Spencer Williams reviewed Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Review of 'Going Postal' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Very funny snarky fantasy that's a blast in the way it all comes together.
English language
Published Sept. 21, 2008
Going Postal
5 stars
(2 reviews)
Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into ... a government job? By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office. Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, greedy Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical headman. But if the bold and undoable are what's called for, Moist's the man for the job -- to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and specially deliver that invaluable commodity that every being, human or otherwise, …
Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into ... a government job? By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office. Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, greedy Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical headman. But if the bold and undoable are what's called for, Moist's the man for the job -- to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and specially deliver that invaluable commodity that every being, human or otherwise, requires: hope.
Taru Luojola reviewed Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Review of 'Going postal' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Kuolemaantuomittu ammattihuijari huomaa saaneensa uuden mahdollisuuden raunioituneen postilaitoksen ylijohtajana, eikä pestistä voi kieltäytyä. Kankean byrokraattinen virasto uudistuu, sanoisinko, yksityiseltä sektorilta lainatuilla opeilla, ja uudesti liikkeelle laitettu posti haastaa jopa uuden ja paljon nopeamman lennätinteknologian — mikä ei tietenkään olisi mahdollista, jos lennätintä johdettaisiin kunnolla eikä vain rahanahneudella. Dotcom-kuplan ja Enron-skandaalin välissä ilmestynyt romaani ruotii niin finanssi- kuin informaatioteknologia-alan moraalia ja moraalittomuutta ja valaa lukijoihin toivoa, tuota ihmiskunnan suurinta vitsausta, siitä, että väärinkäytöksiä paljastamalla voisi saada aikaan muutoksia (no, ehkä se vielä vuonna 2004 olikin ihan uskottavaa).