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Return to Book Page. Preview — Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. Going Postal Discworld 33 by Terry Pratchett. Arch-swindler Moist Van Lipwig never believed his confidence crimes were hanging offenses - until he found himself with a noose tightly around his neck, dropping through a trapdoor, and falling into By all rights, Moist should have met his maker. Instead, it's Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork, who promptly offers him a job as Postmaster.

Sinc Arch-swindler Moist Van Lipwig never believed his confidence crimes were hanging offenses - until he found himself with a noose tightly around his neck, dropping through a trapdoor, and falling into Since his only other option is a nonliving one, Moist accepts the position - and the hulking golem watchdog who comes along with it, just in case Moist was considering abandoning his responsibilities prematurely. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may be a near-impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office building; and with only a few creaky old postmen and one rather unstable, pin-obsessed youth available to deliver it.

Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, money-hungry Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical head, Mr. Inspiring words admittedly, some of the bronze letters have been stolen , and for once in his wretched life Moist is going to fight.

And if the bold and impossible are what's called for, he'll do it - in order to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and specially deliver that invaluable commodity that every human being not to mention troll, dwarf, and, yes, even golem requires: Mass Market Paperback , pages.

Published September 27th by HarperTorch first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Going Postal , please sign up. So, there are several women in Going Postal, but did any of them ever meet, let alone talk to each other? Sylvia McIvers Thanks all for answering my question! In each book, it's not particularly important, but as a trend it is sad.

I've never read a Discworld book, and I just found out that this is 33 in the series. Will I be lost? This was the first book I read in the Discworld series and I wasn't lost. Most of these books are standalones or series that all take …more Not really. Most of these books are standalones or series that all take place in the same universe. It does make occasional references to things that happened in other books, but nothing very important or essential to your understanding of this one.

I would really recommend this as a good starting point to get into the series. See all 3 questions about Going Postal…. Lists with This Book. Jan 03, Melki rated it it was amazing Shelves: The mail must get through! He was part of the government, wasn't he? Governments took money off people. That's what they were for. Turns out, years spent scamming and conning the public have excellently prepared Moist von Lipwig with the skill set needed to run a vast corporation.

My Discworld-reading for the Humour Club has had its ups and downs. Some books I loved, some bored me to tears, one I didn't finish.

I thrilled to the adventures of the witches, laughed at the exploits of the Nig The mail must get through! I thrilled to the adventures of the witches, laughed at the exploits of the Night Watch and frowned upon the know-it-all wizards Seriously, could they be more pompous? It's like reading a book where every single character is my mother-in-law! Yet, I've never rated anything less than three stars because I laughed, at least once, while reading each book. If you're looking to start the series, this is a perfect place to jump in.

Moist's efforts to revive the floundering postal service should make you grin and require absolutely no knowledge of previous tales. A perfect pick-me-up of a read! View all 3 comments. Feb 12, Lyn rated it really liked it.

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I love it when one work of art makes me think of another and my enjoyment of both is enhanced. Granny Weatherwax is still my favorite, but Sir Terry has succeeded again I love it when one work of art makes me think of another and my enjoyment of both is enhanced. Granny Weatherwax is still my favorite, but Sir Terry has succeeded again in making a GREAT Discworld novel that is funny, thought provoking and entertaining all at once.

While Moist von Lipwig is a worthy and fun protagonist, once again the real hero is Pratchett himself. Parolee Lipwig must recreate the Ankh-Morpork post office into a going concern. We revisit many of our Discworld favorites, meet some new friends, and a rousing good time is had by all. Besides being a great entry into the Discworld mythos, this is also just a good book; Pratchett, getting better like a fine wine, spins a good yarn. View all 6 comments. Jan 04, Laura rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book was an excellent surprise; I love the Discworld series but was getting tired of seeing the same characters again and again in every book.

But this book introduces an entirely new and refreshing cast of characters. I particularly liked the main character and felt he was very well-developed. Pratchett's books are funny precisely because he has a very firm grasp of human nature. His best work feels surprisingly profound even though you're also laughing so hard you're afraid you might brea This book was an excellent surprise; I love the Discworld series but was getting tired of seeing the same characters again and again in every book. His best work feels surprisingly profound even though you're also laughing so hard you're afraid you might break a rib.

In some of the later novels I was getting more of a reused-joke feeling, and while it was still pretty funny, all the depth was gone. In this novel it's back, and I would rank Going Postal pretty high among the Discworld novels. Highly recommended, especially to Pratchett fans who think Discworld has gotten a little stale.

