The World of Poo by Terry Pratchett (MOBI)

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From Snuff: ‘Vimes’ prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil, who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, okay, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not going to be about twinkly little things with wings. As he turned page after page, it dawned on him that whoever had written this book, they certainly knew what would make kids like Young Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing down the river almost made him smile. But interspersed with the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks and dunnakin divers and gongfermors and how dog muck helped make the very best leather, and other things that you never thought you would need to know, but once heard somehow lodged in your mind.’

User’s Reviews

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⭐I’m admittedly a die-hard Discworld fan, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the previous “tie-in” projects that serve as a little something extra to go along with the main series. The World of Poo is no exception.The best way I can describe the book is to call it something of an “in-context joke” that ties in with the events of the latest Discworld novel from the Watch/Vimes series, Snuff. In the Discworld universe, Young Sam is a huge fan of Miss Felicity Beedle’s children’s books, which tend to focus on the sorts of things that really interest and amuse young readers, like bodily functions. The World of Poo is written completely in “in-universe” style, part seemingly prim, proper and slightly twee Victorian children’s author plus a healthy dash of Ankh Morpork matter-of-factness with illustrations to match. Where the previous tie-in, Where’s My Cow?, gave a few winks to the fact that it was a Roundworld book based on a book mentioned in a Discworld book, The World of Poo never breaks character. A number of familiar places and familiar character names do pop up in the course of the story.The tongue remains firmly planted within cheek from start to finish and the tone balances nicely between innocent, wide-eyed parody and informative, gleefully gross children’s book. We follow young Geoffrey from his home in the Shires to his Grand-mama’s posh house in the big city of Ankh Morpork, where she rather indulges his newfound scientific curiosity about poo of all sorts. Some of the highlights include a visit with Sir Harry King (who comes off in almost downright cuddly fashion, as can only be expected from a Miss Felicity Beedle), a day at the Sunshine Sanctuary with some of the Interchangeable Emmas, some heavy collecting at the Royal College of Heralds and a bevy of facts that mean you might accidentally learn something.The detailed illustrations and little touches really add to the book. There’s even an autographed flyleaf and dedication that should make readers of Snuff smile. You could spend a great deal of time just picking out the humorous bits nestled in the drawings. While it’s not strictly necessary that you’ve read Snuff beforehand to get the joke, you’ll certainly appreciate the humor more if you’re familiar with the Snuff characters and storyline. It also helps if you have known (or possibly have been) a child with an appreciation for fun facts that might also prompt a hearty “eww”. My only near-complaint is that it might have been nice if all the illustrations had been as elaborately colored as the cover, but then again, that might have taken away from the “elaborate woodcut” feel.

⭐Fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld will recognize this book as a story that one of his main characters (Sam Vines) reads to his own toddler (Young Sam). Pratchett wrote (or co-wrote) several such books (“Where’s My Cow?”; “Nanny Ogg’s Cookbook”; etc.), which he had mentioned in passing in the Discworld canon; I believe they were intended as special treats for fans.True to form, Pratchett does not stint on imagination in these Discworld-adjacent titles, but fleshes them out as though they would stand alone – which, indeed, they very easily do. This particular story tells, couched in a fable about a curious child, a very detailed and particular history of how humanity has dealt with fecal material of many different species, during many eras of civilization. It is clearly well-researched, thorough – and delightful!!As with all Pratchett’s Discworld (and Discworld-adjacent) titles, I recommend this book – for curious children, and for the curious adults they grow up to be.

⭐Every boy has a special love of scatological humor, even after they have long since become eligible to join AARP. This book is for all those boys. Sir Terry has advanced knowledge of the fantastic, well demonstrated here, complete with many footnotes. This is a very understandable recreating of the time when the mysteries of indoor plumbing were not generally known. There is also a very nice subtext of how families might introduce new siblings to the younger members.

⭐This is so, so, so sweet and charming. If you like Pratchett, Discworld, and Vimes, then this should be part of your collection. And if, like me, you were a nerdy child who grew up reading Little Lord Fauntleroy and Enid Blyton, you’ll find a wealth of nostalgia in the writing style and illustrations. While “Where’s My Cow?” is a very short book for toddlers, this is fabulous for a first or second grader who wants to read to you instead (if you can help them with the longer words.) Plus you get a whole new perspective on Ankh-Morpork, and Sir Harry King is in it!

⭐This is another fun children’s book written by the incomparable Terry Pratchett. Sir Harry King, an ancillary character in the main Discworld books, collects all the “poo” and “refuse” that no one wants.He features in this chapter book for young children, but the main character is a young lad named Geoffrey, who is sent to visit his Grandmama in the big city. While there, he becomes terribly interested in poo. Sir Terry uses his interest to teach children (of all ages) about poo and how important it is to the ecosystem.Super-fun. Can’t wait to share with a new little in my life.

⭐Have you a collection? What is it you have collected? Young Geffory has decided to.collect poo, and build a museum to hold it. This is the story of his adventures staying with his grandmama while on has a baby. The adventures each add to.his collection.

⭐Having been a fan of Discworld since I was old enough to read them, this follows the usual Discworld style, which of course is a great thing.If you buy this one wondering what it’s about, perhaps you should stop now. This entire book centres around poo, as the name would suggest. Without spoiling the story, it’s obsessively poo themed. But it’s done in a typical, charming Discworld way. There are also illustrations in this one! How nice! My Kindle (3G + Keyboard) displays this perfectly well, too.As a final note, this is also an incredibly short book compared to some previous Discworld novels.Make what you will of it, as it is a charmingly well written book all about poo. Now, if you will excuse me, I must go wash my hands.

⭐The story behind the story is more interesting, here, than the story itself – it’s a real version of a fictional book, one which is mentioned in Pratchett’s Discworld series. Essentially, it’s fiction pretending to be non-fiction, which is pretty cool, and it’s set in the Discworld with some familiar characters, too!There’s no point reading this unless you’re already a Pratchett fan, because you’ll miss some of the nuances and references that are scattered throughout the scatological manuscript. Still, there’s a great deal of fun to be had here for readers of all ages and dispositions!

⭐Aimed at the younger market but really a book for all ages. Especially all those ages who are obsessive, to self-confessed nerd levels, about things and /or collecting things, such as books for instance, I am sure that can’t possibly include me : – )

⭐This book is referred to in a Discworld novel, and is a charming.The story takes place in Ankh Morpork so characters and locations from the Discworld novels make cameo appearances. The style is recognizable as Sir Terry Pratchetts using footnotes and asides, but is more gentle somehow. This doesn’t stop him from sending characters under bridges where they get rained on (you’ll have to read the book to find out why this might not be a nice experience).Fans of Discworld will like this, but due to the change in pace and the way it fits into the Geoffrey series of books, younger readers will enjoy it too, after all, it is really about poo.

⭐As a spin off from and a plot element in some of the main cycle of Discworld books, this little volume could have been a one note joke with little intrinsic substance or worth. Thankfully this is far from the case.The author and his associates have worked to produce and deliver a little gem of a story, with a mix of jokes to amuse and delight a child reading the book, a child having it read to them and an older person having to read it to a child or even reading it for their own enjoyment.I really hope that the other volumes in the series listed in this book prove to be more than just gags, and his muse will grant the author the creativity to bring one or more of them to life.Truly a work with both body and function.

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