RE: Reaper Man By Terry Prachett - Review In the Dark

Our very own Bill Door makes an appearance on my post - I'm honoured! !LOL

Making money was one of my favourites, partly because it was the first book I read, partly because it was my first encounter with Moist Von Lipwig! And also the first book I read.

“Good heavens, potatoes are worth more than gold!”
“Surely not!”
“If you were shipwrecked on a desert island, what would you prefer, a bag of potatoes or a bag of gold?”
“Yes, but a desert island isn’t Ankh-Morpork!”
“And that proves gold is only valuable because we agree it is, right? It’s just a dream. But a potato is always worth a potato, anywhere. Add a knob of butter and a pinch of salt and you’ve got a meal, anywhere. Bury gold in the ground and you’ll be worrying about thieves forever. Bury a potato and in due season you could be looking at a dividend of a thousand percent.”

Potatoes are gold!