I’m at my parents’ house for Christmas break and I went and left Enchantment by Orson Scott Card in Lexington. So, I looked around my dad’s book collection this morning for another novel to read on while I’m here, and came across Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett, a book which I’ve read before and loved. Here’s an example why:
In the warm, horsey gloom of the stable, Death’s pale horse looked up from its oats and gave a little whinny of greeting. The horse’s name was Binky. He was a real horse. Death had tried fiery steeds and skeletal horses in the past, and found them to be impractical, especially the fiery ones, which tended to set light to their own bedding and stand in the middle of it looking embarrassed.
– pp. 17, Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
Hmm…maybe I should read that book. That quote made me smile and laugh a bit.
Hey, I read one… like that before. Except it was called “Mort” (also by terry pratchett, of course)
But I swear, that exact same line was in it :P
I don’t know how I feel about that guy. His books are hit and miss with me.
I’ve had trouble getting into some of his other books (Wyrd Sisters and Guards! Guards! come to mind) in the past, but I should try them again to see if it wasn’t a fluke. Reaper Man has been my favorite so far, but I think I’ve only read two of his books (the other one being Sourcery, which is also good since it features The Luggage, an awesome character).
Reaper Man is one of my favourites. In fact, any with Death in. Hogfather was difficult to follow, but I saw the film/screenplay thingy of it recently and it was great.