Going Postal by Terry Pratchett Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Going Postal
Book Review: A Bit Shy
Summary: 2 Stars
Moist von Lipwig is a crock that has been punished by becoming the head postmaster; a real job is something a con never wants. The wit of Terry Pratchett is timeless and funny, but this book as a whole was missing the full package. Moist starts out in trouble and running from the law. He quickly finds his way to the local post office and in a world that holds letters that are older than he is. These undelivered letters begin to talk to him and he feels the pressure to get the post office back up and running. The clacks are a mechanical method for transmitting messages and have taken over for the post. Moist spends him time chatting up the papers and press to try and get the post office back on top.
The characters are lovable and quiet human. The government bureaucracy will ring true regardless of time. The story line however, is not one of Terry's best.
Book Review: A Introduction to Discworld
Summary: 5 Stars
A good friend told me to start with Going Postal after I had tried to start the Discworld books with Colour of Magic (which is dead boring).
Pratchett wicked humor, 3-dimensional characters, and exquisite world building will keep me coming back for more.
Book Review: A Job for Life
Summary: 4 Stars
The 29th trip into Pratchett's Discworld. Fans will have already read the book and don't need a review, most likely. Newcomers should enjoy the humor throughout this book. Although this is the 29th book, it really doesn't matter where you start reading in this 'series'. All the books are that way pretty much. This time we meet the new character of Moist von Lipwig, a con-man that 'dies' at the gallows and is given 'a job for life' by Lord Vetinari, patrician of Ankh-Morpork. While Moist tries to figure out how he can escape his new position as the Postmaster of a dilapidated postal service is views of the world change when the letters begin talking. We also deal with some bigotry towards the acceptance of golems in society rather than as automaton laborers. Then there's the blossoming romance between Moist and Adora Belle Dearheart.
There is a not so subtle comparison of the reliability of the old fashioned post office and the 'clacks' messaging towers to the real world items of postal service dedication versus the phone company/internet faults, problems, and disfunctions. Sure the latter is faster but there can be many problems and the cost is much more than a stamp, the post office just takes a few extra days. Overall, this is an enjoyable book but I felt it started to drag on after a bit. Of the 29 Discworld books, I'd rank this in the Top 10.
Book Review: A delightful read!
Summary: 5 Stars
I admit I am biased because I am a huge Terry Pratchett fan, however I do have to say that out of all the Discworld novels I have read so far this one is one of my favorites and would be a good read even if you have never read any of the author's other books before. Moist is a delightfully fun character, and it is interesting to see how the world this book takes place in -the Discworld- changes. I would highly recommend this book!Book Review: A fun world and neat little adventure.
Summary: 5 Stars
I finally decided to check out Terry Pratchett. I'm usually weary of fantasy books, as it sometimes gets a little too Dungeon and Dragony for my tastes. However, this book is quite an interesting little taking on the workings of the economy and the postal service.
This book turns out to be quite a page turner. The main character is forced to operate the post office, a place not run in decades. What turns out to be a seemingly useless endeavor turns out to be a huge success. What follows is a clever microcosm of business, economics, and entrepreneurship.
The fantasy level is turned down a notch, making it a great novel that flows well. I highly recommend this book.