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Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett

Going Postal
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 0060502932
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
Publisher: HarperTorch
Release Date: 2005-09-27

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Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into ... a government job?

By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office. Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, greedy Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical headman. But if the bold and undoable are what's called for, Moist's the man for the job -- to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and specially deliver that invaluable commodity that every being, human or otherwise, requires: hope.




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For ($2 less than the paperback) Kindle version we don't get:
* Cover Art
* Table of Contents recognised by the Kindle as TOC

We do get:
* Italicized words merge into the next word

There may be more problems, but I've only just reached Chapter 2.

Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 A delightful read!
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!

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You have to read this book before you read Making Money. And you have to read this book because it is so much fun.
If you read this, you will not need me to encourage you to read Making Money. I suppose it would help to be a fan of Disc World to begin with, but I think you will be by the time you finish the book even if it is your first experience there.

Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 My first time, and it was great!
Wowser, what a great ride. Fun-(to the 2nd power)-nnny! I laughed out-loud (odd thing to do on a quite flight, makes you feel a bit like one of the characters in this fabulous novel.

Highly recommend to those who enjoy great British humor, a whimsical other dimension historical plot, and oddly lovable characters.

Warning: If you do not understand why 17 different kinds of Cabbage meals would be uproariously funny, you probably will not enjoy the humor of this book.

On the other hand, if you love Monty Python, Faulty Towers, Benny Hill, and other great British comedic gods, you must add this to your bible verses immediately and read it religiously.

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Should never be call "fantasy". Pratchett's satire is much too important to be trivialized with that label.


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