A thoroughly delightful read. As with others of Pratchett's works, I'm really impressed with how well the author incorporates humor, witticisms, seriously thought-provoking ideas and just cool world-building concepts so seamlessly into his writing. What can I say about his ability to describe things?

“Poets have tried to describe Ankh-Morpork. They have failed. Perhaps it's the sheer zestful vitality of the place, or maybe it's just that a city with a million inhabitants and no sewers is rather robust for poets, who prefer daffodils and no wonder. So let's just say that Ankh-Morpork is as full of life as an old cheese on a hot day, as loud as a curse in a cathedral, as bright as an oil slick, as colourful as a bruise and as full of activity, industry, bustle and sheer exuberant busyness as a dead dog on a termite mound.”

The concept of Death being a person but at the same time so deeply ingrained in the very nature of life and the world is just genius. The character is exquisitely written, and hilariously "unhuman" (giving us a perspective of how we humans must look from the outside).

The book is quite short and yet it makes you constantly laugh about the absurdity of the character of Death trying to become more human while his apprentice is becoming more like Death, while making you reflect about aspects of life such as fate, history and the power of beliefs, all the while exposing you to a richly skilled writing.