My latest Discworld read focused on Moist Von Lipwig, a new character for me. Moist is a scheming conman, but he’s also kind of sweet(!) and he has a good conscience lurking somewhere beneath that money mad exterior. Being a conman was, in a way, an addiction for him, offering him a constant ‘thrill of the chase’ feeling. Lord Vetinari puts a stop to all that when he forces Moist into becoming the new Postmaster of Ankh Morpork. Well…it was either that or death..and after some consideration, Moist chose the post.
This story does not move along quite as well as some of the other Discworld tales, but it is humorous all the same, and has some classic characters. Post office worker, Stanley, is one of a kind: he obsesses over his pin collection and is liable to have one of his ‘fits’ if perturbed in any way. The golem characters, (workers made from clay) which were also new to me, were quite endearing too.
Maybe it was because I was reading this at work, and thus, wasn’t able to give it my full attention but some of the details were way over my head. Clacks towers anyone? These form part of a telegram type system which threatens the post office’s future, but fortunately the towers are constantly breaking down. Cue some long winded explanations and theories about clacks technology. I just read it without taking it in…
Definitely not the best Discworld book but still enjoyable and I’d like to see more of Mr. Von Lipwig.
