Pratchett, Terry - Hogfather

[oyceter]

Someone tries to get rid of the beloved Hogfather, and it's up to Death to take his place! And while he's doing that (much to the disgruntlement of the faithful but snarky Albert), Susan attempts to figure out exactly what's going on and why previously non-existant deities and myths keep popping up, like the oh god of hangovers.

Everyone was right! This is my favorite Death book so far, not in the least because all the subplots worked together, the main threat was genuinely creepy, and ... it was good.

I wasn't actually that scared of Mr. Teatime, largely because I was reading The Truth at the same time and all the amoral assassin figures were running together for me. On the other hand, that world Susan ends up finding herself in? THAT was creepy.

I loved Death and Albert's conversations about how things should be, particularly Death's insistence that people would have a good Hogswatch and he would damn well make sure of that. I also liked Susan a lot more than in Soul Music, largely because I got a much better sense of her personality in this book.

I feel I should have more comments, except I keep saying the same things about Pratchett's books.

ETA: Oh! I forgot! One of my favorite parts was Susan berating her charges for attempting to be twee via lisping and cute looks. And the poker. And "I was fairly confident."

Comments

[fresne.livejournal.com]

I'll chime in and go squee! Because I love the Susan's wielding of pokerish nonchalance, and HO HO HO. And of all the various philosophical of the later Pratchett books, the conversation on the nature of the sun is the one that pings me.

[chomiji]

>> the conversation on the nature of the sun is the one that pings me <<:

Yes!!! Pratchett is so wise, and so good at making his characters let us in on the secrets ... .

[oyceter]

Yeeees! I had forgotten about that conversation, but it is the awesome.