Terry Pratchett: Mort (EBook, Czech language, 2013, TALPRESS, spol. s r.o.)
eBook
Czech language
Published Dec. 24, 2013 by TALPRESS, spol. s r.o..
Smrť si dříve nebo později najde každého. Když ovšem přijde k Mortovi, nabídne mu zaměstnání. Ten zjistí, že kvůli tomu nemusí zemřít, a nabídku přijímá. Netrvá však dlouho a pochopí, že se jeho romantické touhy jen málo snášejí s vážnou úlohou Smrťova asistenta, a když pozná překrásnou princeznu Keli, která má být zavražděna a kterou má právě Mort dopravit na onen svět, začnou se věci rychle zaplétat.
The ending of this book really doesn't make justice for the whole setup and build-up.
One of the Pratchett books that certainly gets worse on the re-read. I will dare to say that both Colour and Light were significantly better as a whole than this one.
Terry Pratchett is what I’ve been missing when reading Douglas Adams. Mort is not just witty, but actually quite touching and even frightening. The humour seems somehow profound, for example when Death explains that everyone gets what they think is coming for them, because “it’s so much neater that way”. This light-hearted fun actually opens up a philosophical can of worms: If I expect a heavenly afterlife together with my family, but my brother expects to be rotting in hell, is the brother in heaven actually my brother? He can’t be, but did I then actually get what I expected? This dilemma is even touched upon later. I much prefer this humour to cliché nihilism.
The characters and storyline in this book really didn't click with me. I felt like Mort was a complete jerk and that Kelli should have totally died. I mean, I'm glad everything worked out in the end but still.
Kuolema hankkii oppipojan kuolevaisten maailmasta. Alkuhämmennyksen jälkeen oppipoika saa hommasta jujun ja alkaa vähitellen hivuttautua mestarinsa asemaan, mikä ei tuotakaan vaikeuksia, koska Kuolema itse on kyllästynyt työhönsä ja etsii sekä huvituksia että alanvaihtoa kuolevaisten maailmasta. Tällä kertaa oli melkoista struggelitavaraa, erityisesti tosimaailmastamme lainattujen kulttuurierojen ympärille rakentuva huumori aiheutti lähinnä myötähäpeää.
