The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Pip Williams with Pippa Bennett-Warner (Narrator)

11 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

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Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford ...

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Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 64%
informative 60%
inspiring 48%
sad 40%
hopeful 27%
challenging 12%
adventurous 9%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 46%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 8%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 48% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%

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