joriekae 's review for:

The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

5.0

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Winchester is a master storyteller. He pulls facts that are little interesting gems to build up his overall story. He really brought the spirit of this work (the dictionary) alive, using words just outside of your knowledge and restating sentences using more obscure words. I enjoyed this book a lot. It is not often that I like something so much that I give it a five star, but I honestly couldn't wait to get in bed each night and read a little of the book.
Highly recommended!