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amu_pdf's review against another edition
3.0
This is going to be a boring review, but this book was good. It wasn’t necessarily the most engaging book but I did think it was good and it was very interesting to learn about the history of the alphabet. I also like how it went into detail with publishing, indexes, and how different languages came into play.
shakespeareanqueer's review against another edition
medium-paced
3.75
Pretty good. Kind of confusing to follow because it didn't follow things completely chronologically. But very interesting topic that is rarely explored, and written well (accessibly)
jocelyn73c's review against another edition
This is an extremely well researched academic text that requires focus and effort. I was really enjoying it but rarely had the time to give it the attention it deserved. I'll pick it up again when life allows. My putting it down for now has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the book.
aggressive_nostalgia's review against another edition
Very regretfully giving up. I so wanted to devour this, but there’s just so much information. I feel drowned by it, no matter how it’s organized; it’s a bit ironic. Flanders clearly surmounted a gigantic hill of research to write this, and it may be a niche topic, but I don’t think it’s uninteresting or unimportant. Another GR reviewer said they didn’t know how the author could have made this more digestible, but wishes she had; I agree.
ameyawarde's review against another edition
5.0
This is the nerdiest thing I've ever read (that is saying a helluva lot) and I loved it. :D
faerietrails's review against another edition
3.5
In hindsight, maybe I should have expected a book about the history of alphabetical order to be bogged down by incredibly niche details. In its thoroughness, there are long stretches of very specific people doing slightly different things than the others that, from a layman's perspective, have no greater interest or significance to the grand scheme of this history.
That aside, there was a lot of interesting information regarding relevant connections, such as the Church, law, and written language.
That aside, there was a lot of interesting information regarding relevant connections, such as the Church, law, and written language.