Jun 05, E. I picked up this book to read on a 15 hour flight from Chicago to Vietnam, on the assumption that it would be a light, pleasant way to pass the dreary hours after one flight to China during which I watched the first X-Men film three times, I decided it was best to err on the side of having too many books rather than too few. My assumptions proved correct, and I enjoyed the book quite thoroughly. Three things struck me: The unfortunately named Moist has his own clear-eyed perspective on the world that differs from the other denizens of Discworld.

I wouldn't have considered it to be an interesting topic for inquiry I mean, come on; post offices mostly exist to aggrivate people who hate standing in queues, right? Best vocabulary word gleaned from the text: People who refuse to read fantasy novels. This was really surprising, actually. Perhaps it shouldn't have been, given how many people whose opinions I respect are Pratchett fans, but I haven't read a fantasy novel since giving up on Robert Jordan's painstakingly prolonged The Wheel of Time somewhere in book 5, I think long before college.

Actually, I suppose I read a bunch of the Harry Potters in the interim, but in some ways that felt more like keeping up with pop culture than reading actual fantasy. In any event, Going Postal was pur This was really surprising, actually. In any event, Going Postal was purely a pleasure. Compared to the grueling epics I recall from years ago, Pratchett's style was brisk and entertaining, his humor completely suffusing the tone of the book in a way that reminded me of Douglas' Adams' approach to science fiction. But whereas Adams' plotlines can be meandering and perhaps secondary to his constant seeking of the absurd, Pratchett's were elaborately coiled, well-paced, and compelling, and his characters, amusing and strange as they often were, had a certain sincerity that kept me interested in their welfare.

Ridiculous name aside, Moist von Lipwig's reluctantly scrupulous con artist emphasis on 'artist', as his maneuvering definitely deserves such a word was exceedingly entertaining to follow. Pratchett's underlying thoughts and satire also seemed fairly spot-on. His commentary on the nature of hope suggests that he would understand why so many under-privileged Americans tend to vote Republican against their best financial interests besides its application in many other areas of human nature , and the bits about personal momentum were sufficiently commanding as to grant even the reader a resounding sense of motion and possibility from time to time.

I suppose Pratchett may not be to everyone's taste and I was not sure he would be to mine but he seems to be very skilled in his particular niche. Yes, this was very good. Mostly just at being a fun diversion, but also perhaps as well thought out and gracefully executed literature. View all 4 comments. I haven't read a lot of Pratchett -- I think this is only my second one -- but I do enjoy reading him for the color and the metaphor.

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The way he turns a figure of speech on the lathe will frequently leave you just sitting there in your chair with a table leg in your hand, and your wife says, "Hey, what's with the table leg. Se encontraba en presencia de un maestro. Y encima lo anunciaba a los cuatro vientos. Los rizos de pirata, el parche del ojo y hasta el maldito loro. Las cartas, en cambio, son reales. I am probably the last person on earth to read Terry Pratchett, but I'm glad I finally did.

People have been recommending his books to me for years and although I had planned on starting with book 1, Color of Magic, the bookseller recommended I start with Going Postal instead they were also out of stock of CoM. Every time I picked this book up I laughed out loud, it has a refreshing wit combined with a sharp perception of people and their funny habits. I ate this book up and bought copy of "Gu I am probably the last person on earth to read Terry Pratchett, but I'm glad I finally did. I ate this book up and bought copy of "Guards, Guards" before I finished. What's your favorite Terry Pratchett?

View all 13 comments. Jun 03, BlackOxford rated it it was amazing Shelves: Monetary Relativity No better theory of money exists than Pratchett's: Understanding that fact helps to explain the world better than relativity theory. Super humor, ironija, cinizam, satira Apart from, say, the average voter. Lots of digs at corporations, lotteries, and just life.

It had a red cover and it turned out they were twins. Jan 10, Rachel Kalanadi rated it it was amazing Shelves: Still my favorite Discworld book of all time. Jan 27, Jeannette Nikolova rated it really liked it. Also available on the WondrousBooks blog. Going Postal definitely ranks among my top 3 Discworld books. After that, the list gets blurrier, but nevertheless, Going Postal is among best. I saw the Going Postal movie no fewer than 3 years ago and I loved it.

