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The Post Office has not functioned for decades, and the building is literally full of undelivered mail. With great reluctance, Lipwig takes up his duties, only to find things are even worse than he had presumed. Lipwig’s first and last escape attempt is thwarted by a golem named Mr Pump, previously called Pump 19 because he had spent the previous 250 years at the bottom of a well pumping water, who delivers Lipwig back to the office of the Patrician. Lipwig chooses the latter, hoping that a chance to escape will present itself. He is saved when his own death is faked and Lord Vetinari offers him a choice: he can walk out of the door (and fall to his death), or he can become Postmaster of the city’s run down Post Office. Nevertheless, he is confined to a cell in Ankh-Morpork and scheduled to be hanged, having stolen a total of AM$150,000. Moist von Lipwig (aka Albert Spangler) is a skilful con artist. 2.5 Than three point one four one five nine.This time he plays with the idea of Hope and its opposite, fear, corporate greed, collecting mania, doing the impossible, pokes fun at professional wrestling in the most highly organized bar brawl ever and more. Pump.As with most Discworld novels my favorite part is how Pratchett deftly works in deeper themes into his books while still keeping them funny. The supporting cast we're introduced to is enjoyable and quirky and human, even the golem Mr. I'm glad he's given more page time in this installment. Moist also has some of the most wonderful conversations with Vetinari, which highlights just how brilliant a character Vetinari is.

Pratchett does a great job of letting us see that Moist has a underlying decency when dealing with most people at an individual level even though technically he's a con man. For a character that should have been despicable, I found Moist to be quite likable and sympathetic. It's interesting that for a 33rd book in the series you can almost use it as an entry point without missing out on much more than a couple character cameos.

This is the first book to feature Moist von Lipwig and the fourth in the Industrial Revolution sub-series. The mail must be delivered.Going Postal is the 33rd book in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

not dead and offered a job? Lord Vetinari offers Moist the chance at redemption by being named Postmaster and getting the old Postal Service back up and running again. With his neck in the noose, Moist watches the hangman pull the lever and wakes up. What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.Moist von Lipwig's life of crime has finally caught up with him.