A review by caffeinatedfae
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is one of those books that is a bit hard to read and stay engaged. It literally is a dictionary, so make sure to pace yourself. I really enjoyed the words & I loved that language is fluid and that hopefully, we'll see people use some of these new words in the future. My big issue with this book is that some of them already exist. I know that definitions change (think thong as in undergarments and thong as a flip-flop shoe), but if you're already making up words, why not do something new and not try to change the definition of a word? I also have a love/hate relationship with how the book was formatted. I loved that the words were broken into sections, but I still struggled with them not being alphabetized. But, at the end of the day, I enjoyed this book and loved most of the new words. I'm glad I read this book, and I'll definitely keep a copy to look through.