Published by Black Rose Writing Genres: Nonfiction
Format: ARC, eBook
“If I had my life to live over again, I’d be a plumber.”
– Albert Einstein
Everybody poops. Most have had to plunge a toilet or two in their time. Maybe a reader or two has dropped something accidently in the toilet – cell phone, wallet, keys, etc. Something you were forced/chose to fish out and then furiously washed your hands after.
But how many have flushed say sex toys, bags of dog poop, baby wipes, and other things down a toilet? How many have let out their pet snake and it went down the kitchen sink drain and was not seen alive again? How many have had their toilet clog and let it sit for weeks before calling a plumber to fix it out of embarrassment? How many would tolerate filth piling up in their basements before calling someone in? GAG!
This book isn’t entirely about poop. It’s about the many things various plumbers have experienced on their jobs from people getting naked around them, being asked out, misogyny, and rat infestations, to name a few.
This was an equally funny and gross book. Not too many people can say they go to work and encounter fake vaginas (unless you work in porn, sex shops, or work as sexual surrogate, etc.) or dead reptiles in pipes. Plumbers have seen it all, smelled it all, and in this book, some share their experiences. Some of the stories are repetitive, but in how many ways can someone destroy their plumbing? Plumbers keep our pipes flowing and toilets clog free.
This was a fun, yucky, fast read which was entertaining and had me appreciating plumbers. This book will not be for everyone. I chuckled a few times, shook my head at others. But I do see how this book might not be appealing to some. Do people still have bathroom books? This just might make an interesting one.
Remember – the next time you go to flush something down the toilet, stop and think ‘Is this something I would want a plumber to see?’
**This book was inspired when the author had to call a plumber and after her fixed her plumbing issues, hung around and they had an interesting chat.
3.5 stars
Thank you to Black Rose Writing and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.