432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473580282
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 04 August 2021
Description
In this remarkable debut based on actual events, as a team of male scholars compiles the first Oxford English Dictionary, one of their daughters decides to collect the "objectionable" words they omit.Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless ...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,341 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
informative 59%
inspiring 47%
sad 40%
hopeful 27%
challenging 12%
adventurous 9%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Pregnancy, Sexism, GriefMinor
Abortion432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781473580282
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 04 August 2021
Description
In this remarkable debut based on actual events, as a team of male scholars compiles the first Oxford English Dictionary, one of their daughters decides to collect the "objectionable" words they omit.Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless ...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,341 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
informative 59%
inspiring 47%
sad 40%
hopeful 27%
challenging 12%
adventurous 9%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 48% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death of parent, DeathModerate
Pregnancy, Sexism, GriefMinor
Abortion