I had high expectations dipping my toe into the much beloved Disc World novels, Mort being my first (and as of now last, despite two more sitting on my bookshelf, looking at me reproachfully). Sadly, I didn’t like it as much as I wanted to. The plot and characters were a bit all over the place and the narrative wasn’t funny enough to make up for it. 

The fact that Mort and the Death series as a whole seem to rank high among Pratchett-fans discourages me from exploring more. If I didn’t like one of the alleged best, what’s the point? Especially after trying to get into Small Gods and really not liking it at all.