My rating:
add to my books
Loading...
Making Money (Discworld #36)
The long awaited, brand new adult Discworld novel.
It’s an offer you can’t refuse.
Who would not to wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpork’s Royal Mint and the bank next door?
It’s a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long.
The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire. There’s something nameless in the ce
Mass Market Paperbound, 404 pages
Published
October 1st 2008
by Harper
(first published 2007)
There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!
sign in »
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is currently not featured on any Listopia lists.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
15,806)
I would like to point out from the get-go that Terry Pratchett is undoubtedly my favourite author. With that said, I don't think this is even close to being his best book. It was missing a very distinct ... Discworldiness to it. I think that if other readers of the Discworld series read this book, they would soon catch on to what I mean. It's something you Know. It's a lot harder to explain. I guess that the main reason for why I feel this way is because the book feels like it's missing somethin...more
view 2 comments
This is the follow-up to Going Postal, in which the former con-man Moist von Lipwig sets up the new Ankh-Morpork post office and thwarts the evil corporate wiles of the Clacks.
When my co-workers asked me what I was reading, I told them, "It's a fantasy about.... About banking."
I know, I know, it sounds like a bizarre topic for a fantasy novel, even for a Discworld novel, but gods bless Terry Pratchett, he can even make basic economic theory interesting. Why is it no...more
When my co-workers asked me what I was reading, I told them, "It's a fantasy about.... About banking."
I know, I know, it sounds like a bizarre topic for a fantasy novel, even for a Discworld novel, but gods bless Terry Pratchett, he can even make basic economic theory interesting. Why is it no...more
Quite fun. Fairly typical of the non-major-character stories in the series, although Moist von Lipzwig might be becoming a major character. The plot is a simplification of Going Postal: Vetinari ropes Moist into leaving his post as Postmaster and taking over as Assistant to the chairman of the Bank of Ankh-Morpork. Seeing as the chairman is a lapdog, this puts him in charge. The family that has run the bank for generations doesn't like this, the bank manager doesn't like Moist, and a mad scienti...more
I was expecting more from Moist von Lipvig - his ordeals at the bank didn't seem as dire as his fight with the Grand Trunk in Going Postal, so he didn't really shine as much as he could have.
Maybe it's just because Going Postal is one of my favorite Discworld novels that the sequel seemed so off. But a lot of the book seemed... formulaic? I felt like I had read this book before as I was reading it. Here's hoping the next Pratchett book is better.
Still, while it wasn't as...more
Maybe it's just because Going Postal is one of my favorite Discworld novels that the sequel seemed so off. But a lot of the book seemed... formulaic? I felt like I had read this book before as I was reading it. Here's hoping the next Pratchett book is better.
Still, while it wasn't as...more
Edit 10/mumble: I finished this a while ago. After reading some earlier Pratchett recently, this shone like a very shiny literary thing. Massively enjoyable. Unfortunately, since it's been a couple weeks since I finished it, I can't give a detailed review. It lived up to my expectations, though, which is always appreciated.
Edit 10/05: Got it today from the library. Mwah ha ha.
OLD: Technically I'm not reading this, but I'm first on the holding list for the library, ...more
Edit 10/05: Got it today from the library. Mwah ha ha.
OLD: Technically I'm not reading this, but I'm first on the holding list for the library, ...more
I'm a huge fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, but I have to say that this is not the best of the bunch. Maybe it's that the main character, Going Postal's Moist von Lipwig, is a thoroughly reformed scallywag. In Postal we all knew that he was going to realize that he had a heart of gold and do the right thing, but it was fun watching him discover it. And the plot is clever enough, but maybe just a bit too clever, with too many of its gears exposed. It's not bad -- I LLOLed* a few times --...more
A disappointment a long time coming. Main character Moist von Lipwig is, by design, a forgettable man, but the task of making him both memorable and someone to root for appears to be greater than author Terry Pratchett. Unlike recent successes Monstrous Regiment and Wintersmith, Making Money goes for pages, sometimes even chapters (thankfully, Pratchett has divided this book and its predecessor into chapters, contrary to his usual reader-torturing, endless passages), without even a smile, le...more
10/01/2007: Wow, this was great. Mind, I think the book is somewhat flawed. There were a few storylines that seemed really promising but didn't go anywhere, like Cosmo Lavish and Heretofore. Going Postal was much more tightly written, as I remember. PTerry should have saved Cosmo's mania for a different book. Maybe he will write one still, and maybe it'll be a Watch book! *crosses fingers*
But on the whole, it was a really fun book, one that opened up so many new directions for futur...more
But on the whole, it was a really fun book, one that opened up so many new directions for futur...more
Moist von Lipwig of Going Postal makes a return, this time with the task of getting the Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork in order. There's a lot of new interesting characters to be found, as well as familiar faces from the rest of the series as well as Going Postal. The Lavishes were just great and entertaining all around, and it was fun to see some of wizards and City Watch make small appearances.
