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Johnny and the Dead

By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Richard Mitchley
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 This is the next in the popular series featuring Johnny Maxwell. Johnny can see the dead, and the dead are beginning to see just how much fun it is to be alive, in another terrific tale from the master of comic fantasy Terry Pratchett. Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Scary Stories Science Fiction & Fantasy Scary

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Critic reviews

Wraith-like jokes pushing at the margins of taste... inspired imagination
A hilarious and subtly thought-provoking story
A marvellous story... You think this is a good book? Right. It is funny, poignant, angry, outrageous and moving. Were it a movie, you'd leave the cinema wondering whether you were crying with laughter or because of the passion and compassion of the story. ... [this book is] the best he has ever written, one that would shift him - were there any justice - from the ranks of "mere" bestsellerdom into the realm of "literature"... it also makes you look again at the way we live
Terry Pratchett uses his wicked sense of humour to hilarious effect in his new fantasy story...anyone over ten can find something to smile about here
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Sir Terry Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell series is well worth listening to. Pratchett's humour shines through and pokes fun at real life in this time travelling masterpiece.

A brilliant read

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I read this book as a kid, but I don’t think I really understood it the first time around. Listening to this as an adult, it hit me as to how brilliantly this is written. It’s the perfect way to introduce kids to the concept of death, without being morbid or terrifying.

Johnny Maxwell discovers that he can speak to the dead and through him, they discover that their cemetery is due to be demolished. And they’re not going to take it lying down…

It’s well-written, the characters are great fun. There are some parts that bring a tear to my eye, even as (especially as) an adult.

The narrator does a great job with the different voices, though as another reviewer has commented, there are a couple of audio glitches here and there. But nothing so terrible that you can’t enjoy the story.

Even more profound since we lost Sir Terry…

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Our eldests first foray into the mind of Terry Pratchett and he loves it. In his 12yr old words "it's dead cool" He's listened to it many times now and never seems to tire of it.

Cool Book

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A witty reminder that life is too short to see all this beautiful blue green marble has to offer.

Beautifully woven

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Wonderful story of Johnny and his friends nd how he helped the dead when the cemetery was threatened. Great Pratchett storytelling

Johnny and the Dead

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