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The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World

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Summary

Let's face it—all birds are fascinating， wonderful， idiotic jerks—no matter where in the world they reside。

Following in the footsteps of the bestselling book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America， this hilarious sequel ventures beyond to identify the stupidest birds around the world。 Featuring birds from North and South America， Africa， Asia， Europe， and Oceania， author Matt Kracht identifies the dumb birds that manage to live all over the freaking place with snarky， yet accurate， names and humorous， anger-filled drawings。

This guide book details exactly how much these morons suck with facts about each bird's （annoying） call， its （stupid） migratory pattern， and its （downright tacky） markings。 Complete with a matching game， bird descriptor checklist， tips on how to identify a bird （you can tell a lot by looking into a bird's eyes， for example）， this profanity-laden book offers a balance of fact and wit that will appeal to hardcore birders and casual bird lovers （and haters） alike。

A MUST-HAVE: A must-have sequel to the bestselling parody book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America。

UNIQUE & LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY: This is a great coffee table or bar top conversation-starting book。 And a bonus， while the content is humorous， it is practical and useful！

A GREAT PRESENT: This is the perfect gift for the bird lovers and haters in your life。 It also makes a great Mother's Day， Father's Day， birthday， retirement， or gag gift。

Perfect for:

• Birdwatching and nature enthusiasts
• Armchair birders （or nonbirders）
• Someone who needs a quirky gift for an animal lover friend
• People with serious birders in their lives who want something lighthearted

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Reviews

Jocelyn ，

A cute parody book about various birds of the world and their characteristics。 I wouldn't have minded some more images， or maybe ones that were more finished looking but I think it is a fun way to learn some things about birds。 I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review， but all opinions are my own。 A cute parody book about various birds of the world and their characteristics。 I wouldn't have minded some more images， or maybe ones that were more finished looking but I think it is a fun way to learn some things about birds。 I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review， but all opinions are my own。 。。。more

Laurie ，

This is the sequel to “Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America。” The book has delightful， beautiful illustrations， which bely the satiric， farcical nature of the book。 In fact， a recommendation is to scrutinize the content carefully prior to reading because most of the descriptions are ribald in nature， along interspersed profanity that definitely may not appeal to all readers。 This would be a perfect book for that “hard-to-please” reader or as a gift for someone of your acquaintance who enjo This is the sequel to “Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America。” The book has delightful， beautiful illustrations， which bely the satiric， farcical nature of the book。 In fact， a recommendation is to scrutinize the content carefully prior to reading because most of the descriptions are ribald in nature， along interspersed profanity that definitely may not appeal to all readers。 This would be a perfect book for that “hard-to-please” reader or as a gift for someone of your acquaintance who enjoys very quirky treatments of normal themes！ 。。。more

Mackey ，

I absolutely loved the first book Kracht wrote and purchased it for everyone in my family last Christmas。 It was irreverent， funny and totally informative。 When I saw this new book for the Whole Stupid World， I couldn't wait to get it！！ It was such a disappointment。 It makes me so incredibly sad to write that but it's true。 There was an overload of cursing and I honestly don't mind a full share of it but this was just overkill。 The humor was just bleh。 In fact， it all was。 I'll just stick to No I absolutely loved the first book Kracht wrote and purchased it for everyone in my family last Christmas。 It was irreverent， funny and totally informative。 When I saw this new book for the Whole Stupid World， I couldn't wait to get it！！ It was such a disappointment。 It makes me so incredibly sad to write that but it's true。 There was an overload of cursing and I honestly don't mind a full share of it but this was just overkill。 The humor was just bleh。 In fact， it all was。 I'll just stick to North American funny birds and I'd recommend you do the same。 So sorry。 。。。more

Melissa ，

Matt Kracht had me laughing from the minute I cracked this book。 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World is snarky， funny， and informative。 It's much easier to remember the different types of birds using Kracht's categories （like "lump" and "murder"） than the normal types （"perching birds" and "hawklike"）。I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a laugh， or wants to learn more about birds， or both！ Matt Kracht had me laughing from the minute I cracked this book。 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World is snarky， funny， and informative。 It's much easier to remember the different types of birds using Kracht's categories （like "lump" and "murder"） than the normal types （"perching birds" and "hawklike"）。I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a laugh， or wants to learn more about birds， or both！ 。。。more

Aiyesha ，

I read a book about birds to decompress。***THE VERSION OF THIS THAT I READ WAS AN ARC***

