Hogfather

by Terry Pratchett, Terry Pratchett

Paperback, 448 pages

English language

Published Oct. 30, 2006 by Corgi.

ISBN:: 978-0-552-15428-4

Happy Hogswatch! Time to hang up your stocking, kidnap the Tooth Fairy (or at least one of her many underpaid associate representatives,) pick some locks, use some very old magick, and assassinate an anthropomorphic personification. However the Oh-god of Hangovers, Susan, her granddad Death, and his noble servant Albert are working hard to save the day, I mean, eve.

2 editions

Garnigal reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

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4 stars

Hog father is another Discworld book featuring Death, whose interest in the human experience has led him to take the Hogfather’s place as the deliverer of gifts to good girls and boys across the Disc.

Written from multiple POVs, Hogfather left me confused at times, as people acted without explaining their motivations - rather like real people. By the end, I was fully immersed in Death’s perspective of humans, belief, reality, and how to use your power, no matter how big or small that power may be.

Nick N Chapman reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

Holiday reading

5 stars

A few years back, I added this to my list of Christmas reads - books I reread (or at least think about rereading) every year during the holidays, books that get me in the mood, because of content (this one, obviously) or past associations (Lord of the Rings) or because somehow they seem to me to suit the season, in the same way that fires, green branches inside, lights, rich food and so on do, that contribute to the hygge.

Hogfather is set in Discworld, where most of Terry Pratchett's books are set. Like most of his books, it riffs off some aspect of our world - in this case Christmas - in a satirical but loving and insightful way. In this book, the Hogfather - a Santa Claus/Spirit of the Solstice figure - is incapacitated by some creatures who are opposed to human creativity. And Death has to …

Ika Makimaki reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Hogfather (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Hogswatch (Christmas) comes to Discworld and Death becomes the Hogfather!
Really thought-provoking story about belief, humanity and truth.

acaleyn reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Hogfather (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Reread 6/1/13

Avarla reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Hogfather (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Perfect Holiday read. I have read it about 4-5 times now, and it's still always a new experience with new quotes sticking out. Perfect.

matt reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Hogfather (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A solid addition to the Death line up with a good mix of Susan, Death, and the Wizards.

The Teatime plot was a little weak - it wasn’t really clear what exactly he was doing. The other parts of the book made up for that, but it seemed odd that a central part was comparatively the weakest.

Eduardo Santiago reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

Review of 'Hogfather (Discworld)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I had no idea Sir Terry could write like this! Dark, thoughtful, even frighteningly somber at times -- yet still warm and touching. I picked this up a few days ago because I had a head cold and needed something light. This wasn't light, but it sure was what I needed. My respect and admiration for Pratchett, already high to begin with, is now even higher. He has such a sublime sense of what makes us human: the best, the worst, and the average.

Chris reviewed Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

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4 stars

He gets interestingly close to the idea of the Hogfather as being born from the woods themselves, and the pig an ancestral figure of terror from the days of the retreating icesheets (Rob Holdstock territory, hardly new for Terry P. either). The urban myth / contemporary legend that Santa Claus’s robe is only recently depicted as being red (it used to be green; he also had antlers...) is mentioned but despatched. A shame Hogfather went down so ill with me, because I enjoyed Feet of Clay. Is there another one since this? Rumours are heard prophesying Jingo; apart from that...? The imminent death of the Discworld has been announced for years but reports have been greatly exaggerated. (Pratchett: "You’ll pay me what for another one?").