Book Information

Book ID Asin: 1440573115
Book Title: Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers: Over 2,300 Emotive, Evocative, Descriptive Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Writer Should Know
Book Author: David Olsen
Book Format and Price:
Book Format Name: Kindle
Book Format Price: $0.00
Book Format Name: Paperback
Book Format Price: $13.99
Book Price: $13.99
Book Category: Books, Reference, Words, Language & Grammar and unknown
Book Rating: 400 ratings

Book Product Detail

• Best Sellers Rank: #50,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Thesauruses (Books)
  • #54 in Word Lists

• Customer Reviews:
  4.3 out of 5 stars 400 ratings

Book Review

Name: Alexandra von Wrede
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Difficult to Use!
Date: Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2018
Review: Not at all what I expected. There is no rhyme nor reason to the formatting or word list contained in this book. For example, "Abuse" is the first word, followed by "Achievement" and then "Aggrandizement," which part of speech the word is, followed by a list of synonyms and,antonyms. Among those lists are obscure words that would hinder clarity and ease of reading, and be unfamiliar to many readers. This is THE most difficult book to use I have ever come across. If you're looking of ease of use, don't buy this one. It does have the words as listed in an index in the back of the book, but since they are in random order rather than sequential, as is a dictionary, it would have been far more helpful and logical for a writer to find this list in at the beginning rather than at the end. I found the experience of attempting to use this book frustrating and excessively time consuming. I'm sorry I wasted my money on it!

Name: Barbara Grimaldi
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Quick, efficient reference for anyone who writes anything!
Date: Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2014
Review: although i look all words up on the computer, this book is so handy and so quick and easy to use when i'm writing anything, that it's by my side all the time now. it's fun to just page through and see how the material is presented...I don't think Mr. Roget would be pleased, but I am!

Name: NoneYa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: it is nice to have a physical item for quick reference
Date: Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2015
Review: Yet another essential tool in my arsenal. While it is fundamentally more limited than websites such as thesaurus.com, it is nice to have a physical item for quick reference. And it keeps me from getting distracted by the Internet.

Name: Steven CL
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not very comprehensive
Date: Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018
Review: This is a poorly organized book. The content itself is fine, but common words that I am looking to change or augment are usually not there. case in point; the book is missing entries for alternatives to "upset," "rage," or "cold". These seem like really basic words that should be included. Instead of providing synonyms, they spend a lot of more listing off verbs, adjectives, nouns etc. of similar words. As someone who writes short stories, I find this to be an aggravating book to use.

Name: JayByrd
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: ENLIVEN YOUR PROSE
Date: Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2016
Review: Love this book. It is not exactly what I expected and doesn't have all the words i would like to use, but it's a handy reference which allows me options for over-used words. Worth the price.

Name: Arifa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Date: Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020
Review: ❤️😍

Name: Emersome Angeltoes
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Just what I wanted
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2018
Review: Super excited to use this. It came in great condition too.

Name: Matthew M
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: You Read You Learn
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2016
Review: I've always trusted Roget's in my writing, and this book is no exception. Great reference work for aspiring authors.

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