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The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

36 reviews

gondorgirl's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, War, Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

storydragon's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This really is a thought-provoking book, and I did quite enjoy most of it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage

In the end of the book is quite some loss. I was not really prepared for that. It made me enjoy the last part of the book less.

thumbeleia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Car accident, Classism, Terminal illness, War, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child death

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual content

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this so much. This book follows the life of Esme Nicoll, and her connection yo words, people and especially women and their experiences. This book is incredibly detailed, canning and engrossing. I loved every minute of it. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in words and their direct and hidden meanings, and would like to feel what it's like to live in victorian times as an ordinary woman. Amazing book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Ableism, Abandonment, Classism, Cursing, and Slavery

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Alcohol, Body horror, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Cursing

monnibo's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cursing, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Colonisation, Pregnancy, Classism, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Classism, Colonisation, War, Abortion, Grief, Slavery, Sexual content, Bullying, and Violence

bookdragon1485's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I was excited to read this book for my book club……unfortunately this book was just not my cup of tea. While some small parts were interesting, a majority of the book was slow & predictable with flowery words. I can see the potential & the core of the story is beautiful but sadly this book overall disappointed me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death, and War

mckiheather's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

The Dictionary of Lost Words was a nice storyline, just slow in parts. The main character, Esme, was a very curious and intelligent character who reminded me of Liesel from The Book Thief in her independence and love for words, especially neglected words. This, and the chance to see how Esme changed over time through the words she collected, gave the book a unique voice and style that I enjoyed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Classism, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident, Rape, Abortion, Sexual content, and Violence

halfelfschollar's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I am not unfamiliar with shedding a tear or 2 over a story, but it is rare for me to openly weep at the ending of a book. This is one of those times.

Reading Esme's story, from her youth to her adulthood, allowed an undeniable attachment to her character. Her insatiable curiosity and desire for knowledge are admirable traits that I see reflected in many of the people around me.

When the war started is when I found myself beginning to really feel the emotions become too much. Angus and Bertie, in particular, had me weeping more than once. 

Author Pip Williams' questions mentioned in her author's not at the end are things I have often wondered myself. Being a lover of all things storytelling it's hard not to ponder the significance of the words we use and why we use them instead of others. I think it's a concept she explored and navigated beautifully within this book. The words of women being the focus I cannot imagine a better setting than that of England during the development of the first dictionary and the woman's suffrage movement. I also commend the inclusion of the critique that the movement did not encompass all women and that there are more ways to protest and support a movement than we often see in other depictions of women's suffrage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexism, Classism, Sexual content, and Misogyny

abbyarm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: War and Sexual harassment

lalapaka13's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Sexual content