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maria_vermisoglou's review against another edition
4.0
Amazing book. Every author should read that book from cover to cover.
gina_elizabeth_writes's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book. It's a great resource for writer's!
starfleeting's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Detailed and easy to navigate, this is one of the best resources for a writer to have in their writing toolbox. If you're struggling to describe emotions in different ways, this is the book for you.
starfleeting's review against another edition
5.0
Detailed and easy to navigate, this is one of the best resources for a writer to have in their writing toolbox. If you're struggling to describe emotions in different ways, this is the book for you.
nhdk's review
5.0
Writing is such a nuanced beast. No two voices are the same which is why it’s so rare to find a writing craft book that is universally useful. But that is exactly what The Emotion Thesaurus is. An exceptional writing craft reference and textbook that defies genres and niches and drives right to the core of what a writer needs: emotional characters their readers can connect to. I’ve loved The Emotion Thesaurus since its first incarnation. But the second edition is bigger and better than ever before. Whether you’re a new writer or seasoned pro, this book serves as a tutor for hooking into a reader’s feelings and sucker punching the heart-wrench of a delicious plot. If you want to learn how to ‘show’ emotions, create depth to your characters and make your readers weep, you need this book.
xelasrecords's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Emotions usually don’t jump from mild to extreme in a short period of time. To gain the reader’s trust, lay the proper foundation and show how stressors lead to a greater intensity.
Easily 5 stars for the informative physical and mental cues to display overt and covert emotions in writing. The writing tips in the beginning and at the end of every chapter are helpful too.
Most of all, I felt constantly called out by emotion suppression cues. Turns out I naturally suppress a lot of my reactions. Who would've known? (Me.)
anetherealpursuit's review against another edition
5.0
Incredibly useful resource while writing and editing. Highly recommend to anyone writing fiction!
platanus's review
4.0
This is not a book you'd read from cover to cover, as the title suggests. The book is not brilliant but it does exactly what the title promises. (Probably also making the author some money with not too much effort)
The chapter on writing nonverbal emotions is a good summary of what a thousand content creators of «writing advice» would have told you, paired with brief and clear examples.
Every emotion is introduced with a definition, physical signals, internal sensations, mental responses, cues of acute or long-term sense of said emotion and to what they may escalate, cues of suppressed emotion, and at the end general writer's tip concerning emotions such as:
With all that, it is not convoluted (some 16r0 pages in total) and builds a good basis for the first steps into writing with better awareness. Each emotion takes up between one and a half and two pages. One thing I would have liked to have, though, is a blank page for each emotion so that I could jot down examples that I had read and enjoyed.
The chapter on writing nonverbal emotions is a good summary of what a thousand content creators of «writing advice» would have told you, paired with brief and clear examples.
Every emotion is introduced with a definition, physical signals, internal sensations, mental responses, cues of acute or long-term sense of said emotion and to what they may escalate, cues of suppressed emotion, and at the end general writer's tip concerning emotions such as:
Maintain an overall perspective of the book's emotional range. A strong manuscript will always expose the reader to several constraining emotional experiences that fit the context of the protagonist's growth.
With all that, it is not convoluted (some 16r0 pages in total) and builds a good basis for the first steps into writing with better awareness. Each emotion takes up between one and a half and two pages. One thing I would have liked to have, though, is a blank page for each emotion so that I could jot down examples that I had read and enjoyed.
rjsreadingnook's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent for resource for writers who struggle with showing emotions on the page. It sits beside me as I edit my novel. I love this book.