I'll admit that my favorite part of this book was how much Vetinari actually appeared in it. ...more
I'll admit that my favorite part of this book was how much Vetinari actually appeared in it. ...more
Though still enjoyable, this wasn't one of Pratchett's best, I'm afraid—there's a lack of something indefinably Discworld-ish. Perhaps it's the fact that he's using chapters now, but overall I think that the plot lacked the density and the bite that makes for a really good Pratchett novel; there was an awful lot of set-up with very little pay off. A satire of the modern banking system, especially in the present, could use a lot more venom than he deploys here, and I thought he could maybe have f...more
Monkey of Doom
rated it
·
review of another edition
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Discworld Fans
Shelves:
discworld
I was literally jumping for joy when I got this book from the library! Overall, though, I enjoyed Going Postal better than the most recent adventures of Moist Von Lipwig.
I loved how Terry Pratchett fleshed out the characters so nicely, which made up for the lacking in plot. I found Cosmo's obsession hilarious and thought his ending was very fitting. Mr. Fusspot, neh, he was ok, but I prefer Gaspode hands (or paws) down. Mr. Bent was a great newcomer to Discworld life; I really hope t...more
I loved how Terry Pratchett fleshed out the characters so nicely, which made up for the lacking in plot. I found Cosmo's obsession hilarious and thought his ending was very fitting. Mr. Fusspot, neh, he was ok, but I prefer Gaspode hands (or paws) down. Mr. Bent was a great newcomer to Discworld life; I really hope t...more
It is about banking and it is interesting!
I think I liked this one better than Going Postal. I didn't find Moist to be a very interesting character in that one, and I still don't after this, but he has his moments. And Adora Belle is just kind of...meh. I like the idea of her, but the execution doesn't really do anything for me.
But! The other characters! Gladys! Mr. Fusspot! Topsy! And Mr. Bent! I loved Mr. Bent so very much. And this was such a good book for Ve...more
I think I liked this one better than Going Postal. I didn't find Moist to be a very interesting character in that one, and I still don't after this, but he has his moments. And Adora Belle is just kind of...meh. I like the idea of her, but the execution doesn't really do anything for me.
But! The other characters! Gladys! Mr. Fusspot! Topsy! And Mr. Bent! I loved Mr. Bent so very much. And this was such a good book for Ve...more
Well...perhaps I expected too much, but this wasn't quite as much fun as "Going Postal." Still, it was a better than okay read, and worth the time spent.
One small thing, though. While Pratchett's fictional world is every bit as absurd and unpredictable as that in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, it's also kinder to its inhabitants. There is pain and fear and suffering, but it is neither random nor meaningless. That's a rather nice to...more
One small thing, though. While Pratchett's fictional world is every bit as absurd and unpredictable as that in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, it's also kinder to its inhabitants. There is pain and fear and suffering, but it is neither random nor meaningless. That's a rather nice to...more
Trentaduesimo (o trentaseiesimo, se consideriamo anche quelli "per giovani lettori") libro del Discworld, questo Making Money riprende il personaggio di Moist von Lipwig da <a href="http://xmau.com/notiziole/arch/200601/002024.html">Going Postal</a>, e stavolta lo manda a dirigere la banca principale di Ankh-Morpork. Il tutto insieme a golem vecchi e nuovi, maghi vivi e morti, naturalmente Lord Vetinari, e a una visione dell'economia che è simile in modo preoccupante a quella...more
There were only a few scenes I liked, so I'm wondering if even 3 stars is more based on my warm feelings for Pratchett rather than the book itself. There's no real hook in the beginning (compare with Going Postal) so I was never drawn in. There were too many plots that I didn't care about, it would have been much better to restrict it to two or three plots (that I still wouldn't have cared about, except maybe they would have been written better). There were too many retreads of characters fro...more
Making Money (A Discworld Novel)
Terry Pratchett
Transworld Publishers (Double Day)
ISBN 9780385611015
