Customer Reviews
Chuckle double effect! - By: Stephanie Noverraz, 01 Oct 2008 
Making Money is a Discworld novel & features the Manin the Golden Suit, Ankh-Morpork's Postmaster Moist von Lipwig.
Moist is bored. He misses his old, more adventurous life, back when he was Albert Spangler the con artist. So when he's not running the Post Office, he likes climbing to its roof at night, & has already picked all its locks.
But when Mrs Topsy Lavish, chairwoman & owner of 50% of the Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork, but owner also of Mr. Fusspot the dog who owns 1%, dies & leaves her shares to her dog & bequeaths Mr. Fusspot to Moist... he has no choice but try & make it work again.
It starts with the Mint, which actually runs at a loss. Since making coins costs too much & people are already using stamps as currency, Moist devises the first bank notes, which soon have the same success as his stamps.
In the meantime, Cosmo Lavish tries to take Vetinari's identity & Moist's girlfriend Adora Belle Dearheart uncovers ancient golems buriedin the desert. And all the while the Glooper gloops.
I really like the character of Moist von Lipwig & was glad to read about him again. The book is of course filled with references that make you chuckle twice: when you get them, & when you find yourself clever because to got them... it's the Discworld double effect!
Bright and breezy... and a bit underwhelming... - By: Chintan Nanavati, 23 Sep 2008 
Ignore the two stars I've given Making Money & read it anyway. Just don't make it the first Pratchett you read or you'll end up feeling a tad underwhelmed & wondering what all the fuss is about. Better points of entry to Discworld include Mort or Soul Music or Night Watch or The Truth or Monstrous Regiment or even Going Postal. Making Money lacks a truly biting satirical edge, lacks the incisive wit & belly-laughs we've come to expect from Pratchett & lacks the multi-layered density of plot of its older siblings.
But Moist is a very engaging central character and, for regular visitors to Discworld, time spentin his company is time well-spent. Yes, much of Making Money does feel like a slightly feeble re-run of Going Postal. (A bit like Jaws II compared with Jaws.) But several of the supporting players are pretty colourful & Vetinari's cameos are as entertaining as usual... here's hoping the next installmentin the series sees a return to form.
My favourite Discworld so far - By: Christa Palace, 20 Sep 2008 I thoroughly enjoyed this book, even though I had yet not read Going Postal. For me, it was witty enough to stand alone. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Discworld, & also to any fellow bankers who arein need of a comic & incisive portrayal of our industry.
How does he keep doing it? - By: Ron Drewry, 10 Sep 2008 To my mind Terry Pratchett is the master of all writers. I get excited just knowing a new book is on the way from him & have yet to be disappointed. Making Money has fulfilled me againin the wierd & wonderful Discworld. Once I started I struggled to put it down as I was having so much fun seeing the story develop. Once or twice I got nudged by the wife for gigglingin bed but that is what the Discworld books do I'm afraid. If there is anybody out there who has yet to dip their toe, please just do it & hopefully you will not be let down. I envy you the pleasure of discovering a genius with your first book & knowing that there are another 24 out there to be read.
An easy read - By: K. charles-neale, 04 Sep 2008 
Having read every discworld book now (usually more than three or four or more times) there are two truths:
(1) It is always enjoyable discovering new characters & seeing them interact with the old favourites. The plots are kept fresh & the city 'alive'.
(2) There is humour on the surface, & humour underneath, with alternative meanings & insights gained on subsequent readings, making the jokes go on & on.....
"Making Money" whilst continuing to explore a new socio-political area of the city, falls fairly flat on both the above 'Pratchett Foundations' & so becomes a pleasant enough easy read but without the depth of other Discworld novels with the plot cramming muchin without elaborating or building layers - what you see is what you get.
Get it to keep your collection up to date, but the promising plot is confused & will not draw you back in. Terry Pratchett is still great & may long his work continue.
