Just when I thought I had read all the Diskworld novels I found an unread one on my shelf.
I must have bought it a long time ago and intended to read it later, it really was unread, the spine unmarked and the pages undogged.
Sadly the cover art is as subtle as a brick:
but I guess many of the intended audience would other wise miss the literary reference.FAUST
eric
© 1990 Terry and Lyn Pratchett
This edition 200 Millennium - Gollanz
Mort was published in 1987, when I was half my age.
When did I read this last? Last century for sure. Nothing of the plot remains in my memory, as ever. Some small sparkles of detail.
I find myself still squeamish and prudish when Pratchett does bad language and sex, I guess I am reading with a view to recommending to my eleven year old; every time so far the answer has been maybe next year.
I enjoyed the read, it is pretty unputdownable, but you can get to bed. None of the characters are especially likeable, but the language is fun.
There was a device, which worked the first time, but when it was used a second time within a few pages it got my backup.
p 194
In fact it really was amazing what could be done with several ounces of heavy metal, some irritated molluscs, a few dead rodents and a lot of thread wound out of insects' bottoms.
all fine but then p 202
conventional food like flightless bird embryos, minced organs in intestine skins, slices of hog flesh and burnt ground grass seeds dipped in animal fats; or, as it is known in the patois, egg, soss and bacon and a fried slice.
Too close for comfort.
