georgi_lvs_books's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting and unique read.
Nancy talks about the meanings snow in 50 words.
And with each word offers a myth and story.
A perfect little read for the winter months.
Nancy talks about the meanings snow in 50 words.
And with each word offers a myth and story.
A perfect little read for the winter months.
catsncomics's review against another edition
4.0
This completely took me by surprise!
There are 50 chapters in this book, each titled with a different word for snow from various locations around the world. Although at first glance it appears to be just about snow, this beautiful and fascinating book is more of a journey through different cultures, mythology, linguistics and climate change. The concise chapters are all so different that it never seems a chore to read and I loved all 50 of them (although my 2 favourites are Chapter 2 'Yuki-onna' and 41 'Hagelslag')
A great read for the winter and very well written.
There are 50 chapters in this book, each titled with a different word for snow from various locations around the world. Although at first glance it appears to be just about snow, this beautiful and fascinating book is more of a journey through different cultures, mythology, linguistics and climate change. The concise chapters are all so different that it never seems a chore to read and I loved all 50 of them (although my 2 favourites are Chapter 2 'Yuki-onna' and 41 'Hagelslag')
A great read for the winter and very well written.
austra_pro's review against another edition
4.0
Skaista ziemas grāmata, kas der gan paša priekam, gan dāvināšanai. 50 sniega vārdi, kas papildināti ar sniegpārslu fotogrāfijām no Vilsona Bentlija arhīviem. Kā jau tādām grāmatām piedien - ir interesantāki stāsti un ir tādi, kas sniegam pievilkti aiz ausīm. Un tad ir tādi kā tas par cīruļputeni - tik izjusti un dzejiski, ka sirsniņa dzied līdzi. Sirsniņa gan nevar noturēt toni, bet tas jau nav svarīgi.
“Urban snow is dependent on a particular set of timings and conditions, almost as miraculous coincidence as falling in love.”
“Urban snow is dependent on a particular set of timings and conditions, almost as miraculous coincidence as falling in love.”
avsharp's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book.
I learned so much about languages I hadn't heard of, discovered the origins of traditions, myths, foods, and words, some of which I'd never come across and some of which I'm very familiar with, and I delighted in the way Campbell artfully weaves countless links between language and nature, meteorology and culture.
A beautiful book that's spent over a year on my shelf, but the week of frozen snow and glittering frost we've just experienced in the UK was the perfect time to pick it up and lose myself in fifty faces of this enchanting phenomenon.
I learned so much about languages I hadn't heard of, discovered the origins of traditions, myths, foods, and words, some of which I'd never come across and some of which I'm very familiar with, and I delighted in the way Campbell artfully weaves countless links between language and nature, meteorology and culture.
A beautiful book that's spent over a year on my shelf, but the week of frozen snow and glittering frost we've just experienced in the UK was the perfect time to pick it up and lose myself in fifty faces of this enchanting phenomenon.
heleneintheclouds's review against another edition
3.0
50 short stories about snow. Definitelt interesting to read about the context of the words in so many different languages/cultures but there were some (like Spanish, Dutch, German) that felt a bit mundane.