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

4.0

4 Stars. I really liked this book, I found myself giggling when reading about Esme’s childhood with the dictionary and was completely devastated whenever something would go awry. Williams has a gift of turning the mundane into something incredible and I love how this story follows the full life of our main character. I don’t tend to like historical fiction, and I did disconnect a little in the middle as the world was commented on in greater depth. However, overall I was pleasantly surprised and really liked how Esme would look at the human experience through the lens of the words we have created. This was very well researched and I felt I learnt a lot about the World War 1 era. Overall, I would be really keen to read more from Williams.