Hogfather
Ratings196
Average rating4.2
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Ratings196
Average rating4.2
'Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.' 'Twas the night before Hogswatch and all through the house . . . something was missing. Superstition makes things work in the Discworld and undermining it can have consequences. When Death realizes that belief in the Hogfather is dangerously low, he decides to take on the job. But it's just not right to find a seven-foot skeleton creeping down your chimney and trying to say 'ho, ho, ho'. It's the last night of the year, the time is turning, and if Susan, gothic governess and Death's granddaughter, doesn't sort everything out by morning, there won't be a morning. Ever again . . . 'Has the energy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the inventiveness of Alice in Wonderland' Sunday Times Hogfather is the fourth book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
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This was a fun read for the Holidays! Terry Pratchett is a genius about criticizing without being offensive or mean about anything. He just slaps the ridiculousness of things in our faces and laughs about it.
A comical and fun read for the holidays! It had me laugh-out-loud at times.
I had no idea Sir Terry could write like this! Dark, thoughtful, even frighteningly somber at times – yet still warm and touching. I picked this up a few days ago because I had a head cold and needed something light. This wasn't light, but it sure was what I needed. My respect and admiration for Pratchett, already high to begin with, is now even higher. He has such a sublime sense of what makes us human: the best, the worst, and the average.
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41 primary books49 released booksDiscworld is a 49-book series with 41 primary works first released in -422 with contributions by Terry Pratchett, Jan Kantůrek, and Andreas Brandhorst.
Series
5 primary books6 released booksDeath is a 6-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Terry Pratchett.
