The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Dictionary of Lost Words

Pip Williams

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Description

In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it.Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a garden shed in Oxford where her ...

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Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 64%
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

slow 51%
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%

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