Doreen ，

10/10/2021 V cute。 Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium。net。 10/10/2021 V cute。 Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium。net。 。。。more

Alicia Bayer ，

Okay， this was a lot funnier than I thought it would be。 It is even a little bit educational， once you get past the cussing， sarcasm and obvious nonsense。 Kracht profiles a variety of birds from around the world and gives them slightly different， insulting names that are generally filled with foul language。 If you have a problem with foul language or mock insults， this won't be your book。 As someone who likes birds， cussing， humor and sarcasm， I got a kick out of it。 Most of these books just see Okay， this was a lot funnier than I thought it would be。 It is even a little bit educational， once you get past the cussing， sarcasm and obvious nonsense。 Kracht profiles a variety of birds from around the world and gives them slightly different， insulting names that are generally filled with foul language。 If you have a problem with foul language or mock insults， this won't be your book。 As someone who likes birds， cussing， humor and sarcasm， I got a kick out of it。 Most of these books just seem to cram cuss words in without nailing the funny part， but Kracht manages a great balance。 Yes， he talks like a 13 year old but he also makes it clear that he secretly knows a lot about birds and likes them， and he's also just good at being funny （okay， especially if you can be entertained by 13 year old boy humor）。 I'm thinking of getting a copy for my birding husband and I'm sure my kids will also enjoy it。 And yes， it gets redundant at times but even the author pokes fun of this and that adds to the appeal。 And all the little extras at the end really add to the strange combination of education and parody。I read a temporary digital ARC of this book via Net Galley。 。。。more

Samantha Medeiros ，

Heed the title: this is not a serious book。That’s not to say you won’t learn anything about birds here; it’s still an informative read， to a point。 In fact， I’d be willing to declare this book surprisingly informative。It takes a little while to actually get to the birds。 The first 20% or so of the book is introductory preamble and background information about regions of the world as they relate to bird species。 Don’t worry， this beginning section still does its best to be humorous。Onto the birds Heed the title: this is not a serious book。That’s not to say you won’t learn anything about birds here; it’s still an informative read， to a point。 In fact， I’d be willing to declare this book surprisingly informative。It takes a little while to actually get to the birds。 The first 20% or so of the book is introductory preamble and background information about regions of the world as they relate to bird species。 Don’t worry， this beginning section still does its best to be humorous。Onto the birds themselves， as with the author’s first bird field guide， each illustrated entry is both informative and insulting to the bird。 Make no mistake， that is the whole point of this book: pick on birds for the sake of comedy。 The author does it well， and I found this book to be as enjoyable as the first field guide， but it’s probably not for everyone。 If you like birds， or animals and nature generally， and you don’t mind poking fun at how silly they can be， then you might like this。 It’s quite entertaining if it’s your cup of tea。Content note: this book contains foul language （f-bombs abound）， so this probably isn’t for kids unless they’re old enough or you’ve prepared them for this kind of content。Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the ARC。 。。。more

Josephine ，

I really like the drawings in this book， and the descriptions are interesting， but I don't feel like the swearing adds anything to this。 It doesn't make it funnier or better from my perspective， and I'm not opposed to swearing。 I did learn some new things about birds and the birds are drawn in such a way as to make them recognizable in the world。 In fact， I could see using this book to have example birds to make my own drawings， not its intended purpose， but still a nice bonus for me。 Thank you I really like the drawings in this book， and the descriptions are interesting， but I don't feel like the swearing adds anything to this。 It doesn't make it funnier or better from my perspective， and I'm not opposed to swearing。 I did learn some new things about birds and the birds are drawn in such a way as to make them recognizable in the world。 In fact， I could see using this book to have example birds to make my own drawings， not its intended purpose， but still a nice bonus for me。 Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher， and the author for a free eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Kate TerHaar ，

After reading The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by the same author， I had to follow up and read The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World。 Same premise。 Sprinkled in among the sarcasm and language are some interesting facts about the birds。 Certainly not for the easily offended。 I read this book with a smile。

