Ahnk-Morpork is growing on me " - Annette, He is such a snarky and likeable character. " Terry Pratchett is so clever and hilarious. It was my first Terry Pratchett book so it will always be my favorite. The whimsy of the postal service and all its little nuances made this a very enjoyable read. " A typical Discword novel that is both fascinating and amusing at the same time. The style of humor is not usually to my liking, but I stuck with it and am glad I did so. I had no idea what his books were like and am pleasantly surprised I liked this so much. I'd heard Pratchett's name around a bit and wanted to try him out. " This was my first Terry Pratchett book and I really enjoyed it.
" Terry Pratchett goes with a new main character in the ongoing universe of Discworld.
Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, greedy Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical headman. Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. 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. a government job?īy all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into. The 33rd installment in acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, a splendid send-up of government, the postal system, and everything that lies in between. “ 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
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