Making Money
Making Money by Terry Pratchettby Terry Pratchett
Shares rank 20 of 36 fantasy novels by recommenders
People recommend it as an entertaining read that also teaches how banking and finance really work. No critics appear in the quotes.
3 people recommended Making Money by Terry Pratchett in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
2 of the 3 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “I Miss Terry Pratchett”.
Summary written by Claude from 3 comments.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 2 of 12 months
In 2 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 2 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 2 of its 3 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
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What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 3 of the 3 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Entertaining and fun to read
“Just recently read 'Making Money' and it was a blast!”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “I Miss Terry Pratchett” “It doesn’t hurt that it’s an entertaining read.”
Comment from 31 Dec 2025 in “The British Empire's Resilient Subsea Telegraph Network” Teaches realities of finance
“Making Money is more instructive on the realities of finance than many entry-level college courses.”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “I Miss Terry Pratchett”
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| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Ringsby J.R.R. Tolkien | 52 | 13 | 10 | 84% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Dungeon Crawler Carlby Matt Dinniman | 43 | 4 | 6 | 88% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Hobbitby J.R.R. Tolkien | 34 | 6 | 9 | 79% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationalityby Eliezer Yudkowsky | 15 | 4 | 17 | 47% | 7 | — | — |
| Making Moneyby Terry PratchettThis page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
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What people said
All 3 opinions about it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Making Money is more instructive on the realities of finance than many entry-level college courses.”
“Just recently read 'Making Money' and it was a blast!”
“It doesn’t hurt that it’s an entertaining read.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.