05-10-2026, 08:45 PM
#26: Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett. Another in the Death subtopic. In this one, Azrael agrees with some nebulous auditors that Death has a bit too much personality and needs to be replaced. When Death discovers he’s about to die, he decides to use the time he has left to experience a bit of life. He learns the value of work, sleep, dreams, interaction with others, and why efficient threshing machines are not necessarily better than a good scythe in the hands of one who knows how to use it well.
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.