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A review by catsncomics
Fifty Words for Snow by Nancy Campbell
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.