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The Postman

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He was a survivor - a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war.

Fate touches him one chill winter’s day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery.

This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin’s The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from a modern master of science fiction.

©2020 David Brin (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing Adventure Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Scary War Apocalyptic Fiction
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Listen the book is good and it’s not afraid to tackle the deeper realms of human depravity in a post apocalyptic setting.
As for the ending it’s good, spoiler free
It’s sickly sweet and it leads onto a place of thought not just about what might happen next but also about what had just happened in the story previous.

9/10 give it a listen you won’t be sorry

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it surprises most when I tell people this is my favourite book. Thile story captures the most powerful of simple life facts, that an idea can grow from small beginnings, into something alive.

my favourite book

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I absolutely loved this!!
the narration has some irrelevant pauses but once you get used to the tempo you will love this original story that had me gripped

A book I would never have tried without Unlimited

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I saw the movie years ago and had no idea it was based on a book.
The story is generally good: great start but then there are a lot of elements that makes me think it would have been better if it was kept simple.

Great performance, very convincing and variable for different characters.

The Postie

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really good concept but lines like:

'the little brunette'
'her wet clothes had a pleasing form' (when describing a rape victim)
'these silly feminists'
'the pretty receptionist'
'doomed plan by women'

turned me off a bit. He's cack-handed feminism and it's a real shame because the concept was great for the first half of the book.

pretty good but some cringy lines

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