{"id":1148,"date":"2009-05-24T19:53:27","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T00:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2023-09-23T17:54:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T21:54:30","slug":"making-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1148","title":{"rendered":"Making Money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Making Money<\/a><\/em> (2007) Terry Pratchett<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I always love Terry Pratchett’s books. <\/p>\n

Which is why I’ll never understand why I put off reading them.<\/p>\n

My guess is that I want to save them for a time when I want a new book to read that I know is going to be good. And Discworld books always fit that bill.<\/p>\n

Moist von Lipwig is about to be given another offer he can’t refuse: take over the Ankh-Morpork mint, where it costs more to make money than that same money is valued. Considering the miracles it took to get the Post Office running, it’ll be a wonder if Moist comes out of this scheme alive.<\/p>\n

OK. Negative point first: Although his presence is known, we don’t see the Librarian, nor do we get a single OOK. Boo!<\/p>\n

Moving on, what’s good about Making Money<\/em> is it’s everything I’ve come to expect from a Discworld book: great characters, great story, and funny. We get Lord Vetinari, an Igor, the Watch, and even a brief appearance by DEATH. However, despite these appearances, this book belongs entirely to Moist–and to Mr. Fusspot, the bank manager.<\/p>\n

We also get Golems and Adora Belle Dearheart (Moist’s chain smoking fiancee) and even a mad scientist of sorts (who is assisted of course by the Igor). It’s Discworld as I love it (even though it needed more OOK.)
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