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Moist von Lipwig has become one of my favorite reluctant protagonists--a con artist whose tendency toward exploitation is transmogrified into a heroic talent for the government by an insidiously effective and insightful bureaucrat.
I stumbled upon Pratchett years ago at a Barnes and Noble as a nascent writer and wondered what sort of author he was. Pulled down a single book from the shelf, opened it to a random page, and read "... what does the color yellow smell like?" At which point I closed th ...more
I stumbled upon Pratchett years ago at a Barnes and Noble as a nascent writer and wondered what sort of author he was. Pulled down a single book from the shelf, opened it to a random page, and read "... what does the color yellow smell like?" At which point I closed th ...more
I have seen Pratchett's novels on the bookstore shelves for years but never bought one. Then SF Signal started the Great Pratchett Reading Project. They are going to read and post reviews of all the Discworld novels this year. After reading their first reviews, I realized what I had been missing. Terry Pratchett combines my love of fantasy novels with the great British style of humor done by Monty Python to make a unique series.
If Going Postal is a normal book in this series, I am a fan for life ...more
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