Mort

Executive Summary: Another great entry in the Discworld series as different from [b:Equal Rites 34507 Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches #1) Terry Pratchett https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407706800s/34507.jpg 583611] as that book was from the first two.Full ReviewI never expected to marathon the discworld books, but this now makes the third in a row I've read.This book is the first of the Death books. Death plays a much larger role than he has in the previous books, but for the most part it focuses on his apprentice, Mort.I found it started a bit slow, and I was pretty indifferent towards Mort. He grew on me by the end of the book. Four books in though and I feel attached to the world. There are some cameos and references that made me smile.And of course the humor is great. I probably didn't laugh as hard at this one as I did [b:The Light Fantastic 34506 The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind #2) Terry Pratchett https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389554927s/34506.jpg 592532], but probably more than I did with [b:Equal Rites 34507 Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches #1) Terry Pratchett https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407706800s/34507.jpg 583611].The pace of the story continues to be good. If you want a light, fun and fast read, you really can't go wrong with a discworld book.And the other thing I'm coming to love is the variety. I easily read three books back to back. If they had all been Rincewind books, I would probably be ready for a break. But as I've had a witches book and now a Death book, I'm ready for another Rincewind book.I've seen a few recommendations that this is a decent starting point for the new reader, and that's probably true. You can come into it without knowing anything about Discworld, and not be lost. I can see why so many fans say the reading order doesn't matter, but I think someone whose read the first four might appreciate this book a bit more.Sadly some other reads have come up to break up discworld reading streak at 3, but I plan to read at least the next two before the month is over. Once again I find myself regretting I didn't get into this series sooner. Don't make the same mistake I did.