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• spellbinding. i can read etymologies forever and this one is although seemingly witty and light is really interesting. it has the feel in place of an etymological version of james burkes connections tv series.i hope for more of the same from this guy.

  5.00 out of 5

  Krynskl

• You can open this book at any page and read. The maze of links from one word to another makes for complete enjoyment. Like a butterfly it flits from theme to theme. Well researched and cleverly crafted to give a seamless flow. The more I read, the more I have come to realise that etymology is in reality just a sub plot.

  4.00 out of 5

  Mike-Fitzgibbons

• Rather a fatuous book and I regret having wasted valuable time reading it.The idea of a humorous yet also scholarly reflection on etymological themes was a clever one, but sadly Forsyth lacked the skill to take the task on. I never thought I might write the following words but I think that even Bruce Forsyth might have been more amusing.Certainly the worst book I have had the misfortune to read this year and probably in my bottom twenty of the century so far.

  0.50 out of 5

  Eyejaybee

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