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Making Money, by Terry Pratchett
Discworld Series, book 36
My rating: 7/10

Ever since Moist Von Lipwig fixed the Post Office, he's been bored, but is the job of fixing the derelict and mismanaged Royal Mint really what he wants? Plunged headfirst into the fortune and danger of the world of economics, he must keep the bank out of the wrong hands--or his own life will be on the line.

First of all, I'm going to call the main character, Moist Von Lipwig, "John", because those words should never--ever--be a name. With that out of the way, let's take this apart. The books about John are always fun, with excitement and mystery and races against all odds, and I loved the premise. I also loved the end, which has the perfect twist right before the last bit. If I were just judging by these things, this book was definitely a ten.

Now, the name. Pratchett is normally very good with naming, keeping the names normal and the humour in its proper place- the writing!- but he for some reason decided to name the main characters "Moist Von Lipwig" and "Adora Belle Dearheart". That's definitely a downside.

The main reason this book got so 3 whole points off is the sexism. Maybe not everyone would notice or care reading this book, but this is a big step backwards from his progress made in Monstrous Regiment and the Tiffany Aching series. Don't worry, though; he only has three women in the whole book to be sexist about!

If your looking for a clever caper to read and are willing to turn a blind eye, go ahead. If your looking for something with modern standards about sexism, give this one a pass. 

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