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Going Postal
Our hero's name is Steve Reeves. He's similar - in name only - to the actor who used to play Hercules. He's the son of a postman who's been losing it for decades. He's got a girlfriend he's not so sure about, a demeaning job at BagelWorks, and a crappy car. Things are not going well for Steve. He just went home for his sister's wedding (to another postman) and hates his fa...more
Paperback, 250 pages
Published
May 1st 1997
by Berkley Trade
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A very funny first novel. The kind of thing I could imagine writing if I had more talent. Very good use of first person narration, but I felt like it fell apart a little toward the end. The author seemed burdened by the need to wrap up a plot line. He would have been better off to stay with his strengths here, which are clever dialog and funny situations, and not worry so much about following a traditional story structure. It could be the basis for some kind of rule of writing good fiction: "If...more
I feel that this book is more for a cult audience than average readers, but for them, it's great. Stephan Jaramillo does well to convey the feelings the main character experiences, and his characters are realistic, but intriguing. I think that everyone should read this once, and those of us who nejoy it as much as I do, will keep it in their collection.
Ever have a book where people stare at you while you are reading it because you are laughing so hard? This is one of those books for me. The characters are well developed and engaging for sure. A**holes perhaps, but funny.
Steve Reeves is in denial. He is fighting an evil seed in him and he seems to be losing the battle. Steve's father is a postman and it seems Steve has the seed of a postman inside him. The further away Steve tries to get from the life of a mail carrier, the worse things seem t...more
Steve Reeves is in denial. He is fighting an evil seed in him and he seems to be losing the battle. Steve's father is a postman and it seems Steve has the seed of a postman inside him. The further away Steve tries to get from the life of a mail carrier, the worse things seem t...more
Fight Club lite. It captures the spirit of the early '90's and has some memorable characters but doesn't go far enough. Too light to approach the social/ideological problems of the age, too heavy to chuckle with and toss aside. A promising debut.
Darkly humorous and fun. I remember almost no specific plot details from my years-ago read of this baby. But I liked it. I do know that. There, was that helpful?
Jan 25, 2009
Bonnie Jeanne
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Going Postal by Stephen Jaramillo (1997)
An easy read and laugh out loud funny. And while you read it you may think that only young people will appreciate it, I must mention that my ex-boyfriend's 75 year old mother read it and loved it.
People who live in the Oakland/Berkeley area will recognize the setting of this book. It's lightweight and fun, although the shiftless protagonist is hardly a role model. The major shortcoming of this book is the ending. The author collapses several weeks worth of plot into a few pages. It's almost as though he became tired of writing or was told his word processor was going to be repossessed in 24 hours.
Laugh out loud funny book about a Gen-x loser you can't help rooting for.
If you mooshed JD Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" with Douglas Coupland's "Generation X", you might end up with this gut busting hilarious book.
If you mooshed JD Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" with Douglas Coupland's "Generation X", you might end up with this gut busting hilarious book.
I remember I picked this up because of the title. It was a funny little romp through 'a worst day ever' scenario. Good fun.
Biting humor and pretty dark. I loved it!
May 01, 2013
Mary Sajona
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