My husband read this a week ago and insisted I read it also. So I did. It's quite shocking and enlightening, actually. I had no idea just how many people in the world have no sanitation (like literally NONE) and how many children die of diarrhea every year. Can you imagine? Dying of diarrhea?? Sounds awful if you ask me. And when the books talks about "no sanitation" it doesn't just mean people without toilets...it means NO place to poo. No outhouse, no pit, no designated poo area - nothing. Which means you poo where you can. On the street. Out in the yard. By the creek. And then that poo is just in the street, and it washes into the rivers and it sinks into the riverbeds and before you know it, the drinking water is contaminated or a fly that was hanging out on the poo is now hanging out on your dinner and EWWW not only is it gross but it's deadly.
Whew. That was a long sentence. But, seriously, it's a problem. Nobody cares about sanitation. Talking about poo isn't glamorous and politicians don't get elected on poo platforms. I wish I were a noble enough person to join the poo fight, but it's just so damned gross. This book will definitely open your eyes to a huge worldwide problem that is only going to grow more dire as the population increases. You should read it. Then go hug your toilet.
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