Novel Obsession ，

Do you care nothing for birds and have no desire to possess any knowledge of them？ This book is not for you。 Are you a serious ornithologist who can wax on for hours about birds in minute detail？ This book is also not for you。 Offended by cursing or crass language？ You guessed it。 Stay away from this book。 But if you are someone who enjoys some casual bird watching and possesses a healthy sense of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself， this might just be a book you would enjoy perusing。In t Do you care nothing for birds and have no desire to possess any knowledge of them？ This book is not for you。 Are you a serious ornithologist who can wax on for hours about birds in minute detail？ This book is also not for you。 Offended by cursing or crass language？ You guessed it。 Stay away from this book。 But if you are someone who enjoys some casual bird watching and possesses a healthy sense of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself， this might just be a book you would enjoy perusing。In the sequel to The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America， Matt Kracht takes us through another adventure in The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World。 No longer must we contain our distain of various bird habits to a single continent but can instead shake our heads at birds around the world。 Kracht effortlessly slides in factual information while having us quietly chuckle along with his outrageous descriptions of our fine-feathered frenemies。Disclaimer: An advance copy was provided by the publisher。 Originally posted at Novel Obsession。 。。。more

Amanda ，

Kind of dumb， but I was chuckling all the way through。 I probably wouldn't read this one cover to cover again， but I'd love to have a copy so I could flip through it occasionally。Received via NetGalley。 Kind of dumb， but I was chuckling all the way through。 I probably wouldn't read this one cover to cover again， but I'd love to have a copy so I could flip through it occasionally。Received via NetGalley。 。。。more

Geoff ，

The gimmick wears a little thin by the end， but the illustrations are gorgeous， some of he jokes did make me laugh， and there's actually some cool information about birds， adaptation， behavior， and birdwatching in here。 I will probably buy a copy of this for my seven year old （and then wait a few years to give it to him because of he expletives！）。 **Thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 The gimmick wears a little thin by the end， but the illustrations are gorgeous， some of he jokes did make me laugh， and there's actually some cool information about birds， adaptation， behavior， and birdwatching in here。 I will probably buy a copy of this for my seven year old （and then wait a few years to give it to him because of he expletives！）。 **Thanks to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Brooke ，

Bird watching for an easy A science credit in college。 。 。 made a lot of sense。 But those darn birds - they'll get you every time。 My college bird-watching course garnered me my first and worst grade on my college transcript， so while I did learn a bit of appreciation for ornithology， it's veiled behind a bit of resentment。 Matt Kracht's The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World comes from a similar place in his heart。Love and wonder for the birds of the world， in all their gloriou Bird watching for an easy A science credit in college。 。 。 made a lot of sense。 But those darn birds - they'll get you every time。 My college bird-watching course garnered me my first and worst grade on my college transcript， so while I did learn a bit of appreciation for ornithology， it's veiled behind a bit of resentment。 Matt Kracht's The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World comes from a similar place in his heart。Love and wonder for the birds of the world， in all their glorious and yet terrible， boring， or even sometimes stupid glory。 His book is a farcical look at the famous fields of my college course （organized just so by ornithologists）。 It doesn't take itself too seriously， brings to mind many familiar birds we may tolerate or despise， and shows off a smidge of actual bird knowledge， while never being stuffy or presumptuous。 The humor and farce were pleasing & will be enjoyed by most amateur bird enthusiasts， but I can't recommend too highly due to the crassness of the comedy。 The alternate names chosen for every bird are not much more than the daily string of potty-talk rhymes my boys could conjure if I let them and the use of the f* word and other profanity is rampant。 While it might have been funny a few times， it felt relentless and unnecessary。 Sadly， ruined the fun for our family-minded home。 If you're more tolerant of language and crudity， and hold even a small grudge toward any of our feathered-friends， the comedy of this book will be quite engaging。 。。。more

Emily ，

I am not a big fan of birds， but I found this book to be interesting。 It is clear that this is book falls under humor。 There were some parts that were funny to me， but there were parts where the jokes became a bit repetitive。 The book is broken down into four sections。 My personal favorite section was the third section which was about birds throughout history。*Thank you Netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review。*

Marie Hesler ，

I want to thank the publishers and NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read this book。 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World describes birds in an amusing and irreverent way。 I didn’t like that it sometimes used foul language to describe some birds。 But the book is not intended to be an actual field guide。 People with an understanding and knowledge of birds would “get” the jokes and more likely enjoy this book。

