Mort

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.

Henceforth, Death is no longer going to be the end, merely the means to an end. It’s an offer Mort can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board, use of the company horse - and being dead isn't compulsory. It's a dream job - until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life...

You know that feeling when you add a book to your TBR, don’t read it for months/years, and then when you finally read it, you ask yourself why you didn’t read it sooner? That’s exactly how I felt about Mort!

Mort is the kind of book you pick up if you want something light and entertaining. It’s perfect for fans of whimsical writing and littered with sentences like:

The sun crept over the horizon, decided to make a run for it, and began to rise.

He’d learned in recent days, though, that rather than drown in uncertainty it was best to surf right over the top of it.

“It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever,” he said. “Have you thought of going into teaching?” 

I can’t guarantee that Pratchett’s humour will be for everyone, but it was a hit for me and I’m glad to have 20+ more Discworld books to sink my teeth into. I even found his footnotes amusing and I rarely enjoy those! I have a feeling his books are the kind you can go back to often and I can see myself doing exactly that!