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96/100Author:
John Koenig
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Date:
November 16, 2021
Poetically defining emotions we all feel but don't have the words to express, the creator of the online project of the same name invites readers on his quest to fill the gaps in the language of emotion.
What The Reviewers Say
A beautiful little book that will leave a melancholy taste lingering on your tongue. It is a book that, by virtue of its definitions, defies its own definition. It will make you pay just a bit more attention to the world and people around you. It doesn’t shy away from deep emotions; it confronts them head-on, which makes for a tricky book. It can feel so big that it is overwhelming. Koenig manages to strike a good balance between heavy emotional deep-dives and compelling frivolity.
It’s not all whimsy, and a philosophy of language weaves through the dictionary.
[A] whimsical speculative dictionary.
