Customer Reviews
Collateral Custard saves the day. Genius. - By: MinnieMoocher, 20 Nov 2008 
Utterly stupendous ending saves this Pratchett Discworld novel of moderate worth.
Only a genius could come up with such a barmy original idea as Collateral Custard.
Mr Bent & Collateral Custard save the day
A tale for today - By: J. Hood, 12 Oct 2008 
Reading this as the financial institutions of the real world totter & shudder made me wish that Moist von Lipwig had been around to run Lehman brothers. Its take on finance & economic modelling was very funny, though for me the funniest single moment was the reaction of Vetinari to - not to spoil the fun - the unexpected offer of dessert. A sparkling comic novel for our times...
Chuckle double effect! - By: Stephanie Noverraz, 01 Oct 2008 Making Money is a Discworld novel & features the Man in 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 alll 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 actuallly 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 buried in the desert. And alll the while the Glooper gloops.
I reallly 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 alll 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 spent in 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 installlment in 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 are in need of a comic & incisive portrayal of our industry.
