![]() ![]() It's impossible to judge which books will be a particular reader/listener's favorites, and which will simply be enjoyable, but Going Postal is strong, witty, and highly entertaining. There are other performers who can read Pratchett's writing well - Nigel Planer generally does a good job - but no one seems to get inside the story the way Briggs can. Here is PaulKidby’s cover for Going Postal, a parody of Tom Jung’s iconic 1977 Star Wars Style A poster. ![]() And, as always, Stephen Briggs reads Pratchett's work exactly the way it wants to be read, with energy and understanding and a straight face. RT PratchettOnline: It’s May4th making it Star Wars day. Arch-swindler Moist Van Lipwig never believed his confidence crimes were hanging offenses-until he found himself with a noose tightly around his neck. ![]() No one else can write like Pratchett, and no one else should try. Part of Pratchett's genius is that he can be funny, even farcical, without being mean, and that comes through strongly in this story, with his trademark mix of whimsy, cheap shots, social commentary, and a truly engaging and hilarious plot and cast. Set in Ankh Morpork, where the story can brush up against long-standing favorites like Vimes, the Patrician, and the wizards, Going Postal introduces a new cast of characters, and with them, a new energy. ![]() Like all prolific writers, however brilliant, Terry Pratchett has his ups and downs. In Going Postal, Lord Vetinari, the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork arranged to have Lipwig survive his hanging. ![]()
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