A review by zombiezami
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

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4.75

Truly beautiful and informative. Knocking off .25 stars because there were some threads of the narrative that felt a bit tacked on, from which I would have appreciated greater continuity. For example, I kept forgetting about
the protagonist's daughter because we would only be reminded of her every few chapters.
By contrast, in The Book Eaters, a book that felt very similar to this one thematically, you never forgot
that the protagonist had a daughter who was taken away from her.
It was a big, emotional plot point.
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