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Loading... Soul Music (1994)by Terry Pratchett
Definitely in my Top Ten TP books, simply for so much Death and Susan :) (  ) heterocephalusglaber | Apr 26, 2013 |  Enjoyable as always - not one of the very top best, but good fun with chuckles and read-out bits. (  ) comixminx | Apr 5, 2013 | Sometimes when I read Pratchett, I imagine him in the role of Sleeping Beauty's Prince Phillip, except instead of whacking thorny bushes away from the castle, he's whacking away at mankind's delusions...with a rubber chicken. This time, Pratchett primarily targets the Meaning of Life (and Death), the Education System, and Musicians. Also, the puns are thicker than porridge, and shamelessly over the top. (I imagined Pratchett chuckling with glee every time I rolled my eyes.) I'm rarely satisfied with the endings of Discworld books, because I like everything to be tied up with a bow. But honestly, that's not how life is, is it? And anyway, there's always another Discworld adventure right around the corner... (  ) KatLowe | Apr 3, 2013 | This starts with a death, and concerns Death. Death's grandaughter, Susan, learns that her parents have died and that she's sort of inherited the family business at the same time. Susan is of a logical turn of mind, so doesn't believe that this is how hereditry works, despite appearances to the contrary. Imp leaves his home in a fit of teenage angst, swearing to be the most famous musican in the world - and that sort of swear has a power all its own. He is due to die in a bar fight, but Susan doesn't think that's logical. Instead, the music enters his soul and takes control. And from then on Imp's life is changed, along with the whole world. A play on the whole of rock and roll - spotting the different references is a fun all it's own (the Felonious Monk referral is a true work af art!)" ( ) Helenliz | Apr 1, 2013 | Music With Rocks In It comes to the Discworld, and Death's granddaughter falls for a guitarist called Imp y Celyn. The usual outrageous puns and other fun stuff ensue. ( ) Robertgreaves | Mar 26, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inThe Death Trilogy: Mort / Reaper Man / Soul Music by Terry Pratchett Has the adaptationIs abridged in
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(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:00:46 -0500)
A satirical comedy on the subject of death. It begins when Death decides to take a holiday and turns over the shop to his granddaughter, Susan, with the assistance of Death of Rats, a rat skeleton. Unfortunately, Susan does not have the stomach for such a heartless trade and this threatens the success of the establishment. By the author of The Light Fantastic. This 13th novel set in Discworld tells the story of Death's granddaughter, who inherited the job and grew to enjoy it. Amd of Imp the Bard, who strove to make his fortune in a rock band, and who was so unlucky that all his dreams came true. When her dear old Granddad -- the Grim Reaper himself -- goes missing, Susan takes over the family business. The progeny of Death's adopted daughter and his apprentice, she shows real talent for the trade. That is until a little string in her heart goes "twang." With a head full of dreams and a pocketful of lint, Imp the Bard lands in Ankh-Morpork, yearning to become a rock star. Determined to devote his life to music, the unlucky fellow soon finds that all his dreams are coming true. Well almost. In this finger-snapping, toe-tapping tale of youth, Death, and rocks that roll, Terry Pratchett once again demonstrates the wit and genius that have propelled him to the highest echelons of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.… (more)
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