![]() ![]() Really, Pterry? That’s a joke that we all know so well that it barely registers as a joke, rather than as a cringe-inducingly cliché bit of dialogue from a thousand terrible TV shows and films. For example, within two pages, we have characters, in all seriousness, going through the motions of the “can you keep a secret? *looks from side to side and beckons the listener in* Well so can I!” joke. Pratchett even lampshades this in his acknowledgement, admitting that he’s going to be digging up very traditional British jokes. There’s a terrible sense of tiredness about the novel – of laziness. ![]() Well, Making Money is basically the same as Going Postal, right down to some of the same set pieces and plot beats. When I wrote my review for Going Postal, a major theme was how little was new in that novel – how it seemed in some ways like a second attempt at The Truth, with little bits taken from other installments to make it different. Nearing the end now of my Complete Discworld Reread. ![]()
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