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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Going Postal in Books

Jul 25, 2017  
Going Postal
Going Postal
Terry Pratchett | 2005 | Fiction & Poetry
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9.2 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
Sheer brilliance
I tried reading the first Discworld book (The Colour of Magic) years ago & I couldn't get into it. Skip forward to this year & a conversation with some of my learned Pratchett reading colleagues who advised that starting at Book 1 wasn't advisable & instead offered a few alternative starting points - Going Postal being the favourite.

All I can say is that I will be forever thankful for this book. Not only was it a fantastic way of getting into the Discworld series, but it is now among my favourite ever books of all time.


It's beautifully written - full of humour and wit. It's also a great alternative take on industrialisation and the introduction of the postal service. Moist Von Lipwig is a brilliant character, flawed but still loveable, and the supporting characters too all have their charms. Mr Pump especially raised quite a few laughs.


This is Pratchett at his best and if youre ever thinking about tackling the mammoth Discworld series, this is the place to start.