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( Moist von Lipwig was a con artist and a fraud and a man faced with a life choice: be hanged, or put Ankh-Morpork's ailing postal service back on its feet. It was a tough decision. But he's got to see that the mail gets though, come rain, hail, sleet, dogs, the Post Office Workers Friendly and Benevolent Society, the evil chairman of the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company, and a midnight killer. Getting a date with Adora Bell Dearheart would be nice, too. Maybe it'll take a criminal to succeed where honest men have failed, or maybe it's a death sentence either way. Or perhaps there's a shot at redemption in the mad world of the mail, waiting for a man who's prepared to push the envelope...
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Jahnon | 12/04/2008 | See all Jahnon's reviews (1) »
This is one of my absolute favourites and I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't for the following:
1. Imagine Baldrick (Blackadder) reading for you, incapable of keeping track of the voices used or for what reason. Yes, I think Tony Robinson is a genius in his role as Baldrick, but as a narrator ....? Boring!
2. This was one of the first books were TP had made chapters with an "intro" to each. These have been skipped (- it's not a loss though).
3. They have rewritten parts of the book, skipping a sentence or two here and there. E.g. Moist's escape was a lot more elaborate, MvL's first meeting with Stanley has been changed.
4. I've heard this book read by a far better narrator. Stephen Briggs. Yes I know it's the US version, but that's life.
One of my favourites
LouiseW1 | 02/09/2007 | See all LouiseW1's reviews (2) »
Terry Pratchett brilliantly read by Tony Robinson, I loved the book and thoroughly enjoyed this adaptation of the adventures of Ankh Morpork's new postmaster and his cohorts.
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