Going Postal

Great as an audiobook

Warning - don't listen to this book whilst driving in peak hour traffic, it's so funny you can't concentrate on the driving! The combination of Terry Prachett as author and Stephen Briggs as narrator is the best. Highly recommended.

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Probably one of the best Discworld novels

I thoroughly enjoyed Going Postal. Postmaster Moist Von Lupwig is a brilliantly thought out character (or should I say Mr. Spangler).

The Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, decides to put a fraudster, embezzler and thief in charge of the Royal Post Office. He must resurrect the white elephant from the ashes. What follows is typical Terry-Pratchett-wiz(z)ardry.

I also enjoyed Stephen Briggs' performance. He made the characters come live and made you wish you were there! Highly recommended!!!

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You don't have to be mad to work here...

Wonderful. Let Stephen Briggs' voice waft you away to Ankh Morpork, the city that knows how to put on a good show.

Stephen Briggs' long working relationship with Terry Pratchett, gives him an intimate knowledge of the characters, their nuances, and their foibles, and his voicing of each as a recognizable entity seems effortless. Alongside the familiar Patrician, Lord Vetinari - politest tyrant alive, and cameo appearances from The Watch, we meet a handful of new characters. Moist Von Lipwig - with his daredevil tongue, and criminal mind, Adorabelle Dearheart - the Disc's most violent smoker, Stanley - it's most passionate pinhead, and Mr Groat, possibly the oldest working postman in the city. Together they attempt to bring back the postal service, up against the competition of the more modern Clacks Towers. With the Clacks now run by a consortium, with profit the only aim, we encounter corporate espionage, de-facto currency, possible murders, and the mysterious group called 'The Smoking GNU'.

The tale gallops along in Terry Pratchett's usual way, with chases, escapes, swindles, pigeons, golems, Gods, miracles, and even an angel.

Laughing out loud, wearing headphones, sitting on a bus - is something I'm getting used to. The funny looks that go along with it - are a matter of personal style ;)

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Pratchett as good as ever

Pratchett has a gift for deconstructing and writing from wildly different perspectives and this book is no different. Well read by Briggs too, with just the right amount of acting without turning into a radio play.

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Excellent

Any additional comments?

Possibly my favourite DIscworld novel so far. I highly recommend it, particularly if you like the stories surrounding the City Watch, which I think are similar in style to this one. As always, Stephen Briggs does a great job of reading - he is particularly good at rendering all the footnotes, asides and internal monologues clearly without confusing the narrative.

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A good transition from paper to audible

Would you listen to Going Postal again? Why?

I have, and will, 're-read' Going Postal. The story flows very well and has the ability to both draw you into the story over an evening or else drip feed the story one chapter at a time.

What other book might you compare Going Postal to and why?

As with almost all of the Pratchett works, the more you listen to (or read), the more absorbed you become in Disc World. There are a number of story-lines available in the Disc World series - so pick the line that you wish to follow and go from there.

Which character – as performed by Stephen Briggs – was your favorite?

Defiantly Von Moist!!

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Nice Moist Von Lipwig book.

A very good book. Pratchetts discworld is going into the industrial revolution and I really like this one. This is a pretty good book and I like his style. I haven't decided if I like Stephen Briggs better than Nigel Planer or not though.

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great book.

This is a very funny book, Terry Pratchett has a strange mind, but you cannot stop reading, the mind pictures are amazing. So all in all a great book, a great read, and if you don't find yourself giggling quietly you will find your self laughing out loud.

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Monty Python called... they want their style back

Pratchet is a really good writer, but this book is weak. It's not as witty as it thinks it is. The reader reminds me of Eric Idle, but not in a good way. I will probably not finish this title... life is too short for bad books.

This story never gets old

I will never tire of this story. Or most of the Discworld stories, to be honest. Terry Pratchett's great mix of satire, wit, mystery/suspense and touching relationships never grows old. His characters are spot on, and you can't help but smile about the typical human traits (and faults) that he incorporates in the different characters.

''Going Postal'' and the other stories categorized under ''The Industrial Revolution'' theme for the Discworld books are some of my absolute favourite Discworld stories, and I've listened to them over and over again. Stephen Briggs fits perfectly as narrator.

If you are new to the Discworld Universe, I highly recommend Googling the Discworld Reading Order map, otherwise you'll be completely lost. You could for example start with the Witches or the Watch books (those are my other favourite story lines). ''Going Postal'' is nr. 33 in the overall series and refers to several characters that have their debut and proper character building in other books.

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