As a sequel to "Going Postal," "Making Money" was something of a disappointment.
The book is set on Terry Pratchett's fantastical DiscWorld, and continues the story of Moist von Lipwig, the conman who was given the chance to redeem himself by saving the Ankh-Morpok postal system. As a book, "Making Money" entertains, but it lacked the raw energy of "Going Postal" and in too many ways paralleled the plot of that story as well, from the von Lipwig's unwilling new appointment, to the confrontation with a powerful but corrupt business cabal, down to its resolution.
I was going to say that may be because Lipwig is essentially a one-note character - a flashy showman - but then I realized that so are just about all Pratchett's other Discworld recurring characters. Sam Vimes hasn't changed much over the Watch books I've read, the Patrician is much the same from one book to another, and the staff at Unseen University never grow much.
Perhaps the sort of razzle-dazzle Moist makes doesn't hold up to repeat stories as well as Vimes' no-nonsense attitudes. Or maybe Pratchett just couldn't give him the same level of input this time around.
Either way, it's worth a read, but it's not one of Pratchett's best.
The book is set on Terry Pratchett's fantastical DiscWorld, and continues the story of Moist von Lipwig, the conman who was given the chance to redeem himself by saving the Ankh-Morpok postal system. As a book, "Making Money" entertains, but it lacked the raw energy of "Going Postal" and in too many ways paralleled the plot of that story as well, from the von Lipwig's unwilling new appointment, to the confrontation with a powerful but corrupt business cabal, down to its resolution.
I was going to say that may be because Lipwig is essentially a one-note character - a flashy showman - but then I realized that so are just about all Pratchett's other Discworld recurring characters. Sam Vimes hasn't changed much over the Watch books I've read, the Patrician is much the same from one book to another, and the staff at Unseen University never grow much.
Perhaps the sort of razzle-dazzle Moist makes doesn't hold up to repeat stories as well as Vimes' no-nonsense attitudes. Or maybe Pratchett just couldn't give him the same level of input this time around.
Either way, it's worth a read, but it's not one of Pratchett's best.
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