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Best Dystopias (87) » 16 more Best books read in 2011 (106) SantaThing 2014 Gifts (121) Survival Stories (44) Same Title (70) Apocalyptic America (11) Read These Too (137)  BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |  SPOILERS: Post-apocalypse novel in which the protagonist impersonates a postman and invents a "restored" government of the US to get special treatment, then it snowballs into something meaningful. Along the way there's a supercomputer-run society that isn't what it seems and some genetically enhanced "survivalist" bad guys. Beyond the gimmick of his assumed identify I didn't find the character particularly interesting--but still a good story and an uplifting ending, well worth reading if you like this kind of stuff. (  )1  unclebob53703 | Dec 6, 2016 | I have read the Postman twice already and I am about ready to read it again, I think. (  ) Foghorn-Leghorn | Jun 5, 2016 | A guy struggles to survive in a post cataclysm world, traveling from township to township, avoiding bandits and murderers on the road. He comes across a US Postal Service uniform, and is inspired to invent a story out of whole cloth of a renascent United States Government to which he reports back to. He's the reluctant hero, always hoping to avoid the responsibility of his vision, but unable to step aside at the crunch moments, fighting the barbarians literally at the gates. The writing is a bit stiff and dated, and the final parts of the story hinge around a form of women's liberation, but if feels patronisingly told. Would not rush out to find more Brin. (  ) Matt_B | Feb 28, 2016 | I really loved this book. It was a gripping tale of Gordon Krantz, an American survivor of the Doomwar that has left America (and presumably the rest of the world) in a state of near pre-industrialization disarray. After being robbed, Gordon stumbles upon a long-deceased postal service worker and takes over his uniform. Not long after he realizes that the people he encounters are treating him differently - almost with reverence - because of the uniform. They take it as a sign of hope for recovery, and after a while, Gordon stops disabusing them... This was a wonderfully written book that asks big questions and provides answers that are refreshing and complicated. A great ride. ( )1 chessakat | Feb 5, 2016 |
 The great virtue of "The Postman" by David Brin is that it takes nothing for granted...Mr. Brin offers no simplistic formulas; nothing comes easy for the postman or the people he tries to help... Still, I found myself wishing that the ''war for men's minds'' in this book had a convincing personal as well as a sociological dimension. I am afraid that it would take a more complex character than his likable but limited postman to do justice to the important issues Mr. Brin raises.
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a post apocolyptic world. Where an “ideal” and a “dream” start a nation back into recovery. An enjoyable read.
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