This week, we conclude our discussion of Terry Pratchett's Mort with thoughts on Pratchett's precision as a stylist, tick-tock structure, and how much of the theme is on the page. Is sentimentality a good thing? Is Mort effectively sidelined in the final conflict? How do we embrace subjectivity over objectivity?

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Footnotes:

• Mort
• Terry Pratchett
• Audiobooks (including the footnotes!)

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This week, we return to Terry Pratchett's Mort to discuss perspective, the dualities of life on the Disc, and what is really going on with Death. Do we believe that everything is predestined? Who gets to tell the story? Does Ysabelle sparkle in the sunlight?

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Footnotes:

• Mort
• Terry Pratchett
• Audiobooks (including the footnotes!)

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This week, we dive into the Discworld with our first discussion of Terry Pratchett's Mort. Are the rules as unbreakable as they seem to be? Are ideas as dangerous? How does Death blow smoke rings?

To see the video version of this week's show, click here; to see the slides, click here!

Footnotes:

• Mort
• Terry Pratchett
• Rhianna Pratchett
• Terry Pratchett's Mort (BBC Radio 4)
• Audiobooks (including the footnotes!)

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