Going Postal: A Novel of Discworld

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by Terry Pratchett | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0060013133 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 9/2/2015
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
This good-condition hardcover has been my "keeper" copy for some time now, but I think it's time it went traveling.

I loved this installment of Pratchett's Discworld series - not least because Lord Vetinari, the all-seeing Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, is on stage quite a bit in this one. He makes condemned-to-be-hanged con artist Moist von Lipwig an offer he can't refuse - take on the job of Postmaster of the city and revive its decaying postal service, or else serve out the remainder of the original sentence [the bit between the drop and the tightening of the rope!].

I really enjoyed this one, from the old-fashioned plot-summaries at each chapter-head (hey, wait, Terry doesn't do chapters - well, I guess he does now!) to the razor-edged conversations between Moist and Vetinari. [There are illustrations of the various Ankh-Morpork stamps, a treat in themselves!] And the footnotes. And the visit to the library. There's a character who's concerned about the chastity of female *golems*. There's an odd young fellow who's an avid pin collector. And a subplot that involves all of the Discworld deities, including one of my favorites, Anoia, goddess of Things That Stick n Drawers: "Often, but not uniquely, a ladle, but sometimes a metal spatula or, rarely, a mechanical egg-whisk that nobody in the house admits to ever buying. The desperate, mad rattling and cries of 'How can it close on the damn thing but not open with it? Who bought this? Do we ever use it?' is as praise unto Anoia. She also eats corkscrews." And the haunting, lyrical opening about "the flotillas of the dead" drifting under the sea, where ancient golem Anghammarad waits... (his fate is one of the most touching in the series).

Oh, and there's a very nasty villain as well, definitely cringe-worthy.

Throw in some random conspiracy-theory shout-outs, a simply wonderful galloping-off-into-the-sunset scene, and The Golden Suit, and you have a really fine addition to the Discworld canon.

[There's a TV movie of Going Postal - hooray! And for more "postal" fun, see this Unshelved Book Club strip, and of course the TV Tropes page on the book.]

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Transit Center, Elm St in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (9/2/2015 UTC) at Transit Center, Elm St in Nashua, New Hampshire USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I plan to leave this book on a bench or window ledge at the transit center at around 1:30 or so; hope the finder enjoys it!

*** Released as part of the 2015 September Sapphire release challenge. ***

*** Released as part of the 2015 Movie release challenge. ***

Journal Entry 3 by KipepeoRȇveuse at Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
I found the book on a bench at the Nashua Transit Center, I just can't remember the time well, but it was around 1 to 2. It said "Take me, I' m yours! BookCrossing" on a star sticker; really appealing!!!

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