{"id":4917,"date":"2019-03-29T05:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2019-03-24T15:41:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T22:41:24","slug":"mark-reads-making-money-chapter-9-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2019\/03\/mark-reads-making-money-chapter-9-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Reads &#8216;Making Money&#8217;: Chapter 9, Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the first half of the ninth chapter of <i>Making Money<\/i>, Adora makes a discovery, which leads Moist to a realization. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read <i>Discworld<\/i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I am truly having a blast reading this wacky book, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, and I STILL DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T KNOW WHERE IT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S GOING. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m nearly 3\/4ths of the way through it, and it feels like I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m consistently being surprised at every turn!!! So, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just jump right into this.<\/p>\n<p><b>Cribbins<\/b><\/p>\n<p>At this point, Cribbins is still trying to maneuver himself into the perfect place so that he can further exploit Moist. Makes sense! I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite figured out his intent with Ms. Houser beyond the point stated in this chapter, which very well could be the purpose. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so used to everything having a million different layers and meanings that I kept waiting for there to be another one with Ms. Houser or that god-of-the-month club that she is a part of. But I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m realizing I might have been reading too deeply because\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 well, Cribbins just needed a place to stay. As he states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The evening air was sharp and unwelcoming after the warmth of the newspaper room, and made the prospect of another night in the flophouse in Monkey Street seem doubly unwelcome. He needed his own miracle right now, and he had a feeling that one was shaping up right here.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He saw someone he could use and exploit in Ms. Houser, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s probably the explanation for that comment about her maiden name. He knew she wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t married any longer, so he probably wanted to prey on her loneliness, or her desire for companionship, or, as we see here, her simple desire to just do good in the world. And right as he is setting up Ms. Houser to feel compelled to offer him housing, goddamn Heretofore shows up and whisks Cribbins away, and I AM FRUSTRATED. Oh no, the Lavishes are going to find out the truth about Moist and try to expose him, right? Or blackmail him? In this, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a direct parallel to Mr. Bent, who they already did this to. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how they operate! It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how they use their power to get what they want! And this is a legitimate threat to Moist, too, and he knows it. So\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 how the hell is Moist going to get out of this? The <i>Times<\/i> piece isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even out yet, and what if Cosmo uses further info on Moist to destroy him in the press? THIS BOOK IS BOTH FUN AND IMMENSELY STRESSFUL.<\/p>\n<p><b>Toys<\/b><\/p>\n<p>HI, WHAT THE HELL. Oh my god, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mr. Fusspot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Magic Toys.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d WHY IS THIS BOOK LIKE THIS. I truly can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t recall even one detail that hinted at Joshua\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hidden proclivities. I suppose that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the point! It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something he kept entirely to himself, except, I guess, with the people he invited into his life to partake in such\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 activities? But I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m wondering if there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something else that Pratchett is going to do with this. I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t ignore that there are multiple characters at this point\u00e2\u20ac\u201dMr. Bent, Moist, Joshua, Cribbins\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwho have complicated or messy or potentially controversial pasts. Some are a mystery, and all of these characters could stand to lose everything if their pasts came to light.<\/p>\n<p>So is this something that Moist is going to use to either direct attention elsewhere or to embarrass the Lavish family? Hell, would that even work? They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re rich! Most people dislike them or are disinterested in them anyway. Of course, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another possibility: I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m reading way too much into this, and while there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a parallel to other characters, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mostly a joke so that Mr. Fusspot can run off with a new toy that is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 a toy. Intended for something else. THIS IS A GREAT JOKE, 100% GREAT CONTENT, WOULD BE TOTALLY FINE IF THIS IS NEVER EXPLORED IN MORE DEPTH BEYOND MR. FUSSPOT HAVING A SEX TOY AS A CHEW TOY.<\/p>\n<p>I feel like there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a much more important discovery here, though! Joshua Lavish has been keeping diaries for DECADES. Oh my god, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got to be SO MUCH incredible information in those things. And I love that as soon as Moist sees them, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Oh <i>shit<\/i>, I bet Joshua wrote about Mr. Bent.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d YES. GREAT THINKING. Do we get to find out? Oh, definitely not, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m convinced that I will be strung along until the very last second. But lord, this is so, so exciting, and it continues to leave me feeling elated every time I read this book. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not like I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been having fun reading this series, but this book in particular feels well-suited to being broken up like this, if only because y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all get to see me suffer. EVERY REVIEW.<\/p>\n<p><b>Where\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Gold?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This also confuses me!!! Because, as we see in the last scene of this split, <i>the bullion is still in the vault<\/i>. Unless this is talking about a <i>different<\/i> vault of gold? Mr. Bent didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t leave the vault with any of the gold, so <i>why does the Glooper say the gold is gone????<\/i><\/p>\n<p>WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING IN THIS BOOK.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Break-In<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, this is one of my favorite jokes\/exchanges in this whole book:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It Does Not Say Anything About Dusting Under The Floor In Lady Waggon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Book Of Household Management.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Gladys, a man may be dying under there!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I See. That Would Be Untidy.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The beams rattled under a blow. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lady Waggon Says That Any Bodies Found During A Weekend Party Should Be Disposed Of Discreetly, In Case Of Scandal.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><i>WHAT THE HELL IS IN THAT BOOK<\/i>. Oh my god, I love Gladys so much. LIFTING UP THE FLOOR. Dusting UNDER the floor! SHE IS PERFECT, PROTECT HER AT ALL COSTS.<\/p>\n<p>I genuinely don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna happen. Still. Oh, shit, is Mr. Bent going to finally tell Moist the truth about his past? He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in a vulnerable state, and Moist just saved him from suffocating in that bank vault. Soooooo\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 maybe?????<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m desperate. So desperate!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/VL6rH2BsnVM<\/p>\n<p><b>Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markoshiro.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/19\/the-anger-is-a-gift-paperback-edition-is-out-may-7-2019\">The paperback edition of my debut, ANGER IS A GIFT, is now up for pre-order!<\/a> It comes out on May 7, 2019.\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you&#8217;d like to stay up-to-date on all announcements regarding my books, <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/ey636\">sign up for my newsletter<\/a>! 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