Marianne ，

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World is the sequel to The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by American author， Matt Kracht。 After explaining his reasons for writing the guide， Kracht goes on to criticise the accepted nomenclature system for its complexity and provides an alternative。 He disagrees with the geographical regions that scientists divide the planet into， and provides his own。 He systematically insults scientists， ornithologists， bird watchers， teachers and The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World is the sequel to The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by American author， Matt Kracht。 After explaining his reasons for writing the guide， Kracht goes on to criticise the accepted nomenclature system for its complexity and provides an alternative。 He disagrees with the geographical regions that scientists divide the planet into， and provides his own。 He systematically insults scientists， ornithologists， bird watchers， teachers and the birds themselves。 He frequently inserts expletives into his descriptions; initially this is mildly amusing， but it soon wears thin; it is likely intended to be funny and clever， but it falls short， more like juvenile comments playing to grade school boys， even including a fart joke。Each bird monograph provides an illustration， the bird’s geographical range， and some facts about the bird， including appearance。 Kracht often anthropomorphises the bird’s behaviour to justify his annoyance with it。 He gives it a name using a play on the bird’s common name。 The most innocuous of these is probably the Boring Chickadee （from the Boreal Chickadee）。Birds Throughout History consists of a number of photographs of artefacts including birds for which Kracht’s interpretations draw rather a long bow。 The final pages include a few word games。 From 23 ratings on GoodReads this book has a rating average of 3。78， so it clearly appeals to a number of readers， but this brand of humour is not for everyone。 This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Chronicle Books 。。。more

Montzalee Wittmann ，

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid Worldby Matt KrachtChronicle BooksI have to say that I read the first book and bought it。 I couldn't wait for another one！ This one didn't disappoint。 I loved it！ I kept me laughing at the silly descriptions of birds， the drawings， the added notes， and all the extra info！ LOL！ Having a whole world of birds to pick from really added to the fun！ Although it was hilarious， there was a bit of education in there too。 I mostly just read it for the fun。 The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid Worldby Matt KrachtChronicle BooksI have to say that I read the first book and bought it。 I couldn't wait for another one！ This one didn't disappoint。 I loved it！ I kept me laughing at the silly descriptions of birds， the drawings， the added notes， and all the extra info！ LOL！ Having a whole world of birds to pick from really added to the fun！ Although it was hilarious， there was a bit of education in there too。 I mostly just read it for the fun。 I love birds and humor so this was perfect。 This would be the perfect gift for animal or bird lovers。 （Or for someone that just needs a pick-me-up。） I really enjoyed the new exercises at the end of the book！ That was a hoot！ So funny。 Will be buying this after it comes out too！I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this terrific book！ 。。。more

Bill Cass ，

I struggle to think of the last book that made me laugh this much。 Not even some of the books by stand up comics that I've had the pleasure of reading have made me laugh so much I weep。 There's just something about Matt Kracht's strategic use of swear words that just worked。 It's easy to swear。 It's easy to drop an F bomb or any other four letter word， but it takes talent to use it at the right time。What's even more impressive is that this book actually teaches you about birds。 Not a whole lot o I struggle to think of the last book that made me laugh this much。 Not even some of the books by stand up comics that I've had the pleasure of reading have made me laugh so much I weep。 There's just something about Matt Kracht's strategic use of swear words that just worked。 It's easy to swear。 It's easy to drop an F bomb or any other four letter word， but it takes talent to use it at the right time。What's even more impressive is that this book actually teaches you about birds。 Not a whole lot of birds， but if you want to learn about a whole mess of birds， but enough to tickle the fancy of both bird and comedy lovers。 I never read Kracht's first book， but I will now。 。。。more

Susan ，

As I read the descriptions and facts about each bird I was dumbfounded due to the unexpected names the author gave these birds。 The author does gibe the correct name of the bird under his “own” bird name。 The illustrations are drawings by the author。 While it is funny， you do get some facts about the bird。 I found that he covered birds in North and South America， Africa， Asia， Europe' and Oceania。 There is a matching game， bird descriptor checklist， and how to draw a bird。 It also tells you thin As I read the descriptions and facts about each bird I was dumbfounded due to the unexpected names the author gave these birds。 The author does gibe the correct name of the bird under his “own” bird name。 The illustrations are drawings by the author。 While it is funny， you do get some facts about the bird。 I found that he covered birds in North and South America， Africa， Asia， Europe' and Oceania。 There is a matching game， bird descriptor checklist， and how to draw a bird。 It also tells you things that annoy him about these birds。 It will give you facts with a snarky wit。 It’s a sequel to a previous book which I wasn’t aware of。 Its “The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America。” Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book from the author/publisher from Netgalley。 I wasn’t obligated to write a favorable review or any review of this book。 The opinions expressed are strictly my own。 。。。more

