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Death goes off to try to figure out the meaning of it all, and in the ensuing absence, a girl named Susan is called to be his substitute. Meanwhile, Imp y Celyn somehow ends up popularizing Music with Rocks in It, which causes quite a few wizards to paint their rooms black and take up drums or guitars and also wreaks havoc with Susan's job.

I actually ended up liking this less than Reaper Man, even though the A and B plots were much more balanced. A lot of that was because while the rock and roll section wasn't as boring as the other wizard plot in Reaper Man, it still didn't interest me all that much. Also, I wanted to see a lot more about Death and Susan and the Death of Rats.

I feel like this book wasn't as character-driven as the Pratchetts that I enjoy the most, so that may be part of it as well. Susan and Imp don't really develop as characters, and we don't get to see much of Death either.

It's not a bad book, by any means, but it hasn't stuck with me very much either.

(except Death of Rats, but we all knew that!)

Also, was anyone else bugged by the US MMPB cover? How old is Susan? I thought she was more a teen or a kid, not the busty woman on the cover.

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Ooo, ok! I have the book checked out right now ^_^.

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