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Topic	B8 Books & Lit Topic 42 - A Squeeze of the Hand
Natwaf_akidna 02/28/17 11:25:36 AM #58:	OH LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? Reaper Man, the 11th Discworld book, finished. By far my absolute favorite book out of the batch so far, blows the rest out of the water. An entry in both the Death and Wizards series, it tells the story of Life and Death. It all started as Death is forced to retire from his job, which causes an imbalance between the Life and Death force in Discworld. This imbalance manifested itself as new Deaths spring up all over Discworld, latching onto every being's perception of Death. On the flip side, a predator is using the excess Life force to manifest itself... and it's targeting Ankh-Morpork Best Parts: - I love that they made Windle Poons half the protagonist here. They made me, someone who thinks zombies are overdone to death, love the old codger. From the decrepit old man that he was in Moving Pictures to the undead hero that forced his - Aww yeah Death in a starring role once again! A continuation of Death trying to do human things, and I personally felt it was portrayed better here than in Mort. And he's just so damn happy to have Time! And then slowly losing himself to despair... - The Wizard are in top form now! The Bursar finally started losing his grip on reality, and the Dean takes over the role of straight man for now... until maschismo takes over. Sad that Windle Poons is taken out of the equation, but oh well - The Auditors of Reality. By far my favorite Discworld villains get an early start here. But they'll be back, oh yes, and they keep getting worse... just like how a good villain should. I've always had a thing for villains whose motivation is to rearrange things as they should be, reinforcing some insane laws they cooked up - The Mall Lifeform was just sheer genius. From snow globe (egg) to Trolleys (workers) to the mall itself (queen), it keeps astounding me every time I read about it - The Wizards' reaction to undead Windle Poons was a non-stop laugh a minute ride. From the Bursar biting trough his wooden spoon to their various attempts to exorcise him, these idiots never have a dull moment - Windle Poons slowly piecing together what's wrong with the snow globes and trolleys - Reg Shoe's club. Oh man, those guys. Like the ghoul that can't cook to the banshee that is too shy to the boogie man to the middle class vampire and his non-vampire wife to the wereman, they're all fun - Death's- err, Bill Door's Dream and his reaction - Renata Flitworth was a joy to read as well. Slapping Bill Door and kicking him out for his callous disregard for human life to saving Death from new death to her actually having treasure but still pines for her dead man. - The new Deaths. The death of mayflies (a trout), the death of the counting pines (a sound), and everybody's favorite, the Death of Rats! - The climaxes, from Death VS New Death (a CROWN?) to the Wizards + the Fresh Start Club against the Alien Mall (Yo! Ook! Yo!) to Death courting Renata - Quite possibly my absolute favorite line in a book, period. The one at the beginning. - One-Man-Bucket's name origin. XD not Two-Dogs-Fighting How much did I love this book? I heard it. Twice. I'm short succession. Once read by Tony Robinson, another by Nigel Plainer. This was my first Discworld book, and to this day it still rates highly to me. Will it stay on top though? I can think of one entry that could dethrone it... but that's not for awhile. In any case, my favorite character in a starring role, the first appearance of my favorite villains, hilarious moments all over, and even touching moments here and there, makes this one of my all time favorite books Reaper Man > Guards! Guards! > Wyrd Sisters > Moving Pictures > Mort > Sourcery > Pyramids > The Light Fantastic > Equal Rites > The Colour of Magic > Eric --- Natwaf congratulates DpObliVion, Winner of the 2015 BGE Guru contest! Despite, ya know, destroying my entry personally <cite>Natwaf_akidna posted [p:874037278] in B8 Books &... [t:74976758]...</cite> <quote>OH LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? Reaper Man, the 11th Discworld book, finished. By far my absolute favorite book out of the batch so far, blows the rest out of the water. An entry in both the Death and Wizards series, it tells the story of Life and Death. It all started as Death is forced to retire from his job, which causes an imbalance between the Life and Death force in Discworld. This imbalance manifested itself as new Deaths spring up all over Discworld, latching onto every being's perception of Death. On the flip side, a predator is using the excess Life force to manifest itself... and it's targeting Ankh-Morpork Best Parts: - I love that they made Windle Poons half the protagonist here. They made me, someone who thinks zombies are overdone to death, love the old codger. From the decrepit old man that he was in Moving Pictures to the undead hero that forced his - Aww yeah Death in a starring role once again! A continuation of Death trying to do human things, and I personally felt it was portrayed better here than in Mort. And he's just so damn happy to have Time! And then slowly losing himself to despair... - The Wizard are in top form now! The Bursar finally started losing his grip on reality, and the Dean takes over the role of straight man for now... until maschismo takes over. Sad that Windle Poons is taken out of the equation, but oh well - The Auditors of Reality. By far my favorite Discworld villains get an early start here. But they'll be back, oh yes, and they keep getting worse... just like how a good villain should. I've always had a thing for villains whose motivation is to rearrange things as they should be, reinforcing some insane laws they cooked up - The Mall Lifeform was just sheer genius. From snow globe (egg) to Trolleys (workers) to the mall itself (queen), it keeps astounding me every time I read about it - The Wizards' reaction to undead Windle Poons was a non-stop laugh a minute ride. From the Bursar biting trough his wooden spoon to their various attempts to exorcise him, these idiots never have a dull moment - Windle Poons slowly piecing together what's wrong with the snow globes and trolleys - Reg Shoe's club. Oh man, those guys. Like the ghoul that can't cook to the banshee that is too shy to the boogie man to the middle class vampire and his non-vampire wife to the wereman, they're all fun - Death's- err, Bill Door's Dream and his reaction - Renata Flitworth was a joy to read as well. Slapping Bill Door and kicking him out for his callous disregard for human life to saving Death from new death to her actually having treasure but still pines for her dead man. - The new Deaths. The death of mayflies (a trout), the death of the counting pines (a sound), and everybody's favorite, the Death of Rats! - The climaxes, from Death VS New Death (a CROWN?) to the Wizards + the Fresh Start Club against the Alien Mall (Yo! Ook! Yo!) to Death courting Renata - Quite possibly my absolute favorite line in a book, period. The one at the beginning. - One-Man-Bucket's name origin. XD not Two-Dogs-Fighting How much did I love this book? I heard it. Twice. I'm short succession. Once read by Tony Robinson, another by Nigel Plainer. This was my first Discworld book, and to this day it still rates highly to me. Will it stay on top though? I can think of one entry that could dethrone it... but that's not for awhile. In any case, my favorite character in a starring role, the first appearance of my favorite villains, hilarious moments all over, and even touching moments here and there, makes this one of my all time favorite books Reaper Man > Guards! Guards! > Wyrd Sisters > Moving Pictures > Mort > Sourcery > Pyramids > The Light Fantastic > Equal Rites > The Colour of Magic > Eric --- Natwaf congratulates DpObliVion, Winner of the 2015 BGE Guru contest! Despite, ya know, destroying my entry personally</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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