Kelly Long ，

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review。This book isn't for everyone as there is a lot of language and sarcasm and you can't be easily offended to enjoy this book to the greatest extent。 I personally thought it took a subject that could be quite boring and feel more like reading an encyclopedia on birds and turned it into something that is educational yet funny。 I love the illustrations of all the birds。 The description about each bird is Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review。This book isn't for everyone as there is a lot of language and sarcasm and you can't be easily offended to enjoy this book to the greatest extent。 I personally thought it took a subject that could be quite boring and feel more like reading an encyclopedia on birds and turned it into something that is educational yet funny。 I love the illustrations of all the birds。 The description about each bird is educational yet spun in a less formal and more sarcastic manner。 The slight name changes to the birds， or even the few that just have weird names， makes me laugh。 Overall， this book is humorous and surprisingly full of facts too。 Very enjoyable read。 。。。more

Kay ，

First and foremost before you read this book， please make sure your expectations are in line with what this book has to offer。 I see this book as a "parody" bird guide， not to say that's the author's intention。 It is hilarious if you don't take things too seriously and don't mind bad words。 The title of the book should be a BIG giveaway， but if you're still unsure， I would say that if calling birds dumbf*ck or that they are weird looking sh*t hurt your feelings or make you cringe then this book First and foremost before you read this book， please make sure your expectations are in line with what this book has to offer。 I see this book as a "parody" bird guide， not to say that's the author's intention。 It is hilarious if you don't take things too seriously and don't mind bad words。 The title of the book should be a BIG giveaway， but if you're still unsure， I would say that if calling birds dumbf*ck or that they are weird looking sh*t hurt your feelings or make you cringe then this book is probably not for you。This second book by Matt Kracht and is just as funny as his first The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America， but at a larger scale。 Since I'm unfamiliar with birds from other continents besides North America， I enjoy learning about other species， their markings， behaviors， and fun facts from this book。 Examples of new birds （to me） that I'm intrigued by are; Red-billed firefinch （Africa）， Peruvian Sheartail （S。 America）， Ruddy Shelduck （Europe-Asia）， and Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill （Africa）。 The last part of the book includes a bird drawing lesson （lol）， historical artifacts， and arts with birds on them， cool！Laugh out loud is always welcome and this book delivers。 I have family members who looked over my shoulder to see what's so darn funny。🐦Thank you Chronicle Books， and Netgalley for my ARC。Available December 21， 2021/January 4， 2022 。。。more

Laura ，

OK， the thing about reading and enjoying The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht is knowing the actual birds that the author is talking about。When you know them， and you know what they do， it is hilarious。 For example， he talks about the Scrub Jay， whom he calls the Smug Jerk。 He says “Due to climate change， this smug [bird] has expanded its range from California up the western coast [。。。] and is now regularly disturbing the peace of my backyard with its f****ing l OK， the thing about reading and enjoying The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht is knowing the actual birds that the author is talking about。When you know them， and you know what they do， it is hilarious。 For example， he talks about the Scrub Jay， whom he calls the Smug Jerk。 He says “Due to climate change， this smug [bird] has expanded its range from California up the western coast [。。。] and is now regularly disturbing the peace of my backyard with its f****ing loud， harsh call。Another example I was able to laugh at was his description of the Red-Tailed Hawk （which he calls the Red-Tailed F***）“Look at this [bird]。 You can tell he thinks he’s some kind of hot s***， but don’t be fooled because he often gets chased around by smaller birds such as crows。 “ All true。 Crows and ravens do go after the hawks。Recommend for those who love birds， and study birds， and have birds。 Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review 。。。more

Meg ，

Thank you for the E Arc NetGalley and Chronicle Books。 I love birds and I have a sense of humor so I throughly enjoyed this read。 Our backyard is home to many a California Smug Jerk and Red-tailed F*@！。 The names and descriptions we’re all hilarious and the illustrations were beautiful。 Must pick up for any bird lover who likes a good laugh。

