1.22.2005
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett, 377 pgs, hardcover
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Overall Grade: A-
Series: Discworld
Also not as uproariously funny as past Discworld books, but Moist von Lipwig is definitely a great character as is Miss Dearheart, who I wished there'd been more of in the story. Dry humour abounds in these pages. It even got a few quotes into my quotes list which is a very good feat. And who cannot like it when TP puts in twisted literary allusions? Like this gem here
The Postman came down like a wolf on the fold,
His cohorts were gleaming in azure and gold.
I definitely thank my h.s. english teacher for making us read poetry now, hahahahaha, yeah, literary humour is great.
Story: Enter Moist von Lipwig, a man just hung for being a criminal & scammer, and wouldn't the Patrician just happen to offer him a job of revamping Ankh-Morpork's decrepit, failed postal system. I don't know how many wisecracks can be made of the word 'deliver' but definitely a lot. And don't forget that this is in the age of the clacks towers, gee, could wonder how they'd feel about a revived post office...
Amazon site
Overall Grade: A-
Series: Discworld
Also not as uproariously funny as past Discworld books, but Moist von Lipwig is definitely a great character as is Miss Dearheart, who I wished there'd been more of in the story. Dry humour abounds in these pages. It even got a few quotes into my quotes list which is a very good feat. And who cannot like it when TP puts in twisted literary allusions? Like this gem here
The Postman came down like a wolf on the fold,
His cohorts were gleaming in azure and gold.
I definitely thank my h.s. english teacher for making us read poetry now, hahahahaha, yeah, literary humour is great.
Story: Enter Moist von Lipwig, a man just hung for being a criminal & scammer, and wouldn't the Patrician just happen to offer him a job of revamping Ankh-Morpork's decrepit, failed postal system. I don't know how many wisecracks can be made of the word 'deliver' but definitely a lot. And don't forget that this is in the age of the clacks towers, gee, could wonder how they'd feel about a revived post office...
Labels: genre: fantasy, genre: fiction, media: book, series: Discworld
