I admitted being very sceptical about this book at first, as it was written by an M.D./science writer (but bought it anyway becuz I liked his previous books). It wasn't bad, though I didn't agree with some of the things in it. The best thing about this book is that it has sparked my interest in etymology.
This is an uncommon book that tell the tale of word origin. The author did an intensive research. The style of writing is very attractive and easy to read. You will feel eager to read the next chapter til the end.
I will recommend this book to anyone who like to have new perspective. You will never feel the word the same ever again.
I LOVED IT!! I love language and I was amazed by how each words has its own history. However, you gotta have some little background knowledge about europe and imperialism to understand the history and timeline bits mentioned in the book. But it was all fine even you have none. You just gotta read the sentence multiple times and visualise the situation and you’ll get it. I love the book tho. It was fun to read and got me the enthusiasm to memorise everything and tell them to my friends.