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jessiebwriting's review against another edition
4.0
A friend of mine had recommended this to me a few months back during a conversation about teaching emotional regulation and identifying emotions. I had been talking about how some of the students I work with can't find the words to describe what they are feeling and how I haven't been able to help them find that right word. That's when she recommended this book to me and what a joy this has been to read!
The English language is vast and very confusing, but there are still many words we do not have for things, the multitude of feelings humanity has being just one area of this. This is further evident when we look at the words that exist in other languages for feelings that English has no translation for (though honestly, if it describes the feeling, why do we need an English translation for it?). Eden Sher struggled with being able to verbally share her feelings and when she couldn't find an existing one, she just... made one up! The Emotionary is where she had collected all the words she has created to describe all those previously indescribable feelings.
I love this book! So many of these feelings/emotions I recognized and would immediately think "OMG, I've felt that!" And it was such fun and exciting to be able to have a label for it, a verbal representation for something that was previously difficulty to share with others. I can definitely see myself utilizing this with others - actually I already have!
The English language is vast and very confusing, but there are still many words we do not have for things, the multitude of feelings humanity has being just one area of this. This is further evident when we look at the words that exist in other languages for feelings that English has no translation for (though honestly, if it describes the feeling, why do we need an English translation for it?). Eden Sher struggled with being able to verbally share her feelings and when she couldn't find an existing one, she just... made one up! The Emotionary is where she had collected all the words she has created to describe all those previously indescribable feelings.
I love this book! So many of these feelings/emotions I recognized and would immediately think "OMG, I've felt that!" And it was such fun and exciting to be able to have a label for it, a verbal representation for something that was previously difficulty to share with others. I can definitely see myself utilizing this with others - actually I already have!
perismorelikeparasite's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly there's not much to say about this little "dictionary" of made-up words. It was cute and all, but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I thought I would when I picked it up at Five Below.
shalenaimathews's review against another edition
4.0
The words that most apply to myself:
EMOTAL
RESPURGENCY
CONTRANGST
EXPOSOPHOBIA
INTENSILENT
PENSILENT
DISSCONSTRUE
SOLOPSESS
FUTIFACTION
MISERAFULL
RESTRAITIENCE
STRYMPATHY
CONTREMPT
STRUMBLE
GUILTROVERSION
PENISSISM
CANCELATED
MUSTALGIA
SOLITENT
Word I like just because of how it sounds:
MELOTONY
EMOTAL
RESPURGENCY
CONTRANGST
EXPOSOPHOBIA
INTENSILENT
PENSILENT
DISSCONSTRUE
SOLOPSESS
FUTIFACTION
MISERAFULL
RESTRAITIENCE
STRYMPATHY
CONTREMPT
STRUMBLE
GUILTROVERSION
PENISSISM
CANCELATED
MUSTALGIA
SOLITENT
Word I like just because of how it sounds:
MELOTONY
fantisian's review against another edition
5.0
This book gave me words for the feelings that I didn't think I needed words for. Chapter sevuhn is basically my life. I officially had an emovelation.
_thetomeraider's review against another edition
It wasn't necessarily bad, just really not for me.
trishajennreads's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a fun little read filled with humour about the weird feelings and situations we all end up in. It is light and fluffy in some places and gets pretty dark in others. The mis of words and comics was fun.
priyalreads's review against another edition
3.0
Oh this book. yes i can say now it was full of words and more words and new words and creative.
All feelings in a book. It was really good. Yes!
Thank you!
All feelings in a book. It was really good. Yes!
Thank you!
usernameinvalid's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.0