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Violence
Some
Some corporate and minor physical violence; the antagonists are genuinely dangerous
Language
Barely any
Mild language; some dry Pratchett wit
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The moral weight of choosing to be good when you could be selfish; satirical examination of corporate villainy
What this book is about
Moist von Lipwig is about to be hanged for his long career as a con man. The Patrician offers him a reprieve: he can run Ankh-Morpork's defunct post office, with a golem parole officer to ensure he doesn't run. The Post Office is full of undelivered letters, mad employees, and a clacks communication network run by ruthless villains. Pratchett's first Moist von Lipwig novel is one of his best: sharp satire of business and bureaucracy, with a protagonist whose arc from selfish fraud to something more is genuinely satisfying.
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Corporate villainy and some violence
A protagonist reformed from amorality
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