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‘Grievous Bodily Harmsworth.’ It’s a cheap, throwaway joke – the name of one of a quartet of toughs protagonist Moist von Lipwig gets to guard a mail coach around the climax of Going Postal. Regardless, I wouldn’t even put a star rating system on my reviews but for the reality of storefronts like Amazon. I have gone as low as three stars – anything less than that and I will not review a book (chances are I DNFed anyway). If a book is entertaining, well-written, and I get absorbed into it, five out of five. I’m not a school marm grading a spelling test – I’m a reader who enjoys reading.

I also know that art appreciation is subjective and lernt good what mama tell’t me – if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

I know first-hand what goes into the creation of art – the blood, the sweat, the tears, the risk. Though there have been bright spots, I haven’t been totally blown away by a Pratchett book… until now.Ī note about my reviews: I consider myself an appreciator, not a critic. It’s been a strange series to get in to – I’ve been spurred on by all this hype surrounding it and my love of all things comedic. Going Postal is my sixth or seventh Discworld novel.