Mort
9 journalers for this copy...
" Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job."
Sent to Nkwriter in the T.O.
Just got this budgie-bitten book in the mail today, and am already half-way through.
Pratchett is hilarious, as usual. Mort looks like a fun hapless hero. Poor Death is feeling feelings... Is Ysabell is any other book?
I think I'll attach a label to the book -- I am paranoid the card with the BCID will get lost in transit.
Pratchett is hilarious, as usual. Mort looks like a fun hapless hero. Poor Death is feeling feelings... Is Ysabell is any other book?
I think I'll attach a label to the book -- I am paranoid the card with the BCID will get lost in transit.
I've read 19 of the books and haven't come across Ysabell in any other then Mort, unfortunatly! But ofcourse, there is ALWAYS Death. And the occasional Albert.
I haven't heard from boutish about her address. Should I try again, or contact Leanee345?
Journal Entry 6 by thebookmistress at -- Controlled Release in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Saturday, August 2, 2003
Released on Saturday, August 02, 2003 at mailed to fellow bookcrossing member in Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Gone to boutish as part of the Mort bookray.
Gone to boutish as part of the Mort bookray.
I just got the book in the mail today. I'm gonna start reading it ASAP, but since it's the second ring I received this week, I'm gonna have to finish the first one before reading it.
Will update my thoughts later!
Thanks for doing this ring!
Will update my thoughts later!
Thanks for doing this ring!
I finished Mort today. It was my first Pratchett and I must say that I'm looking forward to read more of his Discworld series! Funny book. It took me only two days to read...
Now I'm gonna send it to the next on the list... but where can I find the list ?
Now I'm gonna send it to the next on the list... but where can I find the list ?
Never mind, I found it on the forums!
There it is for those interested:
Owner: ArmchairRevolution
1. Nkwriter (Canada)
2. boutish (Canada)
3. Leanne345 (England)
4. Herrundmeyer(Germany)
5. Thorngage (Germany)
There it is for those interested:
Owner: ArmchairRevolution
1. Nkwriter (Canada)
2. boutish (Canada)
3. Leanne345 (England)
4. Herrundmeyer(Germany)
5. Thorngage (Germany)
Released on Saturday, August 16, 2003 at Mailed to bookcrosser in Liverpool, England United Kingdom.
Mailed today to Leanne. Enjoy this book!
Mailed today to Leanne. Enjoy this book!
Journal Entry 11 by Leanne345 from Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom on Saturday, August 23, 2003
Got this book this morning, can't wait to read it!
Journal Entry 12 by Leanne345 from Liverpool, Merseyside United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Well i finally finished it today - i had to share it with my boyfriend who also read it. I loved it, i thought it was really good and i loved Deaths character - i thought he was really well written and i really sympathised with him. Cant wait to read more Pratchett!
Journal Entry 13 by Herrundmeyer from Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Got this in the mail today. Thanks, everyone! TBR.
Journal Entry 14 by Herrundmeyer from Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg Germany on Friday, October 10, 2003
Full marks for this Discworld Novel!Death is my favourite character, but I really enjoyed the descriptions of Mort, Ysabell and all the others as well. Of course, one of the things not to be missed are the footnotes and the cross-referring within footnotes - Pratchett is a master at this!
Here's a nice passage that will possibly be proved right tomorrow morning after tonight's party...:
"There should be a word for that brief period just after waking when the mind is full of warm pink nothing. You lie there entirely empty of thought, except for a growing suspicion that heading towards you, like a sockful of damp sand in a nocturnal allleyway, are all the recollections you'd really rather do without (...)"
Journal Entry 15 by Herrundmeyer at mailed to a fellow bookcrosser (Gelsenkirchen) in -- Per Post geschickt / Persönlich weitergegeben --, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Saturday, October 11, 2003
Release planned for Sunday, October 12, 2003 at mailed to a fellow bookcrosser in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany.
Postal release to Thorngage
Postal release to Thorngage
Received this book from Herrundmeyer.
I've already read the Comic by Graham Higgins, so I was eager to read the novel. And I was not disappointed."The Disc's greatest lovers were undoubtedly Mellius and Gretelina, whose pure, passionate and soul-searing affair would have scorched the pages of History if they had not, because of some unexplained quirk of fate, been born two hundred years apart on different continents. However, the gods took pity on them and turned him into an ironing board and her into a small brass bollard."
