A review by tregina
Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr

4.0

I expected that I would enjoy this book, but thought it would be fairly slight. So I was pleasantly surprised at the level of background and history and context it gives; not just the what of swearing and how it has changed through the ages but the full five w's--who swears and when and why and where they do it in terms of social context and geography, and a lot of elements that you wouldn't realise would be a factor until she lays out just what effect they have had on the evolution of swearing. A thoroughly satisfying book.