The novel gives us an interesting premise and in true Pratchett style forces us to think about the everyday in a different way. Doesn’t anyone learn this never ends well? The former chairwoman of the bank previously awarded a one percent share to her pooch, making the mutt the majority shareholder.Īs custodian of the bank, Moist is faced with having to reinvent another failed institution and fight off threats from the rest of the Lavish family, particularly Cosmo, who has dreams of becoming the new Vetinari.
Actually he’s responsible for the dog, who has been given a 50 percent share in the bank after his owner Topsy Lavish dies. Through a series of circumstances that are blissfully chaotic, involving wealthy dowagers, beloved pets and the dark hand of the Patrician Vetinari, Moist ends up responsible for the Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork and the Royal Mint. That someone is Moist, whose ability to attract trouble is almost Rincewindian.
The groundwork for Making Money was laid quite heavily in Going Postal, with the novel ending with the Patrician in dire need of someone to run Ankh-Morpork’s mint. Under the auspices of Moist Von Lipwig, ‘confidence capitalism’, as I am dubbing any enterprise being led by a trickster, was the most responsible way of reinvigorating decrepit businesses. To its credit, the novel wasn’t a strict ‘public = good, private = bad’ treatise. When I wrote about Going Postal a few weeks back, I was taken by how remarkably prescient it was in anticipating the financial crisis of 2008. You cannot persuade it to be four, even if you give it a great big kiss.’ Oh, you can cheat with them but you cannot change their nature. ‘You use words, and I’m told you do it well, but words are soft and can be pummelled into different meanings by a skilled tongue.
The Rat – The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.Listen, The Snow Is Falling – Wintersmith.Moon Witch Cartridge – I Shall Wear Midnight.Your Favourite Discworld Novels (sort of).The Day The World Went Away – The Shepherd’s Crown.Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
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