Making Money

Terry Pratchett fails to disappoint yet again!

Following Moist von Lipwig's earlier adventure "Going Postal", "Making Money" continues to track his decline into respectability, in spite of his best efforts to cheat, lie and defraud at any opportunity. And this is THE opportunity, when he inherits the job of Master of the Royal Mint - a job the literally makes money.

In this instalment we read in amazement as Moist tries to convince Ankh-Morpork that paper is worth the same as gold, surprise as Moist inherits the Chairman oh the Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork, and slight disgust as the Chariman then slobbers all over him. As you'd expect someone is out to kill him and, as you'd expect, it's still not the Patrician, although they want to be.

Pratchett at his best all over again and an essential addition to anyone's library.

Discworld by Numbers (1/1 people found this helpful)

This is an enjoyable Discworld adventure that follows on from Going Postal. It sees Moist Von Lipwig put in charge of the Royal Mint with the task of making it some money.

It's a very easy read and has the usual Discworld humour, but I can't help but feel that Terry Pratchett was going through the motions a little when writing this - it feels a little bit like Discworld by Numbers. The story just seems to amble along and there aren't any great twists or surprises. Having said that, Moist is a good character and he is fleshed out more in this book. We also get more insights into the mind of Lord Vetinari. The villian of the piece - Cosmo Lavish doesn't seem quite nasty enough.

Still, Pratchett remains a great observer of modern life and even seems to be able to have foreseen the credit crunch with his musings on the way in which money markets work.

Still a worthwhile read, but there doesn't seem to be much happening in the Discworld of late - a really good adventure that shakes things in Ankh Morpork up a little is required I think.

A worthy sequel (1/1 people found this helpful)

Making Money sees the return of the lovable rogue Moist van Lipwig. Going Postal was a hoot and Making Money is almost a remake rather than a sequel. That said, Making Money still delivers; it contains some spot on humour, heaps of entertaining dialogue, bags of originality, a score of new characters and a finale you won't see coming. Pratchett is definitely definitely making the most of Moist, which is no bad thing. It's not his funniest work, it's not his most inventive, but that doesn't stop it being a cracking read. Plenty of cameos to keep the hardcore fans happy, although this is a standalone read. Recommended to everyone.

Think of the positive aspects (0/0 people found this helpful)

I found myself laughing a number of times - which I rate highly. True, there were quite long sections which I read with a more funereal expression, particularly when I felt a 'Laugh' sign onna stick was being waved at the readers. The other definite plus was the high key role of Lord Vetinary, which more than compensated for an (improved) Moist von Lipwig and worse, his girlfriend (after her second appearance the thought 'first against the wall when the revolution comes' became irrepressible).

Not near his best but a bit of laughter + Vetinary = Read.

Good, but not classic Pratchett (1/1 people found this helpful)

I've read almost all of the first twenty discworld books and loved pretty much all of them. Some of the more recent ones have passed me by, including 'Going Postal', in which the main character of this book, Moist Von Lipwig, first appears. There are enough references to the previous adventure to keep the reader informed but on the whole I found myself not entirely interested. I'm really sorry, Mr Pratchett, as I'm a huge fan of your work, but this book seemed to me to be a re-hash of elements from various classic Discworld novels. Be it the fear of change/something new factor, the bumgling wizards, machines taking on a life force/influence of their own... it all just seemed a little too familiar.

As well as this, it seemed to move very quickly towards the end, and all the thigs biulding up throughout the novel were tidied up very nicely within a few quick chapters.

Maybe I'm being picky, and this IS only my opinion of course. The Discworld series won't be forever tarnised simply because this lateset offering fails to match the high standard of previous titles. I wouldn't say avoid this, but of the more recently published, Nightwatch is a firm favorite, as is thief of time. Try it ofr yourself if you're a big fan of Discworld (assuming you have't already bought it).

If you're new to Pratchett and the Discworld novels, try the earlier stuff first to whet your appetite

Terry Pratchett

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A worthy sequel (1/1 people found this helpful)

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