- Title: Roget’s Descriptive Word Finder A Dictionary Thesaurus of Adjectives
- Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D.
- Year Published: 2003 (Writer’s Digest Books)
- Year Purchased: 2003/2004
- Source: Writer’s Digest Book Club
- About: The title is its own best review. All I will add is that this book is helpfully broken down into alphabetized categories, from Abandonment to Zoology. It also includes, as an addendum, a Quick Word Finder. As with all good reference books, it is practical and easy to use. Its highly specific nature-the twist of being composed entirely of adjectives and adverbs- is what gives it an edge
- Motivation: Writers need reference books. Although I use modern technology daily, I am comforted and nourished by old-school reference materials. I love them and, as far as my personal collection goes, I say “the more the merrier.”
- Times Read: Cover-to-cover: 1/As reference: countless
- Random Excerpt/Page 1: “This book contains thousands of entries for describing people, places and things with adjectives. It is a combination dictionary and thesaurus exclusively for adjectives and adverbs. Writers can avoid clichés by using fresh, accurate details and by finding the most evocative word or phrase for what they want to describe.”
- Happiness Scale: 8
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Now, how is it I don’t know about this book? Sheesh! Harold Ross’ famous quote comes to mind: “You call self writer?”
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Don’t feel bad. Even writers cannot know of the existence of every book in the world!
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I recall you love ref books, so this one must be really fun! It sounds fun. 😀
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Ha, I do! I started reading them for fun when I was five. I was a strange kid, I guess! 🙂
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