FINALLY! I finished the 4th installment of the Discworld series. Things have been crazy about, and I just haven't had the desire nor time to really apply myself to getting through this book. But I finally did it. And it was good. Not my favorite work by Terry Pratchett. I was a little disappointed. It had a lot of potential, but it just didn't do it for me. And maybe it was because of the goings-on around here, but usually I use reading as my escape from life and this one wasn't taking me away from anything. :/
So the summation of this book is that Death takes on an apprentice in the likes of a gangling, awkward 16 year old boy named Mort. Death shows Mort the ropes and before long Mort's running the show, while Death steps out into the real world to figure out what it means to be human. As Death spends more time away from his job, the more he starts forgetting himself. And the more time Mort spends on the job, the more he is becoming Death, right down to the all capital letter speaking! But along the way Mort falls for Keli, a princess who's father is killed in her uncle's attempt to claim the throne. Soon enough her uncle is out for her too and Mort just can't let that happen. So he screws up space and time by not letting her be killed and thus reality is distorted. Little does Mort know though, that reality will inexplicably correct itself. So it's Mort's race against time to fight reality and save Keli. You meet lots of new characters and even get a small glimpse of Rincewind again.
I wanted to like this book loads. I liked the concept, and it had a lot of potential. I really like the character of Death that Pratchett has created, so I wanted a book primarily about him to be awesome. It wasn't. Not that it was terrible. It was still a good book, just not as good as I would have liked it to be. All in all, if you're reading the Discworld series, then don't leave this one out. But don't just pick it up randomly, it's not a good enough taste of all that is Pratchett's talent and awesomeness.
Next up, The Bookends of the Christian Life by Jerry Bridges and Bob Bevington.
