Hah. This was fun.

Death: A Life is written in memoir form and picks up some time before Time and follows Death’s doings through Creation, the Ancient World, the less distant past (though not much on Earth is observed by him during this time, as he is in rehab), and the present. Death’s encounters with God, Jesus, the various Archangels (Gabriel and Michael are especially amusing), Satan, the Greek and Roman gods, and other figures from myth and history are endlessly entertaining. A fun, light read. Probably not a good choice for the zealously religious, as in this book God is forgetful and clumsy, Jesus is an annoying little prick, and the Greek and Roman gods are actually manifestations of God, which He created to take His place when He gave up on Creation (except for the creeping things, He especially loves the creeping things).

Some Humorous Excerpts:

“I felt inordinately depressed, and I had a terrible headache, which I would soon learn were the side effects of being talked to by God.”

“I stood there for a moment, shocked, and then it all clicked. The immortality, the arbitrary nature, the capitalized letters at the start of pronouns—God was back.”

“‘If an angel can become Lord of Hell, then I can become Death,’ cried Gabriel.”