The latest book in the ever lengthening Discworld series again concentrates on Moist von Lipwig as the central character. The environment is familiar and Ankh-Morpork is still ruled by Vetinari. Most of the characters though are new. The wonderfully comic Cosmo, who is completely mad, and his relatives, and a small dog all vie with Moist for ownership of the Ankh...more
Terry Pratchett
Transworld Publishers (Double Day)
ISBN 9780385611015
The latest book in the ever lengthening Discworld series again concentrates on Moist von Lipwig as the central character. The environment is familiar and Ankh-Morpork is still ruled by Vetinari. Most of the characters though are new. The wonderfully comic Cosmo, who is completely mad, and his relatives, and a small dog all vie with Moist for ownership of the Ankh...more
A relatively late Discworld novel, Making Money is the second book featuring career con man Moist von Lipwig, and it picks up shortly after Going Postal ended (though it is not necessary to have read that first - it's never necessary to read any of the Discworld novels in any particular order, except to see how Pratchett has changed as a writer). Moist has reformed the post office, now the Patrician offers him a way into a new challenge: save the Ankh-Morpork bank. This ends up involving taking ...more
"Igor strahlte. Endlich! Diese ganze Höflichkeit war ihm ziemlich auf die Nerven gegangen. Ein Igor erwartete irrsinnige Befehle. Das war es, wozu ein Igor geboren (und in einem gewissen Ausmaß gemacht) war. Ein gebrüllter Befehl, etwas zu tun, dessen moralische Beurteilung zweifelhaft und dessen Ausgang nicht vorherzusagen war? Köftlich!"
Wie immer parodisiert Terry Pratchett in seinen Scheibenwelt-Romanen bestimmte Themen. In "Schöne Scheine" war es dieses Mal das Geld...more
Wie immer parodisiert Terry Pratchett in seinen Scheibenwelt-Romanen bestimmte Themen. In "Schöne Scheine" war es dieses Mal das Geld...more
Unsurprisingly, I loved this. I loved Going Postal as a one-off, and I'm thrilled that Moist von Lipwig has become a character with his own series (the next Discworld book is going to be about Moist, too). There was lots of Vetinari, but very little Vimes. That's okay, though. There are lots of Vimes books, and I love Moist almost as much as Vimes and Vetinari. I really love Adora Belle, too, and Gladys.[return][return]I'm not sure what I think of the whole Mr Bent plot. At first, with the stuff...more
Making Money by Terry Pratchett (394 pages)
What is Discworld?
Discworld is a series by Terry Pratchett. It’s fantasy, but it’s a hilarious satire poking fun at our own world. The characters live on a flat world composed of humans, vampires, witches, werewolves, igors, golums, trolls, dwarfs, zombies, etc. And I do mean etc.
What is Making Money?
It’s a Discworld book, effectively the sequel to Going Postal, which is being bade into a film right now. Making Mo...more
What is Discworld?
Discworld is a series by Terry Pratchett. It’s fantasy, but it’s a hilarious satire poking fun at our own world. The characters live on a flat world composed of humans, vampires, witches, werewolves, igors, golums, trolls, dwarfs, zombies, etc. And I do mean etc.
What is Making Money?
It’s a Discworld book, effectively the sequel to Going Postal, which is being bade into a film right now. Making Mo...more
There are two ways I can review this book. The first is to talk about the book. The second is to talk about me.
It's probably fairer to actually review the book first.
'Making Money' is one of the more recent books by the much esteemed and highly prolific Terry Pratchett, for whom everyone prays (even if they aren't the praying sort) that he staves off his senility long enough to crank out another 30 or 40 novels. Pratchett has a bit of something for almost everyone's ...more
It's probably fairer to actually review the book first.
'Making Money' is one of the more recent books by the much esteemed and highly prolific Terry Pratchett, for whom everyone prays (even if they aren't the praying sort) that he staves off his senility long enough to crank out another 30 or 40 novels. Pratchett has a bit of something for almost everyone's ...more
Making Money (2007) is the lastest installment of The Discworld Series, and is really a continuation of Going Postal (2004)*, in which we meet Moist von Lipwig, a man sentenced to hang as a cheat, con, and thief, until Ankh-Morpork's dictator, Lord Vetinari, realizes that his talents could be put to very good use.
