re-reading. Full of great quotes :)

+++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot +++

#ookbookclub #pratchettposse #terrypratchett

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khooliha
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I think that rubs me the wrong way about Susan is her presumptiveness. She knows, say, that Death doesn't keep pets, but she also refuses to talk to him for years at a time and mostly pretends that they aren't connected at all - so how do you know what he does and doesn't do?!
Also, every one of these Susan stories make me dislike Mort the character more and more.
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