A review by tetrapakk
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was my first dive into the discworld series, and I quite enjoyed it.

The witty humor, wordplays, the subtile and not so subtle analogies to our own world- it was quite a fantastical read.

What I want to note positively is that Pratchett wrote an autistic character that is more than just a "joke" and gets a proper personality/development. He also wrote a funny passage about someone being a dramatic about the percieved gender of someone using a toilet nice.
What I didnt like, though, was him making fun of "politically correct" language by Ms. Dearhart making fun of people saying "people of clay" instead of "clay people" (aka "people of color" instead of "colored people"). This (and their position as work slaves) makes the Golems a kind of metaphor for the African slaves brought to America which is really just off, since Golems dont have free will and dont want anyone to free them. 
Also there are barely three speaking female characters, all of them falling into the only three categories male authors seem to have: Love interest (preferably edgy), annoying ugly spinster, child.

Nevertheless I enjoyed the book and will continue to dive into the universe of Discworld ^^