Reviews

De förlorade ordens bok by Pip Williams

annilehtimaki's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

mlv97's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jenmangler's review against another edition

3.0

I love the women Esme meets and learns to listen to and learn from as she realizes who is left out of the official narratives and what we all miss when this happens.

eaparrish124's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

jmrprice's review against another edition

4.0

After reading other historical works regarding the development of the OED, this novel made ‘lost words’ come to life (who says them and how they are used) and revealed just how important diversity and representation truly are, even regarding something that seems so simple: words.
Also a wonderful, thoughtful piece on the lives of several extraordinary (and ordinary) women at the start of the 20th century.

zitronendrops's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

theag7's review against another edition

4.0

This book is different than any other I've read. It's not fast-paced or dramatic, but it is assuredly unique. Pip Williams gives you this look into a world rarely talked about, and the setting and history Esme lives through are educational, to say the least.
I might have given it five stars, but...there are some unnecessary parts. Esme makes a couple of very poor choices (relatable, I suppose), and after all, Williams -however splendiferous her writing - betrayed me by not using the Oxford comma

shelfcontroladjacent's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

sas408's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

vincentli's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75