Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)

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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 cellar and the cellar itself is pretty nameless , it turns out that the Royal Mint runs at a loss A 300 year old wizard is after his girlfriend, he s about to be exposed as a fraud, but the Assassins Guild might get him first In fact lot of people want him deadOh And every day he has to take the Chairman for walkies.Everywhere he looks he s making enemies.What he should be doing is Making Money New Read [ Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2) ] by [ Terry Pratchett ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr If this book were made into a movie, I d expect that either Adam Sandler or Frank Capra would be a fitting director preferably Sandler since Capra has been dead for over 25 years.Films like Mr Smith Goes to Washington and Mr Deeds capture the crowd pleasing best elements of Making Money, Pratchett s 36th Discworld novel, Nebula Award nominee and Locus Award winner Again we visit with Pratchett s loveable rogue Moist Von Lipwig and this time around Lord Vetinari has placed him in a leadershi If this book were made into a movie, I d expect that either Adam Sandler or Frank Capra would be a fitting director preferably Sandler since Capra has been dead for over 25 years.Films like Mr Smith Goes to Washington and Mr Deeds capture the crowd pleasing best elements of Making Money, Pratchett s 36th Discworld novel, Nebula Award nominee and Locus Award winner Again we visit with Pratchett s loveable rogue Moist Von Lipwig and this time around Lord Vetinari has placed him in a leadership position with the Ankh Morpork bank.As any reader of economics may attest, getting any two economists to agree is like herding cats into a bathtub messy and potentially dangerous for all involved Pratchett tackles this conundrum with wit and aplomb representative of his other Discworld works and readers will happily note the return of such Discworld notables as Vetinari, Lipwig, Gladys the Golem, Sam Vimes, smoking like a chimney Adora Belle Dearheart, Cut Me Own Throat Dibbler, and some new D...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 not that bad that a penny costs 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 a...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 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... Making Money is the second book in the Moist von Lipwig subseries of Discworld I m enjoying this subseries quite a bit I m sorry it only has three books.In this book, Moist von Lipwig finds himself unexpectedly involved in banking The way in which this happens is pretty amusing, and the situation provides many chuckles throughout the book I m still really enjoying the character, and I also love that Lord Vetinari gets some decent page time in this subseries The story itself wasn t super exc Making Money is the second book in the Moist von Lipwig subseries of Discworld I m enjoying this subseries quite a bit I m sorry it only has three books.In this book, Moist von Lipwig finds himself unexpectedly involved in banking The way in which this happens is pretty amusing, ...This isor less a follow up to Going Postal in which Moist von Lipwig is pressured into doing for the banking system what he has done for the post office Some great new characters in Fusspot, Chairman of the Bank and a dog , Cosmo Lavish, head of the family that owns the bank and a Vetinari want to be, and Mr Bent, the chief cashier with a surprising past Moist s girl friend makes an appearance as does a long dead wizar...He sighed It had come to this He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like core values at him with impunity This was one of my favorites so far SO many great quotes, and spot on observations about our banking system.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 Quite fun Fairly...If you liked Going Postal, you ll like this Unless you can still actually remember Going Postal, in which case you ll probably have a weird sense of deja vu Going Postal tried to make up for its being a basically thin and over familiar installment of Discworld by being very well polished and very slick Making Money rewrites Going Postal, but less well polished, and less slick, which magnifies all of the faults already present in Going Postal, adds some , and actually makes the earlier book If you liked Going Postal, you ll lik...Another Discworld book These are now so familiar and comfortable, like a well worn pair of slippers or a battered old leather armchair I confess that the plots are a little formulaic, and there is an element of repetition, but these books are done so well The Discworld multiverse is coherent and consistant within its own logic, and the level of detail is superb Pratchett s books ooze wit and repartee from every page, and to me his work bears comparison with the traditional standard bearers o Another Discworld book These are now so familiar and comfortable, like a well worn pair of slippers or a battered old leather armchair I confess that the plots are a little formulaic, and there is an element of repetition, but these books are done so well The Discworld multiverse is coherent and consistant within its own logic, and the level of detail is superb Pratchett s books ooze wit and repartee from every page, and to me his work bears comparison with the traditional standard bearers of British humour such as Carry On films, Monty Python or The GoonsOne little example from this book that warms the cockles of any red blooded Englishman The head of the Guild ...I ve read 5 Discworld books The ranking is as follows1 Going Postal2 Monstrous Regiment3 Color of Magic4 Making Money5 The Light Fantastic

Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)
  • English
  • 01 January 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 394 pages
  • 0061161640
  • Terry Pratchett
  • Making Money (Discworld, #36; Moist Von Lipwig, #2)