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Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook (Discworld, #40.5; Discworld Companion Books )
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This is a companion to Raising Steam, which I haven't read yet. Like most Discworld companion books it's an in-universe artefact (I'm sure there's a more specific term for this sort of thing; I spent a long time trying—unsuccessfully—to find it after I read World of Poo as well), and like all Discworld companion books, it both tries way too hard and not nearly hard enough.
The conceit is that this is a travel guide, except when—for some reason—it's a scrapbook. Most of the illustrations, though lovely and clearly representing a ton of effort, are the wrong style for either genre.
It's also a book that is written by Pratchett's entourage (``The Discworld Emporium'', according to the copyright notice) more than by Terry Pratchett himself (if at all), and as before, they don't quite pull off the tone and too often consider referencing an old joke to be as good as making a new one. The only noteworthy thing about it is that it gives population figures for a lot of established settlements, which is nice if you're into that kind of world-building. If not, skip it.
The conceit is that this is a travel guide, except when—for some reason—it's a scrapbook. Most of the illustrations, though lovely and clearly representing a ton of effort, are the wrong style for either genre.
It's also a book that is written by Pratchett's entourage (``The Discworld Emporium'', according to the copyright notice) more than by Terry Pratchett himself (if at all), and as before, they don't quite pull off the tone and too often consider referencing an old joke to be as good as making a new one. The only noteworthy thing about it is that it gives population figures for a lot of established settlements, which is nice if you're into that kind of world-building. If not, skip it.
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