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Violence
Some
Death and dying as central themes; some supernatural menace from the accumulated life-force; comedic tone
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking at the pub
Emotional Intensity
Some
The philosophical weight of mortality examined with Pratchett's characteristic humor and unexpected tenderness
What this book is about
Death is given a name (Bill Door), a scythe he has to sharpen, and a farm to work on while he waits for his own end. Meanwhile, in Ankh-Morpork, all the life-force that should have been collected is pooling in objects and creating malevolent shopping trolleys. Pratchett's eleventh Discworld novel is one of his warmest—a meditation on mortality told through the lens of an immortal learning what it means to die. Miss Flitworth and Death harvesting wheat together is among Pratchett's finest passages.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Death as a character being forced to confront his own ending
Themes of mortality handled with humor and genuine feeling
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