Nathan ，

A fitting sequel to one of the funniest books I’ve read in a long while。 It’s more of the same， sure， but that doesn’t work against it。 Kracht keeps that successful model and adds in *more* birds and cursing to give the people what they want。 Equal present here are the tools to actually get one started and somewhat integrated into birdwatching， lest this seem like a futile exercise。 Evident from the moment he dedicates the book， you can see that it’s all in good fun。 So: If you liked the first o A fitting sequel to one of the funniest books I’ve read in a long while。 It’s more of the same， sure， but that doesn’t work against it。 Kracht keeps that successful model and adds in *more* birds and cursing to give the people what they want。 Equal present here are the tools to actually get one started and somewhat integrated into birdwatching， lest this seem like a futile exercise。 Evident from the moment he dedicates the book， you can see that it’s all in good fun。 So: If you liked the first one， you’re in for some more laughs but， if it wasn’t your jam the first time around， then don’t be expecting anything different。 Like his previous book， this too will adorn my coffee table。 Many thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the advance read。 。。。more

Christine ，

Disclaimer: ARC via NetgalleytCan I just say this is the world wide bird guide you should use？tI think birds are funny。 I love sparrows。 They are so cool。 But let’s face it， this book is correct。 Birds can be stupid little f**kers。 Or at least mean ones。 I have seen birds dive bomb dogs。 And peacocks attack everything。 Or those birds that take all the cherries off the tree before you pick them。 Yes， I am bitter about that。 The tree was producing fruit for two years before I even got to try one。t Disclaimer: ARC via NetgalleytCan I just say this is the world wide bird guide you should use？tI think birds are funny。 I love sparrows。 They are so cool。 But let’s face it， this book is correct。 Birds can be stupid little f**kers。 Or at least mean ones。 I have seen birds dive bomb dogs。 And peacocks attack everything。 Or those birds that take all the cherries off the tree before you pick them。 Yes， I am bitter about that。 The tree was producing fruit for two years before I even got to try one。tSo yeah， birds aren’t really nice。tAnd this book proves that。 Herein， you will discover the birds that do disgusting things with blood。 There are the birds who don’t really wear shoes。 The birds who think they are cool but aren’t really。tSome of the humor does get a little repetitive。 The inclusion of other ways to look at birds on artwork is also quite funny。tIf you are a serious birdwatcher， you might want to skip this book。 But if you are like me and like birds because they can be mean little buggers， you might enjoy this。 。。。more

Erikka ，

Lost its humor pretty quickly and I found myself just flipping through。 Feels like something a high schooler would create for laughs。

Brenda ，

Oh， my！ This bird book is very。。。irreverent to say the least。 Definitely memorable， completely unexpected。 The author highlights several birds with factual information such as Latin nomenclature， drawings and a zone map showing where they are found。 He then uses his own rather descriptive names such as Southern Yellow-bill Horse-face， Stupid Eyes and Hoodlum Crow。 But those are the mild ones。 Most include expletives as do details。My favourite （slightly redemptive） bits are examples of birds foun Oh， my！ This bird book is very。。。irreverent to say the least。 Definitely memorable， completely unexpected。 The author highlights several birds with factual information such as Latin nomenclature， drawings and a zone map showing where they are found。 He then uses his own rather descriptive names such as Southern Yellow-bill Horse-face， Stupid Eyes and Hoodlum Crow。 But those are the mild ones。 Most include expletives as do details。My favourite （slightly redemptive） bits are examples of birds found in various forms of art in history such as a Greek gold coin and a Roman oil lamp and the hilarious testing your skills， how to read a bird and how to draw a bird sections。 If only the majority of names and descriptions weren't so terribly crude。 Birds are wondrous creatures and while they can indeed have laughably funny traits and names， this books takes them into a different realm altogether。 。。。more

Andréa ，

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。

Theediscerning ，

Only， it's only a bird。 Why you heff to be mad？ This presents itself as a quick spotters' guide to our feathered friends， only the author cannot find it within himself to call them friends。 So a nuthatch is a "butt-hunch"， a catbird is a "cat turd"， a bullfinch is a "buttfinch" and I won't go into the ducks for fear of getting thrown off this site。 It's just an excuse to grouse （see what I did there） in the most frat-boy manner， about how certain avian critters have more intelligence than the cr Only， it's only a bird。 Why you heff to be mad？ This presents itself as a quick spotters' guide to our feathered friends， only the author cannot find it within himself to call them friends。 So a nuthatch is a "butt-hunch"， a catbird is a "cat turd"， a bullfinch is a "buttfinch" and I won't go into the ducks for fear of getting thrown off this site。 It's just an excuse to grouse （see what I did there） in the most frat-boy manner， about how certain avian critters have more intelligence than the creator。 This is the second book in this series， proving the dumb clucks are not flying about the world but comfortably running it。 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0