Thoughts on Making Money so far... - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Marky Lazer · 29th September 2007, 10:50 AM

So I commanded you to spill your thoughts on Making Money before nine coming Monday. Here is the place to do so.

pyan · 29th September 2007, 10:52 AM

What do I say?
It's a Pratchett, Marky - not one of his best, and a bit linear, plus I think a lot more could have been done with both the Bank and the Mint, but any Pterry is worth reading.

Marky Lazer · 5th October 2007, 10:12 AM

People, people, people! It's almost a week later and I have only one report handed in. I don't want to fail y'all, but you don't leave me much of a choice now do you?

pyan · 5th October 2007, 10:16 AM

*looks round smugly* Well, mine's in!

Have you read it yourself, Marky? or are you sticking to the published order?

Marky Lazer · 5th October 2007, 10:18 AM

The latter, kind sir.

pyan · 5th October 2007, 10:27 AM

Good man!
In the later books, especially, there are quite a lot of references that you'd miss out on if you didn't read them in order. The Guards arc is particularly difficult to fully understand if you just dot about.

Marky Lazer · 5th October 2007, 10:29 AM

What? You're doubting my intellect?!

pyan · 5th October 2007, 11:10 AM

Never!
But even the keenest mind can't process insufficient data - and that's what you'd have if you read, say, Thud or The Fifth Elephant before Men at Arms.

Joel007 · 5th October 2007, 12:06 PM

I did, but I've re-read them all since so I'm ok

Marky Lazer · 5th October 2007, 12:17 PM

Mr. Joel, I still don't hear you spilling your thoughts on Making Money, do I?

Joel007 · 5th October 2007, 12:36 PM

It was a good read

Well I was planning on re-reading it because it's a guarantee that Mr P has placed plenty of jokes in there which I haven't understood.

I thought it was the customary Pratchett brilliance of setting up a standard plot and then demolishing it with loads of strange and brilliant new ideas. There were plenty of mini parodies and astute observations about reality (as opposed to what it should be), and the characters seem so real that I really don't know how pTerry can think in so many devious ways at once.

Marky Lazer · 5th October 2007, 12:58 PM

*taps the dunce hat off Joel* Now there's my lad.

Joel007 · 5th October 2007, 01:03 PM

Woohoo!

I'll have to earn it in other ways now

pyan · 5th October 2007, 01:04 PM

Joel, did you think it was up to Going Postal?

Joel007 · 5th October 2007, 01:11 PM

Well the characters weren't new in that exciting way, but I didn't mind more of the inestimable mr Lipwig

I probably did enjoy Going Postal more, but that doesn't diminish my enjoyment of Making Money.

29th September 2007, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Marky Lazer Plastic Paddy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,683	Thoughts on Making Money so far... So I commanded you to spill your thoughts on Making Money before nine coming Monday. Here is the place to do so.

29th September 2007, 10:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
pyan Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4,293	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... What do I say? It's a Pratchett, Marky - not one of his best, and a bit linear, plus I think a lot more could have been done with both the Bank and the Mint, but any Pterry is worth reading.

5th October 2007, 10:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Marky Lazer Plastic Paddy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,683	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... People, people, people! It's almost a week later and I have only one report handed in. I don't want to fail y'all, but you don't leave me much of a choice now do you?

5th October 2007, 10:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
pyan Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4,293	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... looks round smugly Well, *mine's* in! Have you read it yourself, Marky? or are you sticking to the published order?

5th October 2007, 10:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Marky Lazer Plastic Paddy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,683	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... The latter, kind sir.

5th October 2007, 10:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
pyan Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4,293	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... Good man! In the later books, especially, there are quite a lot of references that you'd miss out on if you didn't read them in order. The Guards arc is particularly difficult to fully understand if you just dot about.

5th October 2007, 10:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Marky Lazer Plastic Paddy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,683	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... What? You're doubting my intellect?!

5th October 2007, 11:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
pyan Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4,293	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... Never! But even the keenest mind can't process insufficient data - and that's what you'd have if you read, say, Thud or The Fifth Elephant before Men at Arms.

5th October 2007, 12:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Joel007 Shiny! Let's be bad guys. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,744	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... I did, but I've re-read them all since so I'm ok

5th October 2007, 12:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Marky Lazer Plastic Paddy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,683	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... Mr. Joel, I still don't hear you spilling your thoughts on Making Money, do I?

5th October 2007, 12:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
Joel007 Shiny! Let's be bad guys. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,744	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... It was a good read Well I was planning on re-reading it because it's a guarantee that Mr P has placed plenty of jokes in there which I haven't understood. I thought it was the customary Pratchett brilliance of setting up a standard plot and then demolishing it with loads of strange and brilliant new ideas. There were plenty of mini parodies and astute observations about reality (as opposed to what it should be), and the characters seem so real that I really don't know how pTerry can think in so many devious ways at once.

5th October 2007, 12:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
Marky Lazer Plastic Paddy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,683	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... taps the dunce hat off Joel Now there's my lad.

5th October 2007, 01:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
Joel007 Shiny! Let's be bad guys. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,744	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... Woohoo! I'll have to earn it in other ways now

5th October 2007, 01:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
pyan Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4,293	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... Joel, did you think it was up to Going Postal?

5th October 2007, 01:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Joel007 Shiny! Let's be bad guys. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1,744	Re: Thoughts on Making Money so far... Well the characters weren't new in that exciting way, but I didn't mind more of the inestimable mr Lipwig I probably did enjoy Going Postal more, but that doesn't diminish my enjoyment of Making Money.

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