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ISBN: 9780060013134

Book Title: Going Postal : a Novel of Discworld

Item Length: 9in

Publisher: HarperCollins

Publication Year: 2004

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 1.2in

Author: Terry Pratchett

Genre: Fiction

Topic: Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Humorous, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Humorous / General

Item Width: 6in

Item Weight: 22.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 384 Pages

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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 ... a government job? 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. 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. Reacher Gilt. But it says on the building neither rain nor snow nor glo m of ni t ... 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: hope.

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Going Postal : a Novel of Discworld

Author

Terry Pratchett

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English

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Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Humorous, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Humorous / General

Publication Year

2004

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Fiction

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384 Pages

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9in

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6in

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22.7 Oz

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Publication Date

2004-09-28

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"British fantasist Pratchett's latest special-delivery delight, set in his wonderfully crazed city of Ankh-Morpork, hilariously reflects the plight of post offices the world over." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Pratchett's joy in his creations, in jokes, puns, the idea of letters and language itself makes Going Postal one of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention." -- London Times "With all the puns, strange names and quickfire jokes about captive letters demanding to be delivered, it's easy to miss how cross about injustice Terry Pratchett can be. This darkness and concrete morality sets his work apart from imitators of his English Absurd school of comic fantasy." -- The Guardian "Deeply satisfying . . . Sharp-edged humor--and wonderfully executed." -- Kirkus Reviews "Delightful . . . a surprisingly complex character study in addition to the usual hilarious satire." -- Locus "Read it and laugh, but don't forget your brains." -- Locus "Going Postal is two books in one; an eerie tale of an office huanted by its post, and a searing attack on corporate corruption . . . . The more literal minded might have preferred Pratchett to write about our world directly, rather than in a fantastical mirror, but while such a book may have contained more facts, it would not have been so true." -- Birmingham Post "Like many of Pratchett's best comic novels, Going Postal is a book about redemption . . . . There's a moral toughness here, which is one of the reasons why Pratchett is never merely frivolous." -- Time Out London "[Pratchett's] books are almost always better than they have to be, and Going Postal is no exception, full of nimble wordplay, devious plotting and outrageous situations, but always grounded in an astute understanding of human nature." -- San Francisco Chronicle

2004

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2004-047391

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Discworld Ser., Discworld

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by sarahhippo
Nov 05, 2015
GNU Terry Pratchett
This book is one of the Discworld series that can stand on its own and readers don't need to know about the Discworld going into the novel. This wonderfully clever book opens with Moist von Lipwig- a conman who has enjoyed some success in the past- in prison and sentenced to death. And so he is hanged. A short while later he wakes up in the offices of the Patrician being offered a second chance. The catch? He has to become a civil servant and find some way to resurrect the Postal System- that hasn't delivered a letter in years- and most people feel has been rendered obsolete by the new, high tech "clacks" system that is now solely owned by the thoroughly morally bankrupt Reacher Gilt, who is himself an accomplished conman. Because this is a Terry Pratchett book multitudes of hi-jinks ... This book is one of the Discworld series that can stand on its own and readers don't need to know about the Discworld going into the novel. This wonderfully clever book opens with Moist von Lipwig- a conman who has enjoyed some success in the past- in prison and sentenced to death. And so he is hanged. A short while later he wakes up in the offices of the Patrician being offered a second chance. The catch? He has to become a civil servant and find some way to resurrect the Postal System- that hasn't delivered a letter in years- and most people feel has been rendered obsolete by the new, high tech "clacks" system that is now solely owned by the thoroughly morally bankrupt Reacher Gilt, who is himself an accomplished conman. Because this is a Terry Pratchett book multitudes of hi-jinks ensue. There are some great, fantastically witty lines that will make you want to reread the book occasionally. Throw in a love/hate story with a woman whose family he played a large part in destroying. Eventually it all boils down to a battle of conman vs conman and high tech vs old fashioned man (and Golem) power Moist even feels his version of conscientious at times by the end of the novel, just in time to get his new assignment from the Patrician. He is going to take over the bank and make it solvent OR ELSE. The adventure continues in Making Money.
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by WkcE60w8RrK@Deleted
Feb 24, 2007
Serious magic
This was one of the first few Pratchett's I read and I got into it because of the combination of fantasy, humor and serious theme. Think if I had read some of the earlier ones first -- more slapstick, less sharp satire of recognizable aspects of modern life -- wouldn't have got into his work so much. The cast of characters isn't as delightfully eccentric as in some of his books, but as someone who loves books, very easy to be drawn into the mystery of the Library and livingness of messages. And plenty of funny enough characters if you're not used to Pratchett.This was one of the first few Pratchett's I read and I got into it because of the combination of fantasy, humor and serious theme. Think if I had read some of the earlier ones first -- more slapstick, less sharp satire of recognizable aspects of modern life -- wouldn't have got into his work so much. The cast of characters isn't as delightfully eccentric as in some of his books, but as someone who loves books, very easy to be drawn into the mystery of the Library and livingness of messages. And plenty of funny enough characters if you're not used to Pratchett.
by xt7PLkimSZ6@Deleted
Aug 16, 2006
Pratchett has done better.
I bought this book because it was by Terry Pratchett. I love and adore his work and would join the Night Watch in a minute if it were an option. That being said, Going Postal isn't one of his best. It starts out really well and has lots of neat characters and nice bits of pathos here and there, but it's rather slow over-all and it needed to be longer to flesh out some of the secondary plots or shorter to exclude them all-together. If you love Pratchett like I love Pratchett then it's a must read simply for the sake of reading, but if you're only a fan of certain Discworld characters or you're just getting into his works then steer clear of this one.I bought this book because it was by Terry Pratchett. I love and adore his work and would join the Night Watch in a minute if it were an option. That being said, Going Postal isn't one of his best. It starts out really well and has lots of neat characters and nice bits of pathos here and there, but it's rather slow over-all and it needed to be longer to flesh out some of the secondary plots or shorter to exclude them all-together. If you love Pratchett like I love Pratchett then it's a must read simply for the sake of reading, but if you're only a fan of certain Discworld characters or you're just getting into his works then steer clear of this one.

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