The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A Dictionary of Things There Aren't Any Words for Yet--But There Ought to Be

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Customer Reviews:

glorious [Posted on 2007-01-16]
This book was superb, anyone who is a fan of Adams will appreciate it's wit, it's ingenuity, and it's intense sarcasm. Absolutely necessary to complete you Douglas Adams collection.

Big fan of Adams, but this book ... [Posted on 2007-07-08]
I am a big fan of Dougles Adams books, at least in general.

But this book is, at best, only marginally funny. Others have explored this topic, and with better results.

The problem here is that Adams tries to make funny sounding words for things that don't have a name (like that little twist between link sausages), but constrains himself to using the names of small cities and towns from around the world. Occasionally, he hits a home run, but most of the words are strike outs.

Disapointed.

PS the 'name' for the link between sausages is kerry. Why, I don't know, and I have no idea why some think this is humorous.

Amusing read for lunchbreaks [Posted on 2008-01-29]
I really enjoyed reading this book. I kept finding things in it I could use in everyday sentences. Who hasn't experienced the sensation of woking?

I had heard of this product through one of Adams's other books - Salmon of Doubt, so I kind of had an idea of what it was about. Anyone who enjoys Pratchett or Monty Python will get a kick out of this book.

Please, some more. [Posted on 2008-06-19]
I didn't know until now that this book existed. What I am doing is reviewing its predecessor, The Meaning of Liff. That, I have to say, is as funny a book as I've ever read. It had me in hysterics, even when I was ill, unemployed and going through divorce. It might not be too obvious to US readers just how funny this is, if you're not familiar with some of the stranger place names (Quaking Houses, for example, is close to where I live in N. E. England. Shaking Houses isn't far from there.) Consett isn't the last course of a meal, it's a nearby village. Why 3 stars? It's provisional. I'm sure that reading this would result in 5+ for reasons given.

I love it! [Posted on 2008-08-28]
This book is wonderful- I really loved it and laughed out loud more than once. It' not for everybody, but it does have a wonderful sense of humor and it describes perfectly several situations you have lived trough. Too bad for the very British ones that I missed, not being British. But overall a wonderful read.

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