The Postman

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Summary: So much better than the movie, a good solid read.
Review: 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 accident. The story moves along quickly, and I couldn't put the book down. A great buy!

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Summary: The Postman doesn't start off as an Costner film
Review: A Nameless man whoses a solitary drifter to a devastated USA, dons a Postman's uniform and becomes a Postman, a man re-presenting hope to Battle General Bethelem and his evil Holonists.

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Summary: Critisism of the movie and coment on other reviews
Review: I must confess that I am not a native english speaker and I have read "The Postman" in russian translation, but I do hope that a translation was precise enough and my comment willbe of some value to the other readers. The first time I read this book was over three years ago and since then it became my favourite book which I reread now for the 17th time with a great pleasure. With every reading I discover more and more in it. The tru meaning of this book lies deep inside and it has to be read "between the lines". Each and every of scene in this book has its own secret and has to be taken almost a philosophical peace of art and has to thought over. The film to my mind was to much "on the surface". Kind of standart hollywood movie - a lot of shooting and fighting, bad guy and a good guy, and a tipical "happy end" stuff. It does not leave anything to think about aftervards like the book does. I was really disapointed when I found out that there are people who really did not like the book and some of them even say that the movie is better. If I may make a suggestion, I think these people who did not like it do not have to change their opinion because of this review (what is very unlikely anyway) but to try to reread the book, looking on it from the different perspective and even better few different perspectives. This might help you to find something in this book for yourself and maybe even to understand what kind of a man are you.

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Summary: One of my favorite Brin books!
Review: 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 great story. The movie was not as good as this book, so if you were disappointed in the film, BUY THE BOOK. I was, however, especially pleased to see that one of my close personal friends played the Sherriff in the movie. :>

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Summary: Thank goodness there is still realism in books if not movies
Review: I read the book long before I saw the movie, which is why I was somewhat dissapointed. This is not to say that Mr. Costner did a bad job of directing, or acting. In fact a lot of his mannerisms were close to how I pictured Gordons to be. However I think that a closer screen play could have been better. For instance some little things where left out, like his obsession with clean teeth. That would have been definitely more realistic. Also , and I realize this goes against every movie law, but there was entirely to much gut fire. It was pointed out a number of times that this was a resourse that was scarce, and everyone knew it. Lastly the thing that annoyed me the most was the movie character Ford-Lincoln-Mercury!!!! The guy had a real name, does anyone know it? I'll let you read the book to find out.

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Summary: Better than the movie!
Review: 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.

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Summary: A great look into what could come in the future
Review: I loved this book. Both the setting and the characters were perfect. The plot was excellent and once I started reading this book I just couldn't put it down. This book is a great piece of work and I definately suggest that you read it.

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Summary: The post-Apocalypse book you'll ever read
Review: 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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Summary: A great book, with an eire look into the future.
Review: This book takes place in the future after a nuclear war. Times revert back to the dark ages and peoples hopes are crushed. Terrorist know as 'holnist' cause pain and suffering for everyone in the western states. The a lone traveler comes along in a old postman's outfit. Along with this he brings leadership and hope for the people to rise up against the holnist and fight them off. This is a great book!

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Summary: I was surprised....
Review: When I picked up tis book, I expected it to be another one of David Brin's interesting novels. And, when I started to get into the book, I hated it. I thought, maybe, that the book would be different from the movie, which I also didn't like, but it wasn't.