Actually, he was hanged. But--that's another tangent of the story for the former Albert Spangler, who survives to have a new lease on life as Moist von Lipwig, a man whose t...more
Actually, he was hanged. But--that's another tangent of the story for the former Albert Spangler, who survives to have a new lease on life as Moist von Lipwig, a man whose t...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 w...more
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 w...more
So, it didn’t take as long as I expected to get to my next Discworld novel. It didn’t hurt that a reader pointed me toward a good reading guide for the series, or that I found the one that followed the last one I read while browsing the library this weekend. And hey, while we’re on the topic of things that helped me get back around to the series, let’s just say that it’s not often that I get to read books in a series back-to-back (-ish). So all the points convened on what became a foregone co...more
"Making Money" serves up a dose of full-out mayhem amongst the familiar scenery of Ankh-Morpork. It's amazing how running gags have woven together to create their own mythology - in the case of the golems, one that is continuously evolving and changing.
This is the second book that features former swindler Moist, and in some ways, it suffers from pitfalls of sequel-itis. Much of the first two-thirds of the books feels as if Pratchett tried to rewrite the outline for "...more
This is the second book that features former swindler Moist, and in some ways, it suffers from pitfalls of sequel-itis. Much of the first two-thirds of the books feels as if Pratchett tried to rewrite the outline for "...more
This is Pratchett's second outing with the character Moist von Lipwig, and it's not as entertaining as the first one, but still good. Surprisingly good, considering that the basic premise is more or less the same. Some of the things that were new and refreshing in Going Postal aren't new any more, and Making Money book does occasionally feel as if it is covering the same ground over again. But for the most part I found it entertaining and funny, with the occasional very well-placed barb and t...more
I'm not really that fond of Moist, and Adora Belle is a bit forgettable (though I did like the part where she was all, how come only men get that crazy about things? And Moist reflects on her obsession with golems). Nevertheless I enjoyed the book tremendously. I liked Mr. Bent. I like that PTerry can write about banks and make it interesting. And this was a great Vetinari book; I'm so glad he's got Mr. Fusspot for company now.
This novel follows the adventures of con man turned postmaster Moist von Lipwig. At the beginning of the novel, in a manner not unlike an NPC showing up with a new quest, the Tyrant of the city gives the chairmanship of the city bank to Lipwig, with the goal of getting the city's finances into working order. Hilarity and amusing characters ensue, as always happens in Pratchett's books. A few thoughts:
* The book spends a little bit of time on the strange fiction that is money. ...more
* The book spends a little bit of time on the strange fiction that is money. ...more
Author: Terry Pratchett
Title: Making Money
Format: eBook
Rating: 5/5
I love Terry Pratchett. Love, love, love him. He's funny, which in my book is one of the most important qualities an author can have. He's warm and he's smart, which makes his humour smart and his books smart as well. Prior to reading Making Money, I'd read Mort and Reaper Man. Then I stopped, I was attracted to other shiny books but I already knew Pratchett and I were in for the long run. You don't ...more
Title: Making Money
Format: eBook
Rating: 5/5
I love Terry Pratchett. Love, love, love him. He's funny, which in my book is one of the most important qualities an author can have. He's warm and he's smart, which makes his humour smart and his books smart as well. Prior to reading Making Money, I'd read Mort and Reaper Man. Then I stopped, I was attracted to other shiny books but I already knew Pratchett and I were in for the long run. You don't ...more
Terry Pratchett likes jokes. He likes to set them up, he likes to - shazam! - reveal them, he likes to play with words. He writes entertainment, and he writes satire.
He's light entertainment, occupying a peculiar halfway point between satirising the present and the genre of fantasy.
He's also in that position where, after a successful career, he can write anything he wants and it will be bought by the millions. It must be hell being his editor. Hell that editors scramble for.
...more
He's light entertainment, occupying a peculiar halfway point between satirising the present and the genre of fantasy.
He's also in that position where, after a successful career, he can write anything he wants and it will be bought by the millions. It must be hell being his editor. Hell that editors scramble for.
...more
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funnier Baroque Cycle | 1 | 29 | Dec 29, 2008 12:34pm |
Readers Also Enjoyed
Sir Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was thirteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel,...more
More about Terry Pratchett...
Share This Book
4 trivia questions
More quizzes & trivia...
“Insanity is catching.”
—
252 people liked it
“It was sad, like those businessmen who came to work in serious clothes but wore colorful ties in a mad, desperate attempt to show there was a free spirit in there somewhere.”
—
61 people liked it
More quotes…