New bookray.
List of participants:
1) martinburo - Germany
2) mymmel - Sweden (will ship within Europe preferably)
3) lessien - Germany
4) babyimran - Malaysia
5) booksnbeer - USA (will ship worldwide)
6) fanclub - USA (will ship within the US or to Canada preferably)
List of participants:
1) martinburo - Germany
2) mymmel - Sweden (will ship within Europe preferably)
3) lessien - Germany
4) babyimran - Malaysia
5) booksnbeer - USA (will ship worldwide)
6) fanclub - USA (will ship within the US or to Canada preferably)
Journal Entry 19 by Thorngage at Fellow Bookcrosser in Jena, Thüringen Germany on Thursday, November 13, 2003
Released on Thursday, November 13, 2003 at Fellow Bookcrosser in Jena, Thüringen Germany.
The book is on its way to martinburo.
The book is on its way to martinburo.
Thanks. Sorry for the delay. I got the book about two weeks ago, but I've been busy, so it also took me some time to finish the book I was reading. Now I will start on Mort. Judging by the other Terry Pratchetts I've read it shouldn't be possible to take long to read this.
See, it's just difficult to put a book by Terry Pratchett down. They are crazy and funny, with just enough ideas in them that they are a fast read without the risk of getting bored.
I sent it on to mymmel.
See, it's just difficult to put a book by Terry Pratchett down. They are crazy and funny, with just enough ideas in them that they are a fast read without the risk of getting bored.
I sent it on to mymmel.
Journal Entry 21 by mymmel from -- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, December 15, 2003
Got this one in the mail today. I have already started reading it, and it seems promising! When I'm done reading it I'll journal my thoughts on the book. Will try to get it back on the road as soon as possible.
Journal Entry 22 by mymmel from -- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, January 4, 2004
I found this book to be entertaining and clever, but not all that captivating. Perhaps I should read it in Swedish. It was my first Pratchett, and since I know so many who adore his books, I am a little sad that I didn't enjoy it more. I have to give him another chance. Any thoughts on what would be a good Pratchett to start over with?
Now it's on the way to Germany and lessien!
Now it's on the way to Germany and lessien!
Mort has arrived today - Thank you mymmel!
01/18/04 -
"History isn't like that. It unravels gently, like an old sweater. It has been patched and darned many times, reknitted to suit different people , shoved into a box under the sink of censorship to be cut up for the dusters of propaganda, yet it always -eventually- manages to spring back into its old familiar shape. It has a habit of changing people who think they are changing it. History always has a few tricks up its sleeve. It's been around for a long time."
Another great Discworld novel!
The only thing that slightly annoyed me was the fact that the plot had quite a strong resemblance to "Soulmusic", in which Death fails in his quest for the sense of life and strives "to forget" (hilarious scenes at the salvation army camp!!), while his granddaughter Susan struggles with his job and compassionately spares a young musicians life ( which turns out to have quite disastrous effects).
01/18/04 -
"History isn't like that. It unravels gently, like an old sweater. It has been patched and darned many times, reknitted to suit different people , shoved into a box under the sink of censorship to be cut up for the dusters of propaganda, yet it always -eventually- manages to spring back into its old familiar shape. It has a habit of changing people who think they are changing it. History always has a few tricks up its sleeve. It's been around for a long time."
Another great Discworld novel!
The only thing that slightly annoyed me was the fact that the plot had quite a strong resemblance to "Soulmusic", in which Death fails in his quest for the sense of life and strives "to forget" (hilarious scenes at the salvation army camp!!), while his granddaughter Susan struggles with his job and compassionately spares a young musicians life ( which turns out to have quite disastrous effects).
Release planned for Monday, January 19, 2004 at Mailed to a fellow Bookcrosser in n/a, n/a Controlled Releases.
Mort is on his way to babyimran, malaysia...
Mort is on his way to babyimran, malaysia...
Since babyimran has not recieved the book yet, I must assume that it got lost on the way... I'm so sorry! Up till now my international mail has always arrived within a few weeks ...
I'll hereby bury "Mort" - figuratively speaking- but I don't abandon the hope that it might miraculously turn up again one day!
