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I thought I would love this book - I've read and enjoyed Barry in the past and based on the description it sounded like a thriller for word nerds - perfect! And it wasn't a bad book at all and there was some snappy conversation (I enjoyed the exchange where Eliot tries to explain the bareword to Wil), it just never really grabbed me - I couldn't connect with Emily, Eliot or Harry and didn't understand their motivations or the reason for the existence of the Poets. Plus, it was way more thriller than it was an exploration of linguistics, and I would have preferred more of the latter.

I will note that I got my copy as part of BookRiot's first curated box and it included a few Post-It notes written by Barry explaining a bit about his writing process, a nice little add-on. I appreciated Barry's shoutout to the master of the Acknowledgements section, Mr. Stephen King. So entertaining.