Which was my reason to postpone reading this book after I suffered from a severe Terry Pratchett fatigue Also available on the WondrousBooks blog. Which was my reason to postpone reading this book after I suffered from a severe Terry Pratchett fatigue. Now I'm back, and I'm happy to be here. Going Postal is essentially a book about hope. Whatever else is happening in this book, it's actually a wide frame of the story of hope. It was a good way of getting poorer really very quickly, and staying poor. It could be you. But it wouldn't be. It's hope, turned inside out. You know you can't go wrong.

You're sure it can't go wrong Or to be better. The struggle against the easy way out, which is to just take what you want and not even need , as opposed to struggling and fighting for what's worth it. I found Moist mightily gratifying to read about. He was just my type of a main character, crooked and wicked, but motivated to achieve more; aware of his flaws, morally ambiguous, willing to take a wild chance; Attempting to do the impossible, because where is the challenge, otherwise? I liked the secondary characters a lot too.

They were all cleverly constructed and very interesting. I know that many would say that this is always the case with Terry Pratchett, but I have grown to feel a gap between his books. As in, same author, same world, and yet there are ones that I loved, like Going Postal , and ones that I really, truly hated. And usually, I can set the difference with the witches whom I adore and everyone else, most of all the guards, who don't interest me in the slightest.

However, in Going Postal the characters are definitely not magical, but are awesome nevertheless. I also found something else I was afraid I would never experience again: It's just that whenever I dislike the story, I fail to pay attention to the details, and while this is a character flaw, I feel that it is more or less justified with the idea that you can't force yourself to like something, and the more you dislike it, the more you dislike everything about it.

Going Postal has given me a new push into the Discworld , and I'm excited to read to the end of the series sometime in the not-so-distant future. One of my favourite Discworld novels - although I'm sure I've said that more thank once. The way terry Pratchett plays with worlds is great - it adds to the pace and humour of this hilarious novel. In this rich complex and darkly humorous story Terry Pratchett takes us to a side of Anke Morpork that the disc-world series had not previously visited; it's post office.

Moist von Lipwig is a con man of major proportions whose last fraud has come to haunt him, caught and about to hang he believes it is all over for him.

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Saved from permanent death, the Patrician of Anke Morpork, lord Vetinari offers him a job; to revitalise the wrecked and useless Post Office. To do so Moist must use all his ski In this rich complex and darkly humorous story Terry Pratchett takes us to a side of Anke Morpork that the disc-world series had not previously visited; it's post office. To do so Moist must use all his skills as a con artist and many other skills he probably never thought he had. This is a later discworld story, and while I loved the earlier ones when I first came across them, in these later series I think PTerry's writing really came of age.

If the early ones are young slightly fizzy wine, then this is a mature dark red, ages for years in oak and with aftertastes that last for hours. Pratchett's distictive brand of social commentary and persistent trend of poking fun at humanity are strong in Going Postal but they do not overwhelm the story, which I think is a perfect page turner.

The suite of characters is sizable and well developed, but never out of control so one always knows who is who. Also, I believe that this book could very well be read as a stand alone without losing much: There are many well known characters of the discworld that briefly appear or are mentioned but most of the active characters are new and developed within this story. The exception to this would be Lord Vetinari, whose omnipotence is the cumulative layering of many, many books worth, he has layers, like oysters possibly pearls, or other molluscs, if you will forgive me a little in-joke.

Oct 29, Sarah rated it it was amazing Shelves: What happens when Ventari becomes an angel and puts a con man in charge of the decrepit Post Office? Nothing one expects, of course. In that silence, Moist tried out a variety of responses, from "Pull the other one, it's got bells on" to "That's impossible", and decided they all sounded stupid. Groat looked deadly serious, so instead he said: And it is very hard to read the Discworld series without being at least fascinated by Vetinari as evidenced by the "Vetinari for president!

But once in awhile, Pratchett likes to remind people that while Vetinari, while he has style, is, well, a dick. I am a tyrant. It's what we do. Nov 21, Kathleen rated it really liked it Shelves: I have only read the Discworld books featuring the City Watch, and the related follow-up books featuring a spin-off character in this book, Moist Von Lipwig. That's because I'm afraid Pratchett's other books will not be my cuppa.

As a writer, he walks a fine line, approaching my personal barrier — too much punnery and parody. I like the City Watch series see Guards! Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping. Our favorite toys for everyone on your list. Not Enabled Word Wise: Enabled Amazon Best Sellers Rank: Amazon Music Stream millions of songs.

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