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Moist Von Lipwig
jeph:
Moist is great. I hope we get to see more of him.
bbqrocks:
He is a great character, yes. The only thing I don't like is how successful he is. In 'going postal', everything just went right for him, whilst with the vime books- the 5th elephant for example, he got put in jail and was chased through a forest naked.
Jackie Blue:
Well, I think that's the point of Moist - he's a "charmed" character, kind of the opposite of Rincewind. The fact that everything ends up going right for him - even accidentally, or without him even planning it - is, I think, the point of the character. He's the Disc equivalent of the traditional "trickster" character - Coyote in Native American lore, Bugs Bunny in modern American lore.
What I loved most about Going Postal was that it seemed like PTerry was intentionally making it "Citizen Kane"-ish, with all the witty newspaper interviews and manic pacing. My favorite part was probably when he's on the horse near the end, being interviewed, and yells out to Adora - "Will you marry me?" and she says "Not yet." Classic.
Speaking of which, Adora is almost as awesome as Moist himself.
bbqrocks:
OMG, adora vs susan face off. Who would win?...
Jackie Blue:
Better yet, Adora vs. Vetinari. Which could conceivably happen in a future Moist book.
I wonder if we'll ever see Vetinari's vampire sweetheart again?
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