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Book Review: The World of Poo by Felicity Beedle and Terry Pratchett

I love Discworld and I’ve read Snuff so it was impossible for me not to buy a copy of The World of Poo when I saw it. After all, how can I pass up a chance to find the book that makes Young Sam laugh and which Vimes finds educational?

To be honest, I don’t know what I expected from The World of Poo so whatever I read was a pleasant surprise. The World of Poo, which follows Geoffrey as he starts his poo collection, has a lot more words and a lot less pictures than I thought it would have. And I’m not sure if the tidbits of information that stuck in my brain (mainly about gargoyle poop) are the same as those that stuck in Vime’s mind.

Still, this was a really fun read. That said, it’s not really for children, even though it features a much younger protagonist and is definitely more child friendly because a lot of the humour and wry remarks feel like it’s for adults. It’s also not for new readers to Discworld – while this functions as a standalone, I think the reading experience will be enhanced if you know who Harry King is.

The World of Poo is definitely aimed at fans of Discworld. If you’re a fan, you’ll probably be thrilled that a book mentioned in the book is now real. If you’re not a fan, you should pick up one of the Discworld novels because they are great!

13 thoughts on “Book Review: The World of Poo by Felicity Beedle and Terry Pratchett

  1. I’m not going to lie, as soon as I saw the title of this book I wondered if the name had to do with an actual world or land named Poo. I didn’t expect it to be about a poo collection, which arguably can definitely be a World of Poo itself. Discworld is one of those series that I’ve seen around a lot but have never got around to reading it. It’s such a vast series that I’m not quite sure where to start either!

    1. Discworld is great but I agree, it’s a huge huge series!

      Personally, I got in via the Tiffany Aching series, which is YA and leads to the Witches subplot (lots of overlapping characters).

      There are also the Ankh Morpork books, which also divide into the University Books, the Watch, and I think a few standalones (like Dodger).

      I also like Death as a character, so you could also start with Mort (it’s a standalone, so easy intro to the world and Death plays a big role).

      1. Wow, there’s so many places to start from since, as we know, most books start with one point. I think I’ll start with Mort so I can get a glimpse at the world before going any deeper. Thanks for breaking it down for me!

    1. It’s about a boy who decides that his hobby is collecting poo of all sorts. Interestingly, his grandma is supportive of the whole thing… (I don’t know how my grandma would react if any of us announced we were going to collect poo!)

  2. This does sound fun. I haven’t read any of the Discworld books, however, so I had probably better start there.

    1. Ah, yes, I definitely recommend starting from one of the main books! Preferably one of the Watch/Vimes books because some of the characters that appear here first appeared there.

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