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by David Brin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (3 Jul 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857234057
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857234053
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 41,042 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'THE POSTMAN will keep you engrossed until you've finished the last page' - CHICAGO TRIBUNE' 'A moving experience...a powerful cautionary tale.' Whitley Strieber


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3.0 out of 5 stars Something of a disappointment, 15 May 1998
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This review is from: The Postman (Bantam Classics) (Mass Market Paperback)
Mr Brin wastes no time in posing the hard questions: What really constitutes civilization? How much of it is illusion? How might that quintessentially american virtue -- rugged individualism -- turn out to be America's undoing? And in asking these questions he lays the groundwork for a philosophical and cautionary tale that might've compared favorably to A Canticle For Leibowitz -- if only he'd been able to carry through with it.

Instead, inexplicibly, The Postman changes genres in mid-stream and transmogrifies from philosophical musings to cartoonish action in the space of just a few pages. The big questions posed at the beginning are never really answered. The bad guys, who might otherwise have caused an NRA type to stop and give his philosophy a serious second thought, are all two-dimensional sub-human supermen with no believable motivation for thier bizzare actions. And to top it all off, at the end we're treated with a deus ex machina that would've choked Sophocles.

A disappointing ending to what had otherwise promised to be an excellent book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The post-Apocalypse book you'll ever read, 21 Sep 1998
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I read this book a few years ago and to this day it's one of my favorite's of all time. The movie was forgettable, so I hope that doesn't give you a bad impression, because this book takes an old subject but refreshes it in a wonderful way. A very moving story that you won't be able to put down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The power of an unlikely story, 5 Jun 2000
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This book told me most strongly of the power of any story to influence the world. There are a number of false heroes in the book, and the only ones heroic in the Costner mode are actually the villains. It isn't full of bangs and flashes, and the hero is a frightened spectator through the climactic fight. There is no neat ending to the book, which covers a portion of a nation's struggle to recover itself; but the ending is more hopeful than the despair of the start. I heartily recommend this book, which I fear was not well served by Mr. Costner. For a lighter read along the same theme, try Terry Pratchett's Witches Abroad.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Passable post-apocalyptic novel
First time I have read David Brin; he's a good but not great writer. The sex scenes are coy, the action/fighting scenes drag - he's better with the debates and the interior... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jezza

2.0 out of 5 stars Fails To Deliver...
Ridiculous and unconvincing tale of a post-apocalyptic everyman's personal mission for survival. By wearing the clothes of a long dead postie our itinerant minstrel and story... Read more
Published 13 months ago by H. Morris

4.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 wasn't available
I think this is a good book, not top scoring as some would rank it, but if you like the whole apocolypse theme then this is a pretty good spin on it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well Thought Post Apocalypse
I saw the Kevin Costner film before reading the book, and unlike seemingly everyone else I enjoyed the movie. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2005 by Matt Graubner

2.0 out of 5 stars Pedestrian post apocalpyse fable
Ok , so its better than the film, but still a derivative and largely unengaging work. Set a few years into the future, our hero sets himself up as a postman travelling between... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2001 by WJ Davidson

2.0 out of 5 stars Pedestrian post apocalpyse fable
Ok , so its better than the film, but still a derivative and largely unengaging work. Set a few years into the future, our hero sets himself up as a postman travelling between... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2001 by WJ Davidson

5.0 out of 5 stars So much better than the movie, a good solid read.
The movie was ok, but the book was great (how often do you hear that!). This was an engaging look at the life of a man doing what he needed to survive, while giving hope by... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite Brin books!
I've read "The Postman" some three times, BEFORE the movie. When I heard they were going to make a movie out of it, I was almost aghast, afraid that they'd ruin a... Read more
Published on 14 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the movie!
Even though I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, this is one book that should not be passed up. I highly recommend the book for anyone who has questions about the movie.
Published on 3 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Like a western Sci-fi!
I was hesistant in buying this book due to my unfavorable impressions to the horrible trailers that I saw for the movie, The Postman. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 1998

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