The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

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Have you ever come across a situation that just didn’t have an exact word that defined it? Try this book. Strongly recommended. We all live fairly complicated lives and sometimes we need help to decode it. To put our feelings into words so that those words, now powerful enough to survive like a well-fed Voldemort, can challenge the world order. Or the exact opposite. We need our manifestations to have a size and shape and form like that of words and this is where this book will come handy. Every page is a revelation, throwing another win at the reader, in terms of conveying the precise feeling. And that makes it my most highlighted book of the year with almost every second paragraph underlined for posterity. May have to read again or many times over. Putting few samples below. — Star-stuck adj. :: exhausted by endless reviews and secondhand impressions; itching to stumble blindly into the world and make some mistakes, to wander around opening doors to restaurants and performances and movies you’ve never heard of, without the slightest idea of what to expect. Ludiosis n. the sense that you’re just making it up as you go along—knowing that if someone asked why you do most things, you couldn’t really come up with a convincing explanation. —

This was a book I was following since it's phase of inception. The regular on line discussion used to generate a lot of curiosity. When I found it in it's definitive form I placed my order to have a personal one. The size of the book is very handy and it is in my travel bag to read it on transit and travel. This is a book not to finish in a hurry but to enjoy the company of every single beautiful word where each of them are creating a sanctuary of emotion around themselves. But it is never a cocoon but a transparent bubble of rainbow. Now it rains in Kolkata. I find this opportunity to savoir a few of the nuggets of unusual words in an atmosphere of shrouded melancholy.

This dictionary is not only about learning about some new word it is about having a thought on emotion, knowing different perspectives. Word shayad hi kaam aaye par explanation poori jindagi kaam aayega.

1. The original price mentioned on the book is Rs. 799 but the seller charged Rs. 951. It doesn't even include the delivery charge. The seller is cheating by increasing the price. 2. Amazing book. A beautiful read. Must buy. Paper Quality and aesthetics are great. Good content. Good binding also. Handy as well.

This book addresses things, feelings and emotions which all of us would have experienced at least once in our lifetime but do not have words or vocabulary to express it. It gives you a feeling of nostalgia and haunting at the same time. Is it worth the price?? That depends on what you look for in a book. I personally loved it.

Best book purchase in so many years now