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A review by jonnyrwhit
Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year by Susie Dent
funny
informative
medium-paced
2.75
I like Susie Dent and I love etymology, I'm also a fan of 'Something Rhymes With Purple', Susie's podcast with Gyles Brandreth, who I find loathsome and irritating, but Susie more than makes up for it.
Despite this, I found 'Word Perfect' to be a bit of a slog. Lacking in 'The Etymologicon's' slight cohesiveness , this book was great in small doses. Occasional tidbits were brilliant but the majority felt underwhelming. Wonderful narrated by the author but still not as engaging as I'd hoped it would be.
Despite this, I found 'Word Perfect' to be a bit of a slog. Lacking in 'The Etymologicon's' slight cohesiveness , this book was great in small doses. Occasional tidbits were brilliant but the majority felt underwhelming. Wonderful narrated by the author but still not as engaging as I'd hoped it would be.