Making Money | Hardback

Terry Pratchett does it again with this stunning new book 'Making money', this is the 2nd book in the newly created Moist Von Lipwig trilogy; the 1st being 'Going Postal' with a third to almost certainly follow in the Summer.
Moist is happily (if some what boringly) running the post office of the busiest city on the disc, Ankh-Morpork. With the mail coaches back up & running all over the disc, new stamp designs and a host of workers under him the feeling of being a 'manager' has taken a little something out of the fun, no one is trying to kill him, the Patrician leaves him along (mostly) and even the 'Times' reporters have found other things to do with themselves, that is until the Royal Mint needs a little overhaul. . . . . . .
Through no fault of his own (other than curiosity) Moist finds himself in a rather peculiar position of advisor to the Chairman of the Royal bank of Ankh-Morpork and the Royal mint. Suddenly he is back to his dizzy heights with the words from his… more »

Terry Pratchett does it again with this stunning new book 'Making money', this is the 2nd book in the newly created Moist Von Lipwig trilogy; the 1st being 'Going Postal' with a third to almost certainly follow in the Summer.
Moist is happily (if some what boringly) running the post office of the busiest city on the disc, Ankh-Morpork. With the mail coaches back up & running all over the disc, new stamp designs and a host of workers under him the feeling of being a 'manager' has taken a little something out of the fun, no one is trying to kill him, the Patrician leaves him along (mostly) and even the 'Times' reporters have found other things to do with themselves, that is until the Royal Mint needs a little overhaul. . . . . . .
Through no fault of his own (other than curiosity) Moist finds himself in a rather peculiar position of advisor to the Chairman of the Royal bank of Ankh-Morpork and the Royal mint. Suddenly he is back to his dizzy heights with the words from his mouth travelling much faster than his brain, soon the death threats start again, the chief cashier hates him, Miss Dearheart is off on a Golem mission and he has to take the Chairman for 'walkies' everyday, boredom seems quite inviting now.

For everyone who enjoyed 'Going Postal' or is simply a Pratchett fan this is a brilliant read, I took this book with me on holiday and couldn't put it down. I've re-read it twice since and love it. Buy this book, enjoy it, re-read it over & over.
Coren.

This is different to Pratchett's earlier works, a little more serious, but this is no bad thing- in many ways it feels a return to form for the writer, the less joke-fuelled novel feeling a little more like Pratchett's first few novels, but more polished.

I'd say this is arguably one of Pratchett's best works- Moist is becoming a typical Prachettian hero, sneaky and underhand yet ultimately honest in the style of Vimes, Granny Weatherwax or Lu Tze- Pratchett seems to like characters who do bad things but for good reasons, and, on occasion, Pratchett does seem to fall into the "Mary Sue" bogland of literature with his characters becoming idealised versions of themselves. However, in Making Money, Pratchett shows his hero lost in comfort to the extent that he occasionally makes mistakes, which is an interesting and successful attempt to humanise his characters above the usual "I'm grumpy but I get results" line he has taken in the past with, for example, Vimes.

Overall, I… more »

This is different to Pratchett's earlier works, a little more serious, but this is no bad thing- in many ways it feels a return to form for the writer, the less joke-fuelled novel feeling a little more like Pratchett's first few novels, but more polished.

I'd say this is arguably one of Pratchett's best works- Moist is becoming a typical Prachettian hero, sneaky and underhand yet ultimately honest in the style of Vimes, Granny Weatherwax or Lu Tze- Pratchett seems to like characters who do bad things but for good reasons, and, on occasion, Pratchett does seem to fall into the "Mary Sue" bogland of literature with his characters becoming idealised versions of themselves. However, in Making Money, Pratchett shows his hero lost in comfort to the extent that he occasionally makes mistakes, which is an interesting and successful attempt to humanise his characters above the usual "I'm grumpy but I get results" line he has taken in the past with, for example, Vimes.

Overall, I think this novel marks a turning point for Pratchett- it may lose him some of his readers, those who read him only for his humour, but those of us who appreciate not just a clever turn of wit, but also a little more thought-provoking read will appreciate the change.

One wonders if Moist is being set up to replace Vetinari as patrician as he seems to be moving upwards in the ranks and, in this novel, occasionally stepped on the Patrician's toes in new and interesting ways.